Thursday, April 1 / 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM   •   Constitution Ballroom

Poster Session 2:
Union Formation and Dissolution and Parents' Living Arrangements

  1. Legal Registration of Marriage in Bangladesh: An Intervention to Strengthen Women's Economic and Social Position and Protect Them against Domestic Violence? • Lisa M. Bates, Harvard University ; Farzana Islam, Jahangirnagar University ; Md. Khairul Islam, Plan International

  2. Children and the Stability of Cohabiting Couples • Pascale Beaupré, Statistics Canada ; Pierre Turcotte, Statistics Canada

  3. Literacy, Numeracy, and Household Economic Well-Being in Ghana • Niels-Hugo Blunch, World Bank Group and George Washington University

  4. Assimilating Blackness? Multiple-Race Identification and African American Mate Selection • Jenifer Bratter, University of Houston

  5. The First Romantic Relationship of Adolescents: An International Comparative Analysis • Marcantonio Caltabiano, Università di Padova

  6. Marriage Migration: Just Another Case of Positive Assortative Matching? • Aycan E. Celikaksoy, Aarhus School of Business ; Helena Skyt Nielsen, Aarhus Universitet ; Mette Verner, Aarhus School of Business

  7. Probability of Divorce and Separations in Distrito Federal, Mexico 2000 • Salvador D. Cobo, El Colegio de México

  8. Youth Sexual Behaviors, Contraceptive Use, and Pregnancy in Urban Neighborhoods • Andrea Collado, Universidad de Costa Rica ; Rhina Caceres, Universidad de Costa Rica

  9. Integrating the Structure and Process of Marital Commitment: How Do Moral and Personal Commitment Protect Families Facing Financial Difficulties? • Jeff Dew, Pennsylvania State University ; David Eggebeen, Pennsylvania State University

  10. Changes in Fertility and Infant Mortality Trends in Kazakhstan • Annie Dude, University of Chicago

  11. Movin' In and Movin' Out -- Migration and Marital Events • Alison Fields, U.S. Census Bureau ; Jason Fields, U.S. Census Bureau

  12. Are Black Men Marrying Younger than Black Women? New Evidence from Census 2000 • Catherine A. Fitch, University of Minnesota ; Steven Ruggles, University of Minnesota

  13. The Marriage Market and Homogamy by Age in Italy • Romina Fraboni, Instituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)

  14. 1980-2000 Change over Time and Regional Variation in U.S. Racial and Ethnic Intermarriage • Vincent K. Fu, University of Utah

  15. Education and Interethnic Marriage Decisions • Delia Furtado, Brown University

  16. Changing Preference Pattern in Indian Arranged Marriage Market: A Longitudinal Study • Debashis Ganguly, Times of India ; Aparajita Chattopadhyay, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

  17. Marrying Young: Transitions in the Filipino Adolescents' Life Course • Socorro Gultiano, University of San Carlos

  18. How Do Marriage Market Conditions Affect Entrance into Cohabitation vs. Marriage? • Karen B. Guzzo, University of Pennsylvania

  19. Social Isolation and Economic Vulnerability: Adolescent HIV and Pregnancy Risk Factors in South Africa • Kelly Hallman, Population Council ; Judith A. Diers, Population Council

  20. Romance in Kathmandu: The Decision to Marry for Love in the Hindu Kingdom of Nepal • Sarah Megan Heller, University of California, Berkeley

  21. Reciprocal Supportiveness and Relationship Stability in Married, Cohabiting, and Visiting Couples • Bryndl Hohmann-Marriott, Arizona State University

  22. Outwitting Divorce: How Intelligence Can Keep Couples Together • Paul C. Holley, Arizona State University ; Scott T. Yabiku, Arizona State University ; Mary H. Benin, Arizona State University

  23. Mate Selection, Marriage, and Social Change in Vietnam • Vu Tuan Huy, University of Washington ; Rukmalie Jayakody, Pennsylvania State University ; John Knodel, University of Michigan ; Vu Manh Loi, University of Washington

  24. Union Formation and Childbearing in Developed Countries • Serguey Ivanov, United Nations

  25. Women's Autonomy and Domestic Violence in India • Nan Johnson, Michigan State University

  26. Continuity and Change in Thai Family Patterns and Household Composition • Jittinee Juntarodjana, Mahidol University

  27. New Path to Marriage: Union Formation among Youth in the Philippines • Maria Midea M. Kabamalan, University of Hawaii at Manoa

  28. On Changing Factors of Marriage Transformation in Japan: Decomposition of Delay in Women's First Marriage Process • Ryuichi Kaneko, National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan

  29. Marriage or Cohabitation: First Union Formation in the Czech Republic • Vladimira Kantorova, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

  30. Pay to Stay? How Whose Name Is on the Lease or Mortgage Affects Household Allocation of Resources • Catherine T. Kenney, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  31. Patterns and Factors Influencing Entry into First Marital Union in Nairobi, Kenya • Anne Khasakhala, University of Nairobi

