De Vos, Susan Working paper no. 1996-11 Abstract Since research findings for the United States suggest the tantalizing possibility that living arrangements effect a child’s likelihood of school enrollment through differences in such factors as …
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Occupational Status, Education, and Social Mobility in the Meritocracy
Hauser, Robert, John Warren, Min-Hsiung Huang, and Wendy Y. Carter Working paper no. 1996-18 Abstract Following a brief review of the concept of occupational status, we review trends in occupational standing, using data from the …
The Effects of Changing Family Structures on Higher Education for Black and White American Cohorts: 1908-1969
Carter, Wendy Y. Working paper no. 1996-22 Abstract Social scientists have been concerned with the effect of social origins on educational attainment since the early days of the discipline. One important aspect of social origins …
Employment During High School: Consequences for Students’ Grades in Reading and Mathematics
Warren, John, Paul LePore, and Robert Mare Working paper no. 1996-23 Abstract In this paper we ask how employment during high school affects students’ grades in mathematics and reading courses. We argue that prior research …
Trends in Black-White Test Score Differentials: I. Uses and Misuses of NAEP/SAT Data
Hauser, Robert Working paper no. 1996-29
Trends in Black-White Test Score Differentials: II. The WORDSUM Vocabulary Test
Huang, Min-Hsiung, and Robert Hauser Working paper no. 1996-30
Differential Fertility, Intergenerational Educational Mobility, and Racial Inequality
Mare, Robert Working paper no. 1997-03 Abstract Recent commentary has suggested that the relatively high fertility of poorly educated women tends to dampen the average intellectual qualifications of the population. To evaluate this claim requires …
Verbal Ability and Socioeconomic Success: A Trend Analysis
Hauser, Robert, and Min-Hsiung Huang Working paper no. 1997-13 Abstract Along with other recent analyses of American social structure, Herrnstein and Murray’s The Bell Curve offers several hypotheses about the increasing centrality of cognitive ability …
Should We End Social Promotion? Truth and Consequences
Hauser, Robert Working paper no. 1999-06
Determinants of Planned and Unplanned Childbearing among Unmarried Women in the United States
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 …