Volume 17 - Article 22 | Pages 655-678
Geographical distances between adult children and their parents in the Netherlands
| Date received: | 20 Sep 2006 |
| Date published: | 20 Dec 2007 |
| Word count: | 5912 |
| Keywords: | distances between adult children and their parents, intergenerational proximity |
| DOI: | 10.4054/DemRes.2007.17.22 |
Abstract
We investigate the determinants of geographical distances to parents. We focus on the role of family members who live outside the household (the parents themselves, and siblings), and on the distinction between the effects of life events and effects related to the timing with which these events have been experienced in the life course. We use data from the Netherlands Kinship Panel Study and linear regression models on the logarithm of distance. We find that life-course characteristics are much more important to the distance to parents than parental characteristics. Sibling characteristics, most notably the presence of a sister, also have an impact on this distance.
Author's Affiliation
Francesca Michielin - University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Clara Mulder - University of Groningen, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, Population Research Centre, Netherlands
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