Family and sociodemographic influences on patterns of leaving home in postwar Britain.

A study was conducted to identify child-level and parent-level characteristics related to children's patterns of leaving home. Findings reveal that measured variables at both the child and the parent level exert important effect, as do period and cohort factors. Unmeasured parent-level factors, howe...

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Publicado en:Demography Vol. 35; no. 3; pp. 293 - 306
Autores principales: Murphy, Mike, Wang, Duolao
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Springer Science & Business Media B.V. August 1998
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Sumario:A study was conducted to identify child-level and parent-level characteristics related to children's patterns of leaving home. Findings reveal that measured variables at both the child and the parent level exert important effect, as do period and cohort factors. Unmeasured parent-level factors, however, exert an effect on the departure of children that is generally similar in magnitude to measured factors.