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The University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center (PRC) aims to provide outstanding infrastructure resources and sustain a dynamic interdisciplinary culture geared toward facilitating the highest level of population-related research among its faculty members and graduate and undergraduate trainees. The PRC supports research that moves well beyond the bounds of traditional demography to the cutting edge of population research. Our researchers' projects focus primarily on health disparities, parenting, partnering and human development, educational inequality and opportunity, and socioeconomic inequality and work.
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Item Abortion Wait Times in Texas: The Shrinking Capacity of Facilities and the Potential Impact of Closing Non-ASC Clinics(2015-10-05) The University of Texas at Austin, Texas Policy Evaluation ProjectItem Across Rich Nations, Disadvantaged Children Do Better When Work-Family Balance Is a Policy Priority(University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center, 2021) Andersson, Matthew A.; Garcia, Michael A.; Glass, JenniferItem Addressing Homophobic Bullying in Schools: Punitive Versus Supportive Strategies(University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center, 2016-11) Day, JackItem Adolescent e-cigarette users are more likely than never-users to progress to cigarette smoking, even among those who had no intention to start smoking(University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center, 2020) Owotomo, Olusegun; Stritzel, Haley; McCabe, Sean Esteban; Boyd, Carol J.; Maslowsky, JulieItem Adolescent E-Cigarette Users’ Perceptions of the Harm and Addictiveness of Conventional Cigarette Smoking(University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center, 2017-10) Owotomo, Olusegun; Maslowsky, Julie; Loukas, AlexandraItem Attitudes Surrounding Contraceptive Responsibility: Do Latino Youth Differ from Other Groups?(2013) White, Kari; Hopkins, Kristine; Schiefelbein, EmilyRecent estimates demonstrate that more than 75% of young women and men ages 15 to 19 used contraception at first sex and their most recent intercourse. However, there are notable disparities in contraceptive use by race/ethnicity. Female and male Latino adolescents are less likely than African American and white teens to report contraceptive use at first sex. In addition, Latino adolescents are less likely to report using condoms at last intercourse (54.9%) compared to African Americans (62.4%) and whites (63.3%) and were also less likely than whites to state they used hormonal methods (14.0% compared to 29.3% among whites). These lower rates of contraceptive use may be due, in part, to differences in attitudes about contraceptive decision-making. Several studies have noted that Latinos report that women are primarily responsible for contraception and preventing pregnancy, which is associated with less effective method use compared to when both partners are responsible for deciding on contraception. However, it is not clear whether attitudes placing responsibility for contraceptive use on women are more widely endorsed among Latinos compared to other racial/ethnic groups. Some of these studies have only included Latinos, and others that assessed attitudes across racial/ethnic groups found few differences. Additionally, little is known about the underlying beliefs and values that shape ideas about which partner or partners have responsibility for contraception and how these might vary by race/ethnicity. Such information is important in order to identify target areas for interventions that promote shared decision-making, and therefore increase effective use of contraception. In this study, we explore youths’ attitudes toward contraceptive responsibility. The specific questions we address are: Which partner is usually responsible for contraception and why? How do these attitudes and beliefs vary, if at all, across racial/ethnic groups and gender? To answer these questions we used data collected from focus groups with Latino, African American and white young women and men. Focus groups are particularly well-suited for the study of this topic because they highlight values and norms within groups sharing similar characteristics, as well as identify beliefs underlying attitudes and behaviors.Item Barriers to Offering Vasectomy at Publicly Funded Family Planning Organizations in Texas(2017-01-13) White, Kari; Campbell, Anthony; Hopkins, Kristine; Grossman, Daniel; Potter, Joseph E.Few publicly funded family planning clinics in the United States offer vasectomy, but little is known about the reasons this method is not more widely available at these sources of care. Between February 2012 and February 2015, three waves of in-depth interviews were conducted with program administrators at 54 family planning organizations in Texas. Participants described their organization’s vasectomy service model and factors that influenced how frequently vasectomy was provided. Interview transcripts were coded and analyzed using a theme-based approach. Service models and barriers to providing vasectomy were compared by organization type (e.g., women’s health center, public health clinic) and receipt of Title X funding. Two thirds of organizations did not offer vasectomy on-site or pay for referrals with family planning funding; nine organizations frequently provided vasectomy. Organizations did not widely offer vasectomy because they could not find providers that would accept the