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Fragile Families One Year Later: Oakland California
This paper examines the characteristics of unwed parents in Oakland, California and the degree to which they are economically stable.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Public Policy Institute of California
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October 01, 2002
A Closer Look at Changes in Children’s Living Arrangements in Low-Income Families
This paper examines changes in the living arrangements of American children between 1999 and 2001, and discusses the stability of various family structures and their impact on child well-being.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Johns Hopkins University
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February 20, 2000
Australian Social Trends 1994: Family - Living Arrangements: Lone Fathers With Dependent Children
This document highlights Australian statistics on the labour force participation and housing arrangements of single fathers with dependant children.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
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February 22, 2001
The Consequences of Child Maltreatment: A Reference Guide for Health Practitioners
This document discusses the problem of child maltreatment and the factors influencing it, such as family characteristics, the economic and living conditions, and the level of community support available.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Health Canada
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1998
Canadian Attitudes on the Family
This survey asked a broad range of questions dealing with all aspects of the attitudes of Canadians toward marital and family satisfaction, work/family balance, taxation, family size, the impacts of cohabitation, divorce, same-sex marriage, parenting and the impact of children on marital satisfaction, and the significance of religion.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Focus on the Family (Canada)
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June 01, 2002
Events that Trigger Poverty Entries and Exits
This paper discusses factors contributing to entry into or exit out of poverty, including household composition and employment status.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Joint Center for Poverty Research
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December 2002
Young People's Access to Home Ownership
This paper examines the characteristics of Canadians aged 25-39 who are most likely to own a home.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Statistics Canada
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October 23, 2007
Millennium Cohort Study: Family Demographics
This paper is the second instalment of a longitudinal study examining the home situation of children in the United Kingdom.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Centre for Longitudinal Studies, Institute of Education , University of London
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June 2007
Report on the Evolution of the Family in Europe 2008
This report examines the relationship between economic, social and cultural trends on the family in Europe.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Institute for Family Policies
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May 2008
Living Arrangements of Children: 2004
This report provides an overview of children’s living arrangements in the United States.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Census Bureau, US Department of Commerce
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February 2008
Census Snapshot of Canada – Families
This brief report summarizes the 2006 Canadian census data on families, concluding that married parent families represent the majority of Canadian families.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Statistics Canada
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Fall 2007
Fatherhood in the Twenty-first Century
This essay discusses how current cultural trends affecting fatherhood will continue to influence future child rearing.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Society for Research in Child Development
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January/February 2000
Background for Community-Level Work on Mental Health and Externalizing Disorders in Adolescence: Reviewing the Literature on Contributing Factors
This paper examines theories, antecedents, and preventions of adolescent mental health disorders, including anxiety, depression, drug and alcohol use, and eating disorders.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
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December 2001
Generation Gap in Values, Behaviors: As Marriage and Parenthood Drift Apart, Public is Concerned about Social Impact
This national survey of 2020 adults finds that people are worried about the societal impact of the separation of parenthood from marriage.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Pew Research Center
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July 1, 2007
The Paradox of Declining Female Happiness
In this paper the authors observe that the well-being of women in the United States has improved over the past 35 years, but the measures of subjective well-being demonstrates that women’s happiness has declined, especially compared to men.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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The Wharton School University of Pennsylvania
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September 17, 2007
Are We Having More Fun Yet? Categorizing and Evaluating Changes in Time Allocation
This paper provides two methods for collecting information about how people choose to allocate their time.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Princeton University and National Bureau of Economic Research
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August 23, 2007
Family Portrait: Continuity and Change in Canadian Families and Households in 2006, 2006 Census
This report based on data from the 2006 census examines family structure including marital status, household and living arrangements across Canada.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Statistics Canada
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September 2007
Family Structure by Region 2006 (Revised)
This data report from the General Social Survey (cycle 20) examines family structure by province and region.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Statistics Canada
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August 2007
Family Structure by Region 2006
This paper provides data tables from the General Social Survey comparing family structure by region between 2001 and 2006.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Statistics Canada
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June 2007
The Low Fertility Trap Hypothesis: Forces That May Lead to Further Postponement and Fewer Births In Europe
This paper discusses whether we can expect low birth rates to rise, and examines factors, both social and economic, that may be responsible for declining birth rates in European countries.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Vienna Institute of Demography
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2006
The Self-Sufficiency Project at 36 Months: Effects on Children of a Program that Increased Parental Employment and Income
This paper reports the effects of a welfare-to-work program for the participants' children including effects on their income, ...
