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Title: The Effects of Family Structure on Youth Outcomes in the NLSY97
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1. Pierret, Charles R.
The Effects of Family Structure on Youth Outcomes in the NLSY97
In: Social Awakening: Adolescent Behavior as Adulthood Approaches. R.T. Michael, ed. New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation, 2001: pp. 25-48
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
Keyword(s): Adolescent Behavior; Alcohol Use; Behavioral Problems; Cigarette Use (see Smoking); Delinquency/Gang Activity; Drug Use; Family Circumstances, Changes in; Family Structure; Family Studies; Illegal Activities; Incarceration/Jail; Mothers, Education; Sexual Behavior

Chapter: Examined whether particular children in a particular family situation would fare better if the parents were to stay together or split up. The sample for this analysis was drawn from the 1st round of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1997 Cohort (NLSY97). Outcome measures included GPA in the 8th grade and indicator variables for certain negative behaviors: whether the youth smoked cigarettes, drank alcohol, or smoked marijuana on at least 2 days in the last month, had been arrested 2 or more times, and had sex with 3 or more partners ever. Information about the family structure was obtained from the parent interview. It was found that children living in nonintact families earn lower grades in school and exhibit a greater propensity to engage in problem behaviors in their teen years. Even after controlling for income and mother's education, NLSY97 youths living in nonintact families were up to 120% more likely to use marijuana regularly and 250% more likely to have been arrested 2 or more times. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2000 APA, all rights reserved)
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Pierret, Charles R. "The Effects of Family Structure on Youth Outcomes in the NLSY97" In: Social Awakening: Adolescent Behavior as Adulthood Approaches. R.T. Michael, ed. New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation, 2001: pp. 25-48