Brenner, Philip S., and John D. DeLamater Working paper no. 2013-02 Abstract Short Message Service (SMS) text messaging is a ubiquitous technology available on the vast majority of cellphones in use in 2012. It provides …
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Overreporting of Exercise in a Self-administered Mode: The Biasing Effect of Identity on Survey Reports
Brenner, Philip S., and John D. DeLamater Working paper no. 2013-03 Abstract Like that of other socially desirable behaviors, much of the research on physical exercise is based on self-reports which are prone to overreporting. …
County-Specific Net Migration by Five-Year Age Groups, Hispanic Origin, Race and Sex 2000-2010
Winkler, Richelle, Kenneth M. Johnson, Cheng Cheng, Paul R. Voss, and Katherine Curtis Working paper no. 2013-04 Abstract This report documents the methodology used to prepare county-level, net migration estimates by five-year age cohorts and …
Careers and Mortality: What Do We Learn from Detailed Employment History Data?
Raymo, James, Andrew Halpern-Manners, and John Warren Working paper no. 2013-05 Abstract Our understanding of career influences on mortality is limited by reliance on relatively old data, use of surveys that contain only partial employment …
Mismatch and the Paternalistic Justification for Selective College Admissions
Kurlaender, Michal and Eric Grodsky Working paper no. 2013-06 Abstract Although some scholars report that all students are better served by attending more prestigious postsecondary institutions, others have argued that students are better off attending …
Forecasting Effects of Smoking on Latin American Mortality
Palloni, Alberto, Beatriz Novak, and Guido Pinto Working paper no. 2013-07
Subjective Survival Expectations and Observed Survival: How Consistent Are They?
Novak, Beatriz, and Alberto Palloni Working paper no. 2013-08
Use of Withdrawal (Coitus Interruptus) for Both Pregnancy and HIV Prevention among Young Adults in Rakai, Uganda
Higgins, Jenny A., Laura Gregor, Sanyukta Mathur, Neema Nakyanjo, Fred Nalugoda, and John S. Santelli Working paper no. 2013-09 Abstract Objectives: We used mixed methods to assess use of withdrawal (coitus interruptus) among 15-24 year-olds …
Frailty in Transition: Variation and Vulnerability in Aging Populations
Engelman, Michal, Vladimir Canudas-Romo, and Emily M. Agree Working paper no. 2013-10 Abstract This paper asks how the demographic and epidemiologic transitions of the past century and a half have influenced patterns of survival and …
Ready or Not? California’s Early Assessment Program and the Transition to College
Kurlaender, Michal, Eric Grodsky, Jessica S. Howell, and Jacob Jackson Working paper no. 2013-11