Table 1.
Distribution of generations among cluster
| Ideal typical trajectories | Generation | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948–1959 | 1960–1969 | 1970–1984 | ||
| Traditional pathways of couple formation | ||||
| Young married couples | 30% | 12% | 3% | 14% |
| Gradually married couples | 18% | 11% | 8% | 12% |
| Married in the eyes of God | 6% | 5% | 3% | 5% |
| Timeless trajectories of couple formation | ||||
| Perpetual singles | 13% | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| LAT | 5% | 4% | 5% | 5% |
| Separated then married | 7% | 9% | 6% | 7% |
| New couple formation approaches | ||||
| Cohabiting first unions | 3% | 11% | 15% | 10% |
| Cohabiting second unions | 2% | 7% | 13% | 8% |
| Separated with a second gradual union | 3% | 6% | 11% | 7% |
| Late bloomers | 6% | 11% | 12% | 10% |
| Singles with experience | 6% | 8% | 11% | 9% |