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A Geography of Unmarried Cohabitation in the Americas
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López-Gay A
; Esteve A
; López-Colás J
; Permanyer I
; Turu A
; Kennedy S
; Laplante B
; Lesthaeghe R
Demogr Res
2014[May]; 30
(ä): 1621-1638
PMID26161036
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BACKGROUND: In the context of increasing cohabitation and growing demand for
understanding the driving forces behind the cohabitation boom, most analyses have
been carried out at a national level, not accounting for regional heterogeneity
within countries. OBJECTIVE: This paper presents the geography of unmarried
cohabitation in the Americas. We offer a large-scale, cross-national perspective
together with small-area estimates of cohabitation. We decided to produce this
map because: (i) geography unveils spatial heterogeneity and challenges
explanatory frameworks that may work at the international level but have low
explanatory power in regard to intra-national variation. (ii) we argue that
historical pockets of cohabitation can still be identified by examining the
current geography of cohabitation. (iii) our map is a first step toward
understanding whether the recent increase in cohabitation is an intensification
of pre-existing traditions or whether it has different roots that also imply a
new geography. METHODS: Census microdata from 39 countries and 19,000 local units
have been pulled together to map the prevalence of cohabitation among women.
RESULTS: The results show inter- and intra-national regional contrasts. The
highest rates of cohabitation are found in areas of Central America, the
Caribbean, Colombia and Peru. The lowest rates are mainly found in the United
States and Mexico. In all countries the spatial autocorrelation statistics
indicates substantial spatial heterogeneity. CONCLUSIONS: Our results raise the
question as to which forces have shaped these patterns and remind us that such
forces need to be taken into account to understand recent patterns, particularly
increases, in cohabitation.