Amato Paul R, Patterson Sarah E
Department of Sociology, Pennsylvania State University, 211 Oswald Tower, University Park, PA 16801, United States.
Soc Sci Res. 2017 Mar;63:253-262. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2016.09.017. Epub 2016 Sep 29.
Although many studies have examined associations between family structure and child outcomes, few have considered how the increase in single-parent households since the 1960s may have affected child mortality rates. We examined state-level changes in the percentage of children living with single parents between 1968 and 2010 and state-level trends in mortality among children and youth (age 19 or younger) in the United States. Regression models with state and year fixed effects revealed that increases in single parenthood were associated with small increments in accidental deaths and homicides.
尽管许多研究探讨了家庭结构与儿童成长结果之间的关联,但很少有研究考虑自20世纪60年代以来单亲家庭数量的增加可能如何影响儿童死亡率。我们研究了1968年至2010年间美国各州与单亲生活的儿童比例的变化,以及美国儿童和青少年(19岁及以下)的死亡率的州级趋势。带有州和年份固定效应的回归模型显示,单亲家庭比例的增加与意外死亡和凶杀案数量的小幅增加有关。