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Peer reviewedHodapp, Robert M.; Krasner, Diane V. – Exceptionality, 1995
Family demographics of 8th-grade students with visual impairments (n=89), hearing impairments (n=105), deafness (n=29), and orthopedic impairments (n=60) were compared to those of 22,368 additional U.S. 8th-grade students. Analysis revealed that families of children with disabilities showed higher percentages of divorce or separation, lower family…
Descriptors: Deafness, Demography, Disabilities, Divorce
Peer reviewedConger, Rand D.; And Others – Child Development, 1992
Used observations and family reports to examine the relationships between family economic stress factors and adjustment of adolescent boys. Economic pressures were associated with parental demoralization, which was related to marital conflict and disruptions in parenting. Disruptions in child-rearing behavior had adverse consequences for…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Child Rearing, Depression (Psychology)
Peer reviewedHand, Michael L. – Evaluation Review, 1990
Use of the bootstrap resampling technique (BRT) is assessed in its application to resampling analysis associated with measurement of payment allocation errors by federally funded Family Assistance Programs. The BRT is applied to a food stamp quality control database in Oregon. This analysis highlights the outlier-sensitivity of the…
Descriptors: Equations (Mathematics), Error Patterns, Family Income, Federal Aid
Peer reviewedChapa, Jorge; Valencia, Richard R. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1993
Presents data on rapid growth of the Latino population during the 1980s. Outlines ethnic and racial differences in educational attainment, family income, language status, age distribution, and other demographic variables. Discusses the impact of school segregation, growth of youth population, and low socioeconomic status on Latino access to…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Asian Americans, Blacks, Demography
Allen, David – Child Care Information Exchange, 1998
Explores six trends affecting the demand for center-based child care and early education: growing numbers of working women; growing minority populations; increases in early education enrollment; preference for center-based care; increases in number of families requiring financial assistance to access services; and increases in public funding for…
Descriptors: Day Care, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Employed Women
Peer reviewedBraunstein, Andrew; McGrath, Michael; Pescatrice, Donn – Research in Higher Education, 1999
A study analyzed demographic, socioeconomic, and financial factors in enrollment behavior of accepted applicants to Iona College (New York). Financial aid had a positive impact on enrollment decisions (excepting upper-income applicants): for every $1,000 increase offered, probability of enrollment increased 1.1 to 2.5%. Work-study was not…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Choice, Decision Making, Enrollment Influences
Peer reviewedMintz, Steven – OAH Magazine of History, 2001
Provides an overview of the changes and diversity in the history of the U.S. family. Focuses on topics such as family life during colonial times, the themes and variations in family patterns, the emergence of the "republican" family, enslaved families, family life during the twentieth century, and contemporary families. (CMK)
Descriptors: Colonial History (United States), Family (Sociological Unit), Family Characteristics, Family History
Direct linkArcher, Jeff – Education Week, 2005
A far-reaching study offers a damning assessment of the programs that prepare most of the nation's principals and superintendents. Led by Arthur E. Levine, the president of Teachers College, Columbia University, the report says most university-based preparation programs for administrators range in quality from "inadequate to appalling." The…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Administrator Education, Program Evaluation, Low Achievement
Parish, Susan L.; Cloud, Jennifer M. – Social Work, 2006
Young children with disabilities are significantly more likely to live in poverty than their peers without disabilities. Exposure to poverty creates additional risk of adverse outcomes for these vulnerable children. In this article, the following key circumstances contributing to this increased risk of impoverishment are analyzed: elevated costs…
Descriptors: Young Children, Disabilities, Family (Sociological Unit), Well Being
Brook, David W.; Morojele, Neo K.; Zhang, Chenshu; Brook, Judith S. – AIDS Education and Prevention, 2006
This study tested a developmental model of pathways to risky sexual behavior among South African adolescents. Participants comprised 633 adolescents, 12-17 years old, recruited from households in Durban, South Africa. Data were collected using in-person interviews. Topics included adolescents' sexual behaviors, household poverty levels, vulnerable…
Descriptors: Intervention, Poverty, Structural Equation Models, Parent Child Relationship
Snyder, Anastasia R.; McLaughlin, Diane K.; Findeis, Jill – Rural Sociology, 2006
We examine race and residential variation in the prevalence of female-headed households with children and how household composition is associated with several key economic well-being outcomes using data from the 2000 5% Public Use Microdata Sample of the U.S. Census. Special attention is paid to cohabiting female-headed households with children…
Descriptors: Racial Factors, Poverty, Family Income, Fatherless Family
Zhan, Heying Jenny – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2002
This article uses the life course perspective to combine micro- and macro-levels of analysis of caregiving burdens experienced by Chinese baby-boom cohort and then explores their elder care prospects. Based on survey interviews during 1997 and 1998 with 110 caregivers providing care to dependent parents or parents-in-law, this study finds that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Caregivers, Siblings, Family Income
Download full textCook, Traci; Blachman, Dara; Dye, Jane; Macartney, Suzanne; Lukacs, Susan; Howie, LaJeana; Kena, Grace; Sonnenberg, William; Axelrad, Daniel; Steffen, Barry; Truman, Jennifer; Cotto, Jessica; Jekielek, Susan; Mueggenborg, Mary; Coleman-Jensen, Alisha; Denton, Stephanie; Avenevoli, Shelli; Singleton, James; Knighton, Cindi; Han, Beth; O'Connell, Kellie; Guenther, Patricia; Hiza, Hazel; Kuczynski, Kevin; Koegel, Kristin; Radel, Laura – Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2011
"America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2011" is a compendium of indicators depicting both the promises and the challenges confronting our Nation's young people. The report, the 15th in an ongoing series, presents 41 key indicators on important aspects of children's lives. These indicators are drawn from the most…
Descriptors: Adoption, Social Indicators, Social Environment, Physical Environment
PDF pending restorationJones, Stan – 1992
This report is designed to present data pertaining to Ontario from the Statistics Canada "Survey of Literacy Skills Used in Daily Activities" in which 9,500 adult Canadians were interviewed and tested. (In Ontario, 2,201 adults were interviewed and tested.) It is the first comprehensive report on the state of everyday reading skills of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Age Differences, Basic Skills
Bolinger, Kevin; Gilman, David – 1997
This study examined differences between stable (n=107) and mobile (n=39) students attending a three-year middle school in Terre Haute (Indiana). Demographic variables of gender, ethnicity, and family income were considered, in addition to mobility, to assess possible relationships with aptitude and achievement. Achievement was measured by the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Demography, Educational Assessment
