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Sandra Hofferth

Hofferth, S., D. A. Kinney, and J. D. Dunn (Forthcoming), "The Hurried Child: Myth or Reality.", in Life Balance: Biological, Psychological, and Sociological Perspectives on Lifestyle and Health, ,

Hofferth, S., Casper, L. (2007), Handbook of Measurement Issues in Family Research, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah, NJ

Hofferth, S., Cabrera, N., Carlson, M., Coley, M., Day, R.L., Schindler, H. (2007), "Resident Father Involvement and Social Fathering", in Handbook of Measurement Issues in Family Research, Hofferth, S., and Casper, L. (Eds.), 335-374

Hofferth, S. (2006), "Parental Leave Statutes and Maternal Return to Work After Childbirth in the United States", Work and Occupation., 33 : 73-105

Ryan, S., Manlove, J. and Hofferth, S.L. (2006), "State-Level Welfare Policies and Nonmarital Subsequent Childbearing", Population Research and Policy Review, 25 (1): 103-126

Hofferth, S.L. (2006), "Residential Father Family Type and Child Well-Being: Investment Versus Selection", Demography, 43 : 53-77

Hofferth, S. (2006), "Kristin A. Moore", in Encyclopedia of Applied Developmental Science., Fisher, C. and R. Lerner (Eds).,

Hofferth, S. (2006), "Men's Involvement in the Family.", in Encyclopedia of Sociology., Ritzer, G. and Bianchi, S. (Eds),

Hofferth, S. (2006), "Response Bias in a Popular Indicator of Reading to Children", Social Methodology, 36 : 301-315

Hofferth, S. and Curtain, S. (2005), "Leisure Time Activities in Middle Childhood", in What Do Children Need to Flourish? Conceptualizing and Measuring Indicators of Positive Development, L. Lippman and K. Moore,

Sandburg, J. F. and S. Hofferth. (2005), "Changes in Children's Time with Parents: A Correction.", Demography, 42 : 391-395

Hofferth, S. and S. Curtain. (2005), "Poverty, Food Programs and Childhood Obesity.", Journal of Policy Analysis and Management., 24 : 703-726

Hofferth, S. (2005), "Secondary Data Analysis in Family Research.", Journal of Marriage and the Family., 67 (4): 891-907

Hofferth, S. (2005), "Book Review of Stepdads: Stories of Love, Hope and Repair by William Marsiglio", Contemporary Sociology, 34 (4): 391-395

Hofferth, S., Stanhope, S., & Harris, K.M. (2005), "Remaining Off Welfare in the 1990s: The Influence of Public Policy and Economic Conditions", Social Science Research , : 426-453

Duncan, G. J., Hofferth, S.L., & Stafford, F. P. (2004), "Evolution and Change in Family Income, Wealth, and Health: The Panel Study of Income Dynamics, 1968-2000 and Beyond", in A Telescope on Society: Survey Research & Social Science at the University of Michigan & Beyond, , 156-193

Hofferth, S. (2004), "Persistence and Change in the Food Security of Families with Children, 1997-1999", , : [Link]

Brandon, P. and S. Hofferth (2003), "Determinants of Out-of-School Child Care Arrangements Among Children in Single-Mother and Two-Parent Families", Social Science Research, 32 (1): 129-147

Hofferth, S. & Anderson, K. G. (2003), "Are All Dads Equal? Biology Versus Marriage as a Basis for Paternal Investment in Children", Journal of Marriage and Family, 65 (1): 213-232

Hofferth, S. (2003), " What happens during the school day?: Time diaries from a national sample of elementary school teachers", Teachers College Record , 105 (3): 317-343

Hofferth, S. (2003), "The American Family: Changes and Challenges for the 21st Century", in Health and Welfare for Families in the 21st Century, , 71-79

Hofferth, S. (2003), "Race/Ethnic Differences in Father Involvement in Two-Parent Families: Culture, Context, or Economy", Journal of Family Issues, 24 (2): 185-216 [Link]

Dunn, J. S., Kinney, D. A., & Hofferth, S. L. (2003), "Parental Ideologies and Children`s After-School Activities", American Behavioral Scientist, 46 (10): 1359-1386 [Link]

