"A well established and centuries old (West-) European cultural pattern is the ‘independent household’. People only establish a family household when they can support an independent nuclear family and household (including an own house, be it owned or rented). The crisis of course disabled many people to do this. What did this mean to the number of births in austerity countries (the Baltics, Ireland, Spain, Bulgaria, Greece)? "

http://rwer.wordpress.com/2013/08/21/the-crisis-and-the-babies/