News from the PRI Library and Data Archive » Families http://info.pop.psu.edu Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:16:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en SIPP: 2004 New Data http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/07/21/sipp-2004-new-data/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/07/21/sipp-2004-new-data/#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:38:23 +0000 Lisa Broniszewski http://info.pop.psu.edu/?p=1613 SIPP has released Core Waves 7 and 8 and Topical Module Waves 1-8. PRI Researchers using this data are encouraged to look at SodaPop, PRI’s Data Archive for updated holdings.

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/07/21/sipp-2004-new-data/feed/ PSID: CDS Transition into Adulthood Data http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/05/21/psid-cds-transition-into-adulthood-data/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/05/21/psid-cds-transition-into-adulthood-data/#comments Wed, 21 May 2008 11:35:05 +0000 Lisa Broniszewski http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/05/21/psid-cds-transition-into-adulthood-data/ The CDS of the PSID has publicly released the “Transition into Adulthood” Data. The data are comprised of 745 of the CDS children who have reached the age of 18+ and have
graduated from high school. Topical questions include: health and emotional well-being, time use, community involvement, self identity and perception, expectations for the future, family, peer, and romantic relationships, work, schooling, and more. Please read the overview (PDF file) of the Transition into Adulthood (TA) data. PRI researchers may request this data from the Data Archivist.

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/05/21/psid-cds-transition-into-adulthood-data/feed/ Marriage quality matters for health http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/03/21/marriage-quality-matters-for-health/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/03/21/marriage-quality-matters-for-health/#comments Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:01:37 +0000 Tara Murray http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/03/21/marriage-quality-matters-for-health/ A good marriage is associated with lower blood pressure, but a bad marriage is worse than being single, according to a preliminary study forthcoming in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine. (USA Today)

Citation: J. Holt-Lunstad, W. Birmingham, & B. Jones. (2008). Is there something unique about marriage? The relative impact of marital status, relationship quality, and network social support on ambulatory blood pressure and mental health. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. (Abstract available online)

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/03/21/marriage-quality-matters-for-health/feed/ Maternity Leave and Employment Patterns of First-Time Mothers http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/03/10/maternity-leave-and-employment-patterns-of-first-time-mothers/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/03/10/maternity-leave-and-employment-patterns-of-first-time-mothers/#comments Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:43:52 +0000 Tara Murray http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/03/10/maternity-leave-and-employment-patterns-of-first-time-mothers/ Maternity Leave and Employment Patterns of First-Time Mothers 1961-2003 (PDF) uses SIPP data to examine employment patterns of mothers who gave birth to a first child between 1961 and 2003. The report is part of the Census Bureau’s Current Population Reports Household Economic Studies series (P70-113).

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/03/10/maternity-leave-and-employment-patterns-of-first-time-mothers/feed/ Council on Contemporary Families Annual Conference http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/03/07/council-on-contemporary-families-annual-conference/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/03/07/council-on-contemporary-families-annual-conference/#comments Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:08:03 +0000 Ruth Kozar http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/03/07/council-on-contemporary-families-annual-conference/ The PRI Library has received notice of the Council on Contemporary Families Annual Conference - Family Issues in Contention.

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/03/07/council-on-contemporary-families-annual-conference/feed/ Men and housework http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/03/07/men-and-housework/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/03/07/men-and-housework/#comments Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:21:14 +0000 Tara Murray http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/03/07/men-and-housework/ A new study reports that men are doing more housework, especially in families with two working parents, but women still do more (San Jose Mercury News). Men who do more housework may also improve their wives’ marital satisfaction and their own sex lives (AFP).

Citation: Oriel Sullivan & Scott Coltrane (2008). Men’s changing contribution to housework and child care (A Discussion Paper on Changing Family Roles prepared for the 11th Annual Conference of the Council on Contemporary Families, April 25-26, 2008, University of Illinois, Chicago).

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/03/07/men-and-housework/feed/ ICPSR Summer Workshop: Welfare, Children, and Families: A Three-City Study http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/02/28/icpsr-summer-workshop-welfare-children-and-families-a-three-city-study/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/02/28/icpsr-summer-workshop-welfare-children-and-families-a-three-city-study/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:11:06 +0000 Ruth Kozar http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/02/28/icpsr-summer-workshop-welfare-children-and-families-a-three-city-study/ The PRI Library has received announcement of a summer ICPSR workshop July 21-23, 2008.

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/02/28/icpsr-summer-workshop-welfare-children-and-families-a-three-city-study/feed/ ICPSR Summer Program Workshop: Using Data for Analysis of Marriage and Family http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/02/28/icpsr-summer-program-workshop-using-data-for-analysis-of-marriage-and-family/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/02/28/icpsr-summer-program-workshop-using-data-for-analysis-of-marriage-and-family/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:05:08 +0000 Ruth Kozar http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/02/28/icpsr-summer-program-workshop-using-data-for-analysis-of-marriage-and-family/ The PRI Library has received announcement of a summer program workshop to be held July 24-25, 2008.

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/02/28/icpsr-summer-program-workshop-using-data-for-analysis-of-marriage-and-family/feed/ Call for Papers: The Transfer of Resources across Generations: Family, Income, Human Capital and Children’s Wellbeing http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/02/28/european-science-foundation-conference-call-for-papers/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/02/28/european-science-foundation-conference-call-for-papers/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:08:32 +0000 Ruth Kozar http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/02/28/european-science-foundation-conference-call-for-papers/ The PRI Library has received announcement of a call for papers for the European Science Foundation Conference to be held June 9-13, 2008 in Vadstena, Sweden.

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/02/28/european-science-foundation-conference-call-for-papers/feed/ Maternal grandmothers more likely to visit grandchildren http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/02/27/maternal-grandmothers-more-likely-to-visit-grandchildren/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/02/27/maternal-grandmothers-more-likely-to-visit-grandchildren/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:49:39 +0000 Tara Murray http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/02/27/maternal-grandmothers-more-likely-to-visit-grandchildren/ Maternal grandmothers in the US are more likely to travel to visit their grandchildren than paternal grandparents, according to a study published in Evolutionary Psychology (Population Reference Bureau, Take a Number).

Citation:  Thomas V. Pollet, Daniel Nettle, & Mark Nelissen (2007). “Maternal Grandmothers Do Go the Extra Mile: Factoring Distance and Lineage into Differential Contact With Grandchildren.” Evolutionary Psychology 5(4): 832-43. (Available online [PDF]. Evolutionary Psychology is an open access peer-reviewed journal.)

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