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. We find that being born to unmarried parents increases the risk of both (adult) sons and daughters having a nonmarital …
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 young fathers). In this paper, we use data from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth and the National Longitudinal …
Nobles, Jenna Working paper no. 2010-15 Abstract Despite many changing demographic processes in Mexico—declining adult mortality, rising divorce, and rising nonmarital fertility—children’s family structure has been most affected by rising migration rates. Data from five national surveys spanning three decades demonstrate that since 1976, migration has shifted from the least common to the most common …
Ceballos, Miguel, and Alberto Palloni Working paper no. 2010-16 Abstract A significant body of research on minority health shows that while Hispanic immigrants experience unexpectedly favorable outcomes in maternal and infant health, their advantage deteriorates with increased time of residence in the United States. This is referred to as the “acculturation paradox.” Utilizing a sample …
Ceballos, Miguel, and Alberto Palloni Working paper no. 2010-17 Abstract A significant body of research on minority health shows that while Hispanic immigrants experience unexpectedly favorable outcomes in maternal and infant health, their advantage deteriorates with increased time of residence in the US. This is referred to as the “acculturation paradox.” We assess two hypotheses …
Goldberg, Julia S. Working paper no. 2011-06 Abstract The literature on father involvement suggests that the value men ascribe to the father role is important for understanding their involvement with their children, yet this theory has received only limited empirical attention. Using data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (N = 3,554), I examined …
Zeng, Zhen and Yu Xie Working paper no. 2011-11 Abstract Past studies of intergenerational mobility in the U.S. have found that the influence of grandparents on their grandchildren’s socioeconomic outcomes is completely mediated through the middle generation. Drawing on data from the 2002 Chinese Household Income Project, we investigate the direct effects of grandparents on …
Hamoudi, Amar and Jenna Nobles Working paper no. 2014-02 Abstract Provocative studies have reported that in the United States, marriages producing firstborn daughters are more likely to divorce than those producing firstborn sons. The findings have been interpreted as contemporary evidence of fathers’ son-preference. Our study explores the potential role of another set of dynamics …
Raymo, James M., Kelly Musick, and Miho Iwasawa Working paper no. 2014-05 Abstract We examine educational differences in the intendedness of first births in Japan using data from a nationally representative survey of married women (N = 2,406). We begin by describing plausible scenarios for a negative, null, and positive educational gradient in unintended first …
Valentine, Jessa Lewis, Bradford Barham, Seth Gitter, and Jenna Nobles Working paper no. 2014-10 Abstract Rising educational expectations and shifting migration trends in Mexico have reshaped work, schooling, and mobility opportunities in rural communities. We study the effect of community-level contextual changes on adolescent school and migration behavior using survey and focus group data from …