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Peer reviewedSandefur, Gary D.; And Others – Social Forces, 1992
Examines the effects of family type on high school graduation using data from the 1979-85 waves of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. Results show that (1) not living with both parents at age 14 has negative consequences for children's high school graduation, and (2) disruptions (changes in family structure) between ages 14 and 17 also…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Family Income, Family Structure, Graduation
