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Title: Risk Behaviors Among Children and Youth Who Have a Sibling With a Disability
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Penner, Anna |
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Risk Behaviors Among Children and Youth Who Have a Sibling With a Disability Presented: Denver CO, Population Association of America Annual Meeting, April 2018 Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79 Young Adult Publisher: Population Association of America Keyword(s): Behavior; Contraception; Disability; Risk-Taking; Siblings; Substance Use Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Utilizing data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 Children and Young Adults, this paper examines risk behaviors among children (ages 10-14) and youth (15 and older) who have had a sibling with a disability (SWD). Current estimates maintain that one in eight American families have a child with a disability, suggesting that a significant portion of our children have a SWD, and yet little research examines their experiences using nationally representative data. I investigate whether respondents with SWDs engage in risk behaviors more than those whose siblings are not disabled. I find that, on average, the reports are similar, and if anything respondents with a SWD engage in more risk behaviors, not fewer. In particular, contraceptive use is lower among youth with a SWD and physical harm to others is higher among children with a SWD. |
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Penner, Anna. "Risk Behaviors Among Children and Youth Who Have a Sibling With a Disability." Presented: Denver CO, Population Association of America Annual Meeting, April 2018. |