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The Impact of Regional Factors on Leaving Home in the Context of the “Latest-Late ” Transition to A dulthood : A Multilevel Approach. Agnese Vitali EDSD – INED Dondena Centre for Research on Social Dynamics, Bocconi University. Focus.
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The Impact of Regional Factors on Leaving Home in the Context of the “Latest-Late” Transition to Adulthood: A Multilevel Approach Agnese Vitali EDSD – INED DondenaCentreforResearch on Social Dynamics, Bocconi University
Focus Increasing between- and within-country heterogeneity in patterns to adulthood The transition to independent living in the “latest-late” Transition to Adulthood context Association of within-country variability in home-leaving with macro-level characteristics of local communities
Hypotheses Regionalvariability in patterns of home leaving STRUCTURAL FACTORS CULTURAL FACTORS Labour market “Modern” climate Housing market Family ties
DATA: IPUMS-I, Spain 2001 Census Microdata as an opportunity to disaggregate large samples according to place of residence, thus allowing the investigation of within-country variability Sample: 370,001 individuals aged 17-35; 52 provinces; 316 municipalities
Method: Two-level Random Intercept Logistic Model Vector of individual-level characteristics Random Intercept Vector of provincial(municipal)-level characteristics Constant Residual individual-level variation Random Effect,
Individual-level information, IPUMS-I Age Gender Employment Status Educational achievement School enrollment
Macro-level information, INE (1/2) STRUCTURAL FACTORS • LABOUR MARKET: • Unemployment rate • Proportion with higher education • HOUSING MARKET: • Proportion of vacant dwellings
Macro-level information, INE (2/2) CULTURAL FACTORS • “MODERN” CULTURAL CLIMATE: • Proportion of cohabiting couples • STRENGTH OF FAMILY TIES: • Proportion of 3+ generations households
Conclusion • Regional variability in the transition to independent living does exist at both provincial and municipal level • Structural and cultural factors both explain between-community variability • Easy access to the labour market together with a modern cultural climate characterize the most favourable environment for nest leaving
Further Directions for Research (1/2) • Deeper investigation of the educational enrollment dimension: does the availability of universities matter? • Different indicator for strength of family ties
Further Directions for Research (2/2) • 3-level model – structural factors at the municipal-level and cultural factors at the provincial-level? • Extension to other Southern European countries