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September 2018
 
Older Adults Living with a Sibling or Roommate Has Nearly Tripled
As the share of unmarried adults in middle and later life grows so too has the diversity in their living arrangements. While many either live alone or cohabit with an intimate partner, some reside with either a sibling or a roommate. Since 1990, the total number of adults aged 50-74 living with a sibling or an unrelated roommate has nearly tripled from 1.2 million to 3.2 million. Drawing on 1990 Census and 2016 American Community Survey data, the latest NCFMR Family Profile (FP-18-19) examines patterns of sibling co-residence and living with a roommate among adults aged 50-74.

Older Adults Living With a Sibling or Roommate, 1990 & 2016

 
Sources:  U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census, 1990;  U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2016 (IPUMS)

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Family Profiles
Our collection includes more than 170 original reports summarizing and analyzing nationally representative data with the goal of providing the latest analysis of U.S. families. 
  • FP-18-18
    • Homogamy in U.S. Marriages, 2016
  • FP-18-19
    • Living with a Sibling or Roommate in Older Adulthood, 1990 & 2016

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For more than ten years, the NCFMR has supported innovative research on families and has produced many data products. To mark National Stepfamily Day on Sunday, September 16, I-Fen Lin and Susan Brown published a blog for OUPsociology about stepfamilies in later life. Check out their blog...
...and then check out our large collection of stepfamily data resources by topic...
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October

12th Learning Community Webinar -- Fatherhood Research & Practice Network (FRPN)
Findings from FRPN-Funded Projects I: Home Visiting, Child Welfare Cases, and a Meta-Analysis
Webinar Date: October 2, 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. EST

Women in Leadership Higher Education Conference
Conference Dates: October 2 - 3

Call for Proposals -- Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) 56th Annual Conference
Date Due: October 4
Conference Dates: May 29 - June 1, 2019

Southern Demographic Association (SDA) 2018 Annual Meeting
Meeting Dates: October 10 - 12

Data Sharing Webinar -- Child Care Administrative Data Analysis Center (CCADAC)
Developing Data-Sharing Agreements Between Researchers and State Agencies
Webinar Date: October 16

Rethinking Adult Development (RAD) Conference -- Clark University
New Ideas for New Times
--with Wendy Manning, one of the special guest speakers!
Conference Dates: October 18 - 19

Penn State's 26th Annual Symposium on Family Issues
Rural Families and Communities
Symposium Dates: October 22 - 23

Call for Papers -- Eastern Sociological Society (ESS)
Facts and Fictions: Narratives of Inequality and Difference
Date Due: October 30
Conference Dates: March 14 - 17, 2019

Call for Papers -- Midwest Sociological Society (MSS)
Queering/Querying Bodies
Date Due: October 31
Conference Dates: April 17 - 20, 2019

Call for Submissions -- Second Biennial Population and Public Policy Conference
Date Due: October 31
Conference Dates: February 8 - 9, 2019


November

Call for Proposals -- Minnesota Council on Family Relations (MNCFR) Fall 2018 Conference
Beyond ACEs: Building Resilience Across Communities and Generations
Date Due: November 2
Conference Date: November 16

2018 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Preconference Workshop
Introduction to MAXQDA 2018
Conference Date: November 6

2018 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference
Families and Cultural Intersections in a Global Context: Innovations in Research, Practice, and Policies
Conference Dates: November 7 - 10

Center for Family and Demographic Research (CFDR) Symposium
Caregiving and Family Well-Being in Later Life
Symposium Date: November 8

Call for Articles -- Russell Sage Foundation (RSF)
The Legal Landscape of U.S. Immigration in the Twenty-First Century
Date Due: November 8
Conference Date: April 26, 2019
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December

Call for Applications -- Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy
Date Due: December 1


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