Who Runs? A Demographic Profile of Runaway Youth in the United States
| Autor: | Rebecca P. Sanchez, Jody M. Greene, Martha W. Waller |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Adolescent Urban Population Population Running away Demographic profile Health data Homeless Youth Age Distribution Humans Family Sex Distribution Child education education.field_of_study Family structure Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Social environment United States Predictive factor Psychiatry and Mental health Geography Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female Fugue Demography |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Adolescent Health. 39:778-781 |
| ISSN: | 1054-139X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.04.018 |
| Popis: | Prevention and treatment programs for runaways have been hindered by an inadequate population profile. Using Add Health data to determine 12-month prevalence and demographic predictors of running away, we found that over 6% of youths reported running away. Running was predicted by biological gender, age, region, urbanicity, and family structure. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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