Bianchi, S. M., S. Hofferth, J. Pleck, L. Sayer, and J. Stueve (2002), "The Demography of Fathers: What Fathers Do", in Handbook of Father Involvement, C. Tamis-LeMonde & N. Cabrera, 63-90

Hofferth, S. (2002), "Did Welfare Reform Work? Implications for 2002 and Beyond", Contexts: Understanding People in their Social Worlds, 1 (1): 45-51

Hofferth, S., Stanhope, S., & Harris, K. M. (2002), "Exiting Welfare in the 1990s: Did Public Policy Influence Recipients` Behavior?", Population Research and Policy Review, 21 (5): 433-472

Hofferth, S., Pleck, J., Stueve, J.L., Binachi, S. and Sayer, L. (2002), "The Demography of Fathers: What Fathers Do", in Handbook of Father Involvement, C. Tamis-LeMonde and N. Cabrera, 63-90

Hofferth, S. & Reid, L. (2002), "Early Childbearing and Children's Achievement and Behavior over Time", Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 34 (1): 41-49

Hofferth, S., Reid, L., & Mott, F. (2001), "The Effects of Early Childbearing on Schooling over Time", Family Planning Perspectives, 33 (6): 259-267 [Link (via JStor)]

Hofferth, S. (2001), "Women`s Employment and Care of Children in the United States", in Women's Employment in Comparative Perspective, L. van Dijk, T. van der Lippe, & A. de Gruyter, 151-174

Hofferth, S., Phillips, D., & Cabrera, N. (2001), "Public Policy and Family and Child Well-Being", in The Well-Being of Children and Families: Research and Data Needs, A. Thornton, 384-415

Hofferth, S. & Sandburg, J. F. (2001), "Changes in American Children`s Use of Time, 1981-1997", in Children at the Millennium: Where Have We Come From, Where Are We Going?, T. Owens & S. Hofferth, 193-229

Hofferth, S. & Sandburg, J. F. (2001), "How American Children Spend Their Time", Journal of Marriage and the Family, 63 (2): 295-308

Hofferth, S. & Jankuniene, Z. (2001), "Life After School", Educational Leadership, 58 (7): 19-23

Sandberg, J. F. & Hofferth, S. (2001), "Changes in Children`s Time with Parents, U.S., 1981-1997", Demography, 38 : 423-436 [Link]

Jean Yeung, W., Sandberg, J. F., Davis-Kean, P., & Hofferth, S. (2001), "Children`s Time with Fathers in Intact Families", Journal of Marriage and the Family, 63 (1): 136-154

Keller, M. C., Nesse, R. M., & Hofferth, S. (2001), "The Trivers-Willard Hypothesis of Parental Investment: No Effect in the Contemporary United States", Evolution and Human Behavior, 22 (5): 343-360

Hofferth, S. L. (2001), "Review of "Changing Times: Work and Leisure in Postindustrial Society" by J. Gershuny", American Journal of Sociology, 107 (3): 821-823

Wright, J. C., Huston, A. C., Vandewater, E. A., Bickham, D. S., Scantlin, R. M., Kotler, J. A., Caplovitz, A. G., Lee, J. H., Hofferth, S., & Finkelstein, J. (2001), "American Children`s Use of Electronic Media in 1997: A National Survey", Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 22 (1): 31-47

Hofferth, S. & Owens, T. (eds.) (2001), , Elsevier Science, New York, NY

Cabrera, N. J., Tamis-LeMonda, C., Bradley, R., Hofferth, S., & Lamb, M. (2000), "Fatherhood in the 21st Century", Child Development, 71 (1): 127-136

Hofferth, S., Smith, J., McLoyd, V., & Finkelstein, J. (2000), "Achievement and Behavior Among Children of Welfare Recipients, Welfare Leavers, and Low-Income Single Mothers", Journal of Social Issues, 56 (4): 747-774

Hofferth, S. & Collins, N. (2000), "Child Care and Employment Turnover", Population Research and Policy Review, 19 (4): 357-395

Wilde, P. E., Hofferth, S., Stanhope, S., Noonan, M., & Collins, N. (2000), "Pre-1997 Trends in Welfare and Food Assistance in a National Sample of Families", American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 82 : 642-648

