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Cherlin, Andrew J. Horiuchi, Shiro |
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Retrospective Reports of Family Structure: A Methodological Assessment Sociological Methods and Research 8,4 (May 1980): 454-469. Also: http://smr.sagepub.com/content/8/4/454.abstract Cohort(s): Young Women Publisher: Sage Publications Keyword(s): Data Quality/Consistency; Family Structure; Household Models; Research Methodology Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. The authors investigate response inconsistencies in regard to a national panel of young women who were asked: "With whom were you living when you were 14 years old?" The findings show that there is considerable inconsistency between l968 and l972 as to whether or not the respondent said in 1968 that at age 14 she was living with both parents. The authors suggest that some of the respondent's households may have changed composition so there may not have been a single, true answer to the question. In addition, the authors hypothesize that others changed their responses to fit with what they viewed as soundly more acceptable responses. Despite the inconsistency between 1968 and 1972, the responses lead to similar conclusions when they were used in multivariate analyses. |
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Cherlin, Andrew J. and Shiro Horiuchi. "Retrospective Reports of Family Structure: A Methodological Assessment." Sociological Methods and Research 8,4 (May 1980): 454-469.
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