Poster Session 1
Sibling Composition and School Enrollment in Ghana Kehinde F. Ajayi, University of California, Berkeley
Adjusting Poverty Thresholds Based on Differences in Housing Cost: Application of American Community Survey Alemayehu Bishaw, U.S. Census Bureau
Newfound Racial Parity in Choice and Completion of Science, Math and Engineering Majors Jill Bowdon, University of Wisconsin at Madison
On the Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Mortality in the Presence of Interval Censored Status Change Göran Broström, Umea University ; Joakim Malmdin, Umea University
The Employment and Distributional Effects of Minimum Wage Increases: A Case Study of the State of New York Richard V. Burkhauser, Cornell University
Analysing Fertility Trends through Schmertmann's Model: Italy and Sweden Compared Alessandra Carioli, Carlo F. Dondena Centre for Research on Social Dynamics
Aging and Health for Racial Minorities: An Analysis of the Double Jeopardy Hypothesis Using the California Health Interview Survey Daisy C. Carreon, University of California, Irvine ; Andrew Noymer, University of California, Irvine
Exploring the Relationship between Education Attainment, Cigarette Smoking Patterns and Lung Cancer Mortality Juanita Chinn, University of Texas at Austin
Gender Differences in the Role of Education on Engagement in HIV-Related Sexual Behavior in 10 Sub-Saharan African Countries John M. Collins, Pennsylvania State University ; Juan Leon, Pennsylvania State University ; David Baker, Pennsylvania State University
Current Population Survey: August 2008 Migration Supplement G. Patricia de la Cruz, U.S. Census Bureau ; Cassandra A. Logan, U.S. Census Bureau
AIDS Exceptionalism: The View from Below Kim Dionne, University of California, Los Angeles ; Susan Watkins, University of California, Los Angeles
The Double Burden of Malnutrition in Egyptian Children Naa Dodua Dodoo, Regional Institute for Population Studies, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra
Interrelated Decisions: The Impact of the Timing of Life Course Events on Rates of Transitions from Cohabitation to Marriage Renee Ellis, University of California, Irvine
Rapid Fertility Decline and the Changing Timing of Births in Iran Amir Erfani, Nipissing University ; Kevin McQuillan, University of Calgary
Synergistic Relationship between Child Malnutrition and Morbidity among the Urban Poor Hildah M. Essendi, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) ; John G. Cleland, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) ; Martin K. Mutua, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)
Errors in Self-Knowledge and the Transition to Adulthood Toni Falbo, University of Texas at Austin ; Lisa M. Yarnell, University of Texas at Austin
Ethnic Differentials in Childhood Mortality in Nigeria Olufunke Fayehun, University of Ibadan, Nigeria ; Obafemi Omololu, University of Ibadan
Divergent Paths: A Life Course Analysis of Marriage and Socioeconomic Status Using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth Margaret Frye, University of California, Berkeley
Does a Family History of Chronic Disease Provide an Incentive to be Healthy? Godfrey A. Gibbison, Georgia Southern University
Record Linkage at the Minnesota Population Center: New Estimates of Migration Rates, 1850-1930 Ron Goeken, University of Minnesota ; Lap Huynh, University of Minnesota ; Thomas Lenius, University of Minnesota ; Rebecca Vick, University of Minnesota
Economic Importance of Health in the Russian Federation Yevgeniy Goryakin, University of California, Berkeley
Measurement Errors in Models of the Racial and Ethnic Test Scores Gaps Hongyun Han, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Time Trends and Class Differences in Childless Partnering Caroline Sten Hartnett, University of Pennsylvania
Modeling the Effects of Including Inmates on Disparities in U.S. National Obesity Prevalence Brian Houle, University of Washington
Prenatal WIC and Birth Outcomes: The Role of Pregnancy Intention and Timing of Participation Alison Jacknowitz, American University ; Tracy Salmons, American University ; Laura Tiehen, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Does Maternal Health Really Matter? A Study of Indian Menopausal Women Saurabh Jaiprakash, Rohan Dyes and Intermediates, Ahemedabad ; Dipti Govil, Indian Institute of Management (IIM)
A Tale of Two Diseases: Trends in Heart Disease and Cancer Death Rates, 1980-2010 Nathan R. Jones, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Social Relationships and Biomarkers of Metabolic Syndrome: Analyses from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing Yumiko Kamiya, Trinity College Dublin
Sexual and Reproductive Health Education and Adolescents' Sexual Behaviour in Secondary Schools in Morogoro Municipality in Tanzania Wambuka Rangi, Openuniversity of Tanzania
Fiery Wives and Icy Husbands: Childhood Abuse and Subsequent Maladaptive Marital Communication Patterns Kristy Krivickas, Bowling Green State University ; Laura A. Sanchez, Bowling Green State University ; Catherine T. Kenney, Bowling Green State University
Health-Related Endophenotypes of Longevity in Danish Twins: Family Information and Markers of Aging Alexander Kulminski, Duke University ; Kaare Christensen, University of Southern Denmark
