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Migration and Father Absence: Shifting Family Structure in Mexico
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Demography (2013) 50 (4): 1303–1314.
Published: 26 January 2013
... demonstrate that since 1976, migration has shifted from the least common to the most common form of father household absence. Presently, more than 1 in 5 children experience a father’s migration by age 15; 1 in 11 experiences his departure to the United States. The proportions are significantly higher among...
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Father Absence and Accelerated Reproductive Development in Non-Hispanic White Women in the United States
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Demography (2018) 55 (4): 1245–1267.
Published: 05 July 2018
...Lauren Gaydosh; Daniel W. Belsky; Benjamin W. Domingue; Jason D. Boardman; Kathleen Mullan Harris Abstract Girls who experience father absence in childhood also experience accelerated reproductive development in comparison with peers with present fathers. One hypothesis advanced to explain...
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Reproductive timing by father absence: Unrelated non-Hispanic white females...
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Published: 05 July 2018
Fig. 2 Reproductive timing by father absence: Unrelated non-Hispanic white females ( n = 2,631). Mantel-Haenszel log-rank test indicates that the differences between reproductive timing for females with absent and present fathers are statistically significant for all reproductive events ( p
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Polygenic score (PGS) distribution by father absence: Unrelated non-Hispani...
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Published: 05 July 2018
Fig. 5 Polygenic score (PGS) distribution by father absence: Unrelated non-Hispanic white females ( n = 2,681). The distribution of polygenic scores by father absence tests for rGE. The distribution of the accelerated menarche polygenic score is similar for girls in both groups
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Sibsize of 5+ and father absence among 8- to 9-year-olds by race, 1940–2012...
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Published: 11 April 2017
Fig. 4 Sibsize of 5+ and father absence among 8- to 9-year-olds by race, 1940–2012. Sources: IPUMS, Census of Population 1940–1990, CPS (June) 2000 and 2012
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When Is a Father Really Gone? Paternal–Child Contact in Father-Absent Homes
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Demography (1990) 27 (4): 499–517.
Published: 01 November 1990
...Frank L. Mott Abstract This research uses unique longitudinal data to examine the dynamics of the father’s presence or absence during a child’s first few years of life and consider the extent to which overt father-presence/absence statistics mask a continuing contact with the child’s father...
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Beyond Absenteeism: Father Incarceration and Child Development
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Demography (2012) 49 (1): 49–76.
Published: 28 December 2011
... are incarcerated. The estimated effects of paternal incarceration are stronger than those of other forms of father absence, suggesting that children with incarcerated fathers may require specialized support from caretakers, teachers, and social service providers. The estimated effects are stronger for children who...
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The impact of child support on cognitive outcomes of young children
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Demography (1998) 35 (2): 159–173.
Published: 01 May 1998
... characteristics of the child and family, we find some evidence that receipt of child support has a positive impact on children’s cognitive test scores over and above its contribution to total income. However, the effects vary by test, by race, and by reason for Father’s absence. Our results also indicate...
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Fathers and absent fathers: Sociodemographic similarities in britain and the United States
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Demography (1998) 35 (2): 217–228.
Published: 01 May 1998
... country. Although fatherhood has a younger profile in the United States, especially for blacks, predictors of fathers’ residency with their children are remarkably similar in the two countries. In both countries, the strongest predictor of a father’s absence is the parents’ relationship to each other...
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Paternal absence by cause, including children with nonresident fathers at b...
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Childhood Risk of Parental Absence in Tanzania
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Demography (2015) 52 (4): 1121–1146.
Published: 29 July 2015
...Fig. 5 Paternal absence by cause, including children with nonresident fathers at birth ...
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Child support and the postdivorce economic well-being of mothers, fathers, and children
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Demography (2000) 37 (2): 203–213.
Published: 01 May 2000
... estimates given no support and current levels of support. The latter are analogous to results shown in Figure 1 and Table 4 (at 7 to 9 months); a smaller sample is used for mothers because of missing data on fathers.6 In the absence of any child support transfers, custodial- mother families have...
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Research Note: School Reopenings During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Implications for Gender and Racial Equity
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Demography (2022) 59 (1): 1–12.
Published: 01 February 2022
... participation relative to fathers and to women without children—that is, the fewer days of instruction, the less likely that mothers were employed. ESOS is a critical data source for evaluating the mid- and long-term implications for students who experienced reduced in-person learning and for mothers who exited...
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Family structure and dependency: Early transitions to female household headship
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Demography (1988) 25 (1): 1–16.
Published: 01 February 1988
... Structure Female Household Head Father Absence Marital Disruption Welfare Receipt References Allison , P. ( 1982 ). Discrete-time methods for the analysis of event histories . In S. Leinhardt (Ed.), Sociological Methodology (pp. 61 – 98 ). San Francisco : Jossey-Bass...
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Diverging destinies: How children are faring under the second demographic transition
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Demography (2004) 41 (4): 607–627.
Published: 01 November 2004
... disparity in parental resources and that the government can do more to close the gap between rich and poor children. 14 1 2011 © Population Association of America 2004 2004 Single Motherhood Demographic Transition Maternal Employment Russell Sage Foundation Father Absence...
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The Sibsize Revolution and Social Disparities in Children’s Family Contexts in the United States, 1940–2012
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Demography (2017) 54 (3): 813–834.
Published: 11 April 2017
...Fig. 4 Sibsize of 5+ and father absence among 8- to 9-year-olds by race, 1940–2012. Sources: IPUMS, Census of Population 1940–1990, CPS (June) 2000 and 2012 ...
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Immigrants in Their Parental Homeland: Half a Million U.S.-born Minors Settle Throughout Mexico
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Demography (2019) 56 (4): 1453–1461.
Published: 10 June 2019
... historically focused on male labor migrants and changes in family dynamics as a result of father absence. Although attention to female migrants has increased, we have a limited view of how children fit into the migration process. Prior research on U.S.-born minors in Mexico has primarily focused...
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Educational attainment of children from single-parent families: Differences by exposure, gender, and race
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Demography (1988) 25 (2): 221–234.
Published: 01 May 1988
... family income may affect the child's educational attainment by reducing financial support for further schooling and by necessitating early entrance into the labor force. The father's absence severely restricts the time he spends with his children. Furstenberg et al. (1983) found that divorced fathers...
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Consequences of family disruption on children’s educational outcomes in Norway
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Demography (2009) 46 (3): 553–574.
Published: 01 August 2009
... in the 1990s (pp. 155 – 213 ). New York : Russell Sage Foundation . McLanahan S.S. ( 1999 ). Father Absence and Children’s Welfare . In E.M. Hetherington (Ed.), Coping With Divorce, Single Parenting and Remarriage: A Risk and Resiliency Perspective (pp. 117 – 46 ). Mahwah NJ...
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Demography (2022) 59 (1): 389–415.
Published: 01 February 2022
... . McLanahan et al. (2013 :422), concluding their analysis of the “causal effects of father absence,” wrote that “despite the robust evidence that father absence affects social-emotional outcomes throughout the life course, these studies also clearly show a role for selection in the relationship between family...
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