| Title |
Migration and Father Absence: Shifting Family Structure in Mexico
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Demography, January 2013
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| DOI | 10.1007/s13524-012-0187-8 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jenna Nobles |
| Abstract |
Despite many changing demographic processes in Mexico-declining adult mortality, rising divorce, and rising nonmarital fertility-Mexican children's family structure has been most affected by rising migration rates. Data from five national surveys spanning three decades demonstrate that since 1976, migration has shifted from the least common to the most common form of father household absence. Presently, more than 1 in 5 children experience a father's migration by age 15; 1 in 11 experiences his departure to the United States. The proportions are significantly higher among those children born in rural communities and those born to less-educated mothers. The findings emphasize the importance of framing migration as a family process with implications for children's living arrangements and attendant well-being, particularly in resource-constrained countries. The stability of children's family life in these regions constitutes a substantial but poorly measured cost of worldwide increases in migration. |
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| United States | 2 | 50% |
| Unknown | 2 | 50% |
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| Members of the public | 3 | 75% |
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| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Ghana | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 112 | 97% |
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| Student > Master | 17 | 15% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 11 | 10% |
| Researcher | 10 | 9% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 5 | 4% |
| Other | 16 | 14% |
| Unknown | 23 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Social Sciences | 52 | 45% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 11 | 10% |
| Psychology | 10 | 9% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 6% |
| Arts and Humanities | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 7 | 6% |
| Unknown | 26 | 23% |
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