NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Back to results
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
ERIC Number: EJ524916
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0195-2269
Timing of Childhood Events and Early-Adult Household Formation.
Hill, Martha S.; And Others
New Directions for Child Development, n71 p87-109 Spr 1996
Identified a number of risk factors contributing to early household formation. Found that for girls, factors included mother's educational level and birth order; for boys, parental divorce at any stage of childhood. Risk factors common to boys and girls were age of mother at time of child's birth and race. (HTH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Birth Order, Divorce, Family Environment, Life Events, Predictor Variables, Sex Differences, Theories
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Research; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Household Formation; Life Transitions; Risk Factors; Transition to Adulthood
Note: Theme issue topic: "Leaving Home: Understanding the Transition to Adulthood."