Effect of Knowledge of Frontline Health Workers on Essential Newborn Healthcare: Evidence from Rural India • Praween Kumar Agrawal, Urban Health Resource Centre (UHRC) ; Emma K. Williams, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health ; Amanda Rosecrans, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health ; Abdullah M. Baqui, Johns Hopkins University

Obesity’s Changing Impact on Disability: 1988-2004 • Dawn Alley, University of Pennsylvania

The Disadvantage of College Bound Friends: A Multi-Level Analysis of Peer Effects on Minority Students’ College Application Patterns • Steven E Alvarado, University of Wisconsin at Madison ; Ruth Lopez-Turley, University of Wisconsin at Madison

A Comparison of Family Effects on the Overweight Status of Children and Adolescents • Mary H. Benin, Arizona State University ; Jennie J Kronenfeld, Arizona State University

Family Demographic Correlates of Men's Behavioral Risk for HIV in 14 Sub-Saharan African Countries • Jeffrey B. Bingenheimer, Pennsylvania State University

Birth Outcomes and Neural Tube Defects in the United States before and after Folic Acid Fortification • Jessica C. Bishop, Florida State University ; Ursula Keller, Florida State University

Changing Norms about Gender Inequality in Education: Evidence from Bangladesh • Niels-Hugo Blunch, Washington and Lee University

Re-Weighting the South African National Household Survey Data: A Cross Entropy Estimation Approach • Nicola Branson, University of Cape Town

Regional Effects on Maternal and Infant Health of the Mexican-Origin Population in the United States • Miguel Ceballos, University of Nebraska at Lincoln ; Armenta Brian, University of Nebraska at Lincoln

Income Redistribution, Reranking, and Progressivity of Taxes and Transfers in Canada: An Ordinal Approach Using New Census Data • Wen-Hao Chen, Statistics Canada

Contraceptive Knowledge, Schooling and Fertility: The Roles of Mass Media and Social Network • Kai-Wen Cheng, Cornell University

Chinese and Irish Immigrants in Frontier California, 1860-1900 • Ken Chew, University of California, Irvine

Which Sons Live with their Parents: How do Sons’ and their Male Siblings’ Exchanges with Parents Matter? • Zhen Cong, University of Southern California ; Merril Silverstein, University of Southern California ; Shuzhuo Li, Xi'an Jiaotong University

Voting Behavior of Naturalized Citizens: 1998-2006 • Sarah R. Crissey, U.S. Census Bureau ; Thomas File, U.S. Census Bureau

Who Gets Good Jobs? Exploring the Nature of Competition And Social Exclusion in India • Sonalde B. Desai, University of Maryland ; James Noon, University of Maryland

Gender in African Population Research: The Fertility/Reproductive Health Example • Francis Nii-Amoo Dodoo, Pennsylvania State University ; Ashley E. Frost, Pennsylvania State University

Global Demographic Convergence? A Reconsideration of Inequality in National Fertility Estimates • Shawn F. Dorius, Pennsylvania State University

Relationship between Perceived Quality of Care and Adherence in Antiretroviral Therapy Treatment among HIV/AIDS Patients in Uganda, Kenya and Zambia • Martine Etienne, University of Maryland ; Mian B. Hossain, Morgan State University ; Anthony Amoroso, University of Maryland ; Kristen Stafford, University of Maryland

All About Power?: Age Gaps, Relationship Qualities, and Sexual Risk-Taking in Adolescent Dating Relationships • Christine M. Flanigan, Bowling Green State University ; Monica A. Longmore, Bowling Green State University ; Peggy C. Giordano, Bowling Green State University

Factors Conveying Resilience in the Context of Urban Poverty: The Case of Orphans and Vulnerable Children in the Informal Settlements of Nairobi, Kenya • Jean-Christophe Fotso, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) ; Penny Holding, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) ; Alex Ezeh, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) ; Michael Mutua, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)

