The Incidence of Extended Households among Middle-Aged Black and White Women: Estimates from a 15-Year Panel Study.

Beck, Rubye W.; Beck, Scott H.

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Publication Date: 1989

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The Incidence of Extended Households among Middle-Aged Black and White Women: Estimates from a 15-Year Panel Study.

Beck, Rubye W.; Beck, Scott H.

Journal of Family Issues, v10 n2 p147-68 Jun 1989

Used National Longitudinal Surveys of Mature Women data to compare cross-section and 15-year estimates of the incidence of living in extended households among middle-aged Black and White women. Found that up to one-third of the White women and two-thirds of the Black women experienced this household form during part of their middle years. (TE)

Descriptors: Black Family, Extended Family, Family Size, Family Structure, Females, Incidence, Longitudinal Studies, Middle Aged Adults, Racial Distribution, Surveys

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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