All variations
in socioeconomic characteristics were only controlled for by matching maltreated children to children of similar demographics who resided in the same state and zip code.
Not exact matches
Area and individual maternal
characteristics included country of residence, ward type,
socioeconomic status, ethnicity (defined by Office for National Statistics guidelines and classified for this analysis as British / Irish white3 or of other ethnic origin), maternal age
in years at cohort child's birth, level of education (attainment of qualification at GCSE grade G or above), parity (whether cohort child is first live birth), and lone parent status.
The study also included data on various individual
characteristics (e.g. extraversion and hostility
in childhood; physical health
in childhood and adulthood) and family and environmental factors (e.g.,
socioeconomic status
in childhood, social integration
in adulthood).
CARDIA began
in the mid-1980s with a group of men and women 18 - 30 years of age and has collected extensive data on medical,
socioeconomic, psychosocial and behavioral
characteristics.
Published annually since 2009, Basic Facts about Low - Income Children presents demographic
characteristics and
socioeconomic conditions of poor and low - income children
in fact sheets for five age groups, from infants and toddlers to adolescents.
In California, both NME and pertussis clusters were associated with factors characteristic of high socioeconomic status such as lower population density; lower average family size; lower percentage of racial or ethnic minorities; higher percentage of high school, college, or graduate school graduates; higher median household income; and lower percentage of families in povert
In California, both NME and pertussis clusters were associated with factors
characteristic of high
socioeconomic status such as lower population density; lower average family size; lower percentage of racial or ethnic minorities; higher percentage of high school, college, or graduate school graduates; higher median household income; and lower percentage of families
in povert
in poverty.
And
in fact, research suggests that there are no significant personality differences between online and offline daters.5 There is some evidence that online daters are more sensitive to interpersonal rejection, but even these findings have been mixed.6, 7 As far as the demographic
characteristics of online daters, a large survey using a nationally representative sample of recently married adults found that compared to those who met their spouses offline, those who met online were more likely to be working, Hispanic, or of a higher
socioeconomic status — not exactly a demographic portrait of desperate losers.8
The author adds, «School practices to encourage parents to participate
in their children's education are more important than family
characteristics like parental education, family size, marital status,
socioeconomic level, or student grade level
in determining whether parents get involved.»
In effect, he devotes this book to affirming James Coleman's 1966 finding that school differences have far less impact on achievement differences than do family
characteristics, the mightiest of which, Rothstein says, is
socioeconomic status.
As educators, we have a responsibility to work toward a society
in which age, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability,
socioeconomic status, political affiliation, or any of the other
characteristics that make up our identity, cease to be seen as problems to be overcome and instead are recognized as sources of strength.
We examined whether larger networks are more effective than smaller ones and found that, both with and without correcting for student and peer
socioeconomic characteristics and selection bias, students at schools that are part of networks of three or more schools consistently outperform students at schools
in networks of only two schools.
We compare the test scores of students
in each of the seven categories, taking into account differences
in the students»
socioeconomic characteristics, including parent schooling, self - reported household income, the number of non-school books
in the home, and the quality of the peer groups (calculated by averaging family background and home resources for all students
in the classroom).
The ACER report provides an analysis of Australian students» financial literacy background
in the context of student background
characteristics: Indigenous background, geographic location, immigrant and language background, and
socioeconomic background.
For example, there is no satisfactory way to make judgments about which method of teaching reading is superior — whole language or phonics — without factoring
in the
socioeconomic, school, and teacher
characteristics of each of the groups of students
in the experiment.
Differences
in the demand curve by family
socioeconomic status likely play out not only
in what families pay but
in the
characteristics of the centers that serve communities
in which most of the customers are within a restricted range of economic advantage.
In study after study, scholars have investigated the effects of differences among white and black students in their socioeconomic status, family structure, and neighborhood characteristics and in the quality of their school
In study after study, scholars have investigated the effects of differences among white and black students
in their socioeconomic status, family structure, and neighborhood characteristics and in the quality of their school
in their
socioeconomic status, family structure, and neighborhood
characteristics and
in the quality of their school
in the quality of their schools.
The PISA data indicate that the observed variation
in the distribution of student
characteristics across countries does not place the United States at a disadvantage
in international assessments compared with other highly developed countries; students with high levels of
socioeconomic status had an educational advantage over their low SES counterparts across all 20 countries, even after considering the differences
in the percentage of students who are immigrants, from less - advantaged homes, non-native language speakers, and other factors.
To find out how the individual states performed
in 2000 compared with what we might expect on the basis of conditions
in each state, I computed the correlation of completion rates with expectations based on three factors: state average
socioeconomic characteristics (family income, education, and occupation); the percentage of two - parent families; and the rate at which students change schools.
The evaluation of the North Carolina IMPACT project by the William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at North Carolina State University focused,
in part, on assessing teacher
characteristics related to technology adoption before and after a 3 - year infusion of technology funding at 11 elementary and middle schools located
in low -
socioeconomic - status districts (No Child Left Behind Act of 2001).
