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Families and Households Working Papers
Families and Households Working Papers
Working papers are intended to make results of Census Bureau research available to others and to encourage discussion on a variety of topics. They have not undergone a review and editorial process generally accorded official Census Bureau publications.
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View the list of working papers by year.
Working Paper
Family Complexity and Changing Household Dynamics
In this paper, newly available measures of family and residential dynamics are presented, and the implications for people and households are discussed.
Working Paper
Parents Working Nonstandard Schedules: Who’s Burning the Midnight Oil?
This poster uses SIPP 2014, Wave 1 to analyze families in which a parent works a nonstandard schedule.
Working Paper
2016 American Community Survey Content Test: Class of Worker
Results from the 2016 ACS Content Test of the questions about Class of Worker and Employer Name.
Working Paper
Multiple Partner Fertility in the US: A Demographic Portrait
Paper showing SIPP data on Multiple Partner Fertility in the United States.
Working Paper
2016 American Community Survey Content Test: Health Insurance
Results from the 2016 ACS Content Test of the questions about Health Insurance.
Working Paper
2016 American Community Survey Content Test: Retirement Income
Results from the 2016 ACS Content Test of the question about Retirement Income.
Working Paper
2016 American Community Survey Content Test: Weeks Worked
Results from the 2016 ACS Content Test of the question about Weeks Worked
Working Paper
2016 American Community Survey Content Test: Relationship
Results from the 2016 ACS Content Test of the question about Relationship.
Working Paper
Historical Living Arrangements of Older Adults: 1967–2016
This study looks at changes in the living arrangements of adults 50 years or older since the 1960s.
Working Paper
Mapping the Transition to Adulthood
A visual summary of the transition to adulthood, showing the living situation, marriage, enrollment, and employment of the population aged 16 to 34.
Working Paper
Multiple Partner Fertility in the US: A Demographic Portrait
Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America in April 2017.
Working Paper
Shared and Non-Shared Fertility Among Empty Nesters
Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America in April 2017.
Working Paper
50 Years of Living Without Children: Who and What has Changed
Using CPS ASEC data we examine the demographic changes of persons living without children from 1967-2016.
Working Paper
Comparison of Black and White Adoptive Parents of Black Children
Using American Community Survey 5-year data, this paper provides a demographic profile of Black adoptive parents.
Working Paper
The Rise of Couples Living in Subfamilies Since the Great Recession
This paper looks at a particular case of doubling up: married and cohabiting couples who live in another household.
Working Paper
Housing Markets and the Living Arrangements of Millennials
Examines links between housing markets and young adult living arrangements in metro areas.
Working Paper
Measuring the Presence and Impact of Same-Sex Married Couples
Research on how estimates of poverty are impacted by treating same-sex married couples as separate or combined families.
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