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Peer reviewedDuncan, Greg J. – American Journal of Education, 1994
Estimates effects of neighbor and family characteristics on likelihood students will complete their schooling using national-level data from Panel Study of Income Dynamics. Data indicate racial composition of a neighborhood affects black but not white children. Family-level characteristics such as maternal education and family income were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Blacks, Comparative Analysis
