Volume 19 - Article 61 | Pages 2043-2056
The effects of socioeconomic and cultural characteristics of regions on the spatial patterns of the Second Demographic Transition in Finland
| Date received: | 10 Mar 2008 |
| Date published: | 12 Dec 2008 |
| Word count: | 3958 |
| Keywords: | cohabitation, cultural factors, divorce rate, regional differences, second demographic transition, socioeconomic factors |
| DOI: | 10.4054/DemRes.2008.19.61 |
Abstract
The article studies to what extent regional socioeconomic and cultural characteristics explain spatial patterns in the Second Demographic Transition in Finland. The country’s 75 functional regions are used as area units. A summary indicator of the transition based on divorce and cohabitation is used as the dependent variable. The results show that the spatial pattern is mainly determined according to the regional level of urbanization, but the effect is mediated by cultural characteristics (secularization and support for the socialist and green parties). The cultural characteristics have only a modest independent effect.
Author's Affiliation
Tapani Valkonen - University of Helsinki, Finland
Jenni Blomgren - National Public Health Institute, Finland
Timo M. Kauppinen - National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health, Helsinki, Finland
Pekka Martikainen - University of Helsinki, Finland
Elina Mäenpää - University of Helsinki, Finland
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