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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 28.
Published in final edited form as: Demogr Res. 2015 Jan 28;32:251–286. doi: 10.4054/DemRes.2015.32.8

Table 2.

Percentage distribution of adults’ union statuses, percentage of adults in LATs who intend to live together, and LAT type, by country

Romania Russia Georgia Bulgaria Lithuania Belgium Germany France Norway Hungary
Union Status
LAT 4.2 8.6 1.5 4.8 5.2 9.5 8.6 8.8 9.6 4.4
Single 24.3 25.4 34.4 28.4 38.8 22.0 25.9 24.1 24.4 31.4
Married 67.3 56.5 54.7 60.3 49.2 55.6 56.9 52.6 50.4 55.0
Cohabiting 4.3 9.4 9.4 6.6 6.8 12.9 8.6 14.6 15.5 9.3
LAT Intentions
LATs who intend to live together (vs. not) 78.9 55.3 65.5 67.7 57.0 67.2 67.9 75.6 65.3 68.0
LAT Reasons
LAT - Not ready yet 25.0 10.4 6.4 21.2 23.1 13.9 17.6 10.5
LAT - Independence 12.7 11.6 8.3 15.1 15.2 13.5 23.3 16.9
LAT - Practical advantages 6.6 2.9 4.8 4.7 6.8 6.1 3.0 3.9
LAT - Practical constraints 50.9 67.0 69.1 53.9 48.2 47.0 44.7 56.6
LAT - Other reasons 4.8 8.0 11.4 5.1 6.8 19.5 11.5 12.1
N LAT 498 968 149 609 530 679 853 882 1429 589
N Total (Unweighted) 11,986 11,226 10,000 12,796 10,214 7,150 9,922 10,079 14,824 13,538

Note: Weighted data