Category: working paper

The Impact of a Health Promotion Intervention on Condom Use by Black Male Adolescents

DeLamater, John, David Wagstaff, and Kayt Klein Havens Working paper no. 1994-26

A Comparative Evaluation of Selected Statistical Software for Computing a Logistic Regression

McDermott, Nancy, and Cynthia White Working paper no. 1994-27

A Comparative Evaluation of Selected Statistical Software for Computing Longlinear Models

McDermott, Nancy, and Cynthia White Working paper no. 1994-28

A Comparative Evaluation of Selected Statistical Software for Computing Multinomial Models

McDermott, Nancy Working paper no. 1995-01

Does it Hurt to Care? Caregiving, Work and Family Conflict, and Midlife Well-Being

Marks, Nadine F. Working paper no. 1995-02 Abstract This study examined the effects of caregiving for disabled children, spouses, parents, and other kin and nonkin on multiple dimensions of negative and positive psychological well-being and development using data from a population sample of N=5,782 employed Wisconsin Longitudinal Study middle-aged women and men respondents in 1992-93. …

Flying Solo at Midlife: Gender, Marital Status, and Psychological Well-Being

Marks, Nadine F. Working paper no. 1995-03 Abstract Data from Wisconsin Longitudinal Study 1992-93 respondents (N=6,876) aged 53-54 were used to examine gender and marital status differences across several measures of psychological well-being. Evidence for whether selection and/or social causation might account for differences was also evaluated. Multivariate analyses revealed several gender interactions–usually indicating a …

Sexual Decision-Making by Inner-City Black Adolescent Males

Gilmore, Sonia, John DeLamater, and David Wagstaff Working paper no. 1995-04 Abstract This research was designed to illuminate the cognitive and emotional bases of the sexual decisions made by young black men. We hypothesized that the black male’s understanding and expression of his sexuality reflects a socially constructed interpretation of who he is. More specifically, …

Social Stratification across Three Generations: New Evidence from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study

Warren, John, and Robert Hauser Working paper no. 1995-05 Abstract Research on intergenerational social and economic mobility is almost always limited to mobility across two generations. While two-generation studies provide important insights into the ways in which social and economic advantages and disadvantages are passed from one generation to the next, much less attention focuses …

Does the Gender Composition of Sibships Affect Educational Attainment?

Hauser, Robert, and Hsiang-Hui Daphne Kuo Working paper no. 1995-06 Abstract Data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, the November 1989 Current Population Survey, and the National Longitudinal Study of Women suggest that women with sisters have completed less schooling than women without sisters. This hypothesis follows a long tradition of theories about the …

Recent Trends in Nonmetropolitan Migration: Toward a New Turnaround?

Fuguitt, Glenn, and Calvin Beale Working paper no. 1995-07 Abstract Over the past 30 years there have been three unanticipated shifts in metropolitan-nonmetropolitan population change and migration: the nonmetropolitan turnaround of the 1970s, with a migration balance favoring nonmetropolitan areas; the downturn of the early 1980s when nonmetropolitan areas lost net migrants as they did …