ACF OPRE: Marriages and Family Formation Data Analysis Project

Guide to Data Sources on the Determinants of Marriage and Cohabitation

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Title Page

Acknowledgements

Chapter One: Introduction
	Topics Covered and Units of Measurement and Analysis
	Desirable Attributes of Data Sets
	Data Sets Included in this Guide
	Contents of this Guide

Chapter Two: The Current Population Survey
	Survey Design
	Survey Content
	Suitability for Research
	Using the Data
	Data Elements

Chapter Three: The Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study
	Survey Design
	Survey Content
	Suitability for Research
	Using the Data
	Data Elements

Chapter Four: The National Longitudinal Survey Of Youth
	Survey Design
	Survey Content
	Suitability for Research
	Using the Data
	Data Elements

Chapter Five: The National Survey Of America's Families
	Survey Design
	Survey Content
	Suitability for Research
	Using the Data
	Data Elements

Chapter Six: The National Survey Of Family Growth
	Survey Design
	Survey Content
	Suitability for Research
	Using the Data
	Data Elements

Chapter Seven: A National Survey Of Families And Households
	Survey Design
	Survey Content: Wave 1
	Survey Content: Wave 2
	Survey Content: Wave 3
	Suitability for Research
	Using the Data
	Data Elements

Chapter Eight: The Panel Study Of Income Dynamics
	Survey Design
	Survey Content
	Suitability for Research
	Using the Data
	Data Elements

Chapter Nine: The Survey Of Income And Program Participation
	Survey Design
	Survey Content
	Suitability for Research
	Using the Data
	Data Elements

Chapter Ten: The Survey Of Program Dynamics
	Survey Design
	Survey Content
	Suitability for Research
	Using the Data
	Data Elements

Chapter Eleven: Research Opportunities
	Theme 1: Teen and Non-Marital Childbearing
	Theme 2: Transition to Parenthood
	Theme 3: Effects of Cohabitation on Marriage
	Theme 4: The Surge of Low-Income Women Into Jobs
	Theme 5: Men's Economic Status
	Theme 6: The Meaning of Marriage and Cohabitation
	Theme 7: Gender Role Expectations
	Theme 8: Interaction Processes
	Theme 9: Intrapersonal Influences on Interaction
	Theme 10: Contextual Influences on Interaction

References

Appendix A: Research Opportunities by Theme

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