Moving On: The Expansion of the Family Network After Parents Separate
2004-FCY-9E
Figure 1.5 Family pathways from birth for children whose parents were together (married or cohabiting) at their birth, NLSCY, Cycles 1 and 2
- No family transitions
- Parents together (never separated)
- One family transition
- Parents separate: Parents separated - no new parent figure
- Death of parent: One parent only
- Two famiy transitions
- Parents reunited: Parents together
- Father in new union: New mother figure
- Mother in new union: New father figure
- Death of parent: One parent only
- Three family transitions
- Separation: Parents separated - no new parent figure
- Father separates: No new parent figure
- Both parents in new union: New mother and father figure
- Mother separates: No new parent figure
- Four or more family transitions
- Father separates: New father figure only
- Both parents separate: No new parent figure
- Mother separates: New mother figure only
