Edith Gray
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3594703 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Edith Gray |
| PRENOMES | Edith |
| SOBRENOME | Gray |
| ASSINATURA | GRAY E |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Australian National University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1203-8367 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 22 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 105 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 22 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2000 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 6 |
Trying Again
There is growing recognition in family research that relationship dissolution is not always a linear process. This is exemplified by the fact that some couples who separate subsequently reunite. However, empirical evidence on the prevalence and correlates of such reuniting behaviour in the general population remains extremely limited, particularly outside the United States. Using data from a large-scale longitudinal survey, we examine the prevale…
Decomposing fertility rates – how are changing relationship patterns and increasing singlehood contributing to fertility decline
Most children are born to cohabiting or married parents and being in a relationship is largely seen as a pre-requisite to childbearing. As such, the overall fertility rate of a country is influenced both by the proportion of the population that is partnered, and the fertility behaviour of those who are partnered. In many countries, including Australia, partnership rates have declined, and an increasing proportion of the population is single at an…
Did the Covid-19 Pandemic Affect Fertility Desires in Australia? Understanding Why People Changed Their Attitudes towards Having a First or Additional Child
An understanding of whether and how childbearing desires have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic is key for explaining subsequent fertility patterns and fertility behavior in general, but empirical information is still lacking. Using a quasi-experimental cohort design and unique panel survey data collected before and after the outbreak of COVID-19, this study examines whether childbearing desires were affected by COVID-19 in Australia and inv…
How tall am I again? A longitudinal analysis of the reliability of self-reported height
Self-reported height measures are increasingly being included in large-scale surveys in order to measure BMI. There have been concerns about the validity of self-reported measures but there remains little understanding of why respondents may not give accurate height reports. We examine whether a lack of knowledge could be a contributing factor, by investigating the reliability of self-reported height over time and across countries. We use longitu…
The School Transition Estimation and Projection (STEP) model
Accurate school‐level enrolment predictions are critical for local government and planners to allocate education‐related resources and ensure necessary school infrastructure is provided. Although individual‐level school census data are increasingly available for education departments, there is little evidence that these data are being used to improve school enrolment projections. This paper fills this methodological void by developing a School Tr…
Projecting the Contribution of Assisted Reproductive Technology to Completed Cohort Fertility
Assisted reproductive technology (ART) is increasingly influencing the fertility trends of high-income countries characterized by a pattern of delayed childbearing. However, research on the impact of ART on completed fertility is limited and the extent to which delayed births are realized later in life through ART is not well understood. This study uses data from Australian fertility clinics and national birth registries to project the contributi…
A dyadic approach to the study of perceived subfecundity and contraceptive use
There is an increasing literature on womenâ s perception of subfecundity and contraceptive use, with studies showing that women with perceived difficulties conceiving are more likely to have an unintended pregnancy because of a lower reliance on contracepti
Cross‐National Differences in Income Pooling among Married and Cohabiting Couples
Objective To examine cross‐national differences in income pooling by relationship type. Background In most countries, there is a “cohabitation gap” with cohabiting couples less likely to pool their incomes and act as a single economic unit compared to married couples. There is very little cross‐national research comparing income management patterns of married and cohabiting couples. Despite large cross‐national variation in cohabitation prevalenc…
The contribution of assisted reproductive technology to fertility rates and parity transition
Despite the widespread use of assisted reproductive technology (ART), few studies analyse its impact on the total fertility rate (TFR). Furthermore, very little is known about how ART affects fertility at older reproductive ages and contributes to family s
Researching Young Men and Family Formation
Young men are underrepresented in Australian research on family formation, especially young men who are nonmarital fathers, and are not university educated. In this pilot project, an interdisciplinary research team (demography, sociology, and gender studies) based in Australia set out to design an approach that would engage this particular group of young men on the topic of family formation. We decided to employ a nontraditional research method (…
