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BooksWest, Kirsten K., Robert M. Hauser, and Terri M. Scanlon (Editors). 1998. Longitudinal Surveys of Children. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. Publication |
| Carr, Deborah, Amu Pemmarazu, and Dorothy P. Rice. 1996. Improving Data on America's Aging Population: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press Publication |
| Gasson, Ruth M., Archibald O. Haller, and William H. Sewell. 1972. Attitudes and Facilitation in the Attainment of Status. Washington, D.C: American Sociological Association Publication |
Book ChaptersSchaeffer, Nora Cate and Douglas W. Maynard. 2008. "The Contemporary Standardized Survey Interview for Social Research." Pp. 31-57 in Envisioning the Survey Interview of the Future, edited by F. Conrad and M. Schober. New York: Wiley Publication |
| Alwin, Duane F., Scott M. Hofer, and Ryan J. McCammon. 2006. "Modeling the Effects of Time: Integrating Demographic and Developmental Perspectives." Pp. 20-38 in Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences, edited by R. H. Binstock, L. K. George, S. J. Cutler, J. Hendricks, and J. H. Schulz. Boston: Elsevier Academic Press Publication |
| Hauser, Robert M. and Robert J. Willis. 2005. "Survey Design and Methodology in the Health and Retirement Study and the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study." Pp. 209-235 in Aging, Health, and Public Policy: Demographic and Economic Perspectives, edited by L. J. Waite. New York: The Population Council, Inc. Publication |
| Ryff, Carol D. and Burton H. Singer. 2003. "The Role of Emotion on Pathways to Positive Health." Pp. 1083-1104 in Handbook of Affective Science, edited by R. J. Davidson, H. H. Goldsmith, and K. R. Scherer. New York:: Oxford University Press Publication |
| Hauser, Robert M. 2002. "Investments in Longitudinal Surveys, Databases, Advanced Statistical Research, and Computation Technology." Pp. 36-41 in Through the Kaleidoscope: Viewing the Contributions of the Behavioral and Social Sciences to Health, edited by L. F. Berkman. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press Publication |
| Hauser, Robert M. and John Robert Warren. 2001. "Socioeconomic Indexes for Occupations: A Review, Update, and Critique." Pp. 281-286 in Social Stratification in Sociological Perspective, vol. Second Edition, edited by D. B. Grusky. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press Publication |
| Singer, Burton and Carol D. Ryff. 1999. "Hierarchies of Life Histories and Associated Health Risks." Pp. 96-155 in Socioeconomic Status and Health in Industrialized Nations, vol. 896, edited by N. E. Adler, M. Marmot, B. S. McEwen, and J. Stewart. New York PMCID: 10681891 Publication |
| Logan, John Allen. 1998. "Estimating Two-Sided Logit Models." Pp. 139-173 in Sociological Methodology 1998, vol. 28, edited by A. E. Raftery. Boston, MA: American Sociological Association Publication |
| Hauser, Robert M. and John Robert Warren. 1997. "Socioeconomic Indexes for Occupations: A Review, Update, and Critique." Pp. 177-298 in Sociological Methodology 1997, vol. 27, edited by A. E. Raftery. Cambridge: Basil Blackwell Publication |
| Hauser, Robert M. 1995. "Better Rules for Better Decisions (An invited commentary on Adrian E. Raftery, "Bayesian Model Selection in Social Research")." Pp. 175-183 in Sociological Methodology 1995, vol. 25, edited by P. V. Marsden. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Basil Blackwell Publication |
| Hauser, Robert M. and Peter A. Mossel. 1987. "Some Structural Equation Models of Sibling Resemblance in Educational Attainment and Occupational Status." Pp. 108-137 in Structural Modeling by Example: Applications in Educational, Sociological, and Behavioral Research, edited by P. Cuttance and R. Ecob. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press Publication |
| Hauser, Robert M. 1980. "Some Exploratory Methods for Modeling Mobility Tables and Other Cross-Classified Data." Pp. 413-458 in Sociological Methodology 1980, vol. 11, edited by K. F. Schuessler. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publication |
| Bielby, William T. and Robert M. Hauser. 1977. "Structural Equation Models." Pp. 137-61 in Annual Review of Sociology, vol. 3. Palo Alto, California: Annual Reviews, Inc. Publication |
| Hauser, Robert M., William H. Sewell, and Duane F. Alwin. 1976. "High School Effects on Achievement." Pp. 309-41 in Schooling and Achievement in American Society, edited by W. H. Sewell, R. M. Hauser, and D. L. Featherman. New York:: Academic Press. Publication |
