Training Workshop: Using the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study Data to Study Marriage and Family
April 29, 2009, 6:00p.m. - 8:00p.m.
Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, Brule B, Level 5
The Columbia Population Research Center (CPRC) sponsored a free 2-hour workshop on the Fragile Families dataset at the PAA’s 2009 Annual Meeting in Detroit, Michigan. The target audience was young scholars from various social science disciplines, including advanced graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, junior faculty, and other researchers who are interested in using the Fragile Families data for the analysis of marriage and family. The presentation, “Using the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study Data to Study Marriage and Family,” provided an overview of the research design and key components of the data as well as insights into using the data for studying union status and household structure, union history, relationship quality, and fertility. Sixteen attendees from twelve universities attended.
About Fragile Families
The Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study follows a birth cohort of (mostly) unmarried parents and their children, providing information about the capabilities, circumstances, and relationships of unwed parents, the wellbeing of their children, and the role of public policy in family formation and parent and child wellbeing. Additional information about the study can be found here: http://www.fragilefamilies.princeton.edu/.