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Direct linkMurphey, David; Bandy, Tawana; Moore, Kristin A. – Child Trends, 2012
In this study, the authors examined a fairly select group--children younger than six who have experienced five or more moves (who they term "frequent movers")--using nationally representative data from the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health. Their aims were to understand some of the particular demographic characteristics of this group of…
Descriptors: Family Structure, Hispanic Americans, Racial Differences, Economically Disadvantaged
Download full textTerry-Humen, Elizabeth; Manlove, Jennifer; Moore, Kristin A. – 2001
Research supports the anecdotal observation that unmarried mothers and their children face greater obstacles and suffer greater strains than married couples and their children. Less is known about the specific characteristics of the women who have births outside of marriage. This research brief paints a fuller picture of nonmarital childbearing.…
Descriptors: Births to Single Women, Mothers, One Parent Family, Racial Differences
Moore, Kristin A.; Hofferth, Sandra L. – 1978
The basic hypothesis explored in this report is that a young age at birth of a first child is directly associated with becoming a female family head and/or welfare recipient. To determine the validity of this hypothesis, the effect of premarital birth, a young age at first marriage, educational attainment, and family size are explored. Data from…
Descriptors: Age, Birth, Educational Experience, Employment Experience
Moore, Kristin A.; And Others – 1985
This report presents child-based data from the March 1983, Current Population Survey. The data have been reorganized from their usual form which is as information on households, families, or individual adults, to data with children as the unit of analysis. The primary focus of the report is on children's living arrangements: what kinds of families…
Descriptors: Black Family, Children, Dual Career Family, Family Characteristics
Moore, Kristin A.; And Others – 1978
The primary purpose of the research presented in this paper is to develop a more complete model of educational attainment. Age at first birth is examined by multiple regression, along with other independent variables that have been found to affect educational attainment, including age at marriage. The second purpose of this paper is to address the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Birth, Black Mothers
Morrison, Donna Ruane; Moore, Kristin A.; Blumenthal, Connie; Coiro, Mary Jo; Middleton, Spencer – 1994
Despite the large number of children in stepfamilies, there is little research on the implications of large families for child well-being. This paper used three traditionally representative data sets--the National Commission on Children Survey (NCC), the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH) and the National Survey of Children…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Comparative Analysis, Delinquency
