The Persistence of High Levels of Living Alone Among Adults with Disabilities in Sweden, 1993–2011

Sandström, Glenn,1971-Stockholms universitet,Umeå universitet,Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier,Enheten för demografi och åldrandeforskning (CEDAR),Stockholm University Demography Unit (SUDA), Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden,DISLIFE, DISMAW,Sociologiska institutionen,Umeå University, Sweden (author)

This study investigates how the probability to live alone has developed among working age individuals with and without disabilities in Sweden during the period 1993–2011 when extensive political reforms to improve the integration of disabled individuals in society were implemented. The results show that individuals with disabilities are approximately twice as likely to be living alone when compared to individuals without disabilities. People with disabilities were also more likely to report low life satisfaction, and this was especially true among individuals with disabilities living alone. Men and women with disabilities also tend to experience longer periods of living as a one-person household than non-disabled people. Over time we find no indications of reduced differences in family outcomes between disabled and non-disabled individuals but rather evidence to the contrary. These differences are interpreted as being the result of the disadvantage disabled individual’s experience in the partner market and that people with disabilities are less successful in forming partnerships that can lead to cohabitation and family formation. The results thus show how disabled individuals still face societal barriers that limit their possibilities to find and sustain relationships that result in stable cohabitation despite increased efforts to improve their inclusion in Swedish society.

Namatovu, Fredinah,1980-Umeå universitet,Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier,DISLIFE(Swepub:umu)frna0004 (author)
Ineland, Jens,Docent,1972-Umeå universitet,Pedagogiska institutionen,DISLIFE, DISMAW(Swepub:umu)jein0001 (author)
Larsson, Daniel,1976-Umeå universitet,Sociologiska institutionen,DISLIFE(Swepub:umu)dala0001 (author)
Ng, NawiUmeå universitet,Enheten för demografi och åldrandeforskning (CEDAR),Institutionen för epidemiologi och global hälsa,DISLIFE(Swepub:umu)ngna0002 (author)
Stattin, Mikael,1959-Umeå universitet,Sociologiska institutionen,DISLIFE(Swepub:umu)mist0001 (author)
Umeå universitetInstitutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier (creator_code:org_t)

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