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A Portrait of Well-Being in Early Adulthood
This study uses measures such as financial self-sufficiency, educational attainment, health behaviours and civic involvement to gauge the well-being of 25-year-olds in the United States.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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Child Trends
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October 2003
The Dynamics of Childhood Poverty
This paper explores trends in child poverty, the demographics of children living in poverty, and the duration of poverty.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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The Future of Children
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Summer/Fall 1997
Immigrant Children and their Families: Issues for Research and Policy
This article discusses various disadvantages and challenges faced by children in immigrant families as they become an increasingly important segment of the American society and educational system.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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The Future of Children
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Summer/Fall 1995
Gaps in Coverage for Children in Immigrant Families
This article analyzes the obstacles that immigrant children face in obtaining health insurance and discusses approaches that have been taken to overcome these challenges.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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The Future of Children
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2003
Demographic Change and the Life Circumstances of Immigrant Children
This article presents statistical information pertaining to the cultural, social, family, economic, and housing circumstances of various minority immigrant groups living in the United States.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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The Future of Children
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Summer 2004
The Multiple Contexts of Middle Childhood
This article examines attitudes and experiences among six- to twelve-year-olds from minority and immigrant backgrounds.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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The Future of Children
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Summer 2004
Economic and Labour Market Trends
This article examines changes in economic and labour market trends in the United States as they affect the well-being of low-income, immigrant working families and their children.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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The Future of Children
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Summer 2004
Children of Immigrant Families: Analysis and Recommendations
This article discusses the strengths of immigrant families, the challenges faced by the children of immigrants, and the extent to which a family's country of origin affects how they fare in the United States.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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The Future of Children
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Summer 2004
Faster, Younger, Richer? The Fond Hope and Sobering Reality of Immigration's Impact on Canada's Demographic and Economic Future
This paper addresses the issue of population growth in Canada.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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C.D. Howe Institute Commentary
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The Child Care Arrangements of Preschool Children in Immigrant Families in the United States
This paper explores trends in childcare use by immigrant families and compares their patterns of use with those of non-immigrant families.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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The Foundation for Child Development
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April 01, 2002
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: The Increase in Immigrant Child Poverty from 1970 to 2000
This paper examines the prevalence and determinants of poverty among the children of immigrants and non-immigrants in the United States.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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Center for Family and Demographic Research
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August 2002
Diversity in Early Childhood: A Collection of Essays
This report provides a collection of essays on the theme of diversity and childhood.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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Barnardos’ National Children’s Resource Centre
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2002
Quarterly Demographic Estimates: April to September 2008
This report is a demographic report looking at Canada's population growth during the 3rd quarter of 2008.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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Statistics Canada
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September 2008
A Longitudinal Study of Family Obligation and Depressive Symptoms Among Chinese American Adolescents
This article examines longitudinal data on Chinese American adolescents, reporting that increased behaviours and attitudes with respect to family obligation correlate with lower levels of depressive symptoms.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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American Psychological Association
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June 2009
Visible Minorities and Victimization 2004
This report concludes that Canadian born visible minorities experience higher rates of violent victimization than non-Canadian born visible minorities.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Statistics Canada
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February 2008
Children of Immigrants: A Statistical Profile
This report discusses the economic hardships of immigrant children in the United States.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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National Center for Children in Poverty
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September 2002
Children in Immigrant Families: U.S. and State-Level Findings From the 2000 Census
This paper uses data from the 2000 US census to provide an overview of the characteristics and well-being of children who live in immigrant families.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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Annie E. Casey Foundation, The Population Reference Bureau
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January 2005
Parents' Coresidence with Adult Children: Can Immigration Explain Race and Ethnic Variation?
This paper examines racial and ethnic variations in older parents' co-residence with their adult children and explores possible reasons for these patterns.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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Center for Family and Demographic Research
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2000
Synthesis of Department of Justice Canada Research Findings on Spousal Assault
This paper is a summary of the Justice Department of Canada's findings on spousal assault, including the effectiveness of the criminal justice system, the attitudes of the victims towards their experiences, and the legal difficulties experienced by women who have been abused.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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Department of Justice Canada
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March 1998
Immigration in Canada: A Portrait of the Foreign-born Population, 2006 Census
This paper based on the 2006 Canadian census examines immigration, reporting that one in five people in Canada are foreign-born, which is the largest ratio in 75 years.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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Statistics Canada, Social and Aboriginal Statistics Division
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December 2007
Learning Literacy in Canada: Evidence from the International Survey of Reading Skills
This paper examines the Canadian results from the International Study of Reading Skills to determine the reading abilities of the least skilled adults in the country.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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Culture, Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics Division, Statistics Canada, Human Resources and Social Development Canada
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January 2008
Changes in Poverty Status and Developmental Behaviours: A Comparison of Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Children in Canada
Using the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, this study examines how immigrant and non-immigrant family pathways and child development (ages 4 to 11) are affected by family income.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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Human Resources Development Canada
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August 01, 2000
Drug Abuse Among Minority Youth: Advances in Research and Methodology
This document is a collection of research papers and findings on the patterns, causes, and consequences of drug use and abuse among minority youth in America.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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National Institute on Drug Abuse
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1993
Federal Policy for Immigrant Children: Room for Common Ground?