Hofferth, S. (1999), "Public Assistance Receipt of Mexican- and Cuban-American Children in Native and Immigrant Families", in Children of Immigrants: Health, Adjustment, and Public Assistance, D. Hernandez, 546-583

Hofferth, S. (1999), "Child Care, Maternal Employment, and Public Policy", The Silent Crisis in U.S. Child Care, 563 (1): 20-38

Hofferth, S. L. (1999), "Changes in American Children`s Use of Time, 1981-1997", Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter, 15 (3): 1-2

Hofferth, S., Boisjoly, J., & Duncan, G. (1999), "The Development of Social Capital", Rationality and Society, 11 (1): 79-110 [Link]

Hofferth, S. (1998), "The American Family: Changes and Challenges for the 21st Century", in Health and Welfare for Families in the 21st Century, H. Wallace, G. Green, K. Jaros, M. Story, & L. Paine, 3-12

Yeung, W. J. & Hofferth, S. (1998), "Family Adaptations to Income and Job Loss in the U.S.", Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 19 (3): 255-283

Hofferth, S. & Iceland, J. (1998), "Social Capital in Rural and Urban Communities", Rural Sociology, 63 (4): 574-598

Hofferth, S., Boisjoly, J., & Duncan, G. (1998), "Parental Extrafamilial Resources and Children`s School Attainment", Sociology of Education, 71 : 246-268

Hofferth, S. & Chaplin, D. (1998), "State Regulations and Child Care Choice", Population Research and Policy Review, 17 (2): 111-140

Hofferth, S. (1998), "Healthy Environments, Healthy Children: Children in Families", , :

Hofferth, S., Akin, K., Henke, R., & West, J. (1998), "Characteristics of Children`s Early Care and Education Programs: Data from the 1995 National Household Education Survey", , :

Hofferth, S. L. (1997), "Review of "The Cultural Contradictions of Motherhood" by S. Hays", American Journal of Sociology, 103 (1): 243-245

Chaplin, D. D., S. L. Hofferth, and D. A. Wissoker (1996), "Price and Quality in Child Care Choice: A Revision", Journal of Human Resources, 31 (3): 703-706 [Link (via JStor)]

Hofferth, S. (1996), "Dramatic Changes in the U.S. Safety Net for Low Income Families", Options Politiques, 18 (1): 24-27

Hofferth, S. (1996), "Effects of Public and Private Policies on Working After Childbirth", Work and Occupations, 23 (4): 378-404

Hofferth, S., Chaplin, D., Wissoker, D., & Robins, P. (1996), "Choice Characteristics and Parents` Child Care Decisions", Rationality and Society, 8 (4): 453-495

Hofferth, S. (1996), "Child Care in the United States Today", The Future of Children, 6 (2): 41-46 [Link]

Parcel, T. L., Menaghan, E. G., & Hofferth, S. L. (1995), "Parents` Jobs and Children`s Lives", Work and Occupations, 22 (3): 366

Hofferth, S. (1995), "Out of School Time: Risk and Opportunity", in America's Working Poor, T. Swartz & K. Weigert, 123-153

Boisjoly, J., Duncan, G., & Hofferth, S. (1995), "L`Acces a une Premiere Propriete: Quels Revenus Considerer? Analyse du Panel "Study of Income Dynamics"", Economie et Prevision, 121 (5):

Boisjoly, J., Duncan, G., & Hofferth, S. (1995), "Access to Social Capital", Journal of Family Issues, 16 (5): 609-631

Brayfield, A. & Hofferth, S. (1995), "Balancing the Family Budget: Differences in Child Care Expenditures by Race/Ethnicity, Economic Status, and Family Structure", Social Science Quarterly, 76 (1): 158-177

Hofferth, S. (1995), "Caring for Children at the Poverty Line", Children and Youth Services Review, 17 (1/2): 1-31

Hofferth, S. (1995), "Review of "Parent`s Jobs and Children`s Lives" by T. L. Parcel & E. G. Menaghan", Work and Occupations, 22 (3): 366-367

Hofferth, S. (1995), "Children's Transition to School", in Integrating Federal Statistics on Children, , 98-121

