Chang Y Chung

Biographic Data

ID3581731
NAMEChang Y Chung
GIVEN NAMESChang Y
FAMILY NAMEChung
SIGNATURECHUNG C Y
AFFILIATIONSPrinceton University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS141
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2001
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
H-INDEX6

  • New Approaches to Human Mobility

    Open AccessJohn R B Palmer, Thomas J Espenshade et al.ARTICLEDemography2013Cited by: 41References: 77

    This article explores new methods for gathering and analyzing spatially rich demographic data using mobile phones. It describes a pilot study (the Human Mobility Project) in which volunteers around the world were successfully recruited to share GPS and cellular tower information on their trajectories and respond to dynamic, location-based surveys using an open-source Android application. The pilot study illustrates the great potential of mobile p…

  • The shape of things to come? Obesity prevalence among foreign-born vs. US-born Mexican youth in California

    Open AccessAlison M Buttenheim, Anne R Pebley et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2013Cited by: 4References: 49

  • Durational and generational differences in Mexican immigrant obesity

    Open AccessMillie Creighton, Mathew J Creighton et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2012Cited by: 27References: 47

  • The Opportunity Cost of Admission Preferences at Elite Universities

    Open AccessThomas J Espenshade, Chang Y ChungARTICLESocial Science Quarterly2005Cited by: 11References: 8

    Objective. This study examines how preferences for different types of applicants for admission to elite universities influence the number and composition of admitted students. Methods. Previous research with these NSCE data employed logistic regression analysis to link information on the admission decision for 124,374 applications to applicants' SAT scores, race, athletic ability, and legacy status, among other variables. Here we use micro simula…

  • The Frog Pond Revisited

    Open AccessThomas J Espenshade, Lauren Hale et al.ARTICLESociology of Education2005Cited by: 30References: 27

    In this article, the authors test a 'frog-pond' model of elite college admission proposed by Attewell, operationalizing high school academic context as the secondary school-average SAT score and number of Advanced Placement tests per high school senior. Data on more than 45,000 applications to three elite universities show that a high school's academic environment has a negative effect on college admission, controlling for individual students' sc…

  • Admission Preferences for Minority Students, Athletes, and Legacies at Elite Universities

    Open AccessThomas J Espenshade, Chang Y Chung et al.ARTICLESocial Science Quarterly2004Cited by: 22References: 4

    Objective. This study examines how preferences for different types of applicants exercised by admission offices at elite universities influence the number and composition of admitted students. Methods. Logistic regression analysis is used to link information on the admission decision for 124,374 applications to applicants' SAT scores, race, athletic ability, and legacy status, among other variables. Results. Elite universities give added weight i…

  • Employment and earnings of foreign-born scientists and engineers

    Open AccessThomas J Espenshade, Margaret L Usdansky et al.ARTICLEPopulation Research and Policy…2001Cited by: 6References: 3