E A Marshall
Biographic Data
| ID | 20839 |
|---|---|
| NAME | E A Marshall |
| GIVEN NAMES | E A |
| FAMILY NAME | Marshall |
| SIGNATURE | MARSHALL E A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Franklin & Marshall College |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6171-4312 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 48 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Do Survey Respondents Distinguish between Ideal, Desired, and Expected Fertility? An Empirical Test of Survey Design Effects
Fertility preferences offer insights into how social factors shape behavior. Despite their significance, it remains unclear whether preference measures capture distinct, firm constructs in respondents’ minds, or to what extent responses reflect survey design choices like question order. In two survey experiments, we tested whether the sequence of fertility preference measures affected responses. The first experiment manipulated the sequence of ge…
Exploring the use of mobile-device-based audio diaries for asynchronous data collection with nurses during a pandemic
During pandemics, physical distancing requirements and health care workers’ extended and irregular work hours may exclude many health care workers from studies using typical qualitative data collection methods. The aim of this project was to pilot the use of asynchronous smartphone-based qualitative data collection in research with nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. We describe the ethical considerations, study procedures, and lessons learned i…
An Experimental Approach to Assessing Young Women's Childbearing Preferences
Although the mean U.S. ideal family size has remained relatively stable in recent years, reflecting a widespread preference for two-child families, we know very little about the strength of this preference among young adults. To examine the relative strength of preferences for family size relative to other attributes of family life, in this research note we conduct a forced-choice online conjoint survey experiment using a nationally representativ…
Variants of Second Demographic Transition
Childbearing Worldviews and Contraceptive Behavior Among Young Women
ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to classify young women into groups based on their childbearing worldviews-patterns of attitudes about domains related to childbearing-and to test whether these groups predict contraceptive behavior.BackgroundContraceptive behavior-defined here as contraceptive use or abstinence-among young women in the United States illustrates the often puzzling relationship between attitudes and behavior. This study arg…
The implicit activation mechanism of culture
Fertility Preferences and Cognition
Better models of culture and cognition may help researchers understand fertility and family formation. The authors examine cognition about fertility using an experimental survey design to investigate how fertility preferences of college women are affected by two prompts that bring to mind fertility-relevant factors: career aspirations and financial limitations. The authors test the effects of these prompts on fertility preferences and ask how eff…
When Do States Respond to Low Fertility? Contexts of State Concern in Wealthier Countries, 1976-2011
Since the 1970s, expressions of state concern over low fertility have greatly increased among wealthier countries. This study asks to what extent this increase is explained by demographic factors, national-level economic and political factors, and processes of international diffusion and changing international norms. Analyses integrate the world polity literature on global policy diffusion with a social problems approach to examine international …
Population Projections and Demographic Knowledge in France and Great Britain in the Postwar Period
This study examines how official national population projections-a key mechanism for the production and dissemination of demographic knowledge-contributed to differing interpretations of population and fertility trends in France and Great Britain in the decades following World War II, despite these countries' similar fertility rates during most of this period. Projections presented different visions of the demographic future in the two countries.…
Defining population problems
Hispanic Fertility, Religion and Religiousness in the U.S
Defining population problems
Hispanic Fertility, Religion and Religiousness in the U.S
Fertility Preferences and Cognition
Better models of culture and cognition may help researchers understand fertility and family formation. The authors examine cognition about fertility using an experimental survey design to investigate how fertility preferences of college women are affected by two prompts that bring to mind fertility-relevant factors: career aspirations and financial limitations. The authors test the effects of these prompts on fertility preferences and ask how eff…
The implicit activation mechanism of culture
Childbearing Worldviews and Contraceptive Behavior Among Young Women
ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to classify young women into groups based on their childbearing worldviews-patterns of attitudes about domains related to childbearing-and to test whether these groups predict contraceptive behavior.BackgroundContraceptive behavior-defined here as contraceptive use or abstinence-among young women in the United States illustrates the often puzzling relationship between attitudes and behavior. This study arg…
Population Projections and Demographic Knowledge in France and Great Britain in the Postwar Period
This study examines how official national population projections-a key mechanism for the production and dissemination of demographic knowledge-contributed to differing interpretations of population and fertility trends in France and Great Britain in the decades following World War II, despite these countries' similar fertility rates during most of this period. Projections presented different visions of the demographic future in the two countries.…
Variants of Second Demographic Transition
Hispanic Fertility, Religion and Religiousness in the U.S
Defining population problems
When Do States Respond to Low Fertility? Contexts of State Concern in Wealthier Countries, 1976-2011
Since the 1970s, expressions of state concern over low fertility have greatly increased among wealthier countries. This study asks to what extent this increase is explained by demographic factors, national-level economic and political factors, and processes of international diffusion and changing international norms. Analyses integrate the world polity literature on global policy diffusion with a social problems approach to examine international …
Population Projections and Demographic Knowledge in France and Great Britain in the Postwar Period
This study examines how official national population projections-a key mechanism for the production and dissemination of demographic knowledge-contributed to differing interpretations of population and fertility trends in France and Great Britain in the decades following World War II, despite these countries' similar fertility rates during most of this period. Projections presented different visions of the demographic future in the two countries.…
The implicit activation mechanism of culture
Fertility Preferences and Cognition
Better models of culture and cognition may help researchers understand fertility and family formation. The authors examine cognition about fertility using an experimental survey design to investigate how fertility preferences of college women are affected by two prompts that bring to mind fertility-relevant factors: career aspirations and financial limitations. The authors test the effects of these prompts on fertility preferences and ask how eff…
Childbearing Worldviews and Contraceptive Behavior Among Young Women
ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to classify young women into groups based on their childbearing worldviews-patterns of attitudes about domains related to childbearing-and to test whether these groups predict contraceptive behavior.BackgroundContraceptive behavior-defined here as contraceptive use or abstinence-among young women in the United States illustrates the often puzzling relationship between attitudes and behavior. This study arg…
Variants of Second Demographic Transition
Exploring the use of mobile-device-based audio diaries for asynchronous data collection with nurses during a pandemic
During pandemics, physical distancing requirements and health care workers’ extended and irregular work hours may exclude many health care workers from studies using typical qualitative data collection methods. The aim of this project was to pilot the use of asynchronous smartphone-based qualitative data collection in research with nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. We describe the ethical considerations, study procedures, and lessons learned i…
An Experimental Approach to Assessing Young Women's Childbearing Preferences
Although the mean U.S. ideal family size has remained relatively stable in recent years, reflecting a widespread preference for two-child families, we know very little about the strength of this preference among young adults. To examine the relative strength of preferences for family size relative to other attributes of family life, in this research note we conduct a forced-choice online conjoint survey experiment using a nationally representativ…
Do Survey Respondents Distinguish between Ideal, Desired, and Expected Fertility? An Empirical Test of Survey Design Effects
Fertility preferences offer insights into how social factors shape behavior. Despite their significance, it remains unclear whether preference measures capture distinct, firm constructs in respondents’ minds, or to what extent responses reflect survey design choices like question order. In two survey experiments, we tested whether the sequence of fertility preference measures affected responses. The first experiment manipulated the sequence of ge…
Demography (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Fertility (8 works) · Population (7 works) · Demography (6 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Research methodology (4 works)