@inbook{167, keywords = {Family structure and stability, Parenting, Fatherhood and father involvement}, author = {Laura Argys and Elizabeth Peters and Steven Cook and Steven Garasky and Lenna Nepomnyaschy and Elaine Sorenson and Maureen Waller}, editor = {Sandra Hofferth and Lynne Casper}, title = {Nonresidential Parenting: Measuring Contact between Children and their Nonresident Fathers}, abstract = {

Dramatic societal changes have reshaped America{\textquoteright}s families. Young adults have delayed marriage, and cohabitation before marriage has become commonplace. One in three women giving birth is unmarried, and the proportion of children under 18 living in single-parent families rose from 23 to 31 percent between 1980 and 2000, reflecting increased rates of both nonmarital childbearing and divorce. This authoritative volume offers a blueprint for addressing some of the most important measurement issues in family research, and it points out potential pitfalls for researchers and students who may not be familiar with data quality issues.

}, year = {2006}, journal = {Handbook of Measurement Issues in Family Research}, pages = {375-398}, publisher = {Lawrence Erlbaum Associates}, address = {Mahwah}, url = {https://www.routledge.com/Handbook-of-Measurement-Issues-in-Family-Research/Hofferth-Casper/p/book/9780805856170}, }