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 gathered in 1994. About half the men received in-kind or domestic assistance in the last month, while about two-fifths received …
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 nonmarital fertility? To answer these questions, we compare the pace of subsequent marital and nonmarital childbearing, given a marital or …
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 of elderly people, there was an overall increase in independent living among them. However, the increase mainly reflects change among …
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 during the partners’ childbearing years. Recent analyses of stepfamily fertility in a limited number of European countries and the United …
Thomson, Elizabeth Working paper no. 2003-18
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 of women’s marital parity and lifetime parity. Substantial empirical regularities in fertility schedules are identified. Marital fertility schedules are similar …
Merli, M. Giovanna, and Alberto Palloni Working paper no. 2004-13
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. In this paper, we develop hypotheses linking the “comforts of home” to later marriage in Japan. To evaluate these hypotheses, …
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 1,129 parents whose youngest child was at least 19 years old in the 1995 National Survey of Midlife in the …
Addo, Fenaba Working paper no. 2013-12