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Social Research and Demonstration Corporation
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June 01, 2000
Children At Risk: State Trends 1990-2000
This comprehensive report provides a state-by-state analysis of changes in child well-being from 1990-2000.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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The Annie E. Casey Foundation
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August 01, 2002
Family Relationships and Children’s School Achievement: Data From the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth
This study analyzes how school achievement for children, ages 6 to 11, is affected by family relationship processes and family member characteristics.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Human Resources Development Canada
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October 01, 1998
Determinants of Welfare Entry and Exit by Young Women
This paper demonstrates that parental reliance on welfare, family and personal attitudes towards education, family structure, academic ability, and ethnicity are all factors that affect the likelihood of welfare dependency and the rate of welfare entry and exit.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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July 01, 1996
Background for Community Level Work on Educational Adjustment in Adolescence: Reviewing the Literature on Contributing Factors
This paper looks at students' educational adjustment by examining academic performance, achievement motivators, school engagement, and educational goals and expectations.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Child Trends
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December 2001
Father Absence and Youth Incarceration
This study examines the effect of father absence on youths' risk of arrest and incarceration.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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March 01, 2004
The Changing Role of Child Support among Never-Married Mothers
This paper shows that more never-married mothers are receiving child support than were in the past, although it continues to be relatively uncommon.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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October 01, 1999
Cohabitation: An Elusive Concept
This paper demonstrates that there is no easy definition or measurement of a cohabiting relationship, and argues that relationships between unmarried parents can be perceived as a continuum, from a marriage-like cohabiting relationship on one end, to the absence of any contact on the other.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Columbia University School of Social Work
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2004
How Will Welfare Reform Affect Childbearing and Family Structure Decisions?
This paper provides evidence that reforms to the welfare system have been moderately successful both in encouraging marriage and in discouraging divorce, avoidance of child support, living separately from relatives, and childbearing while unmarried or on welfare.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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October 2001
Work, Welfare, and Family Structure: A Review of the Evidence
This paper looks at a number of major American welfare reform programs, including Assistance for Families with Dependent Children, Medicaid, and food stamps.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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August 01, 1996
Does Welfare Play Any Role in Female Headship Decisions?
This paper seeks to determine whether or not welfare policies affect women's decision to head their own household.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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December 01, 1995
Single motherhood and mental health: implications for primary prevention
This paper provides an extensive survey of research done on the health of single mothers.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Canadian Medical Association
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March 01, 1997
Development in the First Years of Life
This article discusses the significant contribution of the early years in shaping a child's social, emotional, physical, mental, and cognitive development.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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The Future of Children
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2001
Where Have All the Babies Gone? The "Birth Dearth" and What to do About It
This paper discusses Canada’s falling birthrate, including the history and contributing factors to our low birth rate.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Institute of Marriage and Family Canada
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September 26, 2006
Parents Living with Children in Old Age
This paper focuses on the living arrangements of elderly parents who reside with their grown children.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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November 1997
Junior Comes Back Home: Trends and Predictors of Returning to the Parental Home
This paper examines patterns among young adults returning home.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Statistics Canada
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December 15, 2006
Profile of Canadian Families and Households: Diversification Continues
This report on the Canadian census from 2001 highlights changes in Canadian households over the past two decades.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Statistics Canada
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October 22, 2002
The Effects of the Changing Age Structure on Households and Families to 2026
This report examine patterns of family formation alongside Canada's changing age structures to predict how Canadian society will look over the next two decades.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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The Vanier Institute of the Family
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December 2006
Mixed Unions
This study based on data from the 2001 and 1991 Census of Population, measures the prevalence of mixed unions comprised of a member of a visible minority and a member of a non-visible minority or two different visible minorities.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Statistics Canada
