Children’s Living Arrangements and On-time Progression Through School in Latin America and the Caribbean

摘要: We used data from Demographic and Health Surveys the Mexican Family Life Survey to test how children’s living arrangements were related their progress through school in countries comprising three-quarters of population Latin America Caribbean. Our results indicated that family instability presents a challenge for educational progress: Large proportions (23–60 %) lived apart at least one biological parent, children stepfamilies did not show better than with single parents. In some countries, other men was associated worse outcomes, occasional advantage women modest. Other adults household appear buffer negative effects parental absence.