Session 199:
Family and Union Instability in the U.S.
Chair: Sharon Bzostek, Rutgers University
Discussant: Mick Cunningham, Western Washington University
Discussant: Christine R. Schwartz, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Women’s Age at First Marriage and Marital Instability: Further Evidence on the Becker-Landes-Michael Hypothesis Evelyn L. Lehrer, University of Illinois at Chicago ; Yu Chen, University of Illinois at Chicago
Nonmarital Pregnancy and the Timing of First Union Transition Kimberly A. Daniels, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), CDC ; Jonathan Vespa, US Census Bureau
Chaos in Households with Young Children: The Role of Family Structure, Instability, and Income Kammi K. Schmeer, Ohio State University ; Claire M. Kamp Dush, Ohio State University
Marital Separation, Divorce, and Health Consequences Dmitry Tumin, Ohio State University ; Zhenchao Qian, Ohio State University
Other sessions on Marriage, Family, Households, and Unions