Geographic variation in parity progression in Australia
Australia has moderately high fertility compared to many Western‐industrialized countries. The current total fertility rate is around 1.88, but fertility levels are not uniform across the country. There is a distinct geographic pattern with the total fertility rate about 0.5 higher in remote and very remote Australia (2.33) compared to major cities (1.82). In this paper, we examine 2 explanations for this pattern: the compositional hypothesis and…
Childbearing Across Partnerships in Australia, the United States, Norway, and Sweden
This article compares mothers’ experience of having children with more than one partner in two liberal welfare regimes (the United States and Australia) and two social democratic regimes (Sweden and Norway). We use survey-based union and birth histories in Australia and the United States and data from national population registers in Norway and Sweden to estimate the likelihood of experiencing childbearing across partnerships at any point in the …
Participation in different types of volunteering at young, middle and older adulthood
Using a Reproductive Life Course Approach to Understand Contraceptive Method Use in Australia
This paper examines contraceptive method use at different stages of the reproductive life course. Previous research on contraceptive practice in developed countries typically applies age as a proxy for reproductive history. While age is an essential and useful life course measure for understanding contraceptive use, investigations of contraceptive practice should also consider parity and fertility intentions, as they may be more accurate measures…
Using Split-Population Models to Examine Predictors of the Probability and Timing of Parity Progression
Taking stock
In developed countries with below-replacement fertility, the proportion of people who have at least three children make a substantial difference to the aggregate level of fertility. This study, based on 40 in-depth interviews with Australian parents of two children, analyses what factors influence the decision to have a third child. Using a grounded theory method of qualitative analysis, the study finds that parents who have decided to stop at tw…
Repartnering in the United Kingdom and Australia
As a result of a rise in divorce rates coupled with an increased prevalence of cohabitation, a growing percentage of the population has experienced or will experience the breakdown of a relationship and also the possibility of forming another new relationship. This paper explores the impact of previous relationship and fertility histories on repartnering. Using a longitudinal approach we compare the nature of repartnering behaviour in the United …
Do couples share income? Variation in the organisation of income in dual‐earner households
This paper examines the organisation of income of cohabiting and married dual‐income couples. This topic has gained significance as women increase their participation in the labour force, and increasingly bring additional money into the household. Given the increase in cohabitation, researchers have proposed that financial arrangements may differ according to relationship type. We model the effect of relationship type and previous relationship ex…
Parental Preference for Sons and Daughters in a Western Industrial Setting
This paper considers whether sex composition of existing children in Australian families is an important factor in parity progression. Using census data from 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996 and 2001, women are linked with their co-resident children, allowing investigation of family sex composition and its changing impact over time on the propensity to have another child. The study finds that parents are much more likely to have a third and fourth birth if…
Declining fertility
The decline in fertility rates across Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) nations has been the subject of considerable debate over the past decade. The sudden decline in fertility following the post-war baby boom is viewed by some as a return to long-run trends, while others attribute the fall to decline in government financial support for families and changing social attitudes, career and lifestyle aspirations. This arti…
What no baby? Why women are losing the freedom to mother, and how they can get it back
Household work for men and women
This paper explores the impact of childrearing on workforce involvement, workplace benefits and household work at different lifecourse stages. It uses respondent data from a national survey into the negotiation of work and family life. Results show that there is considerable difference in experiences of respondents in childrearing years in comparison to years before having children, and particularly in comparison to people who do not want childre…
Childbearing Across Partnerships in Australia, the United States, Norway, and Sweden
This article compares mothers’ experience of having children with more than one partner in two liberal welfare regimes (the United States and Australia) and two social democratic regimes (Sweden and Norway). We use survey-based union and birth histories in Australia and the United States and data from national population registers in Norway and Sweden to estimate the likelihood of experiencing childbearing across partnerships at any point in the …
Using Split-Population Models to Examine Predictors of the Probability and Timing of Parity Progression
Repartnering in the United Kingdom and Australia
