Friday, March 31 / 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM   •   Pasadena Room

Poster Session 4:
Inequality, Labor Force, Education, Gender, Race/Ethnicity, Religion, Policy

  1. The Labor Market for Direct Care Workers: An Analysis of Employment Spells • Reagan Baughman, University of New Hampshire ; Kristin Smith, University of Maryland

  2. Gender Inequality, Foeticides and Missing Girls in India: Regional Comparative Analysis • Pradeep Kumar Bhargava, Population Research Centre, Dharwad, India ; G.M. Hiremath, Population Research Centre, Dharwad, India

  3. Social Class and Motherhood Wage Penalty • Seulki Choi, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  4. Contingent Work and Nonstandard Employment: Prevalence and Outcomes • Alisha J. Coleman, Pennsylvania State University ; Diane K. McLaughlin, Pennsylvania State University

  5. Poverty, Academic Risk, and the Transition to Elementary School: Targeting Processes at Home and at School • Robert Crosnoe, University of Texas at Austin ; Carey Cooper, University of Texas at Austin ; Jennifer A March, University of Texas at Austin

  6. Gender and Happiness in Italy • Mariachiara Di Cesare, Università di Roma "La Sapienza" ; Alessia Amori, Università di Roma "La Sapienza"

  7. New Methods and Sources of Estimating and Analyzing Student Attainment • Sherman Dorn, University of South Florida

  8. Girls Versus Boys: Parents' Attitudes toward Children’s Educational Attainment in India • Sabrina M Fernandes, University of California, Los Angeles

  9. Maternal Education or Household Wealth: Which is the Best Predictor of Child Malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa? • Jean-Christophe Fotso, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)

  10. Prospects for Change: Adolescent Male Perspectives on Marital Gender Relations in Ghana • Ashley E Frost, Pennsylvania State University ; F. Nii-Amoo Dodoo, Pennsylvania State University

  11. The Impact of Sexual Orientation Anti-Discrimination Policies on the Wages of Lesbians and Gay Men • Gary J. Gates, University of California, Los Angeles ; Christopher Carpenter, University of California, Irvine ; Marieka Klawitter, University of Washington

  12. Return on Investment: Educational Choices and Demographic Change in California's Future • Shannon Gleeson, University of California, Berkeley ; Iris Hui, University of California, Berkeley ; Michael Hout, University of California, Berkeley ; Jon Stiles, University of California, Berkeley

  13. Domestic Violence and Suicide among Women in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh • Jennet Arcara, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University ; AKM Fazlur Rahman, Center for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB) ; Roger W. Rochat, Rollins School of Public Health

  14. Unmet Needs for Primary Care in a Context of Universal Healthcare System: The Case of Québec • Hani A. Guend, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (CIED)

  15. The Changing Composition of California's Prison Population • Joseph M. Hayes, Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) ; Amanda G. Bailey, Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)

  16. State Estimates of Child Care Establishments: 2002 • Carolyn A. Hronis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; Martin T. O'Connell, U.S. Census Bureau

  17. What Jobs Are New Immigrants Taking? Occupations of Employment-Based Legal Permanent Residents Admitted between 2000 and 2004 • Kelly J Jefferys, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ; John F Simanski, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

  18. Age, Gender, Immigration Status, Visible Minority Status and Religion as Predictors of Economic Position in Canada and the USA at 1901 and 2001 • Charles Jones, University of Toronto ; Stella Park, University of Toronto

  19. Food Choices Fuel Female Labor Force: The Effects of Purchased Foods on Female Labor Force Participation in Thailand • Aphichoke Kotikula, Johns Hopkins University and World Bank Group

  20. Women's Health and the Role of Internal Environment: Evidence from India's National Family Health Survey-II (1998-99) • Ashok Kumar, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

  21. Economic Returns of Childrearing and Fertility Transition • Mun Sim Lai, University of Hawaii at Manoa

  22. A Decomposition of Long-Term Trends in Mathematics and Reading in the National Assessment of Educational Progress [NAEP] • Vicki L. Lamb, Duke University ; Ashley Taylor, Duke University

  23. School Choice and Integration among Students in Los Angeles County • Valerie Ledwith, University of California, Los Angeles

  24. Exploring Occupational Gender Segregation among Adolescents in Cebu, Philippines • Nanette Lee, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Linda Adair, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Delia Carba, University of San Carlos

  25. The Intersection of Race, Socioeconomic Resources, and Parental Investment on Children’s Well-Being for Public Policy Research: Implication for a New Direction? • Rosanna Shuk Yin Lee, University of Washington

  26. Accumulated Suicides in Korea since Economic Crisis in 1997: An Ecological Study • Sang Lim Lee, Utah State University ; Youngtae Cho, Seoul National University ; Nao Xiong, Utah State University

  27. The Poverty of Widows: How Do They Become Poor? • Youngae Lee, Ohio State University ; Jinkook Lee, Ohio State University

  28. Human Capital, Social Capital, Ethnic Capital and Employment Outcomes • Yu-Chieh Lo, University of Southern California

  29. Intersecting Inequality: The Effects of Race, Class, Gender, and Sexual Orientation on Wages • Danielle MacCartney, University of California, Irvine ; Makiko Fuwa, University of California, Irvine

