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Distance to old parents

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  • Gunnar Malmberg

    (Umeå Universitet)

  • Anna Pettersson

    (Umeå Universitet)

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In the present study, features of and trends in child-parent proximity in Sweden are analyzed using comprehensive register data. The results show that 85% of older parents have adult children within a radius of 50 km, of which 10% live ‘just around the corner’; corresponding figures for adult children are 72% and 5%, respectively. The study gives no indication of increasing intergenerational distances. Results from logistic regressions show that adult children who are well educated, female, older, born in Sweden, who are not parents, who live in densely populated areas, and have siblings are less likely to stay in the same region as their parents.

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  • Gunnar Malmberg & Anna Pettersson, 2007. "Distance to old parents," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 17(23), pages 679-704.
    • Handle: RePEc:dem:demres:v:17:y:2007:i:23
    DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2007.17.23
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    Keywords

    Sweden; registry data; aging; child-parent proximity; adult children; old parents; logistic regression analysis; intergenerational contacts;
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    • J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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