Gender differences in the impact of family background on leaving the parental home
Blaauboer, M. & Mulder, C. (2009). Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, 25(1), 53-71 10.1007/s10901-009-9166-9
We address the question to what extent characteristics of the family of origin influence the timing of leaving the parental home and to what extent these effects differ between men and women. We use data from the Netherlands Kinship Panel Study to examine the effects of parental resources, atmosphere in the family of origin and family structure on leaving home …