A growing literature in family demography examines children's residence in doubled-up (shared) households with extended family members and nonkin. This research has largely overlooked the role of doubling up as a housing strategy, with "hosts" (householders) providing housing support for "guests" living in their home. Yet, understanding children's experiences in doubled-up households requires attention to host/guest status. Using the American Community Survey and Survey of Income and Program Participation, we identify the prevalence of children doubling up as hosts and guests in different household compositions (multigenerational, extended family, nonkin), show how this varies by demographic characteristics, and examine children's patterns of residence across these household types. We find large variation by demographic characteristics. More disadvantaged children have higher rates of doubling up as guests than hosts, whereas more advantaged children have higher rates of doubling up as hosts than guests. Additionally, compared with hosts, guests more often use doubling up as a longer-term strategy; a greater share of guests live consistently doubled up over a three-year period, but those who do transition between household types experience more transitions on average than do hosts. Our findings show the importance of attending to both housing status and household composition when studying children living in doubled-up households.

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在谁的屋顶下？了解双倍家庭儿童的生活安排。

越来越多的家庭人口学文献研究了儿童在有大家庭成员和非亲属的双重（共享）家庭中的居住情况。这项研究在很大程度上忽略了加倍作为住房策略的作用，“主人”（房主）为住在家里的“客人”提供住房支持。然而，了解儿童在双人家庭中的经历需要关注主人/客人的身份。使用美国社区调查和收入和计划参与调查，我们确定了儿童在不同家庭组成（多代、大家庭、非亲属）中兼任主人和客人的流行率，展示了这如何随人口特征而变化，并检查儿童的模式这些家庭类型的居住地。我们发现人口特征差异很大。更多弱势儿童成为客人的比例高于主人，而更有利的儿童成为主人的比例高于客人。此外，与主人相比，客人更经常将双倍作为长期策略；越来越多的房客在三年内持续翻番，但在不同家庭类型之间进行转换的房客平均比房东经历了更多的转换。我们的研究结果表明，在研究双倍家庭中的儿童时，同时关注住房状况和家庭组成的重要性。此外，与主人相比，客人更经常将双倍作为长期策略；越来越多的房客在三年内持续翻番，但在不同家庭类型之间进行转换的房客平均比房东经历了更多的转换。我们的研究结果表明，在研究双倍家庭中的儿童时，同时关注住房状况和家庭组成的重要性。此外，与主人相比，客人更经常将双倍作为长期策略；越来越多的房客在三年内持续翻番，但在不同家庭类型之间进行转换的房客平均比房东经历了更多的转换。我们的研究结果表明，在研究双倍家庭中的儿童时，同时关注住房状况和家庭组成的重要性。