The impact of childhood mobility on exposure to neighborhood socioeconomic context over time

Am J Public Health. 2014 Jan;104(1):80-2. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301467. Epub 2013 Nov 14.

Abstract

We used the 1998-1999 Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Cohort, with data collected in kindergarten, first, third, fifth, and eighth grades, in a descriptive analysis of associations between early childhood residential mobility frequency and neighborhood context changes. We found that children who move frequently appear initially to move into higher-socioeconomic-status neighborhoods but eventually move back to lower-socioeconomic-status neighborhoods, exposing frequent movers to diverse neighborhood contexts. These findings have implications for policy and research that seeks to link neighborhood context to health.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Male
  • Population Dynamics*
  • Social Class*
  • United States