Cohabiting unions in France and West Germany

This paper compares the non-marital birth pattern in France and West Germany. Since the beginning of the eighties, France witnessed a steady increase in non-marital birth rates, while in West Germany non-marital birth rates have remained at a relatively low level. We attribute these differences to t...

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Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2002-12-01
Series:Demographic Research
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Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol7/18/