Hofferth, S. & Kisker, E. (1994), "Comprehensive Services in Child Care Settings: Prevalence and Correlates", Pediatrics, 94 (6, pt. 2): 1088-1091

Hofferth, S. (1994), "Who Enrolls in Head Start? A Demographic Analysis of Head Start-Eligible Children", Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 9 : 243-268

Hofferth, S. & Deich, S. (1994), "Recent U.S. Child Care and Family Legislation in Comparative Perspective", Journal of Family Issues, 15 (3): 424-448

Hofferth, S. & Chaplin, D. (1994), "Caring for Young Children While Parents Work: Public Policies and Private Strategies", , :

Hofferth, S. & Chaplin, D. (1994), "Child Care Quality vs. Availability: Do We Have to Trade One for the Other?", , :

Hofferth, S., West, J., Henke, R., & Kaufman, P. (1994), "Access to Preschool Programs for Children at Risk", , :

Brayfield, A., Deich, S., & Hofferth, S. (1993), "Caring for Children in Low-Income Families: National Child Care Survey 1990", in , ,

Hofferth, S. (1993), "The 101st Congress: An Emerging Agenda for Children in Poverty", in Child Poverty and Public Policy, J. Chafel,

Hofferth, S. & NBCDI (1993), "Paths to African American Leadership Positions in Early Childhood Education: Constraints and Opportunities", , :

Hofferth, S., Copple, C., Deich, S., & Brush, L. (1993), "Learning Readiness: Promising Strategies", , :

Hofferth, S. L. and D. A. Wissoker (1992), "Price, Quality, and Income in Child Care Choice", Journal of Human Resources, 27 (1): 70-111 [Link (via JStor)]

Hofferth, S. & Kisker, E. (1992), "The Changing Demographics of Family Day Care in the United States", in Family Day Care: Current Research for Informed Public Policy, D. Peters & A. Pence,

Hofferth, S. (1992), "The Demand for and Supply of Child Care in the 1990s", in Child Care in the 19990s: Trends and Consequences, A. Booth, 3-25

Hofferth, S. & Wissoker, D. (1992), "Price, Quality, and Income in Child Care Choice", Journal of Human Resources, 27 (1): 70-111

Hofferth, S., Brayfield, A., Deich, S., & Holcomb, P. (1991), , The Urban Institute Press, Washington, D.C.

Hofferth, S. & Phillps, D. (1991), "Child Care Policy Research", Journal of Social Issues, 47 (2): 1-13

Hofferth, S. (1991), "Programs for High Risk Adolescents: What Works?", Evaluation and Program Training, 14 (1/2): 3-16

Willer, B., Hofferth, S., Kisker, E., Hawkins, P., Farquhar, E., & Glantz, F. (1991), "The Demand and Supply of Child Care in 1990: Joint Findings from the National Child Care Survey 1990 and the Profile of Child Care Settings", , :

Kisker, E., Hofferth, S., Phillips, D., & Farquhar, E. (1991), "A Profile of Child Care Settings: Early Education and Care in 1990", , :

Hofferth, S. (1990), "Trends in Adolescent Sexual Activity, Contraception and Pregnancy in the United States", in Adolescence and Puberty, J. Bancroft & J. Reinisch, 217-233

Cain, V. S. & Hofferth, S. (1989), "Parental Choice of Self-Care for School-Age Children", Journal of Marriage and the Family, 51 (1): 65-77 [Link (via JStor)]

Hofferth, S. & Miller, B. C. (1989), "An Overview of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Programs and Their Evaluations", in Evaluating Programs Aimed at Preventing Teenage Pregnancies, J. J. Card, 25-40

Hofferth, S. (1989), "What is the Demand for and Supply of Child Care in the United States?", Young Children, 44 : 28-33

Kahn, J. R., Kalsbeek, W. D., & Hofferth, S. (1988), "National Estimates of Teenage Sexual Activity: Evaluating the Comparability of Three National Surveys", Demography, 25 (2): 189-204 [Link (via JStor)]

Hofferth, S. L. & Phillips, D. A. (1987), "Child Care in the United States, 1970 to 1995", Journal of Marriage and the Family, 49 (3): 559-571

