Wells, Thomas Working paper no. 1998-14 Abstract This research note investigates trends in occupational sex segregation between 1980 and 1997. Using PUMS data from the 1980 and the 1990 censuses as well as microdata from …
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Coping with a Premaritally-Conceived Birth
Cook, Steven T., Enilda Delgado, and Gary Sandefur Working paper no. 1998-18 Abstract Births that are conceived before a first marriage result in difficult decisions about where and with whom the mother should live, and …
Kinship Ties and Solitary Living among Unmarried Elderly Women: Evidence from Chile and Mexico
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 …
Women at Work: A Study of the Factors Influencing Women’s Employment, 1972-1985
Bagchi, Ann Working paper no. 1998-27
Aging in Latin American and the Caribbean
Palloni, Alberto, Susan De Vos, and Martha Pelaez Working paper no. 1999-02 Abstract This document evaluates the nature of aging in Latin America and the Caribbean, and reviews available evidence regarding the demographic profile of …
Mortality in the US: Comparing Race/Ethnicity and Nativity
Swallen, Karen Working paper no. 1999-04 Abstract Mortality differentials by nativity have not received as much attention as have mortality differentials by race. We examine the joint effects of race/ethnicity and nativity. Race- and nativity-specific …
Comparing Data Quality of Fertility and First Sexual Intercourse Histories
Wu, Lawrence, Steven P. Martin, and Daniel A. Long Working paper no. 1999-08 Abstract This paper evaluates the data quality of two demographic variables in light of hypotheses on respondent recall from the literature on …
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 …
Occupational Sex Segregation in Global Perspective: Comparative Analyses of Developed and Developing Nations
Cartmill, Randi Working paper no. 1999-12 Abstract This study provides the first systematic examination of patterns of occupational sex segregation in less developed countries. I apply log-linear and log-multiplicative models to six-category occupational data from …
Reframing the Migration Question: An Empirical Analysis of Men, Women, and Gender in Mexico
Kanaiaupuni, Shawn Malia Working paper no. 1999-15