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... only exception was a temporary boom in 1989 due to changes in the widow's pension rules, which prompted many couples to marry. A 'marriage revival' during the first decades of the 2000s resulted in higher crude marriage rates in 2018 than at the turn of the century (Table 8.1), even exceeding the EU average. ...Context 2
... the 1990s, fertility declined rapidly from the replacement level to the lowest levels ever measured in the country. After fertility started to climb in the 2000s (Table 8.1), it decreased again slowly since 2010. The proportion of women who had no children by age 50 remained rather stable (13-14%), accompanied by cohort fertility levels at about two children per woman on average. ...Context 3
... respect to living arrangements, the share of married couples decreased somewhat in the 2000s, from 45% to around 40%, while the proportion of cohabiting remained stable, close to 20% in the adult population (Table 8.2). Marriage is a living arrangement for more mature ages, seen in the low proportions of married couples even at ages 25-34. ...Context 4
... households, we have no information for the first years of the 2000s. The dwelling register, established in 2011, allows us to address the composition of households in the late 2010s (Table 8.3). The largest category, comprising nearly 40% of all households, is living alone, which is especially common at older ages. ...Similar publications
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