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PIDS: 28% of Filipino families live in extended households
PIDS Supervising Research Specialist Tatum Ramos said 28.8% of households in the Philippines are no longer of a traditional nuclear type.
More than one in four Filipino households are in extended or multifamily arrangements, according to the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS).
PIDS Supervising Research Specialist Tatum Ramos said 28.8% of households in the Philippines are no longer of a traditional nuclear type.
'Households have been veering away from the typical composition of household head, spouse, and a child,' Ramos said.
She explained that this is the case due to the growing role of shared economic survival strategies in household formation.
Published in December 2024, 'Demographic Trends nd Housing Patterns in the Philippines' defines extended and multifamily households as a family arrangement where parents or siblings cohabitate with relatives outside the immediate family nucleus.
The study showed that there is a decline in nuclear household arrangements from 71% in 1990 to 61% in 2020.
Meanwhile, people living in extended and multiple family arrangements increased from 25% in 1990 to 29% in 2020.
'They have decided to join their relatives in a household to gain support in growing their own family or [to manage] living and housing expenses,' Ramos said.
Data from the study revealed a significant link between wealth and the likelihood of living in extended or multifamily arrangements.
'On average, the difference in the probability of being in an extended and multifamily household given one unit increase in the wealth estimate is a 6.5% point increase,' Ramos said.
She argued that instead of viewing extended or multifamily arrangements as problematic, it rather present adaptive social strategies as it offers resource-sharing opportunities.