Changing Rates of Low-Risk Cesarean Deliveries in the U.S.: Classification, Race/Ethnicity and Other Factors • Parker Frisbie, University of Texas at Austin ; Sarah McKinnon, University of Texas at Austin ; Seung-Eun Song, University of Texas at Austin

Weight as a Bio-Social Filter of the Proximate Determinants of Fertility • Michelle Frisco, Pennsylvania State University ; Kristin Burnett, Pennsylvania State University

A Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Fertility in Guatemala • Kathryn Grace, University of California, Santa Barbara ; Stuart H. Sweeney, University of California, Santa Barbara ; David Carr, University of California, Santa Barbara

Attitudes toward Cohabitation in 28 Countries: Does Marital Status Matter? • Zoya Gubernskaya, University of California, Irvine

Exploring Inequalities in Mortality and Life Expectancy in Sub-Saharan Africa • Isabel Gunther, Harvard School of Public Health

Do Mothers’ Beliefs on “Chubby Is Healthy” Affect their Children’s Obesity? • Hongyun Han, University of Wisconsin at Madison

My Body is a Temple: Eating Disturbances, Religious Involvement and Mental Health among Young Adult Women • Andrea K. Henderson, University of Texas at Austin ; Christopher G. Ellison, University of Texas at Austin

National Context and Atypical Employment • Debra Hevenstone, University of Michigan

Couple Intentions for Pregnancy: Effects on Maternal Health Behaviors and Newborn Health • Bryndl Hohmann-Marriott, Pennsylvania State University

Are Careers Still Stable and Life-long? Stability and Heterogeneity of Employment Histories in the United States, 1967-2005 • Reiping Huang, University of Minnesota

Male Youth and Voluntary Counseling and HIV-Testing (VCT): The Case of Uganda and Malawi • Chimaraoke 0 Izugbara, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)

Determinants of Early Transition to Marriage among Female Adolescents: A Longitudinal Analysis in Thailand • Nowrozy Kamar Jahan, Mahidol University ; Aree Prohmmo, Mahidol University ; Aree Jampaklay, Mahidol University

Hispanic Natural Increase: A Growing Source of Population Change in Urban and Rural America • Kenneth M. Johnson, University of New Hampshire

Intimate Partner Violence during Pregnancy in Egypt: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Adverse Health Outcomes • Andrzej Kulczycki, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Household Income and Structure for Asians in the United States, 2000 • Veena Kulkarni, University of Maryland

Gender Asymmetry in Beliefs about Family Migration Decisions • Jui-Chung A. Li, RAND ; Chieh-Yu Lee, Columbia University

Education and Contraception Choice among Women in Vietnam • Jenny Liu, University of California, Berkeley ; Ha Nguyen, University of California, Berkeley ; Yevgeniy Goryakin, University of California, Berkeley

Socioeconomic Differences in Health in China • Yao Lu, University of California, Los Angeles ; Donald J. Treiman, University of California, Los Angeles

The Impact of Child Disability on Divorced Mother’s Union Formation • Maryhelen D. MacInnes, Michigan State University

Early Childbearing, Cash Transfers, and Girls' Education in Mexico: 1997-2003 • Thomas W Merrick, Population Reference Bureau (PRB)

Cohabiting Men’s Views of Abortion and Perceived Roles in Fertility Decision Making • Amanda J. Miller, Ohio State University

A Profile of the Idle Youth in the US • Ana J. Montalvo, U.S. Census Bureau ; Amy O'Hara, U.S. Census Bureau

Static and Dynamic Decompositions of Income Inequality in Brazil between 1980 and 2000 • Jeronimo O. Muniz, University of Wisconsin at Madison

The Changing Relationship between Islam, Women’s Status and Female Obesity between 1992 and 2005 • Petra Nahmias, Princeton University

Mother's Income and her Children's Education • Emily P Nell, University of Wisconsin at Madison

