Economic deprivation and early childhood development.

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Summary

It is found that family income and poverty status are powerful correlates of the cognitive development and behavior of children, even after accounting for other differences--in particular family structure and maternal schooling--between low- and high-income families.

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Published
1994-04-01
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Poverty, Psychology, Developmental psychology, Child development, Ethnic group

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