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Immigration Enforcement, Parent–Child Separations, and Intent to Remigrate by Central American Deportees
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Demography (2015) 52 (6): 1825–1851.
Published: 15 October 2015
...Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes; Susan Pozo; Thitima Puttitanun Abstract Given the unprecedented increase in the flow of migrants from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to the United States, this article analyzes the impact of U.S. interior enforcement on parent–child separations among Central American...
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Can we Believe Recent Data on Birth Expectations in the United States?
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Demography (1974) 11 (1): 25–44.
Published: 01 February 1974
..., and their personal acceptance of the two-child norm, on the other. The lack of congruence in American reproductive attitudes at present suggests that some conservatism might be wise in accepting current birth expectations as valid indicators of the long-run intentions of youthful cohorts. 27 1 2011 ©...
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Time spent in parenthood status among adults in the United States
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Demography (1999) 36 (3): 377–385.
Published: 01 August 1999
... from social parenthood and provide separate estimates by gender and race. White women conform most to the conventional image of a biological parent residing with an own child, whereas African American women spend the most adult years as a parent. On average, white men spend fewer years as parents than...
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Nonresident Parent Wealth Among Children
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Demography (2025) 62 (1): 263–289.
Published: 01 February 2025
... is positively predictive of more frequent parent–child contact, more consistent and higher value child support payments, and children's bachelor's degree attainment, suggesting that it is related to multiple domains of parenting and child well-being. The findings demonstrate that accounting for the spread...
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The effects of infant mortality on fertility revisited: new evidence from latin america
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Demography (1999) 36 (1): 41–58.
Published: 01 February 1999
...Alberto Palloni; Hantamala Rafalimanana Abstract In this paper, we examine empirical evidence for a relation between infant and child mortality and fertility in Latin American countries from 1920 to 1990. We investigate the relation at several levels of aggregation and evaluate the extent to which...
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Beyond Absenteeism: Father Incarceration and Child Development
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Demography (2012) 49 (1): 49–76.
Published: 28 December 2011
.... , & Wise P. H. ( 2002 ). Women’s health after pregnancy and child outcomes at age 3 years: A prospective cohort study . American Journal of Public Health , 92 , 1312 – 1318 . 10.2105/AJPH.92.8.1312 Kaushal N. ( 2007 ). Do food stamps cause obesity? Evidence from immigrant experience...
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The Prevalence and Economic Value of Doubling Up
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Demography (2014) 51 (5): 1667–1676.
Published: 28 August 2014
... data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, we examine the prevalence and economic value of doubling up among families with young children living in large American cities. We find that doubling up is a very important part of the private safety net in the first few years of a child’s life...
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A Research Note on Time With Children in Different- and Same-Sex Two-Parent Families
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Demography (2015) 52 (3): 905–918.
Published: 25 April 2015
... and different-sex parents. On the other hand, most studies are limited by problems of sample selection and size, and few directly measure the parenting practices thought to influence child development. This research note demonstrates how the 2003–2013 American Time Use Survey ( n = 44,188) may help to address...
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Life course transitions of American children: Parental cohabitation, marriage, and single motherhood
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Demography (1999) 36 (2): 205–217.
Published: 01 May 1999
...Deborah Roempke Graefe; Daniel T. Lichter Abstract We examine the life course transitions into and from families headed by unmarried cohabiting couples for a recent cohort of American children. Life table estimates, based on data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth mother-child files...
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Mortality in nineteenth century America: Estimates from New York and Pennsylvania census data, 1865 and 1900
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Demography (1977) 14 (3): 311–331.
Published: 01 August 1977
... between 1800 and 1860. More precise measurement of nine- teenth century American mortality is needed for several reasons. First of all, it would be useful in its own right. Also, a basic understanding of mortality trends will enhance our understanding of fertility trends, now largely based on child-woman...
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Fertility and income, consumption aspirations, and child quality standards
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Demography (1979) 16 (2): 157–175.
