Table 2.
Percentage of Young Adults Who Ever Experienced Life Course Stage or Transition During the Observation Period, by Origin Group
| Turkish | Moroccan | Surinamese | Antillean | Dutch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 39,904) | (n = 32,527) | (n = 32,128) | (n = 8,678) | (n = 80,783) | |
| Returning home | 38.8 | 31.2 | 35.0 | 25.6 | 20.4 |
| Economic activity | |||||
| Stable employed | 61.4 | 61.5 | 68.3 | 68.0 | 80.3 |
| Stable unemployed | 32.7 | 35.5 | 33.6 | 28.0 | 22.6 |
| Stable student | 74.5 | 76.9 | 58.8 | 58.9 | 39.9 |
| Student, employed | 37.8 | 40.4 | 30.7 | 29.3 | 22.9 |
| Student, unemployed | 16.4 | 17.2 | 12.1 | 11.1 | 6.1 |
| New student | 28.5 | 30.3 | 24.4 | 25.6 | 17.2 |
| Employed–unemployed | 26.9 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 23.6 | 23.1 |
| Unemployed–employed | 27.1 | 27.0 | 27.8 | 23.7 | 22.9 |
| Partnership dynamics | |||||
| Stable unpartnered | 87.6 | 90.5 | 81.2 | 80.3 | 65.7 |
| Stable cohabiting | 21.2 | 22.3 | 48.5 | 55.8 | 64.2 |
| Stable married | 27.6 | 24.5 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 24.4 |
| New cohabiting | 23.6 | 25.1 | 50.7 | 58.8 | 65.7 |
| New marriage | 20.7 | 19.9 | 9.5 | 10.2 | 23.1 |
| Dissolution | 18.0 | 21.3 | 33.2 | 35.1 | 29.1 |
Note. Percentages do not total 100 because people may experience multiple states and transitions.