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The fall in household size and the rise of the primary individual in the United States

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Frances E. Kobrin
Demography (1976) 13 (1): 127–138.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/2060425
Published: 01 February 1976
...Frances E. Kobrin Abstract The long-term fall in household size in the United States is discussed within the framework of the aging of the population, continuing as the effects of fertility and mortality decline accumulate. Using distributions of households by size from U.S. census data 1790–1970...
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Some demographic determinants of average household size: An analytic approach

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Thomas K. Burch
Demography (1970) 7 (1): 61–69.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/2060023
Published: 01 February 1970
... as possible explanations for the apparent discrepancy. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of demographic variables (viz., mortality, fertility, age at marriage) on average household size under different family systems—nuclear, extended and stem. The approach used has been applied...
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Racial Differences in Per Capita Income, 1960–76: The Importance of Household Size, Headship, and Labor Force Participation

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Suzanne M. Bianchi
Demography (1980) 17 (2): 129–143.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/2061055
Published: 01 May 1980
...Suzanne M. Bianchi Abstract Racial differences in average per capita income are decomposed, as are changes over time for both races. The 1960–76 decline in household size accounted for 13 percent of the per capita income inprovement of both races. Whereas real increases in earnings of husbands...
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Fig. 2 Sources of change in UNHCR-registered Venezuelan migrants’ household size relative to when they were in Venezuela. N = 52,964 members of Venezuelan households surveyed in the UNHCR PMS. Because members can experience more than one source of change, percentages sum to more than 56 (e.g., the total percentage estimated to have experienced any change in Table 3). Statistics are unweighted and therefore differ slightly from those in Table 3.

Sources of change in UNHCR-registered Venezuelan migrants’ household size r...

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in The Venezuelan Humanitarian Crisis, Out-Migration, and Household Change Among Venezuelans in Venezuela and Abroad > Demography
Published: 01 June 2024
Fig. 2 Sources of change in UNHCR-registered Venezuelan migrants’ household size relative to when they were in Venezuela. N  = 52,964 members of Venezuelan households surveyed in the UNHCR PMS. Because members can experience more than one source of change, percentages sum to more than 56 (e.g More
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Differences in urban location and in household size by quintile using various welfare measures. Symbols indicate the poorest quintile. Each marking shows the predicted gap from the previous quintile. PNG refers to Papua New Guinea

Differences in urban location and in household size by quintile using vario...

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in Assessing Asset Indices > Demography
Published: 02 December 2011
Fig. 6 Differences in urban location and in household size by quintile using various welfare measures. Symbols indicate the poorest quintile. Each marking shows the predicted gap from the previous quintile. PNG refers to Papua New Guinea More
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Mean real income in each type of household, adjusted for size of household, 1987 and 2006. Indented education category is woman’s education. Black horizontal lines emphasize homogenous couples. Black vertical line = mean real income in 1987; gray vertical line = mean real income in 2006

Mean real income in each type of household, adjusted for size of household,...

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in Educational Assortative Mating and Income Inequality in Denmark > Demography
Published: 26 May 2012
Fig. 5 Mean real income in each type of household, adjusted for size of household, 1987 and 2006. Indented education category is woman’s education. Black horizontal lines emphasize homogenous couples. Black vertical line = mean real income in 1987; gray vertical line = mean real income in 2006 More
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Living Arrangements and Supplemental Income Programs for Older Adults in Mexico

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Emma Aguila, Jung Ho Park, Alma Vega
Demography (2020) 57 (4): 1345–1368.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13524-020-00879-3
Published: 19 May 2020
... whether a supplemental income program in Mexico for adults aged 70 and older influenced household size and composition. We compare outcomes at baseline and at six-month follow-up for elderly adults in the treatment group with those in the control group that did not participate in the program. We find...
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Social components of metropolitan population densities

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Roy C. Treadway
Demography (1969) 6 (1): 55–74.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/2060100
Published: 01 February 1969
...-density gradient, empirically always negative. Expanding this exponential model permits examining systematically the relationship between distance from center and various components of population density—housing-unit density, vacant units, household size, and group-quarters population–and the change over...
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Household and Living Arrangement Projections at the Subnational Level: An Extended Cohort-Component Approach

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Yi Zeng, Kenneth C. Land, Zhenglian Wang, Danan Gu
Demography (2013) 50 (3): 827–852.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13524-012-0171-3
Published: 04 December 2012
... and then comparing those projections with census counts in 2000 for each of the 50 states and Washington, DC. The results demonstrate that, compared with the extended cohort-component approach, the headship-rate method produces substantially more serious forecast errors because it cannot project households by size...
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Understanding Household Dynamics From the Ground Up: A Longitudinal Study From a Rural South African Setting

