Family Demography

Family Demography

• What is it?

• Qualities of and connections between family/household members– Marriage, Divorce, Remarriage, Cohabitation,

Intergenerational Relationships, Division of Labor in Households, Multi-Partner Fertility, etc…

Crude Marriage (Divorce) Rate

CMR = M

Px 1000

General Marriage (Divorce) Rate

GMR = M

P f15+

x 1000

Refined Divorce (Marriage) Rate

RDR = D

P fmar

x 1000

Age-Sex-Specific Marriage (Divorce) Rates

ASDR = D f

39

P f39

x 1000

Order-Specific Marriage (Divorce) Rates

OSMR = M1

P15+nm

x 1000

Total Marriage Rate

1000)(15

a fa

faf

P

MTMR

Nuptiality Tables

Other Common Marriage Measures

• Average age at first marriage– Mean– Median

• Proportion ever/never married

Household and Family Stats

• Size

• Structure

• Number of generations

• Characteristics– Social, economic

• Dynamics over time– Numbers & structure

Readings

• What have been the major demographic shifts in family life in the U.S. over the past few decades?

• What types of data and theoretical advances do family demographers need?– Planning group’s (authors’) ideas– Your ideas???