This article presents two perspectives on strategies to improve access to public benefits, education, and economic mobility among children in immigrant families.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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The Future of Children
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Summer 2004
Children of Recent Immigrants: National and Regional Trends
This report analyses national US trends in the well-being and characteristics of children born to recent immigrants.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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National Center for Children in Poverty
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December 2004
Children of Low-Income, Recent Immigrants
This report provides statistical information pertaining to the socio-economic status, family characteristics, and development of immigrant children in the United States.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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National Center for Children in Poverty
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December 2004
Annual Demographic Estimates: Canada, Provinces and Territories 2007, Revised
This paper provides population estimates for Canada by province and territory and estimates births, deaths, immigration and emigration for 2007.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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Statistics Canada
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December 2007
Birth Outcomes by Neighbourhood Income and Recent Immigration in Toronto
This study examines differences in non-fatal birth outcomes in Toronto by recent immigration and neighbourhood income.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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Statistics Canada
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November 2007
California's Young Children: Demographic, Social, and Economic Conditions
This paper examines the welfare of California's children and assesses the social, economic, and family factors which are having an impact on their well-being.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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Public Policy Institute of California
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November 01, 2002
Trends in Family and Household Poverty
While studies have shown single-parent homes to be a primary cause of poverty in the rest of the nation, this is not the case for California which now has one of the highest percentages of poor married families in the country.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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Public Policy Institute of California
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May 01, 2000
Immigrants’ Perspectives on their First Four Years in Canada
This study examines the perceptions immigrants have of their first four years in Canada.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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Statistics Canada
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April 2007
Portrait of the Canadian Population in 2006
This report presents population data from the 2006 Canadian census, highlighting changes and growth due to international migration.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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Statistics Canada
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March 2007
A Portrait of Seniors in Canada
This report provides a portrait of Canadian seniors in 2006 in contrast with previous cohorts and younger generations.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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Statistics Canada
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February 2007
Chronic Low Income and Low-income Dynamics Among Recent Immigrants
This paper examines the prospect of low-income among immigrants following the shift in Canadian immigration policy favouring highly educated or skilled immigrants.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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Statistics Canada
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January 2007
Annual Demographic Estimates: Census Metropolitan Areas, Economic Regions and Census Divisions, Age and Sex 2001 to 2006
This report provides demographic information about Census Metropolitan Areas and economic regions, measuring population makeup, growth and decline.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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Statistics Canada
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January 2007
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 Transitions > Immigration Experience
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Statistics Canada
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Summer 2004
Child Well-Being and the Intergenerational Effects of Undocumented Immigrant Status
This paper discusses the health deficits experienced by children whose parents are illegal immigrants.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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June 01, 2000
Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada 2003 and 2004
This paper provides a wide range of Canadian demographical information covering statistical data on fertility, mortality, immigration, marriage, divorce and abortion.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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Statistics Canada
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June 2006
Interethnic Marriages and Economic Assimilation of Immigrants
This paper explores the hypothesis that interethnic marriages have an effect on the economic assimilation of immigrants into the labour force in the United States.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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Institute for the Study of Labor
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May 2004
Economic and Social Perspectives of Immigrant Children in Germany
This paper examines immigrant and native-born children's differential experiences of household economic hardship and poverty in Germany.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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Institute for the Study of Labor
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June 2001
Pre-School Enrollment: An Analysis by Immigrant Generation
This paper examines preschool enrollment among immigrant children, those who immigrated as children, and native-born children of immigrants in the United States.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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Institute for the Study of Labor
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July 2004
Gender, Comparative Advantage and Labor Market Activity in Immigrant Families
This paper examines the interplay between gender and comparative labour market advantage in determining which partner works and which engages in human-capital investment activities (e.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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Institute for the Study of Labor
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May 2001
How Do Sex Ratios Affect Marriage and Labor Markets? Evidence from America’s Second Generation
This paper examines the effects of sex ratios on the union formation, labour force participation, and earnings of the children and grandchildren of immigrants.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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Institute for the Study of Labor
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September 2001
Cultural-community Divorce and the Family Law Act 1975: A proposal to clarify the law
This paper addresses the impact of divorce on different cultural communities, particularly Islamic and Jewish cultures.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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Commonwealth of Australia
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August 2001
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 Transitions > Immigration Experience
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Institute for the Study of Labor
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March 2002
Hardship Among Children of Immigrants: Findings from the 1999 National Survey of America's Families
This paper examines the extent of income, food, housing, and health care related hardship for immigrant families.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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The Urban Institute
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February 2001
At the Lower End of the Table: Determinants of Poverty among Immigrants to Denmark and Sweden
This paper examines the relative poverty levels of immigrants and native-born citizens in Denmark and Sweden.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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Institute for the Study of Labor
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April 2005
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 Transitions > Immigration Experience
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Human Resources Development Canada
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October 1998
Vietnamese Refugees: Crime Rates of Minors and Youths in New South Wales
This paper examines the nature and extent of criminal activity in New South Wales for unaccompanied Vietnamese immigrant youth.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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Australian Institute of Criminology
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1989
Nowhere to Turn? Responding to Partner Violence Against Immigrant and Visible Minority Women: Voices of Frontline Workers
This paper examines the particular vulnerabilities of immigrant and minority women who have experienced domestic violence.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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Canadian Council on Social Development
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2004
Growing Up Canadian – A Study of New Immigrant Children
This paper examines data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, focusing on familial factors that mediate the effect of poverty on children’s mental health outcomes (conduct disorder, hyperactivity, emotional disorder).
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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Human Resources Development Canada
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October 01, 1998
What Influences Young Canadians to Pursue Post-Secondary Studies?
This paper discusses post-secondary education enrolment and the factors that affect enrolment, such ...
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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Human Resources Development Canada
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November 01, 2002
Immigrant Youth in Canada
This paper explores the immigration and adaptation of foreign-born youth to Canada and Canadian culture.
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Category:
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
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Canadian Council on Social Development
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2000
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