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Shao-Tzu Yu, Brian Houle, Enid Schatz, Nicole Angotti, Chodziwadziwa W. Kabudula ...
Demography (2024) 61 (1): 31–57.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/00703370-11146140
Published: 01 February 2024
... by their complex and multigenerational profiles, with considerable within-typology variation in household size and dependency structure. Transition analyses showed stability of household types under female headship, while higher proportions of nuclearized household types dissolved over time. Household dissolution...
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Public assistance receipt among immigrants and natives: How the unit of analysis affects research findings

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Jennifer Van Hook, Jennifer E. Glick, Frank D. Bean
Demography (1999) 36 (1): 111–120.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/2648137
Published: 01 February 1999
...Jennifer Van Hook; Jennifer E. Glick; Frank D. Bean Abstract Differences between immigrant and native households in rates of welfare receipt depend on nativity differences in individual-level rates of receipt, in household size, in mean number of recipients in receiving households, and in household...
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American Indian household structure and income

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Gary D. Sandefur, Arthur Sakamoto
Demography (1988) 25 (1): 71–80.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/2061478
Published: 01 February 1988
... of couple-headed households with children is highest among Indians. Racial differences in the distribution of household types and differences in average household size are important determinants of black-white and Indian-white differences in average household income. 27 1 2011 © Population...
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Household organization and the interregional variation of out-migration rates

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John Odland, Mark Ellis
Demography (1988) 25 (4): 567–579.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/2061322
Published: 01 November 1988
...John Odland; Mark Ellis Abstract Regional out-migration rates may depend on localized conditions, but the range of possibilities for migration decision making in multi person households includes processes in which the response to variations in localized conditions depends on household size...
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The Effects of the 2021 Child Tax Credit on Housing Affordability and the Living Arrangements of Families With Low Incomes

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Natasha V. Pilkauskas, Katherine Michelmore, Nicole Kovski
Demography (2024) 61 (4): 1069–1096.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/00703370-11458327
Published: 01 August 2024
... that parents reported a change in their living arrangements and reduced their household size, both effects driven by fewer mothers living with a partner (and not a reduction in doubling up). We find some differences in effects by race and ethnicity and earnings. Our findings illustrate that the monthly credit...
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The Effect of the Earned Income Tax Credit on Housing and Living Arrangements

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Natasha Pilkauskas, Katherine Michelmore
Demography (2019) 56 (4): 1303–1326.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13524-019-00791-5
Published: 17 June 2019
... (living with additional, nonnuclear family adults)—in particular, doubling up in someone else’s home—and reduce three-generation/multigenerational coresidence, suggesting that mothers have a preference to live independently. We find weak evidence for a reduction in overall household size, yet the EITC...
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The Leverage of Demographic Dynamics on Carbon Dioxide Emissions: Does Age Structure Matter?

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Emilio Zagheni
Demography (2011) 48 (1): 371–399.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13524-010-0004-1
Published: 17 February 2011
... and discuss the insights that can be obtained in the context of stable population theory. Second, I suggest a statistical model of household consumption as a function of household size and age structure to quantitatively evaluate the extent of economies of scale in consumption of energy-intensive goods...
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The political ecology of disaster: An analysis of factors influencing U.S. tornado fatalities and injuries, 1998–2000

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William R. Donner
Demography (2007) 44 (3): 669–685.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/dem.2007.0024
Published: 01 August 2007
.... Independent variables (following POET) are classified in the following manner: population, organization, environment, and technology. Rural population, population density, and household size correspond to population; racial minorities and deprivation represent social organization; tornado area represents...
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Fertility Intentions and Residential Relocations

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Sergi Vidal, Johannes Huinink, Michael Feldhaus
Demography (2017) 54 (4): 1305–1330.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13524-017-0592-0
Published: 11 July 2017
... if they intended to have another child. Multivariate analyses show that these associations are largely due to adjustments in housing and other living conditions. Our results suggest that anticipatory relocations (before conception) to adapt to growing household size are importantly nuanced by the opportunities...
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Changing families and changing mobility: Their impact on the central city

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William H. Frey, Frances E. Kobrin
Demography (1982) 19 (3): 261–277.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/2060970
Published: 01 August 1982
...William H. Frey; Frances E. Kobrin Abstract Urban scholars and planners look to evidence of recent gains in the number of nontraditional households as a potential source of increase to the population sizes and tax bases of declining central cities. While it is now well established that substantial...
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Median household wealth, by household type, 1989–2013. Net worth amounts are in constant 2013 dollars. Net worth was adjusted by the square root of household size. All estimates are weighted

Median household wealth, by household type, 1989–2013. Net worth amounts ar...

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in Children and the Elderly: Wealth Inequality Among America’s Dependents > Demography
Published: 07 May 2018
Fig. 1 Median household wealth, by household type, 1989–2013. Net worth amounts are in constant 2013 dollars. Net worth was adjusted by the square root of household size. All estimates are weighted More