Wu, Lawrence L., Andrew J. Cherlin, and Larry Bumpass Working paper no. 1996-25 Abstract In this paper, we argue that entry into first sexual intercourse is a key process mediating the effects of family structure on premarital childbearing. We explicate three ways in which onset of sexual activity can mediate effects of family structure on …
Winsborough, Halliman, and Deborah Carr Working paper no. 1997-06
Martin, Steven P., and Lawrence Wu Working paper no. 1998-01
Hauser, Robert, Jennifer Sheridan, and John Warren Working paper no. 1998-02 Abstract About 8500 graduates of Wisconsin high schools and a randomly selected brother or sister have been followed from 1957 through the early 1990s. Data include multiple measures of social background, cognitive ability, schooling, and occupations held from career entry to midlife. We have …
Grzywacz, Joseph, and Nadine F. Marks Working paper no. 1998-08 Abstract Using ecological theory as a theoretical framework, this study systematically examined the associations between multiple dimensions of family solidarity, work characteristics, work-family spillover, and alcohol abuse among a national sample of employed midlife adults (N=1,806). Multivariate analyses confirmed that work and family microsystem factors …
Martin, Molly A. Working paper no. 1998-09 Abstract The reasons for the intergenerational association of welfare participation are poorly understood. Past work has examined what portion of the intergenerational association of welfare participation is due to an intergenerational association of low family income. The results of this work have been contradictory and inconclusive. To test …
Hauser, Robert Working paper no. 1998-12 Abstract Economic research on intergenerational mobility has tended to focus on the extremes of the distribution of economic well-being—either on the inheritance of wealth or on the persistence of poverty. In the general population, there are few reliable measurements of the persistence of income or earnings across generations, and …
De Vos, Susan Working paper no. 1998-20 Abstract This paper uses census data from Chile and Mexico to describe the coresidential kinship ties of unmarried elderly (60+ years of age) women and to examine the importance of having children and socioeconomic characteristics on their likelihood of living alone. The countries were similar in that they …
Grzywacz, Joseph, and Nadine Marks Working paper no. 1998-25 Abstract Objectives: Rational decision models (i.e., value expectancy models) have dominated exercise research. Guided by ecological theory, this study proposed that contextual factors within the family and work microsystems, and the work-family mesosystem would be associated with participation in regular vigorous exercise habits. Methods: Cross-sectional self-report data …
Slesinger, Doris, and Julie Whitaker Working paper no. 1998-30