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Summer 2004
Australian Social Trends 1995: Family - Living Arrangements: Children in Families
This article briefly examines Australian statistics on various issues pertaining to children and the family, including child abuse, parental employment, family structure, childcare, and family income.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
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January 25, 2001
AbstractThe Fragile Families and Child Well-Being Study: Questions, Design, and a Few Preliminary Results
This paper looks at the characteristics of unwed parents, their attitudes towards parenting, marriage and relationships, as well as their economic, employment and educational status.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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May 01, 2000
The Conflation of Marriage and Cohabitation in Government Statistics- A Denial of Difference Rendered Untenable by an Analysis of Outcomes
This paper discusses the findings from the Millennium Cohort Study in the U.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Bristol Community Family Trust
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September 2006
Pre-Marital Fertility and Labour Market Opportunities: Evidence from the 1970 British Cohort Study
This study examines the effects of employment opportunities on pre-marital childbearing and union formation decisions in Britain.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Institute for the Study of Labor
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September 2004
Family Matters: The Role of the Family in Immigrants’ Destination Language Acquisition
This paper examines the effects of family relationships and composition on immigrants' development of proficiency in the language of their destination country.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Institute for the Study of Labor
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March 2002
Describing the Structure and Needs of Families in South Africa: Towards the Development of a National Policy Framework for Families
This report contains a compilation of data pertaining to South African families.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Child, Youth and Family Development Research Programme of the HSRC
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September 2004
The Measurement of Family Religiosity and Spirituality
This paper reviews the links between religious commitment and positive family functioning, child and family outcomes, and social connections.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Child Trends
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2004
Family Patterns and Primary Prevention of Family Violence
This book chapter explores the ways family dynamics contribute to family violence, and it highlights some of the drawbacks of an approach to preventing family violence that focuses primarily on individual-level factors.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Transaction Publishers
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1990
Child, Maternal, and Family Characteristics Associating with Spanking
This article presents statistical information relating to maternal use of corporal punishment in the United States and examines variations in this pattern by age, socio-economic status, gender, marital status, race, religion, geographic location, and community characteristics.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Family Relations
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April 1995
Major Trends Affecting Families in the Gulf Countries
This report describes recent trends in urbanization, family structure, family functions and values, female employment, marriage and divorce patterns, globalization, the AIDS pandemic, and aging as they have affected families and the institution of the family in the Gulf countries.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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United Nations, Division for Social Policy and Development
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May 2003
Trends Affecting Families: El Mashrek El Araby
This report describes major trends in family structure, migration, demographic aging, the AIDS pandemic, and globalization as they affect families and the institution of the family in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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United Nations, Division for Social Policy and Development
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2003
Major Trends Affecting Families in Sub-Saharan Africa
This report describes major trends in family structure, migration, demographic aging, the AIDS pandemic, and globalization that are affecting families in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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United Nations, Division for Social Policy and Development
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2003
Family in The New Millineum: Major Trends Affecting Families in North Africa
This report describes major trends in family structure, migration, demographic aging, the AIDS pandemic, and globalization that are affecting families in Arab North Africa.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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United Nations, Division for Social Policy and Development
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September 2003
Major Trends Affecting Families: South America in Perspective
This report examines changes in family structure, household composition, fertility, relationship formation, aging, and household size as they affect the institution of the family in South America.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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United Nations, Division for Social Policy and Development
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April 2003
Major Trends Affecting Families in East and Southeast Asia
This report discusses trends relating to family structure, demography, migration, AIDS/HIV, and globalization as they affect families in East and Southeast Asia.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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United Nations, Division for Social Policy and Development
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March 31, 2003
