Kinship patterns and household composition: Older unmarried Hungarian women, 1984

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Abstract

Household composition of older unmarried women in Hungary is analyzed using data from the 1984 microcensus. The principal determinants of household composition investigated are kin availability - the number of living children, siblings, and parents - health status, marital status, age, and income. A multinomial logit model distinguishing among five household types reveals that number of children, severe disabilities, age and income are all strongly related to household composition. Trends in fertility and mortality patterns suggest that kinship patterns will change in coming years; these results imply that household composition will, in turn, change as well.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)315-337
Number of pages23
JournalEuropean Journal of Population
Volume4
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1988
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Demography

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