Differences in leaving home by individual and parental education among young adults in Europe

There is a strong variation in young adults' leaving-home behavior throughout Europe. Earlier research has indicated that individual and parental education are crucial determinants of leaving home. It is, however, unclear how country contexts shape the association between young adults' edu...

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Published in:Demographic research 2017-12, Vol.37, p.1975-2010
Main Authors: Schwanitz, Katrin, Mulder, Clara H., Toulemon, Laurent
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult education
Age
Demography
Education
Educational attainment
Europe
Higher education
Homes
leaving home
Living alone
living arrangements
Men
Parental education
Parents
Research Article
Social aspects
Social science research
transition to adulthood
Women
Young adults
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Summary:There is a strong variation in young adults' leaving-home behavior throughout Europe. Earlier research has indicated that individual and parental education are crucial determinants of leaving home. It is, however, unclear how country contexts shape the association between young adults' education as well as parental education and leaving the parental home. The current study examines country differences in the effect of young adults' education and parental education on leaving the parental home for the first time across 17 European countries. We use data from the Harmonized Histories Program for 85,243 young adults (aged 1635 years) in 17 European countries. We estimate discrete-time competing-risks event history models of leaving home to live without a partner versus with a partner. Our results underscore the importance of the country context in shaping young adults' leaving home and how it is affected by educational attainment, enrollment, and parental education. For example, the positive educational gradient in leaving home to live without a partner was found to be stronger in most of the Western European countries (except Austria) and less strong in Sweden and Norway and in most of the Eastern European countries (except the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland).
ISSN:1435-9871
2363-7064
1435-9871
DOI:10.4054/DemRes.2017.37.63