The Interaction of the Strategic Bequest Motive between Husband's Parents and Wife's Parents Wataru Kureishi, Ritsumeikan University ; Midori Wakabayashi, Osaka Prefecture University
Muslim Families in Northwest China Qing Lai, University of Michigan ; Zheng Mu, University of Michigan
Education Transitions in Egypt: The Effects of Gender and Wealth Ray Langsten, American University in Cairo ; Tahra Hassan, American University in Cairo
Mobility Disparity between Race/Ethnic Groups: Onward and Return Migrations Sang Lim Lee, Utah State University
Migration, Skill Training and Non-Farm Employment Opportunities in Migrant-Sending Communities: Evidence from China Rural Household Survey Zai Liang, University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY) ; Miao David Chunyu, University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY) ; Zhongdong Ma, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Occupational Stressors and Hypertension Risk during The Retirement Transition: Exploring Variation by Cohort and Race Briana Mezuk, University of Michigan ; Kyuang Lim, University of Michigan ; Jane Rafferty, University of Michigan ; Sha Juan Colbert, University of Michigan ; Kiarri Kershaw, University of Michigan ; Darrell L. Hudson, University of Michigan
Perceived Social Support and Inflammatory Markers over the Life Course: Evaluating the Buffering vs. Direct Effects Hypotheses of Social Support Using the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Briana Mezuk, University of Michigan ; Ana Diez Roux, University of Michigan ; Teresa E. Seeman, University of California, Los Angeles ; Mary Cushman, University of Vermont
Cause-of-Death Contribution to the Female-Male Gap in Life Expectancy in the United States Magdalena Muszynska, Duke University ; Roland Rau, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
Sexual Behavior in Rural Malawi: Preliminary Results from Diaries Sayeh Nikpay, University of Michigan
Trend Reversal in Marriage in Sweden Sofi Ohlsson, Stockholm University
Estimates of Intergenerational Language Shift: Surveys, Measures and Domains Jennifer M. Ortman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Female Empowerment and School Achievement: A Closer Look at Women’s Bargaining Power, Household Expenditure and Educational Performance Carla Pederzini, Universidad Iberoamericana ; Ariadna Vargas, Universidad Iberoamericana
Financial Support among Poor Pregnant Women in Bangladesh: An Operations Research Finding Moshiur Rahman, Population Council ; Ubaidur Rob, Population Council ; Tasnima Kibria, Population Council
Long-Term Economic Consequences of Vaccines in Matlab, Bangladesh Abdur Razzaque, ICDDR,B: Centre for Health and Population Research ; Damian Walker, Johns Hopkins University ; Peter Kim Streatfield, ICDDR,B: Centre for Health and Population Research ; Mohammad Yunus, ICDDR,B: Centre for Health and Population Research ; Julia Driessen, Johns Hopkins University ; Enamul Haque, ICDDR,B: Centre for Health and Population Research
Fertility Desires and Expectations: Stability and Change over the Life Course Anna Reimondos, Australian National University ; Edith E. Gray, Australian National University ; Ann Evans, Australian National University
Father Involvement, Relationship Quality and Transitions out of Cohabitation through Marriage or Separation Lauren Rinelli, Bowling Green State University
Best Friends Forever?: Race and the Stability of Adolescent Friendships Jesse Rude, University of California, Davis ; Daniel Herda, University of California, Davis
International Migration and Human Development: A Cross-National Analysis of Less-Developed Countries, 1970-2005 Matthew R. Sanderson, Lehigh University
Current Characteristics of Living Arrangements Following Bereavement in Europe Jeroen J.A. Spijker, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Sequence Analysis and Micro-Macro Demographic Connections Webb Sprague, University of California, Berkeley
Labeling Death: The Link between Race, Hypertension Prevalence and Hypertension Related Death Quincy Stewart, Indiana University ; Carla Keirns, University of Michigan
Cost Effectiveness of Contraceptives in the United States James Trussell, Princeton University ; Anjana Lalla, Cerner Corporation ; Quan Doan, Cerner Corporation ; Eileen Reyes, Cerner Corporation ; Lionel Pinto, Cerner Corporation ; Joseph Gricar, Independent Consultant
Trends in Brother Correlations in Class and Incomes in Finland: A Comparison of Cohorts Born in 1932-62 Jani Erola, Turku School of Economics ; Juho Harkonen, Yale University ; Markus Jantti, Åbo Akademi University
Age at First Marriage in Vietnam: Trends and Determinants Lung Vu, Tulane University
Exploring Concurrent Sexual Partnerships: New Definitions and Estimates from a Study of Youth in Urban Kenya Hongwei Xu, Brown University
Measuring Progress in Population Health: Evaluating Trends in Recovery Rates from the NLTCS/Medicare Data Anatoliy I. Yashin, Duke University ; Igor Akushevich, Duke University ; Lucy Akushevich, Duke University
Dads Who Do Diapers: Factors that Impact Care of Young Children by Fathers Akiko Yoshida, University of Oklahoma
Women’s Status, Family Decision-Making and Childbearing in Jiangsu, China Zhenzhen Zheng, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences