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1. Elias, Marilyn
Mom's IQ, Not Family Size, Key to Kids' Smarts
USA Today, June 12, 2000, LIFE; Pg. 1D
Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79
Publisher: USA Today
Keyword(s): Children; Children, Home Environment; Cognitive Ability; Family Size; I.Q.; Mothers

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Psychologists have been warning U.S. parents for 15 years about research that shows having a large family tends to lower the IQs of children. A study out today challenges that belief. Women with low IQs do have more babies than the more mentally able, and so their children are likely to have low IQs. But adding kids to any single family does not lower the intellectual capacity of its youngsters, the large national report shows. Mothers with high IQs will tend to have kids with high IQs--whether they have one or six--and the children's intelligence scores typically will be fairly similar, no matter how many there are, says University of Oklahoma psychologist Joseph Lee Rodgers.
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Elias, Marilyn. "Mom's IQ, Not Family Size, Key to Kids' Smarts." USA Today, June 12, 2000, LIFE; Pg. 1D.
2. Elias, Marilyn
To A Larger Degree, More Girls Make College Plans
USA Today, August 20, 2001, Life; Pg. 6D
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: USA Today
Keyword(s): College Education; College Enrollment; Colleges; Education; Educational Aspirations/Expectations; Educational Attainment; Gender

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Article reports on a study which utilizes NLSY data to show that more girls than boys intend to enroll in college, suggesting that male college attendance rates will continue to decline.
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Elias, Marilyn. "To A Larger Degree, More Girls Make College Plans." USA Today, August 20, 2001, Life; Pg. 6D.
3. Hellmich, Nanci
Minority Adults Grow Obese at Faster Rates than Whites
USA Today, June 18, 2002, Life; Pg. 8D.
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Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: USA Today
Keyword(s): Hispanics; Minorities; Minority Groups; Obesity; Racial Differences

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"Black and Hispanic women in their 20s and early 30s become obese faster than white women, and Hispanic men in the same age group become obese faster than white and black men, according to a study out today...The findings suggest that experts may want to develop weight-management programs for adults in their early 20s, say study researchers...Researchers with the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill analyzed the body mass index of 9,179 people followed over a 17-year period in the National Longitudinal Study of Youth. The age range of the people was 17 to 24 years in 1981 and 34 to 41 years in 1998. The weights and heights were self-reported..."
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Hellmich, Nanci. "Minority Adults Grow Obese at Faster Rates than Whites." USA Today, June 18, 2002, Life; Pg. 8D.
4. Jayson, Sharon
Living Together No Longer 'Playing House'
USA Today, July 28, 2008: Health and Behavior.
Also: http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-07-28-cohabitation-research_n.htm?loc=interstitialskip
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: USA Today
Keyword(s): Cohabitation; Divorce; Marital Stability; Marital Status

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Most people today reject the notion that couples who live together before marriage are more likely to get divorced, finds a weekend USA TODAY/Gallup Poll of 1,007 adults. Almost half (49%) said living together makes divorce less likely; 13% said it makes no difference. Just 31% said living together first makes divorce more likely; 7% had no opinion.

"If you're living with someone, you actually get to know somebody more than you would not living with them," says Christopher Sekulich, 37, of Melvindale, Mich.

Similarly, most respondents don't worry about the effect on children of living in a cohabiting household: 47% said it makes no difference, and 12% said it would have a positive effect. Respondents also appeared open-minded on whether unmarried couples can have a committed relationship. Half the sample was asked if an unmarried couple who have lived together for five years is as committed as a couple married five years; 57% said yes, they are.
Bibliography Citation
Jayson, Sharon. "Living Together No Longer 'Playing House'." USA Today, July 28, 2008: Health and Behavior.
5. Jayson, Sharon
Merely Having an Older Sibling Can Be Bad Influence
USA Today, April 24, 2006
Cohort(s): NLSY79, NLSY97
Publisher: USA Today
Keyword(s): Alcohol Use; Birth Order; Cigarette Use (see Smoking); National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (AddHealth); Risk-Taking; Sexual Activity

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Don't be so quick to pass along that sage advice to your children about "setting a good example" for a younger brother or sister. New research on birth order suggests that just having an older sibling can be a negative influence on younger children in the family.

