Counting Couples, Counting Families

2011 Research Conference
July 19-20, 2011

Welcome
Presenters...
- Susan Brown, National Center for Family & Marriage Research, Bowling Green State University
- Linda Mellgren, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation/HHS
- Yvonne Maddox, National Institute of Child Health & Human Development/NIH/HHS
Counting Couples I and II
Presenter...
- Wendy Manning, National Center for Family & Marriage Research, Bowling Green State University
  - An Overview of Counting Couples Conferences, presentation

Marriage and Remarriage
Presenters...
- Zhenchao Qian, The Ohio State University
  - Marriage, paper
  - Marriage, presentation
- Megan Sweeney, University of California, Los Angeles
  - Counting Couples: Marriage, Remarriage, and the Significance of Basic Questions, paper
  - Counting Couples: Marriage, Remarriage, and the Significance of Basic Questions, presentation
Discussants...
- Martin O’Connell, Fertility and Family Statistics Branch/U.S. Census Bureau/Commerce
  - Marriage and Remarriage, discussant remarks
- Sheri Steisel, Federal Affairs Counsel & Human Services Policy/National Conference of State Legislatures

Cohabitation
Presenters...
- Gary Gates, University of California, Los Angeles
  - Recommendations for improving measurement of intimate partner relationships, paper
  - Recommendations for improving measurement of intimate partner relationships, presentation
- Pamela Smock, University of Michigan
  - Counting Cohabiting Couples from 2000-2011, paper
  - Measuring Cohabitation, presentation
Discussants...
- Casey Copen, National Center for Health Statistics/CDC/HHS
  - Marriage and Cohabitation in the United States: Using Data from the National Survey of Family Growth, poster
- Katherine K. Wallman, Statistical and Science Policy Branch/OMB
  - Counting Couples, Counting Families: Cohabitation, discussant remarks
Separation, Divorce, and Union Dissolution
Presenters...
- Philip Cohen, University of North Carolina
  - Recession and Divorce in the United States: Economic Conditions and Divorce Rates, 2007-2009, paper
  - Recession and Divorce (Measurement) in the U.S., presentation
- R. Kelly Raley, The University of Texas at Austin
  - A Brief on the Quality of Data on Marital and Relationship Instability in the United States, paper
  - Measuring Marital and Union Dissolution, presentation
Discussants...
- Rose Kreider, Fertility and Family Statistics Branch/U.S. Census Bureau/Commerce
  - Separation, Divorce, and Union Dissolution, discussant remarks
- Martha Moorehouse, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation/HHS
  - Counting Couples, Counting Families: Separation, Divorce, and Union Dissolution Panel, discussant remarks
Family Structure and Instability
Presenters...
- Marcia Carlson, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  - Measuring Family Structure and Instability amidst Rapid Demographic Change, paper
  - Measuring Family Structure and Instability amidst Rapid Demographic Change, presentation
- Kathleen M. Harris, University of North Carolina
  - Family Structure and Instability Measures in Federal Data Collection Efforts, paper
  - Family Structure and Instability, presentation
Discussants...
- Jennifer Park, National Children’s Study/NICHD/NIH/HHS
- Gerri Fiala, Employment and Training Administration/DOL
Family Ties Across Households
Presenters...
- Sandra Hofferth, University of Maryland
  - Family Ties Across Households, paper
  - Family Ties Across Households, presentation
- Judith Seltzer, University of California, Los Angeles
  - Assessment of Data on Family Ties Across Households, paper
  - Family Ties Across Households, presentation
Discussants...
- Charles Pierret, Bureau of Labor Statistics/DOL
- Wade Horn, Deloitte Consulting LLP
Closing Discussion and Future Directions
Presenters...
- Andrew Cherlin, Johns Hopkins University
- David Harris, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation/HHS
- Regina Bures, National Institute of Child Health & Human Development/NIH/HHS

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