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Title: Single-parent households and mortality among children and youth

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2017

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Abstract: Although many studies have examined associations between family structure and child outcomes, few have considered how the increase in single-parent households since the 1960s may have affected child mortality rates. We examined state-level changes in the percentage of children living with single parents between 1968 and 2010 and state-level trends in mortality among children and youth (age 19 or younger) in the United States. Regression models with state and year fixed effects revealed that increases in single parenthood were associated with small increments in accidental deaths and homicides.

Url: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0049089X16300205

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Authors: Amato, Paul R; Patterson, Sarah E

Periodical (Full): Social Science Research

Issue: 1

Volume: 63

Pages: 253-262

Data Collections: IPUMS USA, IPUMS CPS

Topics: Family and Marriage, Fertility and Mortality

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