Hauser, Robert, and Alberto Palloni Working paper no. 2010-04 Abstract Numerous studies find a positive relationship between cognitive ability, IQ as measured in childhood or youth, and subsequent survival. Explanations range from the idea that …
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Adolescent IQ and Survival in the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study
Hauser, Robert, and Alberto Palloni Working paper no. 2010-05 Abstract Numerous studies find a positive relationship between cognitive ability, IQ as measured in childhood or youth, and subsequent survival. Explanations range from the idea that …
Can Differences in Partner Availability Explain Differences in Interracial/Ethnic Matching between Same- and Different-Sex Couple?
Schwartz, Christine, and Nikki L. Graf Working paper no. 2010-07 Abstract Previous research has found that same-sex couples are more likely to be in interracial/ethnic partnerships than are different-sex couples. Drawing on search theory, we …
Comparable Metrics: Some Examples
Hauser, Robert Working paper no. 2010-08
Anchors—A Way? Using Anchoring Vignettes to Assess Group Differences in Self-Rated Health
Grol Prokopczyk, Hanna, Jeremy Freese, and Robert Hauser Working paper no. 2010-09 Abstract This paper identifies a potentially serious problem with the widely used self-rated health (SRH) survey item: that different groups (e.g., different nationalities) …
“Like Parent, Like Child?” The Intergenerational Transmission of Nonmarital Fertility
Högnäs, Robin and Marcia Carlson Working paper no. 2010-10 Abstract We use data from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth (N=11,182) to examine the intergenerational transmission of nonmarital fertility for both men and women. …
Explanations for the Fertility Reversal after 2005 in Japan
Iwasawa, Miho, Ryuichi Kaneko, Kenji Kamata, James Raymo, and Kimiko Tanaka Working paper no. 2010-11 Abstract The goal of this paper is to evaluate explanations for the total fertility rate (TFR) upturn in Japan after …
Examining the Antecedents of U.S. Nonmarital Fatherhood
Carlson, Marcia, Alicia VanOrman and Natasha Pilkauskas Working paper no. 2010-12 Abstract Despite the dramatic rise in nonmarital childbearing in recent decades, there has been limited attention to factors affecting nonmarital fatherhood (beyond studies of …
The Impact of Work and Family Life Histories on Economic Well-Being at Older Ages
Halpern-Manners, Andrew, John Robert Warren, James Raymo, and D. Adam Nicholson Working paper no. 2010-13 Abstract Motivated by theoretical and empirical research in life course sociology, we examine relationships between trajectories of work and family …
Precarious Employment, Bad Jobs, Labor Unions, and Early Retirement
Raymo, James, John R. Warren, Megan M. Sweeney, Robert M. Hauser, and Jeong-Hwa Ho Working paper no. 2010-14 Abstract Objectives:We examined the extent to which involuntary job loss, exposure to “bad jobs,” and employment in …