The pattern of assortative mating among European immigrants and native whites is
examined by ethnicity and generation using a national sample drawn from the 1910 census …

… Reichman and Deanna L. … Reichman is a research staff member at the Office of Population
Research, and Deanna L. Pagnini is assistant professor of sociology and public affairs, both …

Context: Helping high-risk pregnant women obtain prenatal care early is the main policy goal
of most US publicly funded programs aimed at reducing the incidence of low birth weight …

The past 25 years have witnessed large-scale changes in the structure of American families.
One of the most dramatic transformations has been the increasing separation of marriage …

Background GPs can potentially play a significant role in assessing weight status, providing
advice, and making referrals to address overweight and obesity and its consequences …

Aim: To investigate the perceptions of parents of young children aged 2–5 years regarding
childhood overweight and obesity. Methods: Parents with children in seven pre‐schools and …

Aim: The incidence and prevalence of overweight and obesity are rising around the world.
Health promotion planning must be informed by the knowledge, perceptions, motivations and …

Using oral histories collected in 1938 and 1939 in the Southern United States, this article
examines how African-Americans and whites viewed marriage and nonmarital childbearing. …

Aim: The perceptions of parents of school‐aged children regarding child and adolescent
overweight and obesity were examined. Method: Parents with children in primary and …

We investigated whether living in a large city endows a woman with a general level of risk
for poor birth outcomes regardless of the specific city, or whether this risk varies across cities. …