Residential mobility in early childhood

Elizabeth M. Lawrence, Elisabeth Root and Stefanie Mollborn
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Elizabeth M. Lawrence: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Elisabeth Root: University of Colorado Boulder
Stefanie Mollborn: University of Colorado Boulder

Demographic Research, 2015, vol. 33, issue 32, 939-950

Abstract: Background: Understanding residential mobility in early childhood is important for contextualizing influences on child health and well-being. Objective: This study describes individual, household, and neighborhood characteristics associated with residential mobility for children aged 0-5. Methods: We examined longitudinal data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort (ECLS-B), a nationally representative sample of children born in 2001. Frequencies described the prevalence of characteristics for four waves of data and adjusted Wald tests compared means. Results: Moving was common for these families with young children, as nearly three-quarters of children moved at least once. Movers transitioned to neighborhoods with residents of higher socioeconomic status but experienced no improved household socioeconomic position relative to non-movers. Conclusions: Both the high prevalence and unique implications of early childhood residential mobility suggest the need for further research.

Keywords: early childhood; residential mobility; race/ethnicity; socioeconomic status; Early Childhood Longitudinal Study: Birth Cohort (ECLS-B) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J1 Z0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2015.33.32

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