Determinants of Household Headship.

Carliner, Geoffrey

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Publication Date: 1975

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Determinants of Household Headship

Carliner, Geoffrey

Journal of Marriage and the Family, 37, 1, 28-38, Feb 75

This paper examines the factors which determine whether or not married couples or unmarried adults head their own households. It also discusses causes of the rise in headship rates since 1940. Headship rates were found to vary by sex, location, and earnings level. (Author)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Family Structure, Financial Needs, Heads of Households, Life Style, Marital Status, Racial Factors, Research Projects, Social Class

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