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1.	Guo, Yan
1.	Comparison of Youth Migration Patterns Across Cohorts: Evidence from Two National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology, Utah State University, December 2009 Cohort(s): NLSY79, NLSY97 Publisher: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) Keyword(s): College Degree; College Graduates; Ethnic Differences; Gender Differences; Internal-External Attitude; Migration; Migration Patterns; Racial Differences Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This research is a systematic comparison of youth migration experiences between two birth cohorts, using the first ten rounds of two national longitudinal surveys of youth, NLSY79 and NLSY97. Results show both changes and continuities in youth migration patterns across cohorts for ages 16-25. Specifically, youth today have a delayed but stronger migration momentum than the late baby boom generation, the dividing point being at age 22. Women are more likely to migrate than men in the recent cohort, but not in the older cohort. Whites migrate considerably more than blacks and Hispanics consistently across cohorts. The likely life events in youth's transition to adulthood are important indicators of youth's migration propensity for both cohorts. Particularly, graduating with a bachelor's degree is the most powerful predictor of youth's migration propensity. Other life events such as getting married; becoming separated, divorced, or widowed; dropping out of college; and losing a job are also significantly associated with youth migration. In general, the effects of these life events on youth's migration propensity are weakened across cohorts, but the importance of having a college degree on migration propensity has been increasing.
	Bibliography Citation Guo, Yan. Comparison of Youth Migration Patterns Across Cohorts: Evidence from Two National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology, Utah State University, December 2009.

2.	Guo, Yan
2.	The Effects of Family Background Variables on Children's Educational Attainment M.S. Thesis, Utah State University, 2001. MAI, 40, no. 03 (2001): 612 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning Keyword(s): Educational Attainment; Ethnic Differences; Gender Differences; Hispanics; Household Income; Human Capital; Marital Status; Parents, Single; Racial Differences This study examines the effects of parents' marital status on educational attainment among youth in the United States. Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth are used, specifically from the survey of youth ages 14-22 in 1979. A sample of 2,390 respondents is examined using multiple regression to estimate the effects of gender, age, race/ethnicity, family structure and size, family resources, and students' self-esteem on children's educational attainment. Children living in single-parent families obtain less education than children in two-parent families, but with other variables controlled this effect disappears. Children from minority groups-non-Hispanic black and Hispanic-receive slightly fewer years of education in both family types. Females, especially non-Hispanic black and Hispanic females, attain more years of education than their male counterparts particularly in single parent households. Family financial and human capital is the best predictor of children's educational attainment in both single and two-parent families.
	Bibliography Citation Guo, Yan. The Effects of Family Background Variables on Children's Educational Attainment. M.S. Thesis, Utah State University, 2001. MAI, 40, no. 03 (2001): 612.

3.	Guo, Yan Berry, Eddy Helen Marquart-Pratt, Sandra T.
3.	Comparing Youth Migration in the United States: Evidence from the NLSY79 and NLSY97 Presented: Warsaw, Poland, European Survey Research Association, June-July 2009. Also: http://surveymethodology.eu/conferences/warsaw-2009/presentation/353/ Cohort(s): NLSY79, NLSY97 Publisher: European Survey Reseach Association (ESRA) Keyword(s): Educational Attainment; Employment, Youth; Life Course; Marital Status; Migration Patterns; Mobility Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Americans are known for their highly mobility, as during the 1990s, the "average" person in the United States moved about eleven times throughout the course of his life. Youths especially have high mobility rates. Previous research demonstrates that period and cohort effects are important to address with regard to explaining migration across individuals and across time. This research compares youth migration experience (ages 16 to 26 years) in the U.S. using two national longitudinal surveys, NLSY79 and NLSY97, including ten waves of data for each cohort. First, migration rates of youths across these two groups are compared. Next, the factors influencing migration are examined for both age groups across three types of migration: primary, onward and return. We emphasize comparison of what motivates migration across the groups, focusing on a core set of explanatory factors. We also examine key changes occurring in youths' life course: changes in marital status, educational attainment and employment as key dimensions of similarity or difference across the two time periods. Features of the longitudinal analysis are highlighted, especially with regard to using person-year periods and the question of repeated observations across individuals. We discuss key findings of the research as pertain to future studies of youth migration.
	Bibliography Citation Guo, Yan, Eddy Helen Berry and Sandra T. Marquart-Pratt. "Comparing Youth Migration in the United States: Evidence from the NLSY79 and NLSY97." Presented: Warsaw, Poland, European Survey Research Association, June-July 2009.

4.	Guo, Yan Marquart-Pratt, Sandra T. Berry, Eddy Helen
4.	Comparing Migration Consequences Across Cohorts Presented: New Orleans, LA, Population Association of America, April 2008. Also: http://paa2008.princeton.edu/abstractViewer.aspx?submissionId=81707 Cohort(s): NLSY79, NLSY97 Publisher: Population Association of America Keyword(s): Economics of Minorities; Economics, Demographic; Economics, Regional; Labor Economics; Life Course; Migration Patterns Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Previous research demonstrates that migration patterns differ across groups. Migration can also be shaped by broader processes of social change such as political and economic shifts, which take place at various levels of interaction, including local, national, and, in some instances, global scales. This research compares migration patterns across two cohorts using NLSY data (NLSY79 and NLSY97) in order to compare patterns of migration across these two cohorts and examine how they differ on various dimensions, including individual characteristics, migration types, and with regard to key life transitions such as entry into the labor market. Of key interest is the extent to which community level attributes and/or broader social forces influence patterns of migration in conjunction with various individual-level processes noted to be influential in previous research. Preliminary results show some group-based differences, though further exploration is required. Later analyses will integrate community characteristics as another potential source of variation.
	Bibliography Citation Guo, Yan, Sandra T. Marquart-Pratt and Eddy Helen Berry. "Comparing Migration Consequences Across Cohorts." Presented: New Orleans, LA, Population Association of America, April 2008.

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