  32. Intermarriage in Australia: Patterns by Origin, Gender, and Generation • Siew-Ean Khoo, Australian National University

  33. The Impact of Welfare and Child Support Enforcement on Children's Living Arrangements • Heather L. Koball, Columbia University

  34. WIC Participation, Education, Marital Status, Age, and Parity Are Associated with Household Food Status among Pregnant Women • Barbara A. Laraia, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Anna Maria Siega-Riz, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Craig G. Gundersen, Iowa State University

  35. Roommates or Soulmates? Access to Housing and the Transition to Non-Marital Cohabitation in Sweden • Nathanael Lauster, DePauw University

  36. The Meaning of Cohabiting Unions in France and in West Germany • Jean-Marie Le Goff, Université de Lausanne

  37. Religion and the Family: Why Do Religious Affiliation and Religiosity Matter? • Evelyn Lehrer, University of Illinois at Chicago

  38. Racial Differences in Remarital Fertility in 1910 • Andrew S. London, Syracuse University ; Cheryl Elman, University of Akron

  39. Partner Violence in Moshi, Northern Tanzania: Prevalence and Risk Factors • Laura McCloskey, Harvard University ; Corrine Williams, Harvard University

  40. Married versus Cohabiting: Comparing the Determinants of Formal and Informal Unions in Brazil • Paula Miranda-Ribeiro, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais and CEDEPLAR ; Carolina S. Costa, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

  41. Polygamous Marriages in the Rural Sahel: Persistence and Change • Nathalie K. Mondain, Université de Montréal

  42. Educational Attainment and Intergenerational Patterns of Fertility Behaviour in Kenya • Walter D. Omariba, University of Western Ontario

  43. The Values and Attitudes of Youth in Vietnam • Sara Peracca, Population Council ; Vu Tuan Huy, University of Washington

  44. Adolescent Boys' Attitude towards Marriage and Family Formation in Indian Rural Setup • M. Benarji Prasad, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) ; C.P. Prakasam, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

  45. The Impacts of Sex Ratios in the United States Marriage Markets • Bernardo L. Queiroz, University of California, Berkeley

  46. Knowledge about Reproductive Health and Sexual Activity and Condom Use in the Age of AIDS: A Study among Male College Students in Bombay, India • Gurumurthy Rangaiyan, Population Council

  47. Exploring the Linkage between Premarital Sex, Masculinity, and Sex Risk • Garimella Rama Rao, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) ; Suvakanta N. Swain, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

  48. Racial and Ethnic Variations in Marital Quality: A Comparison of Blacks, Whites, and Mexican-Americans • Jennifer M. Roebuck, Bowling Green State University

  49. Patterns and Predictors of Gender Preference for Children in Kuwait • Nasra M. Shah, Kuwait University ; Makhdoom A. Shah, Kuwait University

  50. Sexual Behavior and Polygyny: Poverty-Driven Slum, Urban, and Rural Differences in Kenya • Yetty Shobo, Pennsylvania State University ; F. Nii-Amoo Dodoo, Pennsylvania State University

  51. Marital Patterns and Socioeconomic Status in Late Twentieth-Century South Africa • Sandile E. Simelane, University of Pennsylvania ; Henry V. Doctor, Navrongo Health Research Centre

  52. Growing Incidence of Divorce in Indian Cities: A Study of Mumbai • Ajay Kumar Singh, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) ; Rabindra Kumar Sinha, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

  53. Normalizing the Alternative: The U.S. Census' Effect on Societal Views of Alternative Families • Stacy E. Sneeringer, University of California, Berkeley

  54. Can Programs Change Marriage Outcomes: A Systematic Review of the Impact of Marriage and Relationship Programs • Matthew Stagner, Urban Institute ; Jane Reardon-Anderson, Urban Institute ; Jennifer Ehrle, Urban Institute ; Katherine Kortenkamp, Urban Institute ; Sara Bernstein, Urban Institute

  55. Attitudes, Values, and Fertility Decisions in Poland: Analyses Based on the Polish Version of the European Survey on Opinions on Population and Welfare • Eileen Trzcinski, Wayne State University ; Irena E. Kotowska, Warsaw School of Economics

  56. The Stability of Extended Family Living Arrangements: The Case of Mexican Immigrants and Mexican Americans • Jennifer Van Hook, Bowling Green State University ; Jennifer E. Glick, Arizona State University

  57. Romantic Relationships among Immigrant Adolescents • Lin Wang, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  58. On the Tempo and Quantum of First Marriages in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland: Changes in Mean Age and Variance • Maria E. Winkler-Dworak, Vienna Institute of Demography ; Henriette Engelhardt, Austrian Academy of Sciences

  59. Land Use and Marriage Timing in Nepal • Scott T. Yabiku, Arizona State University