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Leaving home in Spain: a regional analysis.
International Journal of Population Geography : IJPG
|September 26, 2002
Summary
Spain
Area of Science:
- Sociology
- Demography
- Geography
Background:
- Leaving home patterns in Southern Europe are typically late and linked to partnership formation.
- Spain nationally reflects this Southern European trend.
- However, regional variations in Spain's leaving home patterns are not well understood.
Purpose of the Study:
- To compare regional differences in leaving home patterns across Spain during the 1970s and 1980s.
- To analyze the timing, incidence, and initial destinations of leaving home by region.
- To investigate how these patterns vary by birth cohort and destination.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of the 1991 Spanish Sociodemographic Survey.
- Application of hazard rate models.
- Stratification by 11 Spanish regions, birth cohort, and destination.
Main Results:
- Significant regional variations exist in Spain's leaving home patterns, despite a national Southern European trend.
- Differences observed in the timing and incidence of leaving home across regions.
- Distinct patterns in initial destinations upon leaving home were identified regionally.
Conclusions:
- Spain exhibits considerable regional heterogeneity in leaving home dynamics, deviating from a uniform Southern European model.
- Understanding these regional variations is crucial for nuanced demographic and social analyses.
- Policy and social support should consider regional specificities in young adult's residential independence.
Keywords:
Cohort AnalysisDemographic FactorsDestinationDeveloped CountriesEuropeFamily And HouseholdGeographic FactorsLiving Arrangements--changesMediterranean CountriesMigrationMigration, InternalNest LeavingPopulationPopulation DynamicsResearch MethodologyResidence CharacteristicsSouthern EuropeSpainSpatial DistributionTime Factors
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