The historical trajectory of the black family: Ethnic differences in leaving home over the twentieth century
- 1 January 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in The History of the Family
- Vol. 2 (3), 295-307
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s1081-602x(97)90017-8
Abstract
This article examines the historical trajectory of the Black family by documenting changes in leaving home among race and ethnic groups in the United States over the course of the twentieth century. The analysis uses data from the National Survey of Families and Households, a retrospective study of 13,008 US adults interviewed in 1987/88 about their past and current family experiences. A competing risks, proportional hazards statistical analysis allows an evaluation of the changing probabilities of leaving home by a given route (e.g., marriage, school, military). The article contrasts the effects of being Black, Hispanic, or non-Hispanic White on leaving home, distinguishing patterns early in the twentieth century (World War II or earlier) from those current during two periods later in the century (the baby boom years, Vietnam and after). There were major racial changes in ages at leaving home and in the routes taken out of the home. Trend data show convergences between White nonHispanics and Hispanics bu...Keywords
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