title: Family structure and educational attainment of children: effects of remarriage.
abstract: "This study explores how remarriage alters the effect of living in a female-headed family on children's educational attainment.  The analysis is based upon data from a mother/child extract taken from the 1984 March/April Match file of the [U.S.] Current Population Survey. Ordinary least squares regression analysis and logit analysis are used. The results are mixed.  While remarriage mitigates the negative effects of single-parent family living on years of school completed and the probability of high school graduation, it exacerbates these effects on the probability of entering college by ages 18-20 years, especially for boys. Thus, while remarriage increases income and reduces time pressures compared to single-parent family living, the presence of a stepfather appears to complicate the college entrance decision."
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D001695:Biology; D002657:Child Development; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005195:Family Relations; D005220:Fathers; D007182:Income; D008393:Marriage; D009035:Mothers; D009656:North America; D010290:Parents; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012737:Sex Factors; D020954:Single-Parent Family; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Biology; Child Development; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Educational Status; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Relationships; Fathers; Income; Marriage; Marriage Patterns; Mothers; North America; Northern America; Nuptiality; One Parent Family; Parents; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Remarriage; Sex Factors; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Time Factors; United States