The effects of socioeconomic and cultural characteristics of regions on the spatial patterns of the Second Demographic Transition in Finland

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...

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Main Authors: Elina Mäenpää, Pekka Martikainen, Tapani Valkonen, Jenni Blomgren, Timo M. Kauppinen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2008-12-01
Series:Demographic Research
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Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol19/61/