Gender Differences in Employment Patterns by Firm Size and Wage Inequality • Myungho Paik, University of Texas at Austin

Does Economic Uncertainty Affect Fertility? Evidence from France • Ariane Pailhe, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED) ; Anne Solaz, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED)

Life after High School: Transitions to Work and College for Immigrant Youth in the New Millennium • Krista Perreira, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Dohoon Lee, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Kathleen Mullan Harris, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The Effect of Childbearing on Mortality: A Historical Analysis of how Number of Children Affected Utah Women's Longevity • Daniel H Poole, University of Utah

Differences in Characteristics or Differences in Risk: Decomposing the Black-White Difference in Nonmarital Fertility • Daniel A. Powers, University of Texas at Austin

The Lower Maternal Mortality in Matlab MCH-FP Area in Bangladesh: The Role of Non-Live-Birth Pregnancies • Mizanur Rahman, Pathfinder International ; Julie DaVanzo, RAND ; Abdur Razzaque, ICDDR,B: Centre for Health and Population Research

Intergenerational Issues in Multiethnic Families: Evidence from the National Survey of Families & Households • Sarah Ruiz, University of Southern California ; Merril Silverstein, University of Southern California

Predictors of Premarital Sexual Experience among Adolescents in a Rural Setting in Zimbabwe • William Sambisa, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Sian Curtis, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Brian Chandiwana, Biomedical Research & Training Institute ; Shungu Munyati, Biomedical Research & Training Institute ; Stanford Mahati, Biomedical Research & Training Institute ; Wilson Mashange, Biomedical Research & Training Institute

Wage Setting in Young Firms • Johannes F. Schmieder, Columbia University

Hot Spots for Risky Sexual Behavior in Zambia and Zimbabwe: Findings from the PLACE Method • Kavita Singh, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; William Sambisa, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Brian Chandiwana, Biomedical Research & Training Institute ; Shungu Munyati, Biomedical Research & Training Institute ; Alfred Chingono, Biomedical Research & Training Institute ; Sharon Weir, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Socio-Economic Impact of HIV/AIDS Deaths on Households in India and Coping Strategies: A Study of Well Being of Children • Saurabh Singh, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) ; Shrikant Singh, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

Leaving Lone Parenthood: Analysis of Repartnering Patterns in the U.K. • Alexandra J Skew, University of Southampton ; Jane C. Falkingham, University of Southampton ; Ann Berrington, University of Southampton

Perception of School Children and Teachers towards Adolescent Education Program in India • Ruchi Sogarwal, National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) ; Damodar Bachani, National AIDS Control Organization (NACO)

Transition to First Intercourse among Adolescents: The Intersection of Race/Ethnicity and Immigrant Status • Naomi J. Spence, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Karin Brewster, Florida State University

The Effects of Early Sex on Education Attainment: Detailed Mechanisms • Nicole Steward, Pennsylvania State University ; George Farkas, Pennsylvania State University

Pathways and Timing of Marriage, Childbearing and Sexual Behavior: The Case of Mexico • Jorge Armando Valencia Rodríguez, El Colegio de México ; Fatima Juarez, El Colegio de México

Determinants of Self-Employment Among Immigrants and African Americans: Opting Out or Acting on Advantage? • Irina Voloshin, University of Washington

Motherhood, Timing of a First Birth and Psychological Well-Being Over the Life Course • Hyeyoung Woo, University of Texas at Austin

The Distribution of Health Insurance in China, 1997-2004 • Hongwei Xu, Brown University

Inequality of Infant Mortality among Ethnic Groups in Guatemala • Hirotoshi Yoshioka, University of Texas at Austin ; Thomas W. Pullum, University of Texas at Austin

Family Structure, Education and Cigarette Smoking of the Adults in China: A Double-Hurdle Model • Xiaohua Yu, Pennsylvania State University ; David Avler, Pennsylvania State University

Immigration, Work, Social Context, and Health Insurance • Li Zhu, Arizona State University