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Staying at Home Longer to Become Homeowners?
This paper analyzes the age of young adults' departure from their parents' home and their likelihood of owning a home in their thirties.
• Category: Family Transitions > Home Leaving
• Statsitics Canada • December 11, 2007

Australian Social Trends: Population - Population Distribution: Youth Migration Within Australia
This document examines trends in youth migration, characteristics of youth who move, and factors influencing their migration patterns, such as employment and home-leaving.
• Category: Family Transitions > Home Leaving
• Australian Bureau of Statistics • June 03, 2003

Leave No Youth Behind: Opportunities for Congress to Reach Disconnected Youth
This report examines six government programs that could be used to help disconnected and at-risk youth.
• Category: Family Transitions > Home Leaving
• Center for Law and Social Policy • July 01, 2003

Education-to-Labour Market Pathways of Canadian Youth: Findings from the Youth in Transition Survey
This study uses data from Canada's Youth in Transition Survey to examine the paths young Canadians choose during the transition from education to the labour market and their associated outcomes.
• Category: Family Transitions > Home Leaving
• Statistics Canada • November 1, 2007

Delayed Transitions of Young Adults
The article examines the Canadian census data that indicates young adults are delaying life events that signal the transition into adulthood such as home leaving, marriage, and full-time employment.
• Category: Family Transitions > Home Leaving
• Statistics Canada • September 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.
• Category: Family Transitions > Home Leaving
• Statistics Canada • September 2007

The Street Lifestyle Study
This paper explores the precursors to adopting a street lifestyle as a teen and looks at negative peer influences, conflicting child-parent values, experiences of domestic violence or abuse, and bullying.
• Category: Family Transitions > Home Leaving
• Health Canada • 1997

Australian Social Trends 1994: Family - Living Arrangements: Living With Parents
This document looks at statistics on the number of young Australians living with their parents, and examines the characteristics and demographics of this population, such as educational goals, marital status, and income.
• Category: Family Transitions > Home Leaving
• Australian Bureau of Statistics • February 22, 2001

National Estimates of Missing Children: Selected Trends 1988-1999
This report provides statistical information pertaining to children who are abducted by a family member, who run away from home, or are otherwise classified as lost, injured, or missing.
• Category: Family Transitions > Home Leaving
• U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention • December 2004

Marital Disruption in the Czech Republic: The Role of Personal Characteristics, Individuality, and Premarital Cohabitation
This paper explores possible predictors of divorce in the Czech Republic, a country with very high rates of marital dissolution.
• Category: Family Transitions > Home Leaving
• Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research • October 2002

Moving the Nest: A Look at the Effect of Family and Work Status Changes in Later Mid-Life
This paper examines parents' patterns of migration and home relocation in relation to employment changes and children leaving the family home.
• Category: Family Transitions > Home Leaving
• Population Research Center • 1998

Youth Values and Transitions to Adulthood: An Empirical Investigation
This paper presents the findings of three studies which investigated British youths' values, social capital, and transitions to adulthood.
• Category: Family Transitions > Home Leaving
• Families & Social Capital ESRC Research Group, London South Bank University • February 2004

Family Support during the Transition to Adulthood
This policy brief examines the extent and ways in which parents provide financial support to their children as they transition into adulthood.
• Category: Family Transitions > Home Leaving
• National Poverty Center • August 2004

Leaving Home Ain’t Easy: A Comparative Longitudinal Analysis of ECHP Data
This paper examines the effects of income, employment, and parental resources on young adults' decision to leave their parents' home and live independently.
• Category: Family Transitions > Home Leaving
• Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research • December 2001

Leaving Home in Europe: The Experience of Cohorts Born around 1960
This paper discusses the diverse patterns of home leaving among European men and women in sixteen countries.
• Category: Family Transitions > Home Leaving
• Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research • May 2001

Transitions from Home to Marriage of Young Americans
This paper examines the effects of young adults' earnings on their transition from home to independent living to first marriage in the United States.
• Category: Family Transitions > Home Leaving
• Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research • January 2001

The Transition to Adulthood: Characteristics of Young Adults Ages 18 to 24 in America
This paper assesses the well-being and characteristics of young adults in the United States, with a focus on such outcomes as citzenship, educational attainment, military service, employment, social connectedness, and family formation.
• Category: Family Transitions > Home Leaving
• The Annie E. Casey Foundation • May 2005

The Well-Being of Older Youth in Out-of-Home Care Who Are Headed to Independence
This paper reports on the employment status, health, educational attainment, delinquency, and social activities of youth who have gained independence from foster care.
• Category: Family Transitions > Home Leaving
• Children and Family Research Center • 2001

Runaway/Thrownaway Children: National Estimates and Characteristics
This document presents statistics on the number and characteristics of children who have either run away from their homes or have been thrown out by a caregiver.
• Category: Family Transitions > Home Leaving
• U.S. Department of Justice • October 01, 2002

Australian Social Trends 2001: Family - Family Formation: Older Mothers
This article discusses the increasing trend towards delaying pregnancy and motherhood until later in life.
• Category: Family Transitions > Home Leaving
• Australian Bureau of Statistics • May 20, 2002

Delayed Life Transitions: Trends and Implications
This paper outlines the trend of delayed life transitions such as leaving home, first marriage and first childbirth.
• Category: Family Transitions > Home Leaving
• Vanier Institute of the Family • May 01, 2004

Substance Use Among Youths Who Had Run Away from Home
This study looks at the number and characteristics of youth who run away from home, and demonstrates that these young people have elevated rates of drug and alcohol use compared to others their age.
• Category: Family Transitions > Home Leaving
• Office of Applied Studies: Substance Abuse and Mental Health • July 02, 2004

Three Eras of Young Adult Home Leaving in Twentieth-Century America
This paper investigates trends and changes in the age of home leavers in the US during the twentieth century.
• Category: Family Transitions > Home Leaving
• Poulation Research Center • January 24, 2001

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