The new research by economics professors seeks to understand how teens get involved in risky behaviors that can have long-term economic consequences. It finds that the very existence of an older sibling increases the chances a younger sibling will drink, smoke, use marijuana or have sex.

The published study [ed. note: See, Argys, Laura M.: "Birth Order and Risky Adolescent Behavior", in this bibliography] analyzed data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth from 1997 to 1999. It included 7,000 to 8,000 children ages 12 to 16. A second study reviewed data from 1994 to 1996 from the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health, which includes about 20,000 young people in grades seven to 12. Averett says the second study confirmed the results of the first.

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Jayson, Sharon. "Merely Having an Older Sibling Can Be Bad Influence." USA Today, April 24, 2006.
6. Jayson, Sharon
Splitting? 79% of Marital Separations End in Divorce
USA Today, May 6, 2012, Health and Wellness.
Also: http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/wellness/story/2012-05-06/Splitting-79-of-marital-separations-end-in-divorce/54790574/1
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: USA Today
Keyword(s): Divorce; Health/Health Status/SF-12 Scale; Marital Disruption; Marital Dissolution; Marital Status

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About 79% of married couples who separate end up getting divorced, suggest new estimates of the incidence and length of separations.
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Jayson, Sharon. "Splitting? 79% of Marital Separations End in Divorce." USA Today, May 6, 2012, Health and Wellness.
7. Jayson, Sharon
When Parents Split, Preschoolers Show Behavior Problems
USA Today, May 6, 2012.
Also: http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/story/2012-05-06/divorce-and-kids-behavior/54790610/1
Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79
Publisher: USA Today
Keyword(s): Behavior; Behavior Problems Index (BPI); Divorce; Family Structure; Parental Influences; Parental Marital Status; Parents, Single

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Children whose parents split up when they were preschoolers have increased behavior problems, according to new research that suggests the timing of such breakups has long-term effects.
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Jayson, Sharon. "When Parents Split, Preschoolers Show Behavior Problems." USA Today, May 6, 2012.
8. Kelly, Dennis
Education as a Case for Beer Tax
USA Today, December 2, 1992, LIFE; Pg. 6D
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: USA Today
Keyword(s): Alcohol Use; College Dropouts; College Graduates; Colleges; Taxes

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The Duke University study, not yet published but still brewing, looked at graduation rates for kids leaving high school in 1982, comparing those to state beer taxes. It found that the portion of kids graduating from college rose from 15% to nearly 21% when the beer tax jumped from 10 cents to $ 1 a case - about 4 cents a can. That's even when you control for other factors such as parents' education and drinking habits and family income. Study author Michael Moore, Duke's Fuqua School of Business, says higher prices reduce consumption. ''If you make drinking more expensive, they're drinking less,'' and possibly studying more, Moore says. ''Or perhaps not getting killed in car accidents or arrested or pregnant." Moore and co-author Philip Cook based findings on 1,904 students tracked in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth at Ohio State University. Jeff Becker of the Beer Institute in Washington, D.C., says he has not seen the study but questions it sharply. He says that increased taxes could reduce consumption, but that it's a ''large leap of faith'' to suggest reduced consumption improves college graduation chances. Moore says the study suggests that a higher beer tax could mean another 170,000 students graduating from college each year. And could that provide a reason for President-elect Bill Clinton to raise the sin tax on beer?''I'd be glad to talk to him about it if he was interested.'' Warning in plain sight Warning students about the danger of alcohol works better if you put the warnings where the students will see them. To Michael Kalsher, assistant professor of psychology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y., that means putting posters over urinals or on the backs of toilet stall doors. The warning labels on beer bottles now are sideways and hard to read - and targeted to pregnant women. A teamheaded by Kalsher targeted males by putting posters in fraternity restrooms, and included information that spoke to male concerns, like reduced sexual performance and liabilities in lawsuits. The experiment increased knowledge of alcohol-related facts, and could offer clues to people trying to market anti-alcohol messages.
Bibliography Citation
Kelly, Dennis. "Education as a Case for Beer Tax." USA Today, December 2, 1992, LIFE; Pg. 6D.
9. Koch, Wendy
More Runaways Citing Economy
USA Today on-line, 12 June 2010: News | Nation.
Also: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-05-11-runaways_N.htm
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: USA Today
Keyword(s): Economic Well-Being; Ethnic Differences; Gender Differences; Runaways

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Economic hardship is being cited more often as a reason America's youth run away from home, says a report out today.