Demographic and Social Trends Affecting Families in the South and Central Asian Region
This book chapter describes major social and demographic trends in South and Central Asia, including changing family structures, increased mobility and migration, an aging population, the AIDS pandemic, and globalization.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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United Nations, Division for Social Policy and Development
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2003
Major Trends Affecting Families in Central and Eastern Europe
This paper examines changes in family structure, fertility, and household composition in Central and Eastern Europe, and examines factors such as increased mobility, an aging population, globalization, and the AIDS pandemic that have contributed to these trends.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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United Nations, Division for Social Policy and Development
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2003
Major Trends Affecting Families in the New Millenium: Western Europe and North America
This book chapter describes recent changes to the family in Europe and North America, with an emphasis on family structure and relationship formation, reproductive behaviour, and the living conditions of older adults.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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United Nations, Division for Social Policy and Development
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2003
Children’s Time Use, Labor Division, and Schooling in Indonesia
This paper examines the effects of gender and family sibling composition on the division of children's time across schooling, work, and leisure activities in Indonesia.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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California Center for Population Research
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April 2005
Family Structures, Child Outcomes, and Environmental Mediators: An Overview of the Development in Diverse Families Study
This paper explores the effects of family structure on child development by examining the outcomes of children in different family types.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Australian Institute of Family Studies
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January 2003
Family Change and Community Life: Exploring the Links
This paper explores the connection between changes in family life, such as increasing divorce, maternal employment, and lone parenting, as well as decreasing social capital in communities.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Australian Institute of Family Studies
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April 2003
Household Size and Composition in the Developing World
This paper examines the characteristics of families in 43 developing countries around the world.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Population Council
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2001
Living Arrangements of Older Adults in the Developing World: An Analysis of DHS Household Surveys
This study examines the living arrangements of elderly people in 43 developing countries and compares differences by gender, world region, and socio-economic development.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Population Council
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2001
Australian Social Trends: Family and Community - Living Arrangements: Changing Families
This document looks at changing family structures and living arrangements in Australia, including the occurrence of multi-family and extended family households, and rises in childless and single-parent homes.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
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June 03, 2003
Effects of Parental Marital Status, Income, and Family Functioning on African American Adolescent Self-Esteem
This article explores the different ways that family factors affect the self-esteem of African American adolescent boys and girls.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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American Psychological Association
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2000
Welfare Entries among Children Living With Grandparents
This paper examines economic well-being and the risk of welfare entry among grandparent-headed households with grandchildren present.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Joint Center for Poverty Research
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2000
Housing Affordability: A Children's Issue
This paper examines the role that safe, stable and secure housing plays in the positive health and development of a child.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Canadian Policy Research Networks
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March 01, 2001
Recent Trends in the Inheritance of Poverty and Family Structure
This paper looks at the likelihood that daughters of poor single mothers will experience poverty and single-parenthood themselves.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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California Center for Population Research
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January 2004
Household Composition, Race/Ethnicity and Maternal Reports of Child Health in the United States
This paper demonstrates that children living in nuclear families or with their mother and her partner have better health outcomes than children living in extended families or with a single parent.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Population Research Center
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2002
The Emerging Role of Grandparents in Asia
This study of families in Taiwan, Thailand, and the Philippines demonstrates that many grandparents are co-residents with their children and grandchildren.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Population Studies Center
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October 1998
All the Ties that Bind: Race, Ethnicity, and Why Families Support Adult Children
This paper discusses racial and ethnic differences in parental support for adult children, and investigates factors that influence parents' decisions to support some of their children but not others.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Population Studies Center
