title: Who runs? A demographic profile of runaway youth in the United States.
abstract: Prevention and treatment programs for runaways have been hindered by an inadequate population profile. Using Add Health data to determine 12-month prevalence and demographic predictors of running away, we found that over 6% of youths reported running away. Running was predicted by biological gender, age, region, urbanicity, and family structure.
authors.affiliation: Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Cary, North Carolina 27514, USA. rsanchez@pire.org
authors.forename: Rebecca Polley
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.forename: Martha W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Waller
authors.forename: Jody M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Greene
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D002648:Child; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D018453:Homeless Youth / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014481:United States; D014505:Urban Population