Nontraditional families and childhood progress through school |
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Authors: | Rosenfeld Michael J |
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Institution: | (1) RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, USA;(2) Universidad de Alicante and IZA, Alicante, Spain |
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Abstract: | I use U.S. census data to perform the first large-sample, nationally representative tests of outcomes for children raised
by same-sex couples. The results show that children of same-sex couples are as likely to make normal progress through school
as the children of most other family structures. Heterosexual married couples are the family type whose children have the
lowest rates of grade retention, but the advantage of heterosexual married couples is mostly due to their higher socioeconomic
status. Children of all family types (including children of same-sex couples) are far more likely to make normal progress
through school than are children living in group quarters (such as orphanages and shelters). |
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