Published: 01 May 1979
...Arland Thornton Abstract Data from a 1975 national survey of the American population were used to investigate the relationships between childbearing and aspirations for consumption goods, child quality standards, and income. The data were consistent with the hypothesis that preferences for child...
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Intra-Ethnic diversity in hispanic child mortality, 1890–1910
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Demography (2000) 37 (4): 467–475.
Published: 01 November 2000
... high child mortality in the Hispanic population, higher than for non-Hispanic whites but not significantly different than among nonwhite non-Hispanics (mostly African Americans). Hispanic rural farm populations in California, Texas, and Arizona experienced high mortality, but not as high as other...
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The effects of early maternal employment on child cognitive development
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Demography (2002) 39 (2): 369–392.
Published: 01 May 2002
... but not on others. 12 1 2011 © Population Association of America 2002 2002 Child Care Ordinary Little Square Cognitive Outcome Maternal Employment Ordinary Little Square Model References American Academy of Pediatrics ( 1997 ). Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk . Pediatrics...
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Demography (2022) 59 (5): 1873–1909.
Published: 01 October 2022
...Margot I. Jackson; Emily Rauscher; Ailish Burns Abstract Recent expansions of child tax, food assistance, and health insurance programs have made American families’ need for a robust social safety net highly evident, while researchers and policymakers continue to debate the best way to support...
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View articletitled, Social Spending and Educational Gaps in Infant Health in the United States, 1998–2017
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Diverging Destinies: Maternal Education and the Developmental Gradient in Time With Children
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Demography (2012) 49 (4): 1361–1383.
Published: 11 August 2012
...Ariel Kalil; Rebecca Ryan; Michael Corey Abstract Using data from the 2003–2007 American Time Use Surveys (ATUS), we compare mothers’ ( N = 6,640) time spent in four parenting activities across maternal education and child age subgroups. We test the hypothesis that highly educated mothers not only...
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The international child poverty gap: Does Demography matter?
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Demography (2008) 45 (1): 173–191.
Published: 01 February 2008
...Patrick Heuveline; Matthew Weinshenker Abstract According to the Luxembourg Income Study data, the U.S. child poverty rate is the second highest among 15 high-income nations. The present work reveals that 55% of all American children living in a household headed by a single female with no other...
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Intrayear Household Income Dynamics and Adolescent School Behavior
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Demography (2015) 52 (2): 455–483.
Published: 04 March 2015
... , G. B. , & Lochner , L. ( 2012 ). The impact of family income on child achievement: Evidence from the Earned Income Tax Credit . American Economic Review , 102 , 1927 – 1956 . 10.1257/aer.102.5.1927 Dahl , M. , DeLeire , T. , & Schwabish , J. A. ( 2011...
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Motherhood, labor force behavior, and women’s careers: An empirical assessment of the wage penalty for motherhood in britain, germany, and the united states
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Demography (2009) 46 (2): 341–369.
Published: 01 May 2009
..., and West German women around the 1960s. We establish wage penalties for motherhood between 9% and 18% per child, with wage losses among American and British mothers being lower than those experienced by mothers in Germany. Labor market mechanisms generating the observed wage penalty for motherhood differ...
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Beyond Transmission: Intergenerational Patterns of Family Formation Among Middle-Class American Families
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Demography (2014) 51 (5): 1703–1728.
Published: 22 August 2014
... likely to shape these intergenerational patterns. Second, beyond estimating average transmission effects, we innovatively apply multichannel sequence analysis to dyadic sequence data on middle-class American families from the Longitudinal Study of Generations (LSOG; N = 461 parent-child dyads...
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Trends in the Developmental Gradient in Mothers’ Parenting Time by Maternal Education, 2003–2019
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Demography (2025) 62 (1): 159–181.
Published: 01 February 2025
... that the narrowing trends are attributable to lower educated mothers increasingly aligning their parenting time with their child's critical developmental stages, whereas higher educated mothers have stalled or decreased their adherence to these developmental needs. This study draws on the 2003–2019 American Time...
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