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Demography (1981) 18 (3): 349–354.
Published: 01 August 1981
... females’ economic opportunities. Although some of the difference may be attributed to measurement error, the significant disparity between the two populations probably reflects substantive differences. 30 12 2010 © Population Association of America 1981 1981 Black Woman Family Formation...
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Demography (1968) 5 (2): 924–930.
Published: 01 June 1968
...Gary D. London 15 1 2011 © Population Association of America 1968 1968 Family Planning Community Action Economic Opportunity Family Planning Service Family Planning Program FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMS OF THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY: SCOPE, OPERATION, AND IMPACT GARY D...
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Demography (2022) 59 (6): 2295–2319.
Published: 01 December 2022
... ). Despite strong evidence that family background shapes one's economic opportunity, many analyses of the relationship between young adult benchmarks and poverty have not sufficiently considered childhood poverty exposure. Most cross-sectional studies of poverty have ignored family background altogether...
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Demography (1996) 33 (3): 357–374.
Published: 01 August 1996
...David P. Lindstrom Abstract I analyze the influence of the economic characteristics of origin area on trip duration for Mexican migrants in the United States. I argue that migrants from economically dynamic areas in Mexico with favorable opportunities for employment and small capital investment...
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Demography (1990) 27 (4): 519–535.
Published: 01 November 1990
...Greg J. Duncan; Saul D. Hoffman Abstract This article presents a model of teenage out-of-wedlock births that incorporates the effectsof both welfare and nonwelfare economic opportunities. We construct measures of the likely “medium-run” income available to a teenage girl in the event of an out...
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Demography (1976) 13 (3): 297–309.
Published: 01 August 1976
...Michael B. Toney Abstract This study examines length of residence for movers—that subsection of the population which accounts for the high mobility rates in the United States. The propensity for repeated migration is studied in relation to economic opportunities and previous familial and personal...
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Demography (1975) 12 (2): 325–329.
Published: 01 May 1975
.... S. Summary . ( 1964 ). Washington, D. C. : U. S. Government Printing Office . DEMOGRAPHV@ Volume 12, Number 2 May 1975 A TECHNIQUE FOR MEASURING THE EFFECT OF ECONOMIC BASE ON OPPORTUNITY FOR BLACKS Charles F. Cortese Department of Sociology, University of Denver, University Park, Denver...
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Demography (2009) 46 (3): 493–512.
Published: 01 August 2009
..., Work, and Educational Participation in the United States, 1890–1940 . American Journal of Sociology , 93 , 1116 – 52 . 10.1086/228866 Demography, Volume 46-Number 3, August 2009: 493 512 493 T JOB OPPORTUNITIES, ECONOMIC RESOURCES, AND THE POSTSECONDARY DESTINATIONS OF AMERICAN YOUTH* ROBERT...
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Demography (2020) 57 (4): 1323–1344.
Published: 24 June 2020
.... Tessa Bonomo and Becca Brough provided excellent research assistance. This project received financial support from the Wilson-Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities. The raw data used for this study are proprietary and owned by Infutor Data Solutions, Inc. from whom it can be purchased...
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Demography (1967) 4 (1): 135–142.
Published: 01 March 1967
... in the American population and is certainly the most important among the trio of conventional measures of socio- economic status-occupation, education, and income. Age at marriage' and knowl- edge of and effective use of family plan- ning techniques," as well as childbearing * Office of Economic Opportunity...
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Demography (2020) 57 (6): 2377–2381.
Published: 19 November 2020
... and Parolin emphasize this point. Future research should explore further the economic circumstances of the homeless and other populations missed in surveys and examine the impact that including such populations would have on estimates of extreme poverty. In addition, very low estimates of extreme poverty...
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Demography (2020) 57 (6): 2361–2368.
Published: 15 October 2020
... . Bollinger , C. R. ( 1998 ). Measurement error in the Current Population Survey: A nonparametric look . Journal of Labor Economics , 16 , 576 – 594 . 10.1086/209899 . Bollinger , C. , Hirsch , B. , Hokayem , C. , & Ziliak , J. ( 2014 , May). Trouble in the tails...
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Demography (1994) 31 (1): 33–63.
Published: 01 February 1994
... through economic development and improved education and economic opportunities for females. Even so, the dramatic impact of the changes in demand-side factors (education and economic development) on contraceptive use was possible only because there already existed a highly responsive contraceptive supply...
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Demography (2015) 52 (6): 1797–1823.
Published: 28 October 2015
... for the deterioration of economic opportunity and speculate on the impact of technological change on the future of work and families. 1 10 2015 28 10 2015 © Population Association of America 2015 2015 Marriage Family Wage labor Relative income Before the nineteenth century, most...
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Demography (2009) 46 (1): 169–191.
Published: 01 February 2009
..., are consistent with American citizenship conferring greater economic opportunities. 13 1 2011 © Population Association of America 2009 2009 Latin American Country Dominican Republic Naturalization Rate Welfare Reform Naturalize Citizen References Baker, B. 2007. “Trends...
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Demography (2017) 54 (1): 201–229.
Published: 04 January 2017
... to constrain later human capital formation and economic opportunities over the life course. 6 12 2016 4 1 2017 © Population Association of America 2017 2017 Age at arrival Immigration Assimilation Child development Sibling fixed effects To what extent does immigration...
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Demography (1993) 30 (1): 103–126.
Published: 01 February 1993
... generation. We hypothesize that locational factors, especially diverse economic opportunities, were important in shaping this marriage pattern. Separate multilevel analyses are conducted for females and for males living in urban and in rural places. Although significant effects for a variety of contextual...
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Demography (2005) 42 (2): 215–241.
Published: 01 May 2005
...-migration" thesis, married women had destination outcomes that were similar to those of men, whereas single women had a greater propensity to reside in metropolitan locations where economic opportunities for women were more plentiful. 15 2 2011 © Population Association of America 2005 2005...
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Demography (1971) 8 (3): 379–388.
Published: 01 August 1971
... employed is multivariate regression analysis using disaggregated data from the 1967 Survey of Economic Opportunity. While educational attainment has a positive effect on the supply of labor of nonpoor heads, it has an insignificant effect on the black poor and a nonlinear effect on white poor heads...
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Demography (1971) 8 (3): 369–377.
Published: 01 August 1971
..., but no relationship for urbanorigin couples. The effect of urban background on rural fertility differentials has not been examined. This study investigates the potential effect of urban-origin couples on socioeconomic differences in fertility in rural areas. Data from the 1967 Survey of Economic Opportunity...
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