The impact of splitting up and divorce on housing careers in the UK
Abstract
Using 1991-2004 data from the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) this paper analyses the effect of union dissolution on the occurrence of moves, changes of dwelling type, and the probability of moving out of owner-occupation. The main contributions of this paper are that it takes into account the rise in the occurrence of cohabitation, by analysing the dissolution of cohabiting and marital unions separately, and that it studies the effect of re-partnering on housing careers. Using logistic regression models clear evidence was found that the dissolutions of marriage and cohabitation result in different housing career outcomes. In particular, those who divorce experience a larger drop in housing quality than do those who split up from cohabitation. Starting a new relationship leads to more upward moves in the housing career compared to remaining divorced or split up.
Citation
Feijten , P & Van Ham , M 2010 , ' The impact of splitting up and divorce on housing careers in the UK ' , Housing Studies , vol. 25 , no. 4 , pp. 483-507 . https://doi.org/10.1080/02673031003711477
Publication
Housing Studies
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
1466-1810Type
Journal article
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Copyright 2010 Taylor and Francis. This work is made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created, accepted version manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02673031003711477
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