Family Structure and Children's Health and Well-Being: Data from the 1988 National Health Interview Survey on Child Health.

Dawson, Deborah A.

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ERIC Number: EJ435505

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Family Structure and Children's Health and Well-Being: Data from the 1988 National Health Interview Survey on Child Health.

Dawson, Deborah A.

Journal of Marriage and the Family, v53 n3 p573-84 Aug 1991

According to data from national survey of 17,110 children under age 18, children living with single mothers or with mothers and stepfathers were more likely than those living with both biological parents to have repeated a grade, been expelled, been treated for emotional or behavioral problems, and to have elevated scores for behavioral problems and health vulnerability. (Author/ABL)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Health, Children, Family Structure, Fatherless Family, Mental Health, National Surveys, Predictor Variables, Stepfamily, Well Being, Youth Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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