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Moore, Kristin Anderson; Paschall, Katherine; Pina, Gabriel; Anderson, Samantha – Child Trends, 2020
Because families are the first nurturers and educators of their children, it is helpful for policymakers and other stakeholders to understand how family characteristics, the activities in which families engage, and their neighborhood circumstances are associated with preschool children's health and readiness for learning. The analyses presented in…
Descriptors: Family Influence, Family Characteristics, Family Environment, Neighborhoods
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Moore, Kristin Anderson; Vandivere, Sharon – Social Indicators Research, 2007
Longitudinal indicators are measures of an individual or family behavior, interaction, attitude, or value that are assessed consistently or comparably across multiple points in time and cumulated over time. Examples include the percentage of time a family lived in poverty or the proportion of childhood a person lived in a single-parent family.…
Descriptors: Well Being, Social Environment, Family Environment, Longitudinal Studies
Valladares, Sherylls; Moore, Kristin Anderson – Child Trends, 2009
In the minds of many people, poor families equal problem families. Indeed, that perception is not surprising, giving compelling evidence of the harsh effects that poverty can have on family life and child well-being. However, far less attention has been paid to the strengths that many poor families have and the characteristics that they may share…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Poverty, Family Life, Economically Disadvantaged
Moore, Kristin Anderson; Vandivere, Sharon – 2000
To assess the level of family stress that a child experiences, several questions from the National Survey of America's Families (NSAF) were combined to create a family stress index. The NSAF is a survey of more than 44,000 households representative of the United States as a whole and of 13 states, conducted as part of the Assessing the New…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Behavior Problems, Children, Family Environment
Moore, Kristin Anderson; Vandivere, Sharon; Ehrle, Jennifer – 2000
The National Survey of America's Families (NSAF) includes several questions that can be used to assess sociodemographic risk. The NSAF is a national survey of more than 44,000 families, conducted as part of the Assessing the New Federalism project. Measures used to form an index of risk are: (1) single parenthood; (2) four or more children living…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Change, Child Welfare, Children
Moore, Kristin Anderson; Vandivere, Sharon; Ehrle, Jennifer – 2000
The 1997 National Survey of America's Families (NSAF) asked parents of 6- to 17-year-olds several questions in order to assess the degree of turbulence or stability in a child's life. Turbulence was associated with several types of change, including moves and multiple school changes. The NSAF is a survey of more than 44,000 families, representing…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Behavior Problems, Change, Child Welfare