Safety First? On the Timing of Moving in With a Partner and Its Determinants
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Published Online: Aug 18, 2023
Page range: 395 - 416
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2023-0020
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We analyze the first cohabitation with a partner as one of the key events in the transition to adulthood and consider its interdependencies with other life events, using life course data from the survey AID:A 2019 of the German Youth Institute (DJI). A remarkable finding is that for men, cohabitation with a partner usually occurs after an individual’s entry into permanent employment.