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ERIC Number: EJ565616
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-4086
The Waning Effect of Sibship Composition on School Attainment in Hong Kong.
Post, David; Pong, Suet-ling
Comparative Education Review, v42 n2 p99-117 May 1998
Analysis of 1981 and 1991 Hong Kong census data confirms the waning effects of sibship size, sex composition, and birth order on the stratification of educational opportunities within the household, particularly with regard to daughters' access to education. These changes are related to increases in mothers' education, but more importantly, to a huge increase in availability of free schooling. (SV)
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Educational Supply, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Influences, Enrollment Trends, Family Characteristics, Family Structure, Foreign Countries, Free Education, Sex Differences, Siblings, Womens Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Hong Kong; Sociology of the Family