Richter K
Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University, Salaya, Nakornpathom, Thailand.
Demography. 1988 Nov;25(4):553-66.
This article analyzes how union patterns in Mexico and Colombia affect the lives of children. The proportion of children affected by a disruption by the age of 15 is estimated by using life table methods. The factors that contribute to a child's risk of experiencing a disruption are investigated by using proportional hazard models. Finally, the living arrangements of children by the mother's marital status, the urban status, and the mother's educational attainment are explored. The findings indicate that about one-fifth of Mexican children and one-third of Colombian children spend some time with an unmarried mother by the age of 15. In addition, those who experience a disruption or are born outside of a union spend a considerable length of time in the single-parent state. Most children of an unmarried mother live in an extended-family household, often with a grandparent.
本文分析了墨西哥和哥伦比亚的家庭模式如何影响儿童的生活。通过使用生命表方法估算了15岁之前受家庭破裂影响的儿童比例。利用比例风险模型研究了导致儿童面临家庭破裂风险的因素。最后，探讨了按母亲婚姻状况、城市状况和母亲教育程度划分的儿童生活安排。研究结果表明，到15岁时，约五分之一的墨西哥儿童和三分之一的哥伦比亚儿童会有一段时间与未婚母亲生活在一起。此外，那些经历家庭破裂或非婚出生的儿童会在单亲家庭状态下度过相当长的一段时间。大多数未婚母亲的孩子生活在大家庭中，通常与祖父母一起生活。
