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DEMOGRAPHY > VITAL STATISTICS > COHABITATION RATE

Preferred term

COHABITATION RATE  

Definition

  • THE RATIO OF THE NUMBER OF COHABITING PERSONS (I.E.THOSE LIVING TOGETHER IN A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP, WITHOUT BEING IN A LEGAL UNION) TO THE SIZE OF A POPULATION IN A GIVEN PERIOD, USUALLY EXPRESSED AS THE NUMBER OF COHABITING PERSONS PER 1,000 OF POPULATION PER YEAR

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Scope note

  • DO NOT CONFUSE WITH 'COHABITATION' OR 'NUMBER OF COHABITING PERSONS'.

History note

  • TERM CREATED 2025

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https://elsst.cessda.eu/id/6/5a2dfc3e-5f3a-445a-92b6-09e77be06f92

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