| Hauser, Robert M. and A. S. Goldberger. 1975. "Erratum: The Treatment of Unobservable Variables in Path Analysis." Pp. 212-13 in Sociological Methodology 1975, vol. 6, edited by D. R. Heise. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publication |
| Hauser, Robert M. and Arthur S. Goldberger. 1971. "The Treatment of Unobservable Variables in Path Analysis." Pp. 81-117 in Sociological Methodology 1971, vol. 3, edited by H. L. Costner. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publication |
Journal ArticlesBrand, Jennie E., John R. Warren, Pascale Carayon, and Peter Hoonakker. 2007. "Do Job Characteristics Mediate the Relationship Between SES and Health?: Evidence from Sibling Models." Social Science Research 36:222-253 Publication |
| Brand, Jennie E. and Charles N. Halaby. 2006. "Regression and Matching Estimates of the Effects of Elite College Attendance on Educational and Career Achievement." Social Science Research 35:749-770 Publication |
| Springer, Kristen W., Robert M. Hauser, and Jeremy Freese. 2006. "Bad News Indeed for Ryff's Six-Factor Model of Well-Being." Social Science Research 35:1079-1101 Publication |
| Springer, Kristen W. and Robert M. Hauser. 2006. "An Assessment of the Construct Validity of Ryff's Scales of Psychological Well-Being: Method, Mode, and Measurement Effects." Social Science Research 35:1119-1130 Publication |
| Plug, Erik and Wim Vijverberg. 2005. "Does Family Income Matter for Schooling Outcomes? Using Adoptees as a Natural Experiment." The Economic Journal 115:879-906 Publication |
| Hauser, Robert M. 2005. "Survey Response in the Long Run: The Wisconsin Longitudinal Study." Field Methods 17:3-29 Publication |
| Plug, Erik. 2004. "Estimating the Effect of Mother's Schooling on Children's Schooling Using a Sample of Adoptees." The American Economic Review 94:358-68 Publication |
| Warren, John Robert, Jennifer T. Sheridan, and Robert M. Hauser. 1998. "Choosing a Measure of Occupational Standing: How Useful are Composite Measures in Analyses of Gender Inequality in Occupational Attainment?" Sociological Methods and Research 27:3-76 Publication |
| Marmot, Michael G., Carol D. Ryff, Larry L. Bumpass, Martin Shipley, and Nadine F. Marks. 1997. "Social Inequalities in Health: Next Questions and Converging Evidence." Social Science and Medicine 44:901-910 Publication |
| Ryff, Carol D. and Burton Singer. 1996. "Psychological Well-Being: Meaning, Measurement, and Implications for Psychotherapy Research." Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics 65:14-23 Publication |
| Logan, John Allen. 1996. "Opportunity and Choice in Socially Structured Labor Markets." American Journal of Sociology 102:114-160 Publication |
| Logan, John Allen. 1996. "Rational Choice and the TSL Model of Occupational Opportunity." Rationality and Society 8:207-230 Publication |
| Logan, John Allen. 1996. "Rules of Access and Shifts in Demand: A Comparison of Log-Linear and Two-Sided Logit Models." Social Science Research 25:174-199 Publication |
| Hauser, Robert M. 1995. "The Bell Curve." Contemporary Sociology 24:149-153 Publication |
| Hout, Michael and Robert M. Hauser. 1992. "Symmetry and Hierarchy in Social Mobility: A Methodological Analysis of the CASMIN Model of Class Mobility." European Sociological Review 8:239-266 Publication |
| Sewell, William H. and Robert M. Hauser. 1992. "The Influence of The American Occupational Structure on the Wisconsin Model (on Blau and Duncan)." Contemporary Sociology 21:598-603 Publication |
| Retherford, Robert D. and William H. Sewell. 1992. "Four Erroneous Assertions Regarding the Accuracy of the Confluence Model." American Sociological Review 57:136-137 Publication |
| Allison, Paul D. and Robert M. Hauser. 1991. "Reducing Bias in Estimates of Linear Models by Remeasurement of a Random Subsample." Sociological Methods and Research 19:466-492 Publication |
| Retherford, Robert D. and William H. Sewell. 1991. "Birth Order and Intelligence: Further Tests of the Confluence Model." American Sociological Review 56:141-158 Publication |
| Zajonc, R. B., G. B. Markus, M. L. Berbaum, J. A. Bargh, and R. L. Moreland. 1991. "One Justified Criticism Plus Three Flawed Analyses Equals Two Unwarranted Conclusions: A Reply to Retherford and Sewell." American Sociological Review 56:159-165 Publication |
