Sweden than in Germany, in particular for cohabitation. …

Childbearing within cohabitation has gained considerable ground in recent decades, but existing explanations for this … cohabitation being related to a “pattern of disadvantage” as they are often concentrated among individuals faced with blocked …

non-marital cohabitation is particularly interesting. In this article we concentrate on Italy, a country that is … characterized by a low pace in the diffusion of cohabitation. Earlier studies found statistical evidence of the impact of parents …’ characteristics on young adults’ decisions for cohabitation. However, there is only limited empirical knowledge about the actual …

cohabitation and as single mothers, primarily due to a lower probability of legitimating a nonmarital conception. Based on these …

intensity models for the transition to (i) cohabitation as first relationship and (ii) direct marriage of women in Italy …Over the last two decades, Europe has witnessed the spreading of a new phenomenon: cohabitation. Whereas this modern … diffusion of cohabitation. Researchers so far have assumed that traditionally strong family ties between parents and their adult …

situation, in which most young adults are unable to choose cohabitation. Thus, not surprisingly, previous studies found evidence … that in Italy cohabitation was only a choice for people who were economically independent. Also of interest is that the … percentage of informal unions varies to a considerable extent across Italy, showing higher proportions of cohabitation in the …

consistent with the crucial role that family ties play in the choice of cohabitation in place of (or before) marriage. …Cohabitation has been spreading in the population during the last thirty years, and this is one of the most striking … cohabitation experiences with the Italian cultural context. Using an individual-level diffusion approach we obtain results that are …