Table 4.
Incidence Over Time, Patterns of Transition, and Duration of Three Generation Family Households by Mother’s Relationship Status (N=2986)
| Total (1) |
Married (2) |
Cohabiting (3) |
Single (4) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panel A: Incidence over Time1 N | 2986 | 747 | 1055 | 1184 |
| Three generation household at least 1 wave | 42.63 | 21.82 | 37.63 | 60.22 |
| Panel B: Patterns of Transition 1 | ||||
| Never 3 generation | 57.37 | 78.18 | 62.37 | 39.78 |
| Consistently 3 generation | 1.81 | 0.94 | 0.76 | 3.29 |
| 3 generation → Not 3 generation | 18.03 | 5.22 | 12.13 | 31.42 |
| Not 3 generation → 3 generation | 4.52 | 4.95 | 4.74 | 4.05 |
| Two transitions (into or out) | 13.44 | 8.43 | 16.11 | 14.19 |
| Three or four transitions (into or out) | 4.82 | 2.27 | 3.88 | 7.26 |
| Panel C: Duration 2 N | 1273 | 163 | 397 | 713 |
| One wave only | 45.33 | 58.9 | 55.16 | 36.75 |
| Multiple waves - not consecutive | 19.4 | 14.12 | 16.63 | 22.16 |
| Multiple waves - consecutive | 35.27 | 26.99 | 28.21 | 41.09 |
| Two consecutive waves | 16.97 | 15.34 | 15.11 | 18.37 |
| Three consecutive waves | 8.33 | 4.29 | 6.8 | 10.1 |
| Four consecutive waves | 5.73 | 3.07 | 4.28 | 7.15 |
| Five consecutive waves | 4.24 | 4.29 | 2.02 | 5.47 |
1
Note: Sample includes only respondents who are in all 5 survey w aves.
2
Sample includes only respondents who are in all 5 survey waves and li ved in a 3 gen eration family household in at least one survey wave.