| Hauser, Robert M. 1991. "On 'Simple Models of Sibling Resemblance' (Reply to Michael Gillespie's Comment)." American Journal of Sociology 97:206-209 Publication |
| Hauser, Robert M. 1989. "On "Family Size and Achievement" (Judith Blake)." Population and Development Review 15:561-567 Publication |
| Retherford, Robert D. and William H. Sewell. 1988. "Intelligence and Family Size Reconsidered." Social Biology 35:1-40 Publication |
| Hauser, Robert M. 1988. "A Note on Two Models of Sibling Resemblance." American Journal of Sociology 93:1401-1423 Publication |
| Hodson, Randy and Patricia Seitz. 1987. "Identifying Workers' Industries: Survey Responses versus Corporate Product Lines." Social Science Research 16:154-168 Publication |
| Hauser, Robert M. and William H. Sewell. 1986. "A Child's Garden of Equations: Comment on Alexander and Pallas." Social Forces 65:241-249 Publication |
| Hauser, Robert M. and William H. Sewell. 1986. "Family Effects in Simple Models of Education, Occupational Status, and Earnings: Findings from the Wisconsin and Kalamazoo Studies." Journal of Labor Economics 4:S83-S115 Publication |
| Hodson, Randy. 1985. "Some Considerations Concerning the Functional Form of Earnings." Social Science Research 14:374-394 Publication |
| Hodson, Randy. 1984. "Companies, Industries, and the Measurement of Economic Segmentation." American Sociological Review 49:335-348 Publication |
| Hodson, Randy. 1984. "Corporate Structure and Job Satisfaction: A Focus on Employer Characteristics." Sociology and Social Research 69:22-49 Publication |
| Hauser, Robert M. 1984. "Some Cross-Population Comparisons of Family Bias in the Effects of Schooling and Occupational Status." Social Science Research 13:159-187 Publication |
| Grusky, David B. and Robert M. Hauser. 1984. "Comparative Social Mobility Revisited: Models of Convergence and Divergence in 16 Countries." American Sociological Review 49:19-38 Publication |
| Hauser, Robert M. 1984. "Vertical Class Mobility in England, France, and Sweden." Acta Sociologica 27:87-110 Publication |
| Hauser, Robert M. and Michael P. Massagli. 1983. "Some Models of Agreement and Disagreement in Repeated Measurements of Occupation." Demography 20:449-460 Publication |
| Hauser, Robert M., Shu-Ling Tsai, and William H. Sewell. 1983. "A Model of Stratification with Response Error in Social and Psychological Variables." Sociology of Education 56:20-46 Publication |
| Massagli, Michael P. and Robert M. Hauser. 1983. "Response Variability in Self and Proxy Reports of Paternal and Filial Socioeconomic Characteristics." American Journal of Sociology 89:420-431 Publication |
| Hauser, Robert M. 1982. "Occupational Status in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries." Historical Methods 15:111-26 Publication |
| Hauser, Robert M. 1981. "The Structure of Social Relationships: Cross-Classifications of Mobility, Kinship, and Friendship." IHS Journal 5:1-51 Publication |
| Wolf, Wendy C. and Neil D. Fligstein. 1979. "Sexual Stratification: Differences in Power in the Work Setting." Social Forces 58:94-107 Publication |
| Hauser, Robert M. 1978. "A Structural Model of the Mobility Table." Social Forces 56:919-53 Publication |
| Clarridge, Brian R., Linda L. Sheehy, and Taissa S. Hauser. 1978. "Tracing Members of a Panel: A 17-Year Follow-up." Sociological Methodology 9:185-203 Publication |
| Wolf, Wendy C. and Rachel Rosenfeld. 1978. "Sex Structure of Occupations and Job Mobility." Social Forces 56:823-844 Publication |
| Fligstein, Neil D. and Wendy C. Wolf. 1978. "Sex Similarities in Occupational Status Attainment: Are the Results Due to the Restriction of the Sample to Employed Women?" Social Science Research 7:197-212 Publication |
| Hauser, Robert M. 1978. "On "A Reconceptualization of School Effects" (Comment on Sorenson and Hallinan)." Sociology of Education 51:68-72 Publication |
| Alwin, Duane F. and Robert M. Hauser. 1975. "The Decomposition of Effects in Path Analysis." American Sociological Review 40:37-47 Publication |
| Hauser, Robert M. 1974. "Contextual Analysis Revisited." Sociological Methods and Research 2:365-75 Publication |
| Featherman, David L., Robert M. Hauser, and William H. Sewell. 1974. "Toward Comparable Data on Inequality and Stratification: Perspectives on the Second Generation of National Mobility Studies." The American Sociologist 9:18-25 Publication |
| Alwin, Duane F. 1973. "The Use of Factor Analysis in the Construction of Linear Composites in Social Research." Sociological Methods and Research 2:191-214 Publication |
