Family Structure in Childhood and Educational Attainment

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  • 子ども期の家族構造と教育達成格差
  • 子ども期の家族構造と教育達成格差 : 二人親世帯/母子世帯/父子世帯の比較
  • コドモキ ノ カゾク コウゾウ ト キョウイク タッセイ カクサ : フタリ シン セタイ/ボシ セタイ/フシ セタイ ノ ヒカク
  • A Comparison of Two-parent, Single-mother, and Single-father Families
  • —二人親世帯／母子世帯／父子世帯の比較—

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This study aims to investigate the effect of single parenthood on the children's educational attainment, and whether the effect changes over time. The dataset used in this study comprised data from the “Japanese General Social Survey Cumulative Data 2000–2003.” The main findings are as follows: (1) People from single-parent families show a lower level of educational attainment than those from two-parent families with regard to advancement to both high school and college. (2) In terms of advancement to college, the disparity was considerable. (3) Although single-father families are better off economically than single-mother families, there is little difference between them in the levels of children's educational attainment. (4) The effect of single parenthood cannot be fully attributed to “low levels of household income at age 15,” which suggests that noneconomic factors should be examined in future inquiries.

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