scholarly journals Birth Order Matters: The Effect of Family Size and Birth Order on Educational Attainment

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison L. Booth ◽  
Hiau Looi Kee
Keyword(s):  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Birth Order ◽  
Family Size

Narcotics Addicts: Effect of Family and Parental Risk Factors on Timing of Emancipation, Drug Use Onset, Pre-Addiction Incarcerations and Educational Achievement

1990 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
William J. McCarthy ◽  
M. Douglas Anglin
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Birth Order ◽  
Family Size ◽  
Age Of Onset ◽  
Juvenile Detention ◽  
Parental History ◽  
Parental Absence ◽  
History Of

The family background characteristics of 756 male heroin users were examined to determine the effects of selected family risk factors on the timing of onset of emancipation and drug use, on pre-addiction incarcerations and on educational attainment. These risk factors included family size, birth order, socioeconomic status, family drug use, parental history of alcoholism, parental absence, and family history of incarceration. The two measures of age of emancipation were age on leaving school and age on leaving home. Age of onset of regular use was measured for the following drugs: tobacco, alcohol, marijuana and heroin. Incarceration measures included the occurrence of juvenile detention and the time spent in prison prior to first addiction. Educational attainment was a score on a California State achievement test. Larger family size, higher birth order, parental alcoholism and parental absence were found to have a cumulatively negative effect on how young the respondents were when they first left home and when they first used particular drugs regularly, on their level of tested academic achievement, and on their probability of juvenile detention. Implications for social policies designed to prevent drug abuse are discussed.

Family size, birth order and educational attainment: Evidence from China

2019 ◽  
Vol 57 ◽  
pp. 101346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qian Weng ◽  
Xia Gao ◽  
Haoran He ◽  
Shi Li
Keyword(s):  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Birth Order ◽  
Family Size

Resolving the debate over birth order, family size, and intelligence.

2000 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 599-612 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Lee Rodgers ◽  
H. Harrington Cleveland ◽  
Edwin van den Oord ◽  
David C. Rowe
Keyword(s):  
Birth Order ◽  
Family Size
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