TY  - JOUR
A1  - Lawrence, Elizabeth M.
A1  - Root, Elisabeth
A1  - Mollborn, Stefanie
T1  - Residential mobility in early childhood: Household and neighborhood characteristics of movers and non-movers
Y1  - 2015/11/03
JF  - Demographic Research
JO  - Demographic Research
SN  - 1435-9871
SP  - 939
EP  - 950
DO  - 10.4054/DemRes.2015.33.32
VL  - 33
IS  - 32
UR  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol33/32/
L1  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol33/32/33-32.pdf
L2  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol33/32/33-32.pdf
N2  - Background: Understanding residential mobility in early childhood is important for contextualizing influences on child health and well-being. 

Objective: This study describes individual, household, and neighborhood characteristics associated with residential mobility for children aged 0-5. 

Methods: We examined longitudinal data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort (ECLS-B), a nationally representative sample of children born in 2001. Frequencies described the prevalence of characteristics for four waves of data and adjusted Wald tests compared means. 

Results: Moving was common for these families with young children, as nearly three-quarters of children moved at least once. Movers transitioned to neighborhoods with residents of higher socioeconomic status but experienced no improved household socioeconomic position relative to non-movers. 

Conclusions: Both the high prevalence and unique implications of early childhood residential mobility suggest the need for further research. 

ER  -