The Rise and Prominence of Skip-Generation Households in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries

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ID4120767
AuthorsZ Zimmer (0000-0002-3983-3021, Mount Saint Vincent University), Emily Treleaven (0000-0002-2667-9416, University of Michigan)
Year2020
Volume46
Issue4
Pages709-733
Publication date2020-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePopulation and Development Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0098-7921 • E-ISSN: 1728-4457
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/padr.12349
PMID39188569
OpenAlexW3044145950
LanguageEN
Citations received16
References cited76

Investigations into changes in household formations across lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs) rarely consider skip-generation households. Yet, demographic, social, and economic forces increasingly encourage skip-generation household formations. We examine trends and changes in the prevalence of skip-generation households from 1990 to 2016, examining households, adults aged 60+, and children under 15, across 49 countries using household roster data from Demographic and Health Surveys. Analysis takes place in stages, first describing trends in skip-generation households across countries and next providing explanatory analyses using multilevel modeling to assess whether, and the degree to which, country-level characteristics like AIDS mortality and female labor force participation explain trends in the probability that a household is, or that an individual resides in, a skip-generation household. Results indicate extensive increases in skip-generation households in many LMICs, although there is also variation. The increases and variations are not well-explained by the country-level characteristics in our models, suggesting other underlying reasons for the rise and prominence of skip-generation households across LMICs

Demographic economics · Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Low and middle income countries · Middle income country · Socioeconomics · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Migration and Labor Dynamics

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