Journal of Population Sciences
Table 1 Distribution of respondents according to the main reason for leaving home by time of interview or by age 34 (if respondent aged 35 or older at interview) according to gender and birth-cohort
| Â | % that have left | % that have left with a partner | % that have left without a partner | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | of which (%) | Total | of which (%) | ||||||
for cohabitation | for marriage | For work | To study | For independence | Other reasons | ||||
Men | |||||||||
1965–1969 | 80.1 | 50.0 | 11.1 | 88.9 | 30.1 | 34.1 | 12.5 | 21.5 | 31.9 |
1970–1974 | 78.5 | 43.9 | 21.0 | 79.0 | 34.6 | 41.8 | 14.3 | 22.9 | 21.0 |
1975–1979†| 72.5 | 35.5 | 35.7 | 64.3 | 37.0 | 38.7 | 16.1 | 25.5 | 19.7 |
1980–1984‡ | 52.1 | 20.4 | 47.1 | 52.9 | 31.7 | 38.8 | 25.4 | 22.5 | 13.3 |
1985–1989* | 32.9 | 9.2 | 61.1 | 38.9 | 23.7 | 30.5 | 37.0 | 19.4 | 13.1 |
1990–1996** | 28.2 | 6.4 | 72.1 | 27.9 | 21.8 | 29.4 | 47.6 | 13.0 | 10.0 |
Total | 60.2 | 29.4 | 28.6 | 71.4 | 30.8 | 37.0 | 21.7 | 22.2 | 19.1 |
Women | Â | Â | Â | ||||||
1965–1969 | 88.2 | 70.7 | 10.0 | 90.0 | 17.5 | 31.0 | 27.1 | 23.1 | 18.8 |
1970–1974 | 87.8 | 66.0 | 17.9 | 82.1 | 21.8 | 25.0 | 34.7 | 26.2 | 14.1 |
1975–1979†| 83.9 | 57.4 | 24.4 | 75.6 | 26.5 | 23.7 | 38.1 | 28.4 | 9.8 |
1980–1984‡ | 69.7 | 41.3 | 35.8 | 64.2 | 28.4 | 26.9 | 42.0 | 21.5 | 9.6 |
1985–1989* | 42.5 | 20.2 | 45.1 | 54.9 | 22.3 | 18.6 | 55.9 | 18.1 | 7.4 |
1990–1996** | 34.5 | 12.4 | 59.2 | 40.8 | 22.1 | 12.7 | 61.0 | 14.1 | 12.2 |
Total | 71.8 | 48.4 | 23.3 | 76.7 | 23.4 | 23.8 | 41.6 | 23.1 | 11.5 |