Cohabitation and family formation in Japan |
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Authors: | James M Raymo Miho Iwasawa Larry Bumpass |
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Institution: | 1.Department of Sociology,University of Wisconsin-Madison,Madison;2.National Institute of Population and Social Security Research,Tokyo |
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Abstract: | This article documents the prevalence, duration, and marital outcomes of cohabiting unions in Japan. It then examines the
correlates of cohabitation experiences and also describes differences in the family-formation trajectories of women who have
and have not cohabited. Cohabitation has increased rapidly among recent cohorts of women, and cohabiting unions in Japan tend
to be relatively short in duration and are almost as likely to dissolve as to result in marriage. Life table analyses demonstrate
that the cumulative probabilities of marriage and parenthood within marriage are roughly similar for women who did and those
who did not cohabit. The most notable difference is in the pathways to family formation, with women who cohabited more likely
both to marry subsequent to pregnancy and to delay childbearing within marriage. Taken as a whole, these results suggest that
cohabiting unions in Japan are best viewed as an emerging prelude to marriage rather than as an alternative to marriage or
singlehood. We conclude with speculation about the likelihood of further increases in cohabitation in Japan and the potential
implications for marriage and fertility. |
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