TY - JOUR T1 - Family structure and the reproduction of inequality: Parents' contribution to children's college costs. JF - Soc Sci Res Y1 - 2012 A1 - John C Henretta A1 - Douglas A. Wolf A1 - Matthew F. Van Voorhis A1 - Beth J Soldo AB -

This article examines the role of family structure in the financial support parents provide for their children's college education. Data are from the Health and Retirement Study. We focus on aspects of family structure that affect parental support and estimate shared family variance in investments as well as within-family variation using a multilevel model. Family membership accounts for about 60% of the variance in payment of college costs. Small family size, living with both biological parents (compared to one biological parent and a stepparent), higher parental education, and having older parents are associated with greater parental expenditures.

PB - 41 VL - 41 IS - 4 U1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23017857?dopt=Abstract U4 - Parent educational background/Higher education/Higher education/Families and family life/Children and youth/Education finance/Education finance/Transfers ER - TY - CHAP T1 - Family Care and Assisted Living: An Uncertain Future? T2 - The Assisted Living Residence: A Vision for the Future Y1 - 2008 A1 - Douglas A. Wolf A1 - Jenkins, Carol ED - Golant, Steven M. ED - Hyde, Joan KW - Healthcare KW - Retirement Planning and Satisfaction JF - The Assisted Living Residence: A Vision for the Future PB - Johns Hopkins University Press CY - Baltimore N1 - ProCite field 6 : In ProCite field 8 : eds U4 - Assisted Living/Caregiving JO - Family Care and Assisted Living: An Uncertain Future? ER -