title: Household formation by the young in the United States.
abstract: "A model of household formation by the young is specified and estimated.  It was found that the headship rate for the young in the United States depends on income, the cost of housing, the number of families receiving AFDC payments, the age at first marriage for females and for males, and the percentage of males enrolled in college.  Household formation by the young is much more sensitive to changes in income and the price of housing than household formation by the entire adult population.  The estimated results are used to examine the change in the headship rate from 1961 to 1979 and from 1979 to 1987."
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Kent
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000569:Americas; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D005191:Family Characteristics; D007182:Income; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States
keywords: Age Factors; Americas; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Conditions; Economic Factors; Family And Household; Head Of Household--determinants; Households; Income; Macroeconomic Factors; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Characteristics; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; United States; Youth