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resented in Switzerland. The second most frequent type is the Transition
to parenthood. It is more frequent in Switzerland and less likely to be
found in Lithuania. There are no differences in the way in which the
Transition to empty nest type is distributed across the three countries. The
Conjugality type is more likely to be found in Switzerland and less so in
Portugal, as is the case for the Solo type. The type Leaving the parental
home is more frequent in Portugal. In Lithuania there are significantly
more individuals following the Transition to lone parenthood type, while it
is less frequent in Switzerland. The type Alternatives is comparatively
more frequent in Lithuania and less so in Switzerland and Portugal.
Finally, there are more individuals following the Nesting one parent type
in Portugal and fewer in Switzerland.
Studying life trajectories of individuals implies considering the macro-
sociological level, as welfare state systems shape individual life courses
through their phasing institutions (Levy 2013 ; Levy and Krüger 2001)

Table 7.2 Distribution of the types of co-residence trajectories (1990–2010), by
country

Portugal Switzerland Lithuania Row total

Transition to

parenthood

N 190 174 93 457

% 0.42 0.38 0.2 0.16

Transition to empty

nest

N 114 84 103 301

% 0.38 0.28 0.34 0.11

Leaving parental

home

N 102 57 66 225

% 0.45 0.25 0.29 0.08

Transition to lone

parenthood

N 47 24 71 142

% 0.33 0.17 0.5 0.05

Conjugality N 56 131 102 289

% 0.19 0.45 0.35 0.1

Alternatives N 22 4 87 113

% 0.19 0.04 0.77 0.04

Solo N 64 86 79 229

% 0.28 0.38 0.34 0.08

Nesting one parent N 28 14 48 90

% 0.31 0.16 0.53 0.03

Parenthood N 426 229 351 1 006

% 0.42 0.23 0.35 0.35

Column total 1 049 803 1 000 2 852

χ^2 = 259.98; d.f. = 16; p < .001

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