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Title: A Demographic Analysis of the Family Structure Experiences of Children in the United States
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Blau, David M. van der Klaauw, Wilbert |
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A Demographic Analysis of the Family Structure Experiences of Children in the United States Review of Economics of the Household, 6,3 (September 2008): 193-221. Also: http://www.springerlink.com/content/j7l03486613rp142/ Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Springer Keyword(s): Child Support; Childhood Residence; Cohabitation; Divorce; Family Structure; Fathers, Presence; Household Composition; Marital Status; Marriage; Residence; Wage Rates Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This paper analyzes the family structure experiences of children in the U.S. Childbearing and transitions among single, cohabiting, and married states are analyzed jointly. A novel contribution is to distinguish men by their relationship to children: biological father or stepfather. The analysis uses data from the NLSY79. A key finding is that children of black mothers spend on average only 33% of their childhood living with the biological father and mother, compared to 74% for children of white mothers. The two most important proximate demographic determinants of the large racial gap are the much higher propensity of black women to conceive children outside of a union, and the lower rate of "shotgun" unions for blacks compared to whites. Another notable finding is that cohabitation plays a negligible role in the family structure experiences of children of white mothers, and even for children of black mothers accounts for less than one fifth of time spent living with both biological parents. |
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Blau, David M. and Wilbert van der Klaauw. "A Demographic Analysis of the Family Structure Experiences of Children in the United States." Review of Economics of the Household, 6,3 (September 2008): 193-221.
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