Solo living among young adults has increased in recent decades. Past studies seldom examined the impact of geographic contexts on trends in solo living. We compared trends in solo living across Canadian communities along the rural/urban continuum and identified factors contributing to these trends. The percentage of Canadian young adults living alone increased between 1981 and 2021. The increase was larger in rural and small urban areas than in medium and large urban areas. Irrespective of community type, the decline in marriage rates was the most salient factor contributing to this trend. Rising shelter costs suppressed increases in the percentage of young adults living alone, but only in medium and large urban areas. These findings highlight the need to increase the supply of affordable housing earmarked for young adults in medium and large urban areas.

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加拿大年轻人独居的趋势

近几十年来，年轻人独居的情况有所增加。过去的研究很少考察地理环境对独居趋势的影响。我们比较了加拿大农村/城市连续体社区的独居趋势，并确定了导致这些趋势的因素。1981 年至 2021 年间，加拿大独居年轻人的比例有所增加。农村和小城市地区的增幅高于大中城市地区。无论社区类型如何，结婚率下降是导致这一趋势的最显着因素。不断上涨的住房成本抑制了独居年轻人比例的上升，但仅限于大中城市地区。这些发现强调需要增加大中城市地区专门为年轻人提供的经济适用住房的供应。