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Title: The Effects of Family Background Variables on Children's Educational Attainment
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Guo, Yan |
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The Effects of Family Background Variables on Children's Educational Attainment M.S. Thesis, Utah State University, 2001. MAI, 40, no. 03 (2001): 612 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning Keyword(s): Educational Attainment; Ethnic Differences; Gender Differences; Hispanics; Household Income; Human Capital; Marital Status; Parents, Single; Racial Differences This study examines the effects of parents' marital status on educational attainment among youth in the United States. Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth are used, specifically from the survey of youth ages 14-22 in 1979. A sample of 2,390 respondents is examined using multiple regression to estimate the effects of gender, age, race/ethnicity, family structure and size, family resources, and students' self-esteem on children's educational attainment. Children living in single-parent families obtain less education than children in two-parent families, but with other variables controlled this effect disappears. Children from minority groups-non-Hispanic black and Hispanic-receive slightly fewer years of education in both family types. Females, especially non-Hispanic black and Hispanic females, attain more years of education than their male counterparts particularly in single parent households. Family financial and human capital is the best predictor of children's educational attainment in both single and two-parent families. |
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Guo, Yan. The Effects of Family Background Variables on Children's Educational Attainment. M.S. Thesis, Utah State University, 2001. MAI, 40, no. 03 (2001): 612. |