title: Family structure, economic status, and educational attainment.
abstract: "This study examines the effect of family structure on high school graduation by race and gender using data from the first twenty-one waves of the [U.S.] Panel Study of Income Dynamics and recently available retrospective marital histories.... The analysis tests the hypothesis that the negative effect on educational attainment often associated with living in a mother-only or stepfather family stems primarily from the reduced level of economic resources available to these households. Empirical findings indicate that living with a widowed, divorced, or separated mother has little or no effect on educational attainment once we control for economic status. However, living in a stepfather family appears to have a persistent negative effect on high school graduation rates."
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boggess
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D005006:Ethnicity; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005195:Family Relations; D006295:Health Resources; D009656:North America; D009934:Organization and Administration; D010290:Parents; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D012737:Sex Factors; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Educational Status--determinants; Ethnic Groups; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Relationships; North America; Northern America; Organization And Administration; Parents; Population; Population Characteristics; Resources; Sex Factors; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Stepparent; United States