TÜRKİYE’DE TEK KİŞİLİK HANEHALKLARINDAKİ ARTIŞ: TERCİHLERDEN DOLAYI MI YOKSA KOŞULLARDAN MI?

Year 2022, Volume: 44 Issue: 1, 106 - 130, 31.12.2022

Uğur Erensayın

Abstract

Türkiye’de yalnız yaşama eğiliminin temelleri, 20. yüzyılın ikinci yarısından itibaren görülmektedir. Hayatın her aşamasında yaşanan dönüşüm süreçleriyle birlikte geleneksel aile kurumu çözülmüş ve farklı hane tipleri ortaya çıkmaya başlamıştır. Bu çalışma, Türkiye’de tek kişilik hanelerin yaygınlığının altında yatan faktörleri modernizasyon ve gelişimsel idealizm yaklaşımları üzerinden incelemektedir. Türkiye Nüfus ve Sağlık Araştırması’ndan (TNSA) elde edilen veriler, betimsel ve istatistiksel yöntemler kullanılarak tek kişilik hanelerin özelliklerini ortaya çıkarmak amacıyla kullanılmıştır. Bir dizi analiz sonucunda, tek kişilik hanelerin ağırlıklı olarak yaşlılardan oluştuğu, ancak TNSA 1993’ten 2018’e daha genç, eğitimli kişilerin dağılımının zaman içinde arttığı tespit edilmiştir. Koşullara bağlı olarak yalnız yaşayanlar önemli bir temsile sahip olsalar da tercihleriyle yalnız yaşayanlar zaman içinde önemli bir artış göstermişlerdir.

Keywords

hanehalkı, tek yaşama, aile yapısı, modernizasyon

THE INCREASE IN THE PREVALENCE OF ONE-PERSON HOUSEHOLDS IN TURKEY: BY CHOICES OR BY CIRCUMSTANCES?

Abstract

The trend of living alone in Turkey has its roots in the second part of the 20th century. Together with transformation processes in every stage of life, the traditional family institution has dissolved, and different types of households started to appear. This study examines the underlying factors related to the prevalence of one-person households in Turkey by concerning modernization and developmental idealism approaches. The data acquired from Turkey Demographic and Health Survey (TDHS) were mainly used to reveal the characteristics of one-person households by utilizing descriptive and statistical methods. After a set of analyses, it was found that one-person households are primarily composed of older people, however, the younger, educated persons have risen across time from TDHS 1993 to 2018. Even if there is a significant share of people living alone depending on the circumstances, those living alone by their choices have shown a greater increase.

Keywords

household, living alone, family structure, modernization

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