Southeast Asian Family Dynamic Study

Abstract

This project investigates the trends and patterns of family change in Southeast Asia for the past 50 years. Part 1 provides a comparative picture between countries of how marriage, fertility and household structures have evolved since the 1960s, using indicators such as singulate mean age at marriage, singlehood rates, divorce rates, fertility and childlessness rates, household types and living arrangements particularly of older people. Part 2 looks at indicators of child health, child poverty, education/literacy, and time use. Data for this research are sourced from the World Bank, United Nations, ASEAN and the respective countries’ statistical offices.