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Families & Living Arrangements Working Papers
Families & Living Arrangements 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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Working Paper
Measurement Error: Relationship Status of Same-Sex Couples, 2009 ACS
Examines predictors of same-sex couples reporting their relationship as "husband or wife" using 2009 ACS 1-year internal data and logistic regression.
Working Paper
Comparing 2010 ACS & 2010 Census Occupancy, Vacancy, & Household Size
Discusses comparisons and design and methodology differences between 2010 ACS and 2010 Census on occupancy status, vacancy status, and household size.
Working Paper
Demographics of Same-Sex Couple Households with Children
This Demographics of Same-Sex Couple Households with Children working paperis on Families and Living Arrangements.
Working Paper
The Impact of the 2007-2009 Recession on Mothers’ Employment
This recession has been particularly severe for men and women, as they are both experiencing unprecedented levels of long-term unemployment.
Working Paper
Variation in Formation of Complex Family Households during Recession
This working paper Variation in the Formation of Complex Family Households during the Recession is from Families and Living Arrangements.
Working Paper
Variation in the Formation of Family Households during the Recession
This paper examines how complex family households changed during the recessionary period (2007-2009) with 1-year and 3-year data from the ACS.
Working Paper
Evaluating Use of Family Equalization for ACS Weighting Methodology
Evaluated the effects of change in weighting methodology in both the 2006 and 2007 ACS.
Working Paper
Same-Sex Couple Household Statistics from the 2010 Census
This paper will address the statistical aspects of the collection and presentation of data on same-sex couple households from the 2010 Census.
Working Paper
New CPS's ASEC Supplement Questions use in Census Bureau Tax Model
Current Population Survey’s (CPS) Annual Social and Economic (ASEC) supplement added new questions to aid in developing Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM)
Working Paper
Unit of Analysis for Poverty Measurement
This paper examines how the change in unit of analysis from the family definition used impacts the composition of family units.
Working Paper
A Longitudinal Analysis of the Stability of Household Money Demand
This study utilizes longitudinal data to take another look and find that volatility in the demand for non-interest-earning checking accounts.
Working Paper
Geographic Adjustments of Supplemental Poverty Measure Thresholds
The ITWG suggested that the poverty thresholds be adjusted for price differences across geographic areas.
Working Paper
The Supplemental Poverty Measure
This paper presents estimates of the prevalence of poverty in the US, overall and for selected demographic subgroups, for the official and SPM measures.
Working Paper
Intra-Family Differences in Health Insurance Coverage
This paper gives a tabular analysis of the characteristics of Medicaid children and parents that have discordant coverage.
Working Paper
Child Care Choices, Family Income and Mother’s Employment
The task of selecting a child care arrangement often involves a number of factors such as employment demands, family changes, and the well being of the child.
Working Paper
Demographics of Same-Sex Couple Households with Children
This paper specifically examines the socio-demographic characteristics of same-sex couple households with children, using the 2009 ACS internal data files.
Working Paper
Presentation: Who's in Head Start? Estimating Head Start Enrollment
This study builds off of previous work that attempts to model the number of children enrolled in Head Start using the ACS and the CPS.
Working Paper
The Effects of Recession on Household Composition
The current recession presents the opportunity to study the effect of economic strain on contemporary family behavior and household structure.
Working Paper
Who's in Head Start? Estimating Head Start Enrollment
This study builds off of previous work that attempts to model the number of children enrolled in Head Start using the ACS and the CPS.
Working Paper
Comparison of Estimates of Same-Sex Households from the ACS and CPS
There has been a growing demand for estimates of same-sex couples. Much of the academic and federal research has focused on the American Community Survey (ACS).
Working Paper
Contexts of Racial Socialization
This Contexts of Racial Socialization working paperis on Families and Living Arrangements.
Working Paper
Contexts of Racial Socialization
Transracial adoption, that is, the adoption of a non-White child by White parents, has existed for over fifty years.
Working Paper
Evolving Labor Force Outcomes for Married Couples
This paper seeks to study the changes in labor market outcomes among married couples based on their level of education relative to their spouse.
Working Paper
Child Care Costs in the Current Population Survey’s ASEC
This paper assesses child care cost estimates from the 2010 Current Population Survey’s
Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC).
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