@article {Evenhouse248, author = {Eirik Evenhouse and Siobhan Reilly}, title = {A Sibling Study of Stepchild Well-being}, volume = {XXXIX}, number = {1}, pages = {248--276}, year = {2004}, doi = {10.3368/jhr.XXXIX.1.248}, publisher = {University of Wisconsin Press}, abstract = {Examining 33 indicators of well-being from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, we conclude that stepchildren{\textquoteright} s inferior outcomes are not entirely explained by sample selection. Using sibling comparisons to control for unobserved family characteristics, we identify stepparent effects by comparing half-siblings in families in which one child has both parents and the other a parent and stepparent. Most estimated effects retain their sign after differencing across siblings, and a third remain statistically significant. The estimates{\textquoteright} sensitivity to the choice of indicator suggests that studies based on a single measure of child wellbeing may be misleading.}, issn = {0022-166X}, URL = {https://jhr.uwpress.org/content/XXXIX/1/248}, eprint = {https://jhr.uwpress.org/content/XXXIX/1/248.full.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Human Resources} }