| Abstrakt: |
This paper investigates the relationship between life-cycle stages and homeownership, using data from the 1984 Canadian Fertility Survey (CFS) of women in the age-group 18 to 35. Logistic regression analysis is used to identify the importance of husband's age, family income, work experience, nativity, and place of residence in explaining variation in the probability of homeownership.The results confirm earlier findings regarding the importance of life-cycle stages, husband's age, and family income as determinants of housing tenure status. In general, women in their late childbearing and childrearing stages are more likely to own their own homes. Foreign-born women are more likely to own a home than are Canadian-born women. Overall, the findings suggest that life-cycle stages and socio-demographic factors (husband's age and nativity) influence homeownership more so than the women's economic characteristics. |