Although volunteers» demographic and
socioeconomic characteristics are discussed separately below, many are related to each other and interact
in predictable ways; for example, income increases with education and marital status changes with age.
Representative Concentration Pathways, are referred to as pathways
in order to emphasize that they are not definitive scenarios, but rather internally consistent sets of time - dependent forcing projections that could potentially be realized with more than one underlying
socioeconomic scenario... They are representative
in that they are one of several different scenarios, sampling the full range of published scenarios (including mitigation scenarios) at the time they were defined, that have similar RF and emissions
characteristics.
In the survey - linked cohort, positively associated family
characteristics included smaller family size; higher
socioeconomic status; and parents who were older, were college graduates, reported excellent health, and received influenza vaccination.
A similar relationship was noted
in the Western Australian Aboriginal Child Health Survey where an independent association between the number of dietary indicators met and a child's odds of experiencing emotional or behavioural problems was demonstrated.5 Other research with Australian adolescents has also demonstrated an association between dietary quality and mental health, even after controlling for
socioeconomic status and a range of individual and family - level
characteristics.41, 42 It appears that a more detailed exploration of the link between diet and mental health among Aboriginal children is warranted.
The effects of place may also vary with individual and households
characteristics.2 This is reflected
in an urban excess of CMD only among those who were economically inactive, 51 variation
in suicide rates with area level and individual
socioeconomic factors, particularly unemployment, 52,53 and interaction between ethnicity and urban / rural location
in the association with depressive symptoms among those living
in poverty
in the USA.54 Thus, place may only affect those with specific vulnerabilities.13
The obesity epidemic
in the United States - gender, age,
socioeconomic, racial / ethnic, and geographic
characteristics: a systematic review and meta - regression analysis
In addition to the demographic characteristics of gender, age, race / ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, we included adolescents» academic performance, rebelliousness, involvement in extracurricular activities, daily television exposure, and number of movies watched per wee
In addition to the demographic
characteristics of gender, age, race / ethnicity, and
socioeconomic status, we included adolescents» academic performance, rebelliousness, involvement
in extracurricular activities, daily television exposure, and number of movies watched per wee
in extracurricular activities, daily television exposure, and number of movies watched per week.
Adolescence is characterized by major biological, psychological and social challenges and opportunities, where interaction between the individual and environment is intense, and developmental pathways are set
in motion or become established.2 — 4 Furthermore, adolescent psychopathology can have important consequences for education, relationships and
socioeconomic achievement
in later life.5 — 7 These
characteristics of adolescence do not only set high demands for cohort studies aiming to capture the most salient aspects of developmental pathways, they also ensure a great gain
in empirical knowledge and an invaluable source of information for public health policy from such studies.
Neighbourhood
socioeconomic status and maternal factors at birth as moderators of the association between birth
characteristics and school attainment: a population study of children attending government schools
in Western Australia
The most apparent is that single measures of absolute concentrations of salivary cortisol, for most health - related variables, seldom give significant findings; deviation measures,
in terms of diurnal deviations and / or laboratory stress tests seem to be more strongly and consistently associated with a number of factors, such as
Socioeconomic Status (SES), psychological
characteristics, biological variables
in terms of overweight and abdominal fat accumulation, and mental and somatic disease.
Marital status and living arrangement differences
in time with children largely disappear or single mothers engage
in more child care than married mothers after controls for
socioeconomic status and other
characteristics are introduced.
The primary constructs within the hypothesized framework are: (1) social position variables —
characteristics that are used within societies to hierarchically stratify groups (race, gender,
socioeconomic status); (2) parenting variables — familial mechanisms that may influence African American adolescents well - being, perceptions of competence, and attitudes towards others
in various contexts (e.g., parenting practices and racial socialization messages); (3) racial discrimination — negative racially driven experiences that may influence feelings of competence, belongingness, and self - worth; (4) environmental / contextual factors — settings and surroundings that may impede or promote healthy identity development (e.g., academic settings); and (5) learner
characteristics — individual
characteristics that may promote or hinder positive psychological adjustment outcomes (e.g., racial identity, coping styles).
E Nagy, P Molnar, A Pal, H. Orvos Prevalence rates and
socioeconomic characteristics of post-partum depression
in Hungary.
Longitudinal studies have consistently reported higher rates of major depression and other psychopathology (anxiety disorders, conduct disorders and substance abuse disorders)
in adolescents with an affectively ill parent than
in control families with similar demographic
characteristics (age, ethnicity,
socioeconomic status and educational level).
The sociodemographic
characteristics of the families
in terms of parental education, high school dropout, family poverty, welfare status, age at parenthood, and
socioeconomic status indicated an average level of disadvantage relative to the overall Canadian and Quebec populations, respectively (Statistics Canada, 2008, 2012a).