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Alternative Title:
Child Youth Serv Rev
Personal Author:
Rostad, Whitney L. ; Ports, Katie A. ; Tang, Shichao ;
Rostad, Whitney L. ; Ports, Katie A. ; Tang, Shichao ; Less -
Description:
Familial economic hardship, an adverse childhood experience (ACE) that increases children's risk for exposure to additional ACEs, can derail optimal child development. A compelling area with potential for reducing economic hardship and promoting healthy child development is housing. In the US, the largest contributor to family wealth is homeownership, which may contribute to a family's ability to provide their children opportunities to do better than previous generations. The objective of the current study was to examine the influence of homeownership on children's economic outcomes in adulthood. This study used data from two surveys conducted in the US, the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79) and the NLSY79 Young Adult survey, to examine the association between mothers' homeownership in 1994 and children's economic outcomes 20 years later. Adults whose mothers owned homes in 1994 were over 1.5 times more likely to own homes, attained higher education, and were moderately less likely to receive public assistance in 2014 compared to adults whose mothers did not own homes. This paper highlights the potential of homeownership to break the intergenerational continuity of poverty. Programs that help families purchase affordable housing hold promise in helping ensure children reach their full potential and improving economic outcomes in future generations.
Subject:
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Adverse Childhood Experiences
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Economic Outcomes
Generational Poverty
Homeownership

Source:
Child Youth Serv Rev. 99:355-359
Pubmed ID:
31787791
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC6884082
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Funding:
CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHS/United States ;
Place as Subject:
United States ;
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
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urn:sha256:c97a6d9e374fd83fd627113a9f8f5005002b8c5c482e2fa68254b37f9e0e6759
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