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Are cohabiting and being married different? Comparing 1991 and 2001 Spanish Population Censuses
Author(s) -
Pau Miret Gamundi
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
revista internacional de sociología
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.225
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1988-429X
pISSN - 0034-9712
DOI - 10.3989/ris.2007.i48.68
Subject(s) - demography , geography , demographic economics , population , sociology , economics
La pregunta que se plantea en este artículo es si existe en España una distinción entre las parejas jóvenes que se encuentran conviviendo en unión consensual y aquéllas que lo hacen legalmente casadas (variable dicotómica). Las fuentes de datos utilizadas son los censos de población de 1991 y de 2001. Se analiza el rango de edades 20-39 años. Se utiliza como técnica estadística la regresión logística. Se calcula un modelo por separado entre los sexos y para cada uno de los momentos temporales analizados. En conclusión, se observa que la cohabitación tiene unas características muy diferentes al matrimonio, pues los cohabitantes tienen menos hijos, son más jóvenes, presentan mayor distancia de edad entre miembros de la pareja, residen en mayor medida en una vivienda de alquiler, siguen en mayor medida un modelo en que sólo la mujer trabaja o no trabaja ninguno de los miembros de la pareja, tienen mayor nivel de instrucción y presentan una mayor heterogeneidad.The objective of this paper is to establish whether there are socio-demographic differences between young couples who are cohabiting and those who are married in Spain. Data sources are the 1991 and 2001 population censuses. The age range is 20-39 years. As the dependent variable is a binary variable (cohabiting versus being married), logistic regression will be used for the analysis. A separate model for each sex and for each year is estimated. Based on the results, it is observed that on average cohabitors have different characteristics than those who are married. Cohabiting couples have fewer children, are younger and show a higher age gap between the partners. Consensual unions are more likely to rent a dwelling. They present a higher proportion where just the woman is working or both partners are not working. They also have higher educational attainment and greater educational differences between the partners. While the structure of the cohabiting population has changed substantially between 1991 and 2001, the model has not

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