0 Product(s) in cartThe Fulton County Descriptive Study, A Subset of the JOBS Child Outcomes
Study, 1992-1994
Investigators:
The JOBS Child Outcomes Study is a longitudinal investigation of the life circumstances
and development of young children (ages 3 to 5 at baseline) in families
receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children to test strategies to reduce
welfare dependency and promote self-sufficiency.
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The American Family Data Archive, funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, facilitates access to the highest quality data sets on topics related to the family, family structure and change, family interaction, and family well being.
Individual Studies in the Family Collection
The High School and Beyond Longitudinal Study, 1980 to 1986
Investigators:
This is longitudinal study of the transition years as high school students
leave the secondary school system to begin postsecondary education,
work, and family formation. Its purpose is to provide information on
the characteristics, achievement, and plans of high school students,
their progress through high school, and the transition they make from
high school to adult roles.
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The Intergenerational Panel Study of Parents and Children (A Detroit
Area Study), 1962-1993
Investigators:
This is an eight-wave intergenerational study of 1,113 white couples
in the Detroit metropolitan area who gave birth in July, 1961, investigating
childbearing, employment, divorce, changing family attitudes, and child
outcomes in the domains of marriage, childbearing, school, work, living
arrangements, family relationships and the transition to adulthood.
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Marital Instability Over the Life Course: 1981-1988
Investigators:
This study consists of data drawn from a three-wave panel study on marital
instability. Five major dimensions of marital quality formed the foci
of the study: divorce proneness (or marital instability), marital problems,
marital happiness, marital interaction, and marital disagreements.
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The National Child Care Study 1990: Low-Income Substudy
Investigators:
The study was a nationally representative survey of households with
total annual incomes below $15,000 and one or more children under age
13, and was focused on
what kinds of child care arrangements respondents used, how those arrangements
were chosen, and how they were paid for.
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National Child Care Survey 1990: Parent Study
Investigators:
This study focused on the use of child care arrangements, how child care
affects parental employment patterns, how parents make decisions about
child care, and the characteristics of the settings in which child care
is provided.
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National Commission on Children: 1990 Survey of Parents and Children
Investigator:
This survey collected nationally representative data on the current state
of family life, the quality of the relationship between parents and their
children and their interactions with the major institutions affecting
the family, such as, schools, the workplace, neighborhoods, and religious
and civic organizations.
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1985 National Family Violence Survey
Investigators:
The Survey explores conflict/resolution and violence in the family and
was designed to show that physical violence between family members is
more frequent than believed and to generate comparisons of the incidence
of intra-family physical violence by race and ethnicity.
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1975 National Family Violence Survey
Investigators:
The Survey explores conflict/resolution and violence in the family and
was designed to show that physical violence between family members is
more frequent than believed.
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National Health Interview Survey on Child Health, 1988
Investigators:
This study is continuous cross-sectional survey. Topics covered in this
study included child care, marital history of the child's parents, geographic
mobility, circumstances of the pregnancy and birth, injuries, impairments,
acute conditions, chronic conditions, passive smoking, sleep habits,
school problems, developmental problems, and use of health care services.
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The National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health, Waves I & II
(Add Health), 1994-1996
Investigators:
The purpose of this study is to measure the impact of social environment
on adolescent health. It examines the general health and well-being
of adolescents in the United States, including the behaviors that promote
health and the behaviors that are detrimental to health and the
influence on health of factors particular to the communities in which
adolescents reside.
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1976-1987 National Survey of Children: Waves 1, 2 and 3
Investigators:
A three-wave longitudinal study in which the child was the focus of
a personal interview with parents and children themselves.
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National Survey of Families and Household, 1992
Investigators:
This was a national longitudinal survey of noninstitutionalized Medicare
beneficiaries, that collected information about activities of daily
living, functional limitations, self-care behaviors, general health,
chronic health conditions, incontinence, health service usage, equipment
use, medication, social support, and social and economic resources.
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1988 National Survey of Families and Households
Investigators:
This survey was designed to look at the causes and consequences of changes
in the American family and household structure. Topics include family
process, stepparenting, attitudes towards cohabitation without marriage,
sibling relationships, effects of divorce, child custody and child support
arrangements following divorce
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The National Survey of Family Growth, Cycle V, 1995
Investigators:
This was a survey of women 15-44 years of age, and includes information
on event histories of education, living arrangements during childhood,
work, complete marital and cohabitation
histories, and sexual partner histories.
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A Profile of Child Care Settings: Home-Based Programs, 1990
Investigators:
The survey of home-based family care programs collected extensive data on a number of topics including care provided, children's activities, costs and income, help with child care, health and safety, and caregiver characteristics.
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A Profile of Child Care Settings: Center-Based Programs, 1990
Investigators:
The survey of home-based family care programs collected extensive data on a number of topics including care provided, children's activities, costs and income, help with child care, health and safety, and caregiver characteristics.
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Stanford Child Custody Study: Family, 1984-1990
Investigators:
This study focuses on the evolution of child custody arrangements in
divorcing families. This data was obtained from interviews with the family.
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Treatment Process: A Problem at Three Levels, 1988
Investigators:
This study investigated the process of therapeutic intervention in the
treatment of oppositional children and their parents.
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