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September 2001
Family Structure, Schooling Outcomes, and Investment in Education in South Africa
This paper examines the effect of family structure on South African children's school outcomes and the amount of money invested in their education.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Population Studies Center
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September 2003
Good Things Come in 3’s: Single-Parent Multigenerational Family Structure and Adolescent Adjustment
This study examines the effect of single parenthood on adolescent behaviours and finds that youth living with a single mother are more likely than other teens to drink, smoke, and initiate sexual activity.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies
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October 2001
The Effects of Time Use and Time Pressure on Parent-Child Relationships
This paper looks at how parent-child relationships have been affected by changes in the labour market, working arrangements, family structure, and division of labour over time.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Health Canada
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October 2000
Crime and the Nation's Households, 2000 (With Trends, 1994-2000)
This paper provides information about the number of households that experienced one or more crimes in 2000.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs
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September 2002
Crime and the Nation's Households, 2002
This paper provides information about the number of household that experienced one or more crimes in the year 2000.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs
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February 2004
Revisiting the Structure of American Households: 1985-2000
This paper gives an overview of the changes in household composition and family structure between the years 1985 and 2000.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Population Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University
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April 2001
The Declining Significance of Marriage: Changing Family Life in the United States
This paper looks at the impact of divorce, nonmarital childbearing, and cohabitation on the living arrangements of children in the US.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Center for Demography and Ecology University of Wisconsin-Madison
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1995
Adopted Children and Stepchildren: 2000
This paper looks at the number of adopted children and stepchildren in the US, and examines characteristics such as race, age, gender, disabilities, poverty status, and living arrangements.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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US Census Bureau
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October 2003
Families in Britain
This paper examines changes in family structure and function in Britain, including a discussion of adoption, single-parenthood, marriage, divorce, and remarriage.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Family Policy Studies Centre
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October 1995
Effects of Family of Origin on Women’s and Men’s Workforce Involvement
This paper examines the effects of family background characteristics, such as parental education, home literacy environment, maternal and paternal employment, parental income, family size, parental divorce, parental age, immigration status, and geographic location, on men and women's labour force participation.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
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September 2004
Healthy Immigrant Children: A Demographic and Geographic Analysis
In looking at data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), the authors identify barriers — such as language proficiency and family structure — that immigrant children and children of immigrants may face in accessing social services, health care, and service networks.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Human Resources Development Canada
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October 1998
Welfare Reform and Children's Living Arrangements
This study of the impact of welfare reform on children's living arrangements provides evidence that such reforms can significantly affect parental co-residence with their children.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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RAND Labor and Population
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October 2003
Indicators of Child, Family and Community Connections
This report provides statistical information on the characteristics and well-being of families.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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September 13, 2004
Diversity Among Unmarried Parents: Human Capital, Attitudes, and Relationship Quality (The Importance of Marriage Expectations)
This paper examines differences between married and unmarried parents, as well as differences among unmarried couples, to determine what factors are important in predicting marriage potential.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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Revised October 2002
Pathways to Stepfamily Formation in Europe: Results from the FFS
This study compares pathways to stepfamily formation in 19 European countries and discusses the multiple ways in which this type of family can be formed.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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October 2002
Trends in the Affordability of Child Care Services
This report examines trends in the affordability of child care in Australia over time for families of different types and income levels.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Australian Institute for Health and Welfare
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May 2001
Twins or Two Single Children: The Influence of the Multiplicity of the First Birth on the Divorce Risk of Swedish Women
This paper compares the divorce risk of women who give birth to twins versus women who have two single births.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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September 2001
Documenting Changing Family Patterns in South Africa: Are Census Data of any Value?
