Residential mobility during adolescence: Do even “upward” moves predict dropout risk? |
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| Institution: | 1. George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, Campus Box 1196, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, United States;2. Georgia State University College of Law, 140 Decatur Street, Urban Life Building Room 445, Atlanta, GA 30303, United States;3. American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20016, United States;1. New York University, United States;2. University of California, Berkeley, United States;3. University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, United States;1. Centre for Mental Health and Safety, University of Manchester, Manchester, England;2. Centre for Integrated Register-Based Research, CIRRAU, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark;3. National Centre for Register-Based Research, Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark;1. Division of Social Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region;2. Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, 426 Thompson Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48106, USA;3. Center for Social Research, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China;1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Violence Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States;2. Crimes Against Children Research Center, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, United States;3. Sewanee: The University of the South, Sewanee, TN, United States;4. Juvenile Protective Association, Chicago, IL, United States |
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| Abstract: | This paper uses the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health to investigate the impact of housing instability in adolescence on the likelihood of subsequent graduation from high school. Combining census data, self-reports, and information about respondents’ residential changes, we use the variation in households’ number of moves and neighborhood quality to predict whether participants obtain a high school diploma. Controlling for major predictors of housing mobility, students experiencing at least one move over a 12-month period have a roughly 50% decreased likelihood of obtaining a high school diploma by the age of 25. These associations are identified regardless of whether students move to a poorer or less-poor neighborhood. Our results carry implications for the development of housing policies and interventions designed for disadvantaged populations. |
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| Keywords: | Housing mobility Moving Neighborhood Adolescence High school graduation Add Health |
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