Marriage risks, cohabitation and premarital births in Canada.

摘要: The transition that has occurred in the Canadian family is one of important changes recent decades. Fewer women are marrying and many more delaying marriage. This paper an attempt to examine trends union formation among various cohorts identify some socio-demographic correlates marital timing. data for this study taken from Fertility Survey 1984. results indicate there no immediate crisis Canada, but choosing cohabitation as a preferred mode first at early stages. Young (below 25 years age), residents large metropolitan areas, those with university education low religious commitment likely than others be delayers