Who Runs? A Demographic Profile of Runaway Youth in the United States

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,...

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Published in:Journal of adolescent health 2006-11, Vol.39 (5), p.778-781
Main Authors: Sanchez, Rebecca Polley, Waller, Martha W., Greene, Jody M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Age Distribution
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Demographic aspects
Demographics
Family
Female
Homeless Youth - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Predictors
Prevalence
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Runaway adolescents
Runaway youth
Sex Distribution
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
Sociocultural environment
United States
Urban Population
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1054-139X
1879-1972
DOI:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.04.018