Macro effects on the household formation of China s young adults demographics institutional factors and regional differences

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Publication Type Journal Article
School or College College of Social & Behavioral Science
Department Family & Consumer Studies
Creator Yu, Zhou
Title Macro effects on the household formation of China s young adults demographics institutional factors and regional differences
Date 2017-01-24
Description Household formation, or the extent to which population is transferred into households, determines housing demand and reflects housing wellbeing. Young adults, who are new entrants to the housing market and sensitive to changing market conditions, have faced many challenges in China's fledging housing market. This paper examines trends in household formation from 1982 to 2005 using census data. Then the 2005 One-Percent Population Survey data are used to study macro effects on the household formation patterns of the post 1970 generation (those aged 25-34 in 2005) throughout China. Household formation is measured using both headship and non-family headship rates. In contrast to those in industrialized countries, young adults in China become less likely to form independent households in time of rapid economic growth. When they do, they are more likely to form non-family households than before. Regional variations in household formation can be explained by several macro factors. Marriage rates are positively associated with headship rates, so is gender imbalance. There is a distinct pattern to the formation of non-family households, which reflects increasing mobility, labor migration, delayed marriage, and gender imbalance. Institutional and demographic forces, some of which are unique to China, are important factors in household formation.
Type Text
Publisher Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
Volume v.17
Issue 1.4
First Page 512
Last Page 540
Subject Household formation; headship rates; housing demand; the post 1970 generation; demographics; regional differences; non-family households
Language eng
Rights Management (c)Taylor & Francis This is an electronic version of an article printed in [citation]. [Journal name] is available online at http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/ with the open URL of your article.
Format Medium application/pdf
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pc80z3
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