title: The pattern and structure of one-person households in England and Wales and France.
abstract: "This paper examines the increase of one-person households during the 1980s in England and Wales and France set within the broader context of household change in Europe as a whole....One-person households vary geographically by age, with younger one-person households found especially in larger urban areas; older one-person households have a more varied distribution, although rural and traditional retirement areas have particular concentrations. Increases in numbers are a result of both compositional changes in the population (increasing numbers of divorced and never-marrieds as well as increasing numbers of elderly) and also an increasing propensity to live alone, especially among younger age groups."
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001519:Behavior; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004739:England; D005060:Europe; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005602:France; D005843:Geography; D008019:Life Style; D017533:Marital Status; D008393:Marriage; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D012106:Research; D006113:United Kingdom; D014852:Wales
keywords: Age Factors; Behavior; Comparative Studies; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; England; Europe; Family And Household; France; Geographic Factors; Households--changes; Life Style; Marital Status; Mediterranean Countries; Northern Europe; Nuptiality; One Person Household--determinants; Population; Population Characteristics; Research Methodology; Studies; United Kingdom; Wales; Western Europe