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Title: Single-Parent Households and Children's Educational Achievement: A State-Level Analysis

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2015

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Abstract: Although many studies have examined associations between family structure and childrens educational achievement at the individual level, few studies have considered how the increase in single-parent households may have affected childrens educational achievement at the population level. We examined changes in the percentage of children living with single parents between 1990 and 2011 and state mathematics and reading scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Regression models with state and year fixed effects revealed that changes in the percentage of children living with single parents were not associated with test scores. Increases in maternal education, however, were associated with improvements in childrens test scores during this period. These results do not support the notion that increases in single parenthood have had serious consequences for U.S. childrens school achievement.

Url: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0049089X15001118

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Authors: Amato, Paul R.; Patterson, Sarah; Beattie, Brett

Periodical (Full): Social Science Research

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Volume: 53

Pages: 191-202

Data Collections: IPUMS USA, IPUMS CPS

Topics: Education, Family and Marriage, Other

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