Hofferth, S. L., Kahn, J. R., & Baldwin, W. (1987), "Premarital Sexual Activity Among U.S. Teenage Women over the Past Three Decades", Family Planning Perspectives, 19 (2): 46-53 [Link (via JStor)]

Hofferth, S. (1987), "Recent Trends in the Living Arrangements of Children: A Cohort Life Table Analysis", in Family Demography: Methods and Their Applications, J. Bongaarts, T. Burch, & K. Wachter,

Hofferth, S. (1987), "Implications of Family Trends for Children: A Research Perspective", Educational Leadership, 44 : 78-84

Hofferth, S. & Hayes, C. (eds.) (1987), , National Academy Press, Washington, D.C.

Hofferth, S. (1986), "Response to a Comment by Bumpass on "Updating Children`s Life Course"", Journal of Marriage and the Family, 48 (3): 680-682 [Link (via JStor)]

Hofferth, S. L. (1985), "Updating Children`s Life Course", Journal of Marriage and the Family, 47 (1): 93-115 [Link (via JStor)]

Hofferth, S. (1985), "Trends in the Family Structure and Living Arrangements of Children: A Cohort Approach", in Life Course Dynamics: Trajectories and Transitions, 1968-1980, G. Elder, Jr, 75-112

Hofferth, S. L. (1984), "Kin Networks, Race, and Family Structure", Journal of Marriage and the Family, 46 (4): 791-806 [Link (via JStor)]

Hofferth, S. L. (1984), "Long-Term Economic Consequences for Women of Delayed Childbearing and Reduced Family Size", Demography, 21 (2): 141-155 [Link (via JStor)]

Hofferth, S. L. (1984), "A Comment on "Social Determinants of Age at First Birth"", Journal of Marriage and the Family, 46 (1): 7-8 [Link (via JStor)]

Hofferth, S. L. (1983), "Childbearing Decision Making and Family Well-Being: A Dynamic, Sequential Model", American Sociological Review, 48 (4): 533-545 [Link (via JStor)]

Hofferth, S. (1982), "Review of "Child Care, Family Benefits, and Working Parents: A Study in Comparative Policy" by S. Kamerman & A. Kahn; "Research Results of the National Day Care Study" by J. Travers et al", Contemporary Sociology, 11 : 64-65

Moore, K., Hofferth, S., Wertheimer, R., Waite, L., & Caldwell, S. (1981), "Teenage Childbearing: Consequences for Women, Families and Government Welfare Expenditure", in Teenage Parents and Their Offspring, Scott, Field, & Robertson, 35-54

Fried, E. S., Hofferth, S., & Udry, J. R. (1980), "Parity-Specific and Two-Sex Utility Models of Reproductive Intentions", Demography, 17 (1): 1-11 [Link (via JStor)]

Hofferth, S. (1980), "Some Long-Run Labor Market Effects of Vocational Education on Young Women", in Education, Sex Equity, and Occupational Stereotyping: Conference Report, ,

Hofferth, S. & Moore, K. A. (1980), "Factors Affecting Early Family Formation: A Path Model", Population: Behavioral, Social and Environmental Issues, 3 : 73-98

Hofferth, S. & Moore, K. A. (1979), "Early Childbearing and Later Economic Well-Being", American Sociological Review, 44 (5): 784-815 [Link (via JStor)]

Hofferth, S. (1979), "Day Care in the Next Decade: 1980-1990", Journal of Marriage and the Family, 41 (3): 649-658 [Link (via JStor)]

Moore, K. A. & Hofferth, S. (1979), "Women`s Employment and Marriage", in The Subtle Revolution: Women at Work, R. E. Smith, chapter 4

Hofferth, S. & Moore, K. A. (1979), "Women and Their Children", in The Subtle Revolution: Women at Work, R. E. Smith, chapter 5

Hofferth, S. (1979), "The Implications for Child Care", in Women in the Labor Force in 1990, R. E. Smith, chapter 7

Moore, K. A. & Hofferth, S. (1979), "Effects of Women`s Employment on Marriage", Marriage and Family Review, :

Moore, K. A., Hofferth, S., & Wertheimer, II, R. (1979), "Teenage Motherhood: Its Social and Economic Costs", Children Today, :

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