| Alwin, Duane F. 1973. "Making Inferences from Attitude-Behavior Correlations." Sociometry 36:253-278 Publication |
| Pavalko, Ronald M. and Kenneth G. Lutterman. 1973. "Characteristics of Willing and Reluctant Respondents." Pacific Sociological Review 16:463-476 Publication |
| Hauser, Robert M. 1972. "Disaggregating a Social-Psychological Model of Educational Attainment." Social Science Research 1:159-188 Publication |
| Sewell, William H. and Robert M. Hauser. 1972. "Causes and Consequences of Higher Education: Models of the Status Attainment Process." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 54:851-861 Publication |
| Shah, Vimal P., Tara Patel, and William H. Sewell. 1971. "Social Class and Educational Aspirations in an Indian Metropolis." Sociological Bulletin 20:113-133 Publication |
| Hauser, Robert M. 1970. "Educational Stratification in the United States." Sociological Inquiry 40:102-129 Publication |
Working PapersFreese, Jeremy. 2006. "Cognitive Skills and Survey Nonresponse: Evidence from Two Longitudinal Studies." CDE Working Paper No. 2006-10, Center for Demography and Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. Publication |
| Reither, Eric N., Robert M. Hauser, and Karen C. Swallen. 2006. "Looks That Kill: Predicting Adult Health and Mortality from Adolescent Facial Characteristics in Yearbook Photographs." CDE Working Paper 2006-11, Center for Demography and Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. Publication |
| Brand, Jennie E., John Robert Warren, Pascale Carayon, and Peter Hoonakker. 2005. "Sibling Models of the Role of Job Characteristics in Mediating SES-Health Relationships." MPC Working Paper No. 2005-06, Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN. Publication |
| Springer, Kristen W. 2004. "Childhood Physical Abuse as a Fundamental Social Cause of Mid-Life Physical Health: Testing a Multi-Pathway Life Course Model." CDE Working Paper No. 2004-26, Center for Demography and Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. Publication |
| Mueller, Gerrit and Erik Plug. 2004. "Estimating the Effect of Personality on Male-Female Earnings." IZA Discussion Paper No. 1254, Institute for the Study of Labor, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany. Publication |
| Hauser, Robert M. 2002 (Revised). "Meritocracy, Cognitive Ability, and the Sources of Occupational Success." CDE Working Paper No. 98-07, Center for Demography and Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. Publication |
| Springer, Kristen W. and Robert M. Hauser. 2002. "Survey Measurement of Psychological Well-Being." CDE Working Paper No. 2002-09, Center for Demography and Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. Publication |
| Plug, Erik. 2002. "How Do Parents Raise the Educational Attainment of Future Generations?" IZA Discussion Paper No. 652, Institute for the Study of Labor, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany. Publication |
| MacLean, Alair and Robert M. Hauser. 2001. "Measuring Depression among Adult Siblings." CDE Working Paper No. 2001-07, Center for Demography and Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. Publication |
| Kuo, Hsiang-Hui Daphne, Hyunjoon Park, Taissa S. Hauser, Robert M. Hauser, and Nadine F. Marks. 2001. "Surveys of the Life Course and Aging: Some Comparisons." CDE Working Paper No. 2001-06, Center for Demography and Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. Publication |
| Hauser, Robert M. 1998. "Intergenerational Economic Mobility in the United States: Measures, Differentials, and Trends." CDE Working Paper No. 98-12, Center for Demography and Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. Publication |
| Warren, John Robert, Jennifer T. Sheridan, and Robert M. Hauser. 1996. "Choosing a Measure of Occupational Standing: How Useful are Composite Measures in Analyses of Gender Inequality in Occupational Attainment." CDE Working Paper No. 96-10, Center for Demography and Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. Publication |
| Marks, Nadine F. 1994. "Measurement of Health Outcomes and Antecedents in Whitehall II, the National Survey of Families and Households, and the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study." CDE Working Paper No. 93-16, Center for Demography and Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. Publication |
