Wu, Lawrence, Steven P. Martin, and Daniel A. Long Working paper no. 1999-08 Abstract This paper evaluates the data quality of two demographic variables in light of hypotheses on respondent recall from the literature on survey methodology. An emerging consensus in this literature is that recall of the timing of an event declines with duration …
Musick, Kelly Working paper no. 1999-09 Abstract Increases in cohabitation and delays in first marriage have changed the composition and character of nonmarital births, with implications for how we understand the individual-level determinants of this important phenomenon. This paper uses Cycle 5 of the National Survey of Family Growth to investigate the determinants of planned …
Martin, Steven P., and Lawrence Wu Working paper no. 1999-10 Abstract In this study we estimate error rates in two event calendars in the 1995 NSFG – a five year contraceptive use calendar and a five-year sexual nonintercourse calendar. We superimpose each event calendar over respondents’ birth histories and count implausible combinations of fertility events, …
Martin, Steven P. Working paper no. 1999-11 Abstract In 1975-79, U.S. women childless at age 30 had low fertility after age 30. Under age- and parity-specific birth rates for 1975-79, such women would average 0.35 first births and 0.6 total births by age 45. By 1990-95, more women of most educational levels remained childless to …
Cartmill, Randi Working paper no. 1999-12 Abstract This study provides the first systematic examination of patterns of occupational sex segregation in less developed countries. I apply log-linear and log-multiplicative models to six-category occupational data from 44 nations to describe and explain the segregation patterns in both industrialized and less developed countries. These analyses indicate that …
De Vos, Susan, and Gary Sandefur Working paper no. 1999-14 Abstract This paper examines the living arrangements of elderly people in five European countries: Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland and Romania. The paper discusses institutionalization, “headship” rates, “relationship to reference person,” a general household composition scheme for elders, and solitary living. The living arrangements …
Kanaiaupuni, Shawn Malia Working paper no. 1999-15
Kanaiaupuni, Shawn Malia Working paper no. 1999-16 Abstract Unlike industrialized countries, where parents expect to spend some portion of mid- to later-life without children at home, traditional patterns of living arrangements in Mexico reflect high levels of family caregiving for the elderly and a high degree of continuity of parent-child coresidence over the lifecourse. Living …
Meier, Ann Working paper no. 1999-18 Abstract Using two waves of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), I study the influence of social capital on school achievement and the decision to stay in or drop out of school. James Coleman’s original concept of social capital is coupled with recent research that refines …
Sandefur, Gary, Ann Meier, and Pedro Hernandez Working paper no. 1999-19 Abstract Using four waves of the National Educational Longitudinal Survey (NELS), we study the influence of social capital on the probability of making three educational transitions: high school graduation, entering any post-secondary education, and entering a four-year post-secondary institution. We investigate several hypotheses suggested …