Poster Session 3
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