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. 2009;35(2):249-273.
doi: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2009.00275.x.

Reconsidering the Northwest European Family System: Living Arrangements of the Aged in Comparative Historical Perspective

Steven Ruggles

Reconsidering the Northwest European Family System: Living Arrangements of the Aged in Comparative Historical Perspective

Steven Ruggles. Popul Dev Rev. 2009.
No abstract available

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FIGURE 1
Percent of elderly residing with any kin, by year and region, 1875–2007
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FIGURE 2
Percent of elderly residing with descendants, by year and region, 1875–2007
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FIGURE 3
Percent of elderly residing with three generations, by year and region, 1875–2007
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FIGURE 4
Observed and Predicted percent of elderly residing with any kin
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FIGURE 5
Observed and predicted percent of elderly residing with descendants
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FIGURE 6
Observed and predicted percent of elderly residing with three generations
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