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Title: The Effect of Neighborhood Poverty and Migration on Behavior Change in Children
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Hango, Darcy William |
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The Effect of Neighborhood Poverty and Migration on Behavior Change in Children Presented: Minneapolis, MN, Population Association of America Annual Meeting, May 2003 Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79 Publisher: Population Association of America Keyword(s): Behavior Problems Index (BPI); Geocoded Data; Migration; Neighborhood Effects; Poverty Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Research suggests that children are affected by their surroundings. Poor neighborhoods lead to fewer resources, less access to socioeconomically advantaged neighbors, and more behavioral challenges. Families in poor neighborhoods can undertake many strategies to improve the life chances of their children. One such strategy, which may reduce the prevalence of problematic behavior, is to move into a more affluent neighborhood. Residential mobility programs such as Gautreaux and Moving to Opportunity were designed to address this concern. The current research uses the NLSY linked mother-child files and the 1990 U.S. Census to assess the effect of residential mobility and neighborhood poverty on changes in childhood behavior problems between 1988 and 1994. Findings reveal that moving increases child behavior problems, regardless of the poverty level of the origin and destination neighborhood. The largest increase is witnessed for those children who move 'down' from nonpoor to poor neighborhoods. |
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Hango, Darcy William. "The Effect of Neighborhood Poverty and Migration on Behavior Change in Children." Presented: Minneapolis, MN, Population Association of America Annual Meeting, May 2003. |