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Low Birth Weight and Household Structure

Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 1989
Data collected during postnatal visits were used to study the risk of low birth weight (LBW) among unmarried women living alone and among unmarried women living with a partner or another adult, using married women living with their husbands as the reference group.
H, Doucet   +2 more
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Does Household Structure Affect Adolescent Smoking?

Public Health Nursing, 2011
AbstractObjectivesTo examine household structure when studying determinants of youth smoking, as the configuration of a family is an important factor in the etiology of adolescent problem behaviors.Design and SampleThe study sample (n = 13,001) included respondents aged 12–19 years who were either living in two‐parent households, single‐parent ...
Neda, Razaz-Rahmati   +2 more
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American Household Structure in Transition

Family Planning Perspectives, 1984
The number of U.S. households rose by 58 percent between 1960 and 1983, with nontraditional household types accounting for most of the increase. Whereas the number of households containing married couples with children younger than 18 rose by only four percent over the period, one-parent households increased by 175 percent; one-person households, by ...
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