Family structure and children's educational outcomes: Blended families, stylized facts, and descriptive regressions

Description:

A study investigating the relationship between family structure and children's educational outcomes, using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY), the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), and the children from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY-Child)

Resource Type:

Reports & Papers

Author(s):

Ginther Donna K.; Pollack Robert A.

Publisher(s):

Population Association of America

Funder(s):

John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation; Washington University (St. Louis, MO.); John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Country:

United States

Date Issued:

2004

Source:

Demography, 41(4), 671-697

Journal Title:

Demography

Volume Number:

Issue Number:

Page Range:

671-697

Topics:

2. Parents & Families > 2.4. Parent/Family Practices and Structure

12. Parent, School, & Community School Readiness/Child School Success & Performance > 12.3. School Performance & Success

ISSN:

0070-3370

Paper

1533-7790

Electronic

Peer Reviewed:

Yes

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