Using Military Deployments and Job Assignments to Estimate the Effect of Parental Absences and Household Relocations on Childrens' Academic Achievement

This study examined the effect of parental absences (due to deployment) and household relocations on children’s academic achievement, specifically scores on a Texas state-wide standardized math test. Additional analyses examined the role of the child’s age, single parenthood, gender of the military parent, and the parent’s scores on the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT).