Volume 1 | Winter 2018-2019
Two New Profiles Examine the Composition of Families

The first two Family Profiles of 2019 focus on cohabiting families. Using data from the National Survey of Family Growth , NCFMR research assistant Kasey Eickmeyer examined the composition of cohabiting families among women in the mid-to-late 1990s versus 2005 to 2009. The percentage of cohabiting women raising shared biological children grew from 31% in 1995-1999 to 40% in 2005-2009 (FP-19-01) . Despite this increase among all cohabiting women, when only cohabiting women with children were examined, a different story emerged. Two-fifths (38%) in the earlier cohort to approaching half (45%) in the later cohort included both biological and stepchildren ( FP-19-02 ) .

For information on this growing family form, including variation by mothers’ race/ethnicity and educational attainment, please see:

Composition of Cohabiting Families with Children
Sources: National Center for Health Statistics, National Survey of Family Growth, 2002, 2011-2013, 2013-2015
New at the NCFMR
Family Profiles
Original reports summarizing and analyzing nationally representative data with the goal to provide the latest analysis of U.S. families. These profiles examine topics related to the NCFMR's core research themes.


In the News
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Just Released
Books
 Ingrid Arnet Connidis & Amanda E. Barnett, Sage Publishing
Abbie Goldberg & Adam P. Romero, Oxford University Press
Rosanna Hertz and Margaret K. Nelson, Oxford University Press
Monica Prasad, Russell Sage Foundation
Roudi Nazarinia Roy & Alethea Rollins (Eds.)
Data
Fragile Families & Child Wellbeing Study
U.S. Census Bureau, Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)
Calendar of Events
February

Call for Authors -- National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Family Focus
Families Living Outside Society's System
Intent to Submit Date Due: February 1
Manuscripts Due: February 15

2019 Social Science Advocacy Day -- Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA)
Early Bird Registrations Due: February 1
Conference Dates: April 30 - May 1

ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods Methods of Social Research
Registration Opens: February 12
First Session Dates: June 24 - July 19
Second Session Dates: July 22 - August 16

Request for Information -- The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development ( NIH)
NICHD Strategic Plan Fiscal Years 2020-2024
Date Due: February 15

Call for Proposals -- Groves Conference on Marriage and Family
Surviving or Thriving: Exploring Adversity, Resilience, and Hope Across the Lifespan
Date Due: February 15

Call for Authors of Applications -- National Council on Family Relations (NCFR)
Sourcebook of Family Theories and Methodologies
Date Due: February 15

2nd Summer Institute in Migration Research Methods -- Penn State University
Applications Due: February 18
Conference Dates: June 9 - 16


March

9th SSEA Conference on Emerging Adulthood
Understanding Emerging Adulthood in Cultural and Socio-Political Contexts
Date Due: March 1
Conference Dates: October 10 - 12

Call for Proposals -- National Council on Family Relations (NCFR)
Family Sustainability: Contextualizing Relationships Within Evolving Systems
Date Due: March 4
Conference Dates: November 20 - 23

Call for Abstracts -- World Conference on Child and Youth (CCY) 2019
Well-being and Life Chances of Children and Youth in an Interconnected World: A Life Course Approach
Date Due: March 4
Conference Dates: July 4 - 5

Call for Authors -- National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Certified Family Life Educators (CFLE) Network
Families and Incarceration
Date Due: March 15

Call for Applications -- Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Scholarships
Date Due: March 31


April

Illinois Council on Family Relations (ILCFR) 2019 Annual Conference
Intergenerational Relationships: Building Bridges for Diverse Families
Conference Date: April 12

NCFMR Team

Co-directors
Dr. Susan L. Brown
Dr. Wendy D. Manning

Social Science Data Analysts
Dr. Krista K. Payne
Hsueh-Sheng Wu

Technical Writer
Lesley Wadsworth

Graduate Research Assistants
Colette Allred
Kasey Eickmeyer
Paul Hemez
Valerie Schweizer

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