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ERIC Number: EJ1042216
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-2194
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Reading Disability and Adult Attained Education and Income: Evidence from a 30-Year Longitudinal Study of a Population-Based Sample
McLaughlin, Margaret J.; Speirs, Katherine E.; Shenassa, Edmond D.
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v47 n4 p374-386 Jul-Aug 2014
This study examined the impact of childhood reading disability (RD) on adult educational attainment and income. Participants' (N = 1,344) RD was assessed at age 7, and adult educational attainment and income were assessed in midlife using categorical variables. Participants with RD at age 7 were 74% (95% CI: 0.18, 0.37) less likely to attain a higher level of education and 56% (95% CI: 0.32, 0.61) less likely to attain a higher level of income as an adult than participants with average or above reading achievement at age 7. Attained education was found to mediate the relationship between RD and attained income.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts; Rhode Island
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