  30. Is Racial Classification Consistent? Analyzing Self- and Third Person Declaration among 15-59 Year Old Females in Two Brazilian Cities • Paula Miranda-Ribeiro, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais ; Andre J. Caetano, Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional (CEDEPLAR)

  31. Religion at America's Most Selective Colleges: Some Findings from the National Longitudinal Survey of Freshmen (NLSF) • Margarita A. Mooney, Princeton University

  32. Is Better Population Health Good for Economic Growth? • Ulrich Mueller, University of Marburg ; Joerg W. Fromme, Independent Consultant ; Roberto Lorbeer, University of Marburg ; Afiafi Marie Renee Afanou, University of Marburg

  33. Population and Environment in India • Dewaram A. Nagdeve, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

  34. Estimating Effect of Population on Agricultural Land Use: A Macro Analysis from Major Indian States • Dipti Kishore Nayak, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

  35. Predicting Early and Later Reading Achievement of Children from Low-Income Families from Skills Measured at Kindergarten Entrance • Kevin H. O'Donnell, Westat, Inc. ; Nicholas Zill, Westat, Inc.

  36. Men's and Women's Workforce Transitions following Childbearing in France • Ariane Pailhe, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED) ; Anne Solaz, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED)

  37. The Second Paycheck to Keep up with the Joneses: Relative Income Concerns and Labor Market Decisions of Married Women • Yongjin Park, Connecticut College

  38. Family and Gender in Schooling: A New Visit from the 2002 ENNVIH • Carla Pederzini, Universidad Iberoamericana

  39. Why is the Los Angeles Unified School District Building Schools if Enrollment is Declining? • Rena Perez, Los Angeles Unified School District ; Grant Langan, Los Angeles Unified School District ; Dave Manuwa, Los Angeles Unified School District ; Vincent Maffei, Los Angeles Unified School District

  40. How Many Students Really Graduate from High School? The Effects of Early Failure on Dropping Out • Nikolas D. Pharris-Ciurej, University of Washington ; Charles Hirschman, University of Washington

  41. Immigration, Gender, and Labor Force Participation in Israel: An Evaluation of the "Double Disadvantage" Thesis • Uzi Rebhun, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

  42. Understanding Exurban Growth in California • Michael Reilly, Columbia University

  43. Health and Labor Supply of the Elderly in the City of Sao Paulo, Brazil • Elisenda Rentería, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais ; Simone Wajnman, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

  44. Changes in the School to Work Transition and Its Effect on Educational and Income Inequality • Arodys Robles, Universidad de Costa Rica

  45. Baseball Career Length in the Twentieth-Century: The Effects of Age, Performance, and Era • Richard G. Rogers, University of Colorado at Boulder ; Jarron M. Saint Onge, University of Colorado at Boulder ; William Witnauer, University of Colorado at Boulder

  46. Social Security and Labor Market in Chile • Viviana Salinas, University of Texas at Austin

  47. The Consequence of Chronic Energy Deficiency (CED) on Children's Nutritional Status: Recent Evidence from India (Tamilnadu) • Ravi Sankar, Annamalai University

  48. Gender, Occupations, and the Social-Structural Sources of Work-Home Conflict in the United States • Scott Schieman, University of Toronto

  49. Educational Expectations and College Attendance among Ethnic Minorities • Littisha Scott, Arizona State University ; Mary H. Benin, Arizona State University

  50. Life Course Trajectories of Inter-Spouse Income Inequality • Kimberlee A. Shauman, University of California, Davis

  51. The Effect of Armed Conflict on Investment in Schooling: Results from Tajikistan • Olga N Shemyakina, University of Southern California

  52. Race and First Sexual Intercourse: A Case Study of Two Cohorts of Females in Belo Horizonte, Brazil • Andrea B. Simão, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais ; Paula Miranda-Ribeiro, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais ; Andre J. Caetano, Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional (CEDEPLAR) ; Cibele C. Cesar, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

  53. Impact of Urbanization on Tribal Development: A Case Study from India • Amit Singh, Jawaharlal Nehru University

  54. Crime in Mexico and Its Persistence over Time • Graciela M. Teruel, University of California, Los Angeles and Universidad Iberoamericana ; Luis Rubalcava, University of California, Los Angeles and Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE)

  55. How Hard is It to Get Another Job? Occupational Employment Risk and Its Consequences for Unemployment Duration and Wages • Ignez M Tristao, University of Maryland

  56. When Child Care Fails: Young Mothers’ Experiences with Missed Work and Child Care Problems • Margaret L. Usdansky, Syracuse University ; Douglas A. Wolf, Syracuse University

  57. A Reconfiguration of Census Tabulations: Maintaining Historical Consistency of Aggregate Industrial Categories at the County-Level • Kristine Witkowski, University of Michigan ; Myron P. Gutmann, University of Michigan

  58. The One-Child Policy and Sex Ratio of Children in Transitional China: A Longitudinal Analysis • Juhua Yang, People's University of China

  59. Gender Differentials in Labor Adaptation among Migrant Groups: A Case Study of Forced Migrants in Colombia • Maria Aysa, Florida International University

  60. Childcare in the Context of One-Child Policy in China: Effects of the Number and Gender of Children in the Household • Fuhua Zhai, Columbia University ; Qin Gao, Fordham University