This article reviews the strengths and weaknesses of research about changing family patterns in South Africa.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa
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2001
Household Scenarios for the European Union, 1995-2025
This paper forecasts family formation and family structure trends in the European Union to 2025.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Statistics Netherlands, Department of Population
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August 30, 1999
Major Trends Affecting Families in Central America and the Caribbean
This report describes major trends in family structure, migration, demographic aging, the AIDS pandemic, and globalization as they affect families and the institution of the family in Central America and the Caribbean.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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United Nations, Division for Social Policy and Development
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May 23, 2003
Indicators of Child, Family, and Community Connections
This chartbook uses existing data to present information relating to the social contexts of families and includes indicators relating to family structure, family functioning, work and child care, school involvement, civic engagement, religious committment, and social connections.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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September 13, 2004
Public Perceptions of Work-Life Balance: Executive Summary
The survey asked Canadians whether they feel they are striking a balance between all the activities they undertake in life.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Women's Executive Network
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July 01, 2003
"Time to Do the Chores?" Factoring Home-Production Needs into Measures of Poverty
This paper argues that families need not only sufficient income but also sufficient time to perform essential household tasks.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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March 01, 1994
The More Things Change? Children’s Living Arrangements Since Welfare Reform
This brief paper looks at the changes in family structure and children's living arrangements since the 1996 welfare reform.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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The Urban Institute
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October 01, 2003
Child Population
This chapter from the book, The Health of Children and Young People, discusses trends in child welfare and well-being.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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The Office of National Statistics
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March 01, 2004
'Bailey Park' or 'Greater Pottersville'?: The Natural Family in the 21st Century Suburb
In this paper the author addresses what he perceives to be some major myths about life in the suburbs, and offers suggestions for family strengthening in suburban neighbourhoods.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Family Research Council
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March 31, 2003
Single Mothers in Various Living Arrangements: Differences in Economic and Time Resources
This paper examines the welfare of single mothers who are either cohabiting or living with their parents, and discusses how their race affects their outcomes.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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November 01, 1995
Beyond Single Mothers: Cohabitation, Marriage and the U.S. Welfare System
This paper examines patterns and consequences of marriage and cohabitation among welfare recipients in the United States.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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July 01, 1995
Transitions in Welfare Participation and Female Headship
This paper examines the effect of welfare policies and local economic conditions on women's transitions into and out of welfare and into and out of female headship.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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November 01, 2003
Beyond the Two-Parent Family: How Teenagers Fare in Cohabiting Couple and Blended Families
This paper explores the relationship between teens' living arrangements and their behavioural outcomes.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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The Urban Institute
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May 01, 2001
Understanding the 2000 Low Income Statistics Based on the Market Basket Measure
This report provides an overview of the incidence and depth of low income among Canadian families with children in 2000, specifically looking at post-income tax Low Income Cut-off (LICO-IAT)
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Human Resources Development Canada
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May 01, 2003
Trends in Child Poverty in Australia: 1982 to 1995-96
This paper uses data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics to examine changes in the incidence and distribution of child poverty in Australia.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling
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April 01, 1999
Australian Social Trends 1996: Family - Living Arrangements: People Who Live Alone
This article examines the marital status and housing arrangements of people who live alone in Australia.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
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January 12, 2001
Child care arrangements, personal, family and school influences on children’s adjustment to the first year of schooling
This paper is an extended executive summary of a study that provides new research on factors influencing children’s adjustment to the first year of schooling, and adds to previous research on children’s development.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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University of Melbourne, Aust.
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May 01, 2002
From Prison to Home: The Dimensions and Consequences of Prisoner Reentry
This paper examines the process of prisoner reentry into the community, highlights some obstacles to successful reentry, and investigates the impact of reentry for the family and community of the released offender.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Urban Institute Justice Policy Center
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June 01, 2001
Family Resources Survey: Great Britain 1999-2000
This document presents the results of a survey that investigated numerous aspect of families' economic well-being and standard of living.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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National Statistics: Department for Work and Pensions
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2001
Effects of Family Structure on the Risk of First Premarital Birth in the Presence of Correlated Unmeasured Family Effects
This paper examines the effects of family structure on a woman's risk of a non-marital first birth.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Population Research Center
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April 26, 2004
Social Inequalities: 2000 Edition
This book examines the socio-economic status of families in the United Kingdom and looks at income, living arrangements, rates of employment and unemployment, academic achievement, poverty, health, and family structure.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Office for National Statistics
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2000
Children Exposed to Partner Violence
This paper reviews the research on the impact of intimate partner violence on the children who witness it.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Crimes Against Children Research Center
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1998
Marriage Following the Birth of a Child Among Cohabiting and Visiting Parents
This paper examines factors that affect the likelihood that unmarried parents will marry after the birth of their child.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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March 01, 2004
Primary Childcare Arrangements of Employed Parents: Findings from the 1999 National Survey of America's Families
This paper provides information about working parents' primary care arrangements for their children aged 0-12.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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The Urban Institute
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May 01, 2002
Children and Familial Economic Welfare: The Effect of Income on Child Development
The aim of this paper is to examine the economic welfare of a family, by examining the relationship between family income and child development.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Human Resources Development Canada
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April 01, 2001
Children Living With Substance-Abusing or Substance-Dependent Parents
This brief paper examines trends in the prevalence of parental alcohol and drug consumption in the US.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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June 02, 2003
Family Background, Family Income, Maternal Work and Child Development
Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), this paper discusses family environment and child outcomes, and specifically the role maternal employment and the source of family income has on outcomes for children.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Human Resources Development Canada
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October 01, 1998
Transition Events in the Dynamics of Poverty
This paper examines the role that household characteristics, employment, and disability status play in poverty entrance and exit rates.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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The Urban Institute
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September 01, 2002
Family Spending: A report on the 2002–2003 Expenditure and Food Survey
This report provides a comprehensive analysis of household spending in the UK for 2002-2003, with results categorized according to age, income, household composition, socio-economic status, and geographic location.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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National Statistics
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June 01, 2004
Gay and Lesbian Families in the United States: Same-Sex Unmarried Partner Households
Using information from the US Census Bureau, this paper identifies the approximate number and location of homosexual couples in America.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Human Rights Campaign
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August 22, 2001
Income Inequality in Australia from 1982 to 1993: An Assessment of the Impact of Family, Demographic and Labour Force Change
This study demonstrates that changing family structures contributed to an increase in income disparity in Australia, while increased participation of females in the labour force helped to reduce it.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling
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November 01, 1994
Fathers Behind Bars: The Impact of Incarceration on Family Formation
This paper examines the rising rates of incarceration in the United States, and discusses the impact that this has on family structure.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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June 01, 2000
State AFDC Rules Regarding the Treatment of Cohabitors: 1993
This study looks at the ways in which different states deal with the presence of a cohabitor in a household with recipients of AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children).
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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March 01, 1995
The Fading Breadwinner Role and the Economic Implications for Young Couples
This paper looks at the increased prevalence of dual-earning families and shows that families in which both partners work have an economic advantage over those in which the husband is the sole breadwinner.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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December 01, 1994
Growing up With Mom and Dad? The Intricate Family Life Courses of Canadian Children
This paper looks at the changing compositions and structures of Canadian families and examines the rise in cohabiting, single-parent, and blended households.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Statistics Canada
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July 01, 1998
Social Focus in Brief: Children
This paper addresses many issues pertaining to children including housing, income, crime, mortality rates, education, substance abuse, family structure, and media consumption.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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National Statistics
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July 01, 2002
To What Extent Are Canadians Exposed to Low-Income?
This article discusses the probability of visible minority groups who are exposed to Low-Income; it analyses the percentage of individuals with low-income during 1993-1996.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Statistics Canada
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March 01, 1999
The Dynamics of Child Poverty in Australia
This paper looks at changes to the income and poverty status of Australian families with children throughout the 1990s.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling
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March 01, 2004
Early Predictors of Nonmarital First Pregnancy and Abortion
In an attempt to discover what factors predict nonmarital first pregnancies and abortions, this paper studies the psychosocial characteristics and family structures of young women.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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June 01, 1996
The Housing and Socio-Economic Conditions of Lone-Parent Families: 1991 Census Profile
This article uses unpublished data from the 1991 census to highlight the economic conditions of lone-parent families specifically with reference to their housing situation.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
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June 01, 1997
Family Characteristics and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Black Men in the United States
This study demonstrates that family structure, particularly maternal employment and parental marital status, affects the sexual behaviours of black adolescent and adult males.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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October 01, 2002
Changes in Poverty Among Families in the 1980s: Poverty Gap Versus Poverty Head-Count Approaches
This paper uses two different measurement methods, the poverty gap method and the poverty head-count method, to examine trends in poverty rates during the 1980s.
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Category:
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
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National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling
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October 01, 1993
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