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June 2014
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Multiple-partner Childbearing Common Behavior in U.S.

Multiple-partner childbearing has emerged as a fairly common behavior in the United States as parents experience relationship dissolution and go on to form new relationships and have children with their new partners. In 2007-2008, among parents aged 25-32, about 17% of fathers and 22% of mothers had children by more than one partner. Among parents with at least two children (the only group who technically can have children with more than one partner), the proportion was even higher, at nearly a third of fathers and 38% of mothers. For more information, see the new publication by NCFMR affiliate Karen Benjamin Guzzo entitled "New Partners, More Kids: Multiple-Partner Fertility in the United States" in The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences.


Share of Fathers and Mothers (aged 25-32) Who
Have Children with Multiple Partners




Source:
National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, Wave IV (2007-08).
 

Bart Stykes
Demographic Research Names Stykes, Manning, Brown Paper "One of the Very Best" 

Nonresident Fathers and Formal Child Support: Evidence from the CPS, NSFG, and SIPP receives "Editor's Choice" as one of the very best published papers in Volume 29 of Demographic Research. NCFMR Graduate Research Assistant and doctoral student Bart Stykes, and NCFMR Co-directors Wendy D. Manning and Susan L. Brown's research provides estimates of contemporary nonresident fatherhood and formal child support payments in the U.S. and examines the consistency of these estimates across surveys.

Manning Elected as Chair of American Sociological Association Family Section

Congratulations to Sociology Professor Wendy D. Manning who was recently elected Chair of the  ASA Family Section. Manning is currently serving as Chair-Elect. Way to go, Wendy!
 
New at the NCFMR
Original reports summarizing and analyzing nationally representative data with the goal of providing the latest analysis of U.S. families.
  • FP-14-08 
    • First Marriage Rate in the U.S., 2012  
 

NCFMR in the News 

A full list of NCFMR in the News items and media links are available at NCFMR in the News.

Child Trends Hispanic Institute

Child Trends recently launched the Child Trends Hispanic Institute to provide timely and insightful research-based information and guidance to policymakers, practitioners, the media, corporate leaders, and private philanthropy who work to improve outcomes for Latino children and youth in the U.S. For additional information, please contact: hispanicinstitute@childtrends.org

Fatherhood Research and Practice Network (FRPN)

The newly launched Fatherhood Research and Practice Network is a five-year project funded through ACF's Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. The goals of the FRPN include:
  • Promoting rigorous evaluation of fatherhood programs that serve low-income fathers.
  • Expanding the number of researchers and practitioners collaborating to evaluate fatherhood programs through in-person and virtual trainings.
  • Disseminating information.
The project is led by two co-directors, a project coordinator, and five representatives who have extensive experience in the research, fatherhood, and communication fields. For more information, please visit the FRPN.

Just Released

Books 

Data
Calendar of Events

July 2014

Call for Applications -- National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Developing Knowledge About What Works to Make Schools Safe
Date Due: July 10
Link to NIJ

Call for Papers -- Evaluation Review
Systematic Reviews in Social Policy
Date Due: July 15
Link to Sage

Funding Opportunity -- Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Family Strengthening Scholars
Date Due: July 22
Link to ACF

Funding Opportunity -- Center for Policy Research (CPR) Denver
Fatherhood Research and Practice Network (FRPN)
Dates Due...
Letters of Interest: July 30
Full Proposals by Invited Applicants: September 30
Link to FRPN


August

Call for Papers -- Special Issue of Journal of Family Theory & Review (JFTR)
Innovative Methodologies in Family Scholarship
Date Due: August 1
Link to NCFR

Call for Papers -- Special Journal Issue on Aging Families
Journal of Religion, Spirituality, and Aging
Date Due: August 15
Link to NCFR

American Sociological Association (ASA) 109th Meeting
Hard Times: The Impact of Economic Inequality on Families and Individuals
LIVE Video of Opening Plenary Session Call for Applications -- Funding Opportunity from the National Institute on Minority Health & Health Disparities (NIMHD)
NIMHD Social, Behavioral, Health Services, and Policy Research on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01)
Date Due: August 28
Link to NIH


September

Call for Applications -- National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Innovation Grants
Date Due: September 1
Link to NCFR

Linking Gerontology and Geriatrics Conference
Breaking the Silence: Elder Abuse, Care, and Resilience
Date: September 26
Link to Oklahoma State University
NCFMR Web Links
NCFMR Team
















Co-directors
Dr. Susan L. Brown
Dr. Wendy D. Manning

Social Science Data Analysts
Dr. Krista K. Payne
Hsueh-Sheng Wu

Technical Writer
Lesley Wadsworth

Graduate Research Assistants
Esther Lamidi
Bart Stykes

Internal Advisory Committee

BGSU Research Affiliates
 
National Center of Family and Marriage Research