Changes in Poverty Status and Developmental Behaviours: A Comparison of Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Children in Canada

Author: Morton Beiser, Feng Hou, Violet Kaspar, Samuel Noh Publisher: Human Resources Development Canada Publication: Document Date:                  August 01, 2000 Category: Family Transitions > Immigration Experience Related Categories: Children > Child Development Family Economics > Economic Hardship Family Economics > Family Income Family Economics > Poverty   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.  The relationship between parental characteristics and movement in or out of poverty is also discussed.   Click to read this article... (PDF) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link