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1.	Morgan, Leslie A.
1.	Methodological Problems with Event Histories in Secondary Analysis of Longitudinal Data: The Case of Marital Transitions in the NLS Presented: Chicago, IL, Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, 1986 Cohort(s): Mature Women Publisher: Gerontological Society of America Keyword(s): Data Quality/Consistency; Life Course; Longitudinal Data Sets; Marital Status; Self-Reporting; Women Secondary analyses of existing longitudinal data sets allow examination of important questions on transitions over the life course. Data are available in many studies on a variety of topics other than the study's original focus. This research examines the process and problems encountered in developing 15 year marital transition histories for the NLS Mature Women's cohort. Marital status and marital history were routinely collected as important control variables. Initial examination of current marital statuses over time revealed nearly 400 patterns of response among the 3832 women respondents. Among the problems encountered were: 1) the potential for undetected transitions between surveys; 2) nonnormative sequences of self-reported marital status; 3) illogical marital status sequences; 4) interruptions in participating/missing data; and 5) gaps in retrospective question design. Steps taken to address these problems and implications for secondary analysis of panel data are discussed.
	Bibliography Citation Morgan, Leslie A. "Methodological Problems with Event Histories in Secondary Analysis of Longitudinal Data: The Case of Marital Transitions in the NLS." Presented: Chicago, IL, Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, 1986.

2.	Umberson, Debra Donnelly, Rachel Farina, M.
2.	Race, Life Course Exposure to Death of a Family Member, and Health Presented: Boston MA, Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Annual Scientific Meeting, November 2018 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Gerontological Society of America Keyword(s): Health/Health Status/SF-12 Scale; Life Course; Mortality; Racial Differences; Trauma/Death in family Numerous studies show the death of a family member increases health and mortality risks. Recent research further reveals race differences in exposure to the death of a family member with black Americans substantially more likely to lose a family member (child, mother, father, sibling, spouse), to lose a family member earlier in life, and to lose more family members over the life course. Prior research has not considered whether exposure to the death of family members contributes to well-documented racial disparities in physical health. We analyze NLSY-79 data to assess the impact of family member death on physical health, and whether differential exposure to loss reduces black-white differences in health. Preliminary results show death of a spouse and parent explain about 7% of the race gap in health. Death of a child is strongly associated with health and reduces the race gap in health almost entirely.
	Bibliography Citation Umberson, Debra, Rachel Donnelly and M. Farina. "Race, Life Course Exposure to Death of a Family Member, and Health." Presented: Boston MA, Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Annual Scientific Meeting, November 2018.

3.	Walsemann, Katrina Michelle
3.	Educational Pathways and Cigarette Smoking in Early and Mid-Adulthood: Findings from the NLSY79 Cohort Presented: Boston MA, Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Annual Scientific Meeting, November 2018 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Gerontological Society of America Keyword(s): Cigarette Use (see Smoking); Education, Adult; Educational Attainment Over the past four decades, educational disparities in tobacco use have widened in the United States. At the same time, there has been an increase in the prevalence of non-normative educational pathways -- that is, the length of time it takes to complete one's education. I take advantage of these two historical trends by examining the relationship between educational pathways and daily smoking in early (~30-35 years) and mid-adulthood (~50-55 years) using prospective and retrospective data from the National Longitudinal Study of Youth 1979 (NLSY79). The NLSY79 cohort is ideal for examining this question because they entered adulthood after the Surgeon General's Report and as educational pathways became more heterogeneous. I expect respondents who attained a bachelor's degree by their early 20’s will have similar rates of smoking in early adulthood, but lower rates of smoking in mid-adulthood, than respondents who attained a bachelor's degree after their early 20's.
	Bibliography Citation Walsemann, Katrina Michelle. "Educational Pathways and Cigarette Smoking in Early and Mid-Adulthood: Findings from the NLSY79 Cohort." Presented: Boston MA, Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Annual Scientific Meeting, November 2018.

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