Heterogeneity among the never married in a low-fertility context

IF 2.1 3区社会学 Q2 DEMOGRAPHY

Demographic Research Pub Date : 2022-11-18 DOI:10.4054/demres.2022.47.24

Jolene Tan

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BACKGROUND While there has been extensive research on trends in marriage and singlehood, few studies have examined heterogeneity among never-married individuals in a low-fertility context. As a country that has experienced a steady decline in marriage and an accompanying rise in singlehood, Singapore presents a compelling context in which to study the singlehood phenomenon. OBJECTIVE This study aims to understand variations in the never-married population based on their family-related attitudes. It seeks to classify the never married into subgroups and examine how these groups relate in terms of their sociodemographic traits and marriage desires. METHODS Using data from the Perceptions of Singles on Marriage and Having Children study (N = 1,980), latent class analysis was performed to develop a typology of the never married. Latent class analysis applies a person-centered approach to identify heterogeneity between and homogeneity within subgroups based on associations among a set of observed indicators. RESULTS Four never-married subgroups were identified: family conservatives (37%), conflicted conservatives (24%), family progressives (22%), and family skeptics (17%). There were distinct characteristics among subgroups in terms of age, sex, and relationship status. A strong gradient in marriage desires was found across the never-married subgroups, implying that variations between subgroups are an important determinant of the desire to marry. CONCLUSIONS The paper highlights the importance of recognizing diversity among the never-married population as a first step to understanding the flight from marriage. 1 Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. Email: jolene.tan@anu.edu.au. Tan: Heterogeneity among the never married in a low-fertility context 728 https://www.demographic-research.org CONTRIBUTION These findings have implications for societies with declining marriage and fertility rates, especially in contexts where marriage is closely linked to childbearing.

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低生育率背景下未婚人群的异质性

背景虽然人们对婚姻和单身的趋势进行了广泛的研究，但很少有研究在低生育率的情况下考察未婚者的异质性。作为一个经历了婚姻稳步下降和单身率上升的国家，新加坡为研究单身现象提供了一个令人信服的背景。目的本研究旨在了解未婚人群基于家庭相关态度的差异。它试图将从未结婚的人分为几个亚组，并根据他们的社会人口特征和婚姻欲望来研究这些群体之间的关系。方法利用1980年“单身者对婚姻和生育子女的感知”研究的数据，进行潜在阶级分析，建立未婚者的类型学。潜在类别分析采用以人为中心的方法，根据一组观察到的指标之间的关联来识别亚组之间的异质性和同质性。结果确定了四个从未结婚的亚组：家庭保守派（37%）、矛盾保守派（24%）、家庭进步派（22%）和家庭怀疑派（17%）。各亚组在年龄、性别和关系状况方面有明显的特征。在从未结婚的亚组中发现了婚姻欲望的强烈梯度，这意味着亚组之间的差异是结婚欲望的重要决定因素。结论：该论文强调了认识未婚人群的多样性的重要性，这是理解逃离婚姻的第一步。1澳大利亚国立大学，堪培拉，澳大利亚。电子邮件：jolene.tan@anu.edu.au.谭：低生育率背景下未婚人群的异质性728https://www.demographic-research.org贡献这些发现对婚姻和生育率下降的社会有影响，尤其是在婚姻与生育密切相关的情况下。

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Demographic Research DEMOGRAPHY-

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3.90

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28 weeks

期刊介绍： Demographic Research is a free, online, open access, peer-reviewed journal of the population sciences published by the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Rostock, Germany. The journal pioneers an expedited review system. Contributions can generally be published within one month after final acceptance.