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Parents' education, school‐age children and household location in American cities
Author(s) -
Sander William,
Testa William
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
papers in regional science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.937
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1435-5957
pISSN - 1056-8190
DOI - 10.1111/pirs.12087
Subject(s) - metropolitan area , attractiveness , geography , demographic economics , economic growth , psychology , demography , sociology , economics , archaeology , psychoanalysis
The location of households within metropolitan areas has been a topic of interest for many decades. It has been receiving more attention by researchers recently because of the increasing attractiveness of many cities in the U nited S tates to certain types of households and to certain types of jobs. This study considers whether 15 large cities and the boroughs of N ew Y ork City are attractive to families with school‐age children, especially those with college‐educated parents. It is shown that overall more affluent and educated families with school‐age children are less likely to live in many large central cities with a few important exceptions.