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Title: Childhood Residence Patterns: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Work Experience of Youth
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Haurin, R. Jean |
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Childhood Residence Patterns: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Work Experience of Youth Report, Columbus OH: Center for Human Resource Research, The Ohio State University, 1991 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Center for Human Resource Research Keyword(s): Childhood Residence; Current Population Survey (CPS) / CPS-Fertility Supplement; Data Quality/Consistency; Gender Differences; Household Structure; Minorities, Youth; Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID); Racial Differences This report summarizes the nature and quality of information collected on the childhood residence patterns of respondents in the NLSY. Evaluation of the data indicate that overall patterns compare quite favorably to other national data. Internal comparisons with residence items collected at earlier survey points also confirm the generally high reliability and quality of the data. Descriptive analyses reveal major variability in residence patterns by race and ethnicity for this cohort of youth growing up in the decades of the 1960s and 1970s. Minority children are less likely to live with both biological parents at birth than are white children and appear more likely to lose a parent over time, particularly during the preschool and elementary school years, ages critical to early educational development. While in general, few children reside without at least one parent, especially at the pre-adolescent ages, when these situations do occur, residence with grandparents is the most frequently encountered arrangement. Childhood residence patterns for racial and ethnic subgroups are discussed. Multivariate analyses of the effect of childhood residence characteristics on early adult outcomes indicate that white youth benefit significantly from the presence of two parents. Suggestions are made for future data collection and research inquiry especially with regard to step-family processes. |
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Haurin, R. Jean. "Childhood Residence Patterns: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Work Experience of Youth." Report, Columbus OH: Center for Human Resource Research, The Ohio State University, 1991. |