Using data from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth, we show that women who report that religion is "very important" in their everyday life have both higher fertility and higher intended fertility than those saying religion is "somewhat important" or "not important." Factors such as unwanted fertility, age at…

Wealth inequality is among the most extreme forms of stratification in the United States, and upward wealth mobility is not common. Yet mobility is possible, and this paper takes advantage of trends among a unique group to explore the processes that generate mobility. I show that non-Hispanic whites raised in Roman Catholic families have been…

Uses 1970 and 1980 census data to assess effects of housing availability and affordability on the rate of nonnuclear (complex) living arrangements in Black, White, and Hispanic households in 216 metropolitan areas. Discusses longitudinal, racial/ethnic, and regional differences in child and non-child household complexity. Contains 37 references.…

Longitudinal survey data from eight primarily rural regions of China and in-depth interviews suggest that the one-child policy, in so far as it limits couples to one or two children, leads to greater parent involvement in child care. Additional effects of policy vary by children's gender. (Contains 65 references.) (Author/SV)

Compares family resources per child across racial and ethnic groups in 1940 and 1950. Finds that economic differences among children of European ancestry were minor compared to the gap between Whites and non-Whites (or Mexican-Americans), primarily related to differences in income of household head. Contains 21 references. (SV)

Analysis of data from the parent and student sections of High School and Beyond surveys revealed that close spacing of siblings had a strong negative effect on parents' anticipated and actual contributions to a child's living and schooling expenses during the first year after high school graduation. This negative effect was unrelated to…

In 274 Taiwanese townships, farm household complexity in 1960 and 1970 was positively related to the proportion of the labor force in nonagricultural occupations. The close proximity of industry to family farms in Taiwan has reduced rural to urban migration usually associated with industrialization. Contains 46 references. (Author/SV)