Title: Family status and homeownership.

POPLINE Document Number: 203648

Author(s):

Wojtkiewicz RA

Source citation:

Madison, Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Center for Demography and Ecology, 1987. 17, [16] p. (CDE Working Paper No. 87-29.)

Abstract:

This paper reports on research which examines changes in residence and family characteristics over the course of the family life cycle. Data is from the 1976 US Annual Housing Survey's sample of black and white household heads aged 25-29. The regression analysis showed the following effects of family life cycle status on homeownership in both the all household heads sample as well as the recent movers sample: 1) The log-odds of homeownership increased with age. 2) Married household heads have higher log-odds than single (unmarried) household heads. 3) Presence of children and presence of others do not have significant additive effects but do have significant interactive effects. 4) Young household heads with children have higher log-odds than young household heads without children, while among older household heads presence of children has no effect. 5) For all household heads only, younger single males and younger single females have about the same log-odds, both lower than married, while older single males have lower log-odds than older single females who in turn have lower log-odds than married individuals. 6) Households with no children present have higher log-odds of homeownership when others are present than when others are not present; households with children present have higher log-odds when others are not present than when others are present. 7) Single females have higher log-odds when others are present than when others are not present; married heads have higher log-odds when others are not present than when others are present. Among movers, single males have higher log-odds when others are not present than when others are present while among all household heads this relationship is reversed. Using the Kain and Quigley (1975) and Bianchi et. al. (1982) family life cycle typologies as starting points, this analysis has also shown the utility of an approach for analyzing family life cycle effects which starts with the unidimensional variables which underlie the family life cycle typology and then looks for significant interaction effects. In both instances, the appropriate model incorporated some interaction effects but was simpler than a 3-way interaction model.

Keywords:

United States
Family Characteristics
Ownership
Housing
Ethnic Groups
Age Factors
Marital Status
Models, Theoretical
Head of Household
Family Life Cycle
Developed Countries
North America
Americas
Family and Household
Socioeconomic Factors
Economic Factors
Residence Characteristics
Population Distribution
Geographic Factors
Population
Cultural Background
Population Characteristics
Demographic Factors
Nuptiality
Research Methodology
Households
Family Research