This unique survey provides detailed information on marriage and divorce in Utah where national data fall short. Specifically, this survey gives precise representative results of the current status of marriage and divorce in Utah, including marital quality. The findings in this report have implications ranging from programs for marriage education to public policies that support […]
The third in a series on Couples and MarriageResearch and Policy, this brief summarizesthe research on the effects of familystructure on child well-being, discusses someof the complexities of the research, andidentifies issues that remain to be explored.
In this CDA Report, the Fragile Families data are used to calculate how much marriage could reduce poverty among couples who are not married at the time of the child’s birth. This analysis finds that marriage would dramatically reduce poverty among the non-married mothers who are romantically involved with the fathers at the time of […]
Relationship education programs such as Ehevorbereitung–Ein Partnerschaftliches Lernprogramm (Premarital Preparation–A Couples’ Learning Program) and the Relationship Education and Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP) can help prevent marital distress among newlyweds. Thus, it is important to understand which couples respond best to the intervention and which couples respond less well. E. A. Schilling, D. H. Baucom, C. […]
This contains the text of Wade Horn’s presentation at the Human Services Policy Center Forum, December 2, 2002 in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Horn outlines what the government should and should not do on the marriage promotion front. Audience questions and Dr. Horn’s answers are included.
One of the limitations of experimental studies on the effectiveness of premarital education is the reliance on samples of mostly White, middle-class couples. In contrast, although survey methods allow only weak inferences about causal relations, representative surveys can yield important information about use and estimated effects across a diverse population. Using a large random survey […]
While welfare reform in Colorado has been generally successful and innovative, government and community programs and partnerships have moved many families to self sufficiency, State leaders recognized that supporting the long-term success of all of Colorado’s families will require continued innovation and strong programmatic partnerships. Conference planners envisioned a meeting where “”policymakers from different communitysectors […]
This paper presents a brief review of the existing literature and then focus on data andconceptualization that has driven us toward testable hypotheses that we believe hold particularpromise for elucidation of the cohabitation effect. We will conclude this paper with a list ofpropositional statements or hypotheses to guide future study-some closer to existing findingsand some […]
In an effort to reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies among welfare recipients, some states have imposed family caps on welfare benefits. One factor that determines the amount of cash benefits a family receives is the family’s size-larger families receive more benefits. In states with a family cap policy, however, no additional cash benefits are […]
We use data from the 1995 National Survey of Family Growth to investigate racial and ethnic differences in risk factors for marital disruption, with a particular emphasis on premarital cohabitation. Our analysis expands upon the array of risk factors considered in prior investigations of racial and ethnic differences in disruption and is among the first […]