De Vos, Susan, Patricio Solís, and Verónica Montes de Oca Working paper no. 2001-18 Abstract This paper focuses on informal instrumental help received by a nationally-representative sample of elderly Mexican men age 60 and over …
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Is There an Engine of Nonmarital Fertility?
Wu, Lawrence L., and Steven P. Martin Working paper no. 2002-14 Abstract Does a nonmarital birth ignite an “engine” of subsequent nonmarital fertility? Or does a marital first birth serve as a “brake” on subsequent …
Race and Independent Living Among Elderly Brazilians Since 1980
De Vos, Susan, and Flavia Andrade Working paper no. 2003-08 Abstract This paper examines independent living among elderly Brazilians 65+ of different racial groups since 1980. Consistent with current theoretical notions about the living arrangements …
Stepfamilies and Childbearing Desires in Europe
Thomson, Elizabeth Working paper no. 2003-09 Abstract Increases in union stability and non-union childbearing during the latter half of the 20th century produced substantial increases in the prevalence of stepfamilies, most of which are formed …
Partnerships and Parenthood: A Comparative View of Cohabitation, Marriage and Childbearing
Thomson, Elizabeth Working paper no. 2003-18
Marital Fertility Schedules of American Women in Stepfamilies: Empirical Regularities and Behavioral Interpretations
Li, Jui-Chung Allen Working paper no. 2003-26 Abstract This paper compares qualitative marital fertility schedules in intact- and stepfamilies using data from the U.S. June 1995 Current Population Survey. Stepfamily is defined through demographic configuration …
The HIV/AIDS Epidemic, Kin Relations, Living Arrangements and the Elderly in South Africa
Merli, M. Giovanna, and Alberto Palloni Working paper no. 2004-13
Coresidence with Parents, the “Comforts of Home,” and the Transition to Marriage among Japanese Women
Raymo, James, and Hiromi Ono Working paper no. 2004-16 Abstract Unlike their counterparts in most industrialized societies, Japanese women are spending an increasingly longer proportion of their young adult years unmarried and living with parents. …
Linked Lives: Adult Chidren’s Distress and Their Parents’ Well-Being
Greenfield, Emily A., Nadine F. Marks Working paper no. 2004-27 Abstract This study investigated linkages between adult children’s distress and their parents’ psychological and relational well-being. Multivariate regression models were estimated based on data from …
Debt, Cohabitation, and Marriage in Young Adulthood
Addo, Fenaba Working paper no. 2013-12