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Housing Pathways and Stratification: Some Evidence from a British National Survey*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2009

O. Sullivan  and
M. J. Murphy
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Abstract

Five principles determining movement in the housing market relating to tenure, social class and fertility status were suggested by Payne and Payne (1977) on the basis of a small-scale study in Aberdeen. Analysis of a large-scale nationally-representative survey containing full housing and maternity histories suggests that some of these principles require modification at the national level. For example, movement into and between tenures, although heavily influenced by demographic and socio-economic factors, is not as rigid as the Aberdeen study suggested. The interaction of social class, age at marriage and childbearing patterns is assessed. Finally, changes over time in these relationships and the long-term effects on final family size and tenure are discussed.

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Journal of Social Policy , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , April 1984 , pp. 147 - 165
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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