Households in contemporary Southeast Asia

Households in contemporary Southeast Asia

Drawing on original empirical research, this paper presents a comparative and comprehensive portrait of household composition, size and structure in Southeast Asia, using data from various rounds of Demographic Health Surveys (DHS) and Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS). Countries included in...

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Main Authors: Dommaraju, Premchand, Tan, JooEan
Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2015
Subjects:
DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Family, marriage and women
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/106526
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/25185
http://works.bepress.com/premchand_dommaraju/2/
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:Drawing on original empirical research, this paper presents a comparative and comprehensive portrait of household composition, size and structure in Southeast Asia, using data from various rounds of Demographic Health Surveys (DHS) and Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS). Countries included in the analyses are Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and Laos. Findings point to similarities across countries in the region on some aspects of household such as household structure. However there are important differences in other aspects such as household headship. Overall, the findings show both the diversity and similarities in households in Southeast Asia. The findings are interpreted by situating them within the broader historical, cultural, social and demographic frameworks.

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