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[The hidden family].

Maandstatistiek Van De Bevolking (Hague, Netherlands : 1982)

|March 1, 1996

Summary

Dutch family structures are evolving, with a rise in single-person households and cohabiting couples. Recognizing cohabiting couples as families reveals approximately half a million "hidden" families, challenging traditional statistics.

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Area of Science:

Demography
Sociology
Family Studies

Context:

Dutch society is experiencing a significant increase in single-person households and cohabiting unions.
Traditional family statistics in the Netherlands primarily focus on married couples, potentially underrepresenting the actual family landscape.
Young adults in the Netherlands express a continued desire for marriage and children, despite current trends towards cohabitation.

Purpose:

To analyze the evolving family structures in the Netherlands.
To highlight the underestimation of family numbers due to non-uniform registration of cohabitation.
To quantify the impact of including cohabiting couples in family statistics.

Summary:

The study indicates that Dutch society has seen a continuous rise in singles and cohabitors.
Current statistical methods, focusing only on married couples, underestimate the de facto number of families.
Including unmarried cohabiting couples, as per UN recommendations, reveals approximately 500,000 'hidden' families in the Netherlands.

Impact:

This research underscores the need for updated family definitions in demographic analysis.
The findings suggest policy implications for social services and family support systems.
Recognizing cohabiting couples as family nuclei provides a more accurate demographic picture of Dutch households.

Keywords:

Consensual Union Data Collection Developed Countries Error Sources Europe Marital Status Marriage Marriage Patterns Measurement Netherlands Nuptiality Population Statistics Research Methodology Undercount Unmarried Vital Statistics Western Europe

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