| Hauser, Robert M. and Deborah Carr. 1994. "Measuring Poverty and Socioeconomic Status in Studies of Health and Well-Being." CDE Working Paper No. 94-24, Center for Demography and Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. Publication |
| Retherford, Robert D. and William H. Sewell. 1987. "How Intelligence Affects Fertility." EWC Working Paper No. 53, East-West Population Institute, East-West Center, Honolulu, HI. Publication |
| Grusky, David B. 1983. "Who Gets Prestige, Power, Property, and Privileged Industry Location? Allocation to a Multidimensional Structure of Inequality." CDE Working Paper No. 83-47, Center for Demography and Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. Publication |
| Hauser, Robert M. 1982. "Earning Trajectories of Young Men " CDE Working Paper No. 79-24, Center for Demography and Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. Publication |
| Williams, Richard. 1981. "Peer Influence Versus Peer Selection: An Attempted Separation." CDE Working Paper No. 81-20, Center for Demography and Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. Publication |
| Clarridge, Brian R., Linda L. Sheehy, and Taissa S. Hauser. 1976. "Tracing Members of a Panel: A 17-Year Follow-up." CDE Working Paper No. 76-23, Center for Demography and Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. Publication |
| Clarridge, Brian R., Linda S. Sheehy, Taissa S. Hauser, and Robert M. Hauser. 1976. "Methods and Costs of a 17-Year Follow-up Study." CDE Working Paper No. 76-23, Center for Demography and Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. Publication |
ReportsMassagli, Michael P. and Robert M. Hauser. 1981. "Response Variability in Reports of Socioeconomic Data." American Statistical Association, Washington, D.C. Publication |
| Hauser, Robert M. 1976. "Methods and Costs of a 17-Year Follow-up Study." American Statistical Association, Washington, D.C. Publication |
Master's ThesesMeland, Sheri A. 2002. "Objectivity in Perceived Attractiveness: Development of a New Methodology for Rating Facial Physical Attractiveness." Master's Thesis, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin. Publication |
| Brand, Jennie E. L. 2000. "Matching on Propensity Scores to Estimate the Effects of Graduating from an Elite College on Early- and Mid-Career Outcomes." Master's Thesis, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin. Publication |
| Lee, Mehng-Lurn. 1989. "Some Structural Models of Family and Inter-Sibling Effects on Educational Attainment: Findings from Wisconsin Data." Master's Thesis, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin. Publication |
| Cha, Jongchun. 1982. "The Effect of Wives' Employment on Their Family Statuses." Master's Thesis, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin. Publication |
| Williams, Richard. 1981. "Peer Influence Versus Peer Selection: An Attempted Separation." Master's Thesis, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin. Publication |
| Carter, Nancy D. 1972. "The Effects of Sex and Marital Status on a Social Psychological Model of Status Attainment." Master's Thesis, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin. (no copy available) |
Doctoral DissertationsReither, Eric. 2005. "Why Are Our Waistlines Expanding? Age-Period-Cohort Analyses of the Obesity Epidemic and a Critical Examination of Mass Preparation Theory." Doctoral Thesis, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin. Publication |
| Gathman, Cabell. 2004. "Complimenting the Respondent: How Interviewers Handle Performances on Cognitive Tasks on the Survey." Doctoral Thesis, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin - Madison. Publication |
| Warren, John Robert. 1998. "A Life-Course Perspective on the Process of Occupational Attainment." Doctoral Thesis, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin. Publication |
| Huang, Min-Hsiung. 1996. "Historical Changes in the Effects of Verbal Ability on Socioeconomic Success in the United States." Doctoral Thesis, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin. Publication |
| Hodson, Randy. 1980. "The Social Impact of Industrial Structure on Working Conditions." Doctoral Thesis, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin. Publication |
| Heath, Brian Reginald Graham. 1965. "The Prediction of Occupational Status for Non-College Going High School Graduates." Doctoral Thesis, Department of Counseling and Behavioral Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin. Publication |