[In a study by Michael Pergamit,] Pergamit analyzed the data of 1,168 12-year-olds who were first interviewed in 1997 and then tracked for six years as part of the federally funded National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. He found that half of the youth who run away do so before 14 and do so at least twice. He says they include slightly more girls than boys and far more white and black youths than Hispanics. Pergamit says these youth "couch surf" — first staying with friends and relatives before ending up in shelters or on the street. "They get money from friends," he says, adding that most don't resort to panhandling, prostitution or selling drugs. Data on runaways, however, are limited, he says. "We don't really know."

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Koch, Wendy. "More Runaways Citing Economy." USA Today on-line, 12 June 2010: News | Nation.
10. Koch, Wendy
More Runaways Citing Economy; Report: Family Issues Still Top Reason to Flee
USA TODAY, Wednesday, May 12, 2010, FINAL EDITION, NEWS; Pg. 3A.
Also: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-05-11-runaways_N.htm
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: USA Today
Keyword(s): Disadvantaged, Economically; Economic Changes/Recession; Runaways

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Economic hardship is being cited more often as a reason America's youth run away from home, says a report out today.

Three times as many teen runaways cited economics as a factor in 2009 as did so in 2000, according to data by the National Runaway Switchboard, a hotline that handles more than 100,000 calls each year and receives public and private funds. The "Why They Run" report is based on caller data and youth interviews.

The weak economy also helps explain why the number of calls from homeless youth doubled from 739 in 2008 to 1,470 last year, says the hotline's executive director, Maureen Blaha. She says some of the youth (up to age 22) or their parents lost jobs or couldn't get work.

Bibliography Citation
Koch, Wendy. "More Runaways Citing Economy; Report: Family Issues Still Top Reason to Flee." USA TODAY, Wednesday, May 12, 2010, FINAL EDITION, NEWS; Pg. 3A.
11. Montague, Bill
Workers on the Edge
USA Today, February 21, 1996, Money; Pg. 1B
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: USA Today
Keyword(s): Benefits; Job Training; Labor Market Demographics; Labor Turnover

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This article reports on the effects of the changing labor market, in which previous assumptions about job tenure and benefits may no longer be applicable. NLSY79 data is cited.
Bibliography Citation
Montague, Bill. "Workers on the Edge." USA Today, February 21, 1996, Money; Pg. 1B.
12. Peterson, Karen S.
Moms' Poor Vocabulary Hurts Kids' Future, Deprived Children May Never Recover, Sociologist Says
USA Today, April 12, 2001, Life; Pg. 8D
Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79
Publisher: USA Today
Keyword(s): Armed Forces Qualifications Test (AFQT); Education; Elementary School Students; Home Observation for Measurement of Environment (HOME); Mothers, Education; Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT)

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This article reports on George Farkas and Kurt Beron's study of the impact of a mother's vocabulary skills on her child's learning ability. The study utilizes Children of the NLSY79 data.
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Peterson, Karen S. "Moms' Poor Vocabulary Hurts Kids' Future, Deprived Children May Never Recover, Sociologist Says." USA Today, April 12, 2001, Life; Pg. 8D.
13. Peterson, Karen S.
Volunteer Spirit Is Growing Stronger in Women
USA Today, March 13, 2000, Life; Pg. 10D
Cohort(s): Mature Women, Young Women
Publisher: USA Today
Keyword(s): Volunteer Work

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This article reports on John Wilson's study of women and volunteerism. The study incorporates National Longitudinal Survey of Young Women and Mature Women data indicating that women now are more likely to volunteer than their mothers.
Bibliography Citation
Peterson, Karen S. "Volunteer Spirit Is Growing Stronger in Women." USA Today, March 13, 2000, Life; Pg. 10D.