David S. ReherProfessor of Sociology, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
Professor of Sociology, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
Past fertility and living alone in later life in Spain
La fécondité et le risque de vivre seule au grand âge en Espagne
David S. Reher, Miguel Requena

The prevalence of living alone during later life varies widely across developed countries but everywhere its recent growth has been remarkable, even in societies with traditionally strong family ties. Fertility has been very low in these countries for decades now, especially in the eastern and southern fringes of Europe, and there are simultaneous increases in
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