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Newcomb, Paul R.; Sarvela, Paul D. – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1988
Describes impact of familial variables on alcohol use among rural youth. Examines Ohio data regarding family structure, parental drinking problems, and youth drinking. Data suggest student perceptions of parental drinking problems are related to family structure. Recommends health education and counseling program development. (Author/TES)
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, Counseling Services, Drinking
Dager, Edward Z.; McCullough, B. Claire – 1976
Although family integration is a much-used concept in sociological research on the family, there has been no consistency in its definition or measurement. Numerous factors representing family integration have been combined to develop a measure, the Family Integration Index, designed to be a more valid and reliable measure of the multi-dimensional…
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Structure, Group Unity
Le Bras, Herve – 1979
This study of early childhood and the family in member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) employs two statistical approaches to the problem of providing an accurate picture of modern conditions of family life. A classical demographic approach to population studies is initially used, then is critiqued,…
Descriptors: Classification, Demography, Extended Family, Family Characteristics
Download full textVanier Inst. of the Family, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1994
This report identifies significant trends and forces affecting Canada's families and the changes they are undergoing. Following an introductory section, which discusses what families are and what they do, the report consists of 14 tables and 82 charts of family-related information accompanied by written explanations of the numbers and trends.…
Descriptors: Careers, Children, Demography, Family Life
Vanier Inst. of the Family, Ottawa (Ontario). – 2000
Noting that Canadians have witnessed profound demographic, economic, social, cultural, and technological changes over the last century and the need for sound demographic information for future planning, this report is the second to identify significant trends affecting Canada's families. Following an introductory section providing relevant…
Descriptors: Children, Demography, Employed Parents, Family Life
Ehrle, Jennifer; Adams, Gina; Tout, Kathryn – 2001
Despite the growing interest in the care of children younger than age 3, there is little national information available on their current child care arrangements. This study used data from the National Survey of America's Families on the types of care, hours in care, and the number of nonparental arrangements for under-age-3 children of working…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Day Care, Employed Parents
