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in Sexuality and Demographic Change: Documenting Family Formation Trajectories and Cohort Change in the LGB Population
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Published: 01 October 2023
Fig. 6 Complexity across birth cohorts, by gender and sexuality. Complexity index is the number of transitions between states over the life course. Source: Understanding Society (2009–2019).
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Family Trajectories Across Time and Space: Increasing Complexity in Family Life Courses in Europe?
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Demography (2018) 55 (1): 135–164.
Published: 18 December 2017
...Zachary Van Winkle Abstract Family life courses are thought to have become more complex in Europe. This study uses SHARELIFE data from 14 European countries to analyze the family life courses of individuals born in 1924–1956 from ages 15 to 50. A new methodological approach, combining complexity...
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in Family Trajectories Across Time and Space: Increasing Complexity in Family Life Courses in Europe?
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Published: 18 December 2017
Fig. 1 Artificial example of family trajectories and sequence complexity
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Published: 18 December 2017
Fig. 2 Empirical Bayes estimates of mean sequence complexity by cohort and country. Random intercepts and 95 % confidence intervals are displayed
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The racial crossover in family complexity in the United States
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Demography (2003) 40 (3): 569–587.
Published: 01 August 2003
...Frances K. Goldscheider; Regina M. Bures Abstract This article examines the evolution of the black extended family by documenting a black-white crossover in the proportions of unmarried adults living in complex households after the middle of the twentieth century. We demonstrate significant racial...
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Racial differences in contraceptive choice: Complexity and implications
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Demography (1988) 25 (1): 53–70.
Published: 01 February 1988
... in sociodemographic factors affecting contraceptive choice. Using data from the 1976 and 1982 National Surveys of Family Growth, we find a complex pattern of black/white differences. Not only does contraceptive choice vary by race, but the effects of such variables as age, marital status, and education also differ...
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Associations between family complexity, housing stability, and addiction st...
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Fig. 2 Associations between family complexity, housing stability, and addiction status among BRS parents ( N = 81). Case study respondents are shown in the cells of the table. Complex families are those in which a respondent has more than one parental partner. Unstable housing is defined
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The Evolution of Family Complexity from the Perspective of Nonmarital Children
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Demography (2011) 48 (3): 957–982.
Published: 14 June 2011
...Maria Cancian; Daniel R. Meyer; Steven T. Cook Abstract We document the incidence and evolution of family complexity from the perspective of children. Following a cohort of firstborn children whose mothers were not married at the time of their birth, we consider family structure changes over...
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The Index of Overall Headship: A Simple Measure of Household Complexity Standardized for Age and Sex
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Demography (1980) 17 (1): 25–37.
Published: 01 February 1980
...Thomas K. Burch Abstract This paper develops and tests an age-sex standardized measure of household complexity, defined broadly as the tendency of adults (other than spouses) to head their own households or to share households. The aim is a measure of household complexity which can be computed...
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Simplicity and Complexity in the Effects of Parental Structure on High School Graduation
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Demography (1993) 30 (4): 701–717.
Published: 01 November 1993
.... Hetherington , & J.D. Arasteh (Eds.), Impact of Divorce, Single Parenting, and Stepparenting on Children (pp. 325 – 68 ). Hillsdale, NJ : Erlbaum . Demography, Vol. 30, No.4, November 1993 Simplicity and Complexity in the Effects of Parental Structure on High School Graduation* Roger...
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Demography (2022) 59 (3): 995–1022.
Published: 01 June 2022
..., Asian immigrants outnumber Mexican immigrants, with China and India representing the top two origin countries of Asian immigrants ( Budiman 2020 ). Immigration trends from Central America ( Cohn et al. 2017 ) and Africa ( Elo et al. 2015 ) further increase the complexity of immigration. Within migrant...
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View articletitled, Using Social Networks to Sample Migrants and Study the <span class="search-highlight">Complexity</span> of Contemporary Immigration: An Evaluation Study
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Family Complexity, Siblings, and Children’s Aggressive Behavior at School Entry
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Demography (2016) 53 (1): 1–26.
Published: 25 November 2015
...Paula Fomby; Joshua A. Goode; Stefanie Mollborn Abstract As family structure in the United States has become increasingly dynamic and complex, children have become more likely to reside with step- or half-siblings through a variety of pathways. When these pathways are accounted for, more than one...
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Demography (2021) 58 (4): 1575–1602.
Published: 01 August 2021
...Zachary Van Winkle; Dalton Conley Abstract Sequence analysis is an established method used to study the complexity of family life courses. Although individual and societal characteristics have been linked with the complexity of family trajectories, social scientists have neglected the potential...
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View articletitled, Genome-Wide Heritability Estimates for Family Life Course <span class="search-highlight">Complexity</span>
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Published: 01 August 2021
Fig. 2 Sample means and coefficients of variation for sequence complexity by birth year. FCI = fertility complexity index; UCI = union complexity index; DSCI = differentiated sequence complexity index; RSCI = reduced sequence complexity index; and SSCI = simple sequence complexity index.
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Published: 01 August 2021
Fig. 3 SNP heritability estimates from GREML analyses for complexity by birth cohort. FCI = fertility complexity index; UCI = union complexity index; DSCI = differentiated sequence complexity index; RSCI = reduced sequence complexity index; and SSCI = simple sequence complexity index.
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Published: 01 October 2023
Fig. 1 Annual trends in household complexity. Sample includes all children not living in group quarters. Data are weighted using person weights. Whiskers represent 95% confidence intervals. Sources: American Community Survey (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 1-year data).
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Published: 01 October 2023
Fig. 2 Quarterly trends in household complexity, 2015–2019 versus 2020. Sample includes all children not living in group quarters. Data are weighted using person weights. Whiskers represent 95% confidence intervals. Sources: Current Population Survey (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020).
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Childbearing Postponement and Child Well-being: A Complex and Varied Relationship?
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Demography (2014) 51 (5): 1821–1841.
Published: 15 October 2014
... of gaps in LBW implies that we would see similar gaps in these other measures of well-being. Future research should examine the life chances of the children of older black mothers using these indicators as outcome variables. 16 Similarly, research exploring the potentially complex (Boardman et al...
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Demography (2023) 60 (3): 633–657.
Published: 01 June 2023
.... Second, I emphasize the often overlooked scientific value of such descriptive work and demonstrate how such seemingly straightforward description is complicated by issues of population heterogeneity, time and space, and the complexity of human health. Third, I make the case that the population sciences...
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View articletitled, Race and Ethnicity, Racism, and Population Health in the United States: The Straightforward, the <span class="search-highlight">Complex</span>, Innovations, and the Future
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