Interrelations between First Home-Ownership, Constitution of the Family, and Professional Occupation in France
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Abstract
Abstract An important aim in the life of a Frenchman or Frenchwoman is to become the owner of his or her own home. Nevertheless, in 1982, only 50.6% of French households were home-owners, and among households whose head was between 55 and 64 years old, this proportion rose to 63.5%. These results, which reflect a behaviour pattern toward home-ownership distinct from other European countries, are well known from census data. Nevertheless, the processes that lead to the fulfilment of this ambition to own a home are more difficult to study. To analyse this process of first home-ownership, longitudinal data are necessary. In order to obtain such data, we conducted a survey that collected retrospective information on the entire family, professional career, and migration histories of the interviewees. The sample consists of the life histories of 4602 individuals, and is representative of the population living in France in 1981 and born between 1911 and 1935. These data will enable us to explore in more detail the process of home-ownership.