low reimbursement for the procedure or because they lacked funding for men’s reproductive health care. Respondents often did not perceive men’s reproductive health care as a service priority and commented that men, especially Latinos, had limited interest in vasectomy. Although organizations of all types reported barriers, women’s health centers and Title X-funded organizations more frequently offered vasectomy by conducting tailored outreach to men and vasectomy providers. A combination of factors operating at the health systems and provider level influence the availability of vasectomy at publicly funded family planning organizations in Texas. Multilevel approaches that address key barriers to vasectomy provision would help organizations offer comprehensive contraceptive services.Item Black Deaths Matter: A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Racial Disparities in Relationship Loss and Health(University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center, 2018-01) Umberson, DebraItem Black parents’ race-related experiences in their workplaces impact how they teach their adolescents about race and race relations(University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center, 2023) Scott, Lorraine E.; Varner, FatimaItem Brazilian parents’ involvement in education supports their children’s dedication to schoolwork and math and reading achievement(University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center, 2023) Koepp, Andrew E.; Gershoff, Elizabeth T.; Marteleto, Letícia J.Item Breastfeeding Is Hard. Can Using an Infant Carrier with Your Baby Make It Easier?(University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center, 2021) Little, Emily E.; Cioffi, Camille C.; Bain, Lisa; Legare, Christine H.; Hahn-Holbrook, JenniferItem Busting the “model minority” myth: Academic performance and substance use varies widely across Asian American youth ethnicity and sexual orientation(University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center, 2023) Russell, Stephen T.; McCurdy, Amy L.Item Change in Distance to Nearest Facility and Abortion in Texas, 2012 to 2014(2017-01-19) Grossman, D.; White, K.; Hopkins, K.; Potter, J. E.This Research Letter demonstrates that increases in travel distance to the nearest abortion clinic caused by clinic closures between 2012 and 2014 were closely associated with decreases in the official number of abortions in Texas. Counties where the distance to the nearest facility increased 100 miles or more between 2012 and 2014 saw a 50% decline in abortions. Meanwhile, counties that did not have an abortion provider in 2014 and did not experience a change in distance to the nearest facility had essentially no change in the number of abortions.Item Change in number of physicians providing abortion care in Texas after HB2(2016-02-29) The University of Texas at Austin, Texas Policy Evaluation ProjectItem Changes in Use of County Public Health Services Following Implementation of Alabama’s Immigration Law(2014) White, Kari; Blackburn, Justin; Manzella, Bryn; Welty, Elisabeth; Menachemi, NirSeveral states have enacted legislation restricting undocumented immigrants' access to publicly funded health benefits not protected by federal law. Using electronic health records from 140,856 county health department visits, we assessed the monthly change in Latino patients' visits compared to non-Latinos 12 months before and after implementation of Alabama's immigration law. We used ICD-9 diagnosis codes to determine whether visits included services exempt under the law: immunizations, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and communicable diseases, and family planning. Differences between groups in the mean percent change were assessed with t-tests. Among children younger than 18 years, there were no significant differences by ethnicity. Visits among Latino adults decreased by 28% for communicable diseases, 25% for STIs, and 13% for family planning; this was significantly different from changes among non-Latino adults (p <.05). State-level legislation may reduce immigrants' access to protected benefits, which could adversely affect the broader public's health.Item Changing U.S. Students’ Mindsets about Learning Improves Academic Achievement(University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center, 2019) Yeager, David S.; Hanselman, Paul; Crosnoe, Robert; Muller, ChandraItem Children growing up in socioeconomically disadvantaged families and from marginalized racial/ethnic groups tend to have epigenetic profiles associated with a faster pace of biological aging(University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center, 2023) Raffington, Laurel; Tanksley, Peter T.; Sabhlok, Aditi; Vinnik, Liza; Mallard, Travis; King, Lucy S.; Goosby, Bridget; Harden, Kathryn P.; Tucker-Drob, Elliot M.Item Chinese Adults Believe that Only Children Are Lonely. But Chinese Young Adults Who Are Only Children Report Less Loneliness than Young Adults with Siblings(University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center, 2021) Lin, Shengjie; Falbo, Toni; Qu, Wen; Wang, Yidan; Feng, XiaotianItem Cohabitating Couples with Lower Education Levels Marry Less. Is This Because They Do Not Want To?(University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center, 2016-08) Raley, KellyItem Community College Students Want to Use More Effective Birth Control Methods But Can’t Always Get What They Want(2018-04) Hopkins, Kristine; Hubert, Celia; Coleman-Minahan, Kate; Jean Stevenson, A; White, Kari; Grossman, Daniel; Potter, Joseph