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Title: Challenges in Measuring and Studying Multipartnered Fertility in American Survey Data
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1. Guzzo, Karen Benjamin
Dorius, Cassandra J.
Challenges in Measuring and Studying Multipartnered Fertility in American Survey Data
Population Research and Policy Review 35,4 (August 2016): 553-579.
Also: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11113-016-9398-9
Cohort(s): NLSY79, NLSY79 Young Adult, NLSY97
Publisher: Springer
Keyword(s): Data Analysis; Data Quality/Consistency; Fertility, Multiple Partners; Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study; National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (AddHealth); National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG); Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)

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Multipartnered fertility ("MPF") has become a major topic of interest in the United States due to potential negative linkages with parental, child, and family wellbeing. A first step in studying any newly emerging (or newly identified) social phenomenon is to properly define the issue and identify its prevalence. However, this is problematic in the case of MPF because most existing sources of data were not originally designed to study MPF. We examine the major data sources used to produce estimates of MPF in the United States, discussing the methodological issues that produce conflicting prevalence estimates and providing guidelines for producing comparable estimates. We also discuss important considerations for research seeking to link MPF and outcomes. Our recommendations will help researchers situate their findings in the broader literature and spur future research.
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Guzzo, Karen Benjamin and Cassandra J. Dorius. "Challenges in Measuring and Studying Multipartnered Fertility in American Survey Data." Population Research and Policy Review 35,4 (August 2016): 553-579.