As a result of a rise in divorce rates coupled with an increased prevalence of cohabitation, a growing percentage of the population has experienced or will experience the breakdown of a relationship and also the possibility of forming another new relationship. This paper explores the impact of previous relationship and fertility histories on repartnering. Using a longitudinal approach we compare the nature of repartnering behaviour in the United …
The contribution of assisted reproductive technology to fertility rates and parity transition
Despite the widespread use of assisted reproductive technology (ART), few studies analyse its impact on the total fertility rate (TFR). Furthermore, very little is known about how ART affects fertility at older reproductive ages and contributes to family s
Declining fertility
The decline in fertility rates across Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) nations has been the subject of considerable debate over the past decade. The sudden decline in fertility following the post-war baby boom is viewed by some as a return to long-run trends, while others attribute the fall to decline in government financial support for families and changing social attitudes, career and lifestyle aspirations. This arti…
Did the Covid-19 Pandemic Affect Fertility Desires in Australia? Understanding Why People Changed Their Attitudes towards Having a First or Additional Child
An understanding of whether and how childbearing desires have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic is key for explaining subsequent fertility patterns and fertility behavior in general, but empirical information is still lacking. Using a quasi-experimental cohort design and unique panel survey data collected before and after the outbreak of COVID-19, this study examines whether childbearing desires were affected by COVID-19 in Australia and inv…
Projecting the Contribution of Assisted Reproductive Technology to Completed Cohort Fertility
Assisted reproductive technology (ART) is increasingly influencing the fertility trends of high-income countries characterized by a pattern of delayed childbearing. However, research on the impact of ART on completed fertility is limited and the extent to which delayed births are realized later in life through ART is not well understood. This study uses data from Australian fertility clinics and national birth registries to project the contributi…
A dyadic approach to the study of perceived subfecundity and contraceptive use
There is an increasing literature on womenâ s perception of subfecundity and contraceptive use, with studies showing that women with perceived difficulties conceiving are more likely to have an unintended pregnancy because of a lower reliance on contracepti
Geographic variation in parity progression in Australia
Australia has moderately high fertility compared to many Western‐industrialized countries. The current total fertility rate is around 1.88, but fertility levels are not uniform across the country. There is a distinct geographic pattern with the total fertility rate about 0.5 higher in remote and very remote Australia (2.33) compared to major cities (1.82). In this paper, we examine 2 explanations for this pattern: the compositional hypothesis and…
Do couples share income? Variation in the organisation of income in dual‐earner households
This paper examines the organisation of income of cohabiting and married dual‐income couples. This topic has gained significance as women increase their participation in the labour force, and increasingly bring additional money into the household. Given the increase in cohabitation, researchers have proposed that financial arrangements may differ according to relationship type. We model the effect of relationship type and previous relationship ex…
Participation in different types of volunteering at young, middle and older adulthood
Taking stock
In developed countries with below-replacement fertility, the proportion of people who have at least three children make a substantial difference to the aggregate level of fertility. This study, based on 40 in-depth interviews with Australian parents of two children, analyses what factors influence the decision to have a third child. Using a grounded theory method of qualitative analysis, the study finds that parents who have decided to stop at tw…
What no baby? Why women are losing the freedom to mother, and how they can get it back
Household work for men and women
This paper explores the impact of childrearing on workforce involvement, workplace benefits and household work at different lifecourse stages. It uses respondent data from a national survey into the negotiation of work and family life. Results show that there is considerable difference in experiences of respondents in childrearing years in comparison to years before having children, and particularly in comparison to people who do not want childre…
What no baby? Why women are losing the freedom to mother, and how they can get it back
Parental Preference for Sons and Daughters in a Western Industrial Setting
This paper considers whether sex composition of existing children in Australian families is an important factor in parity progression. Using census data from 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996 and 2001, women are linked with their co-resident children, allowing investigation of family sex composition and its changing impact over time on the propensity to have another child. The study finds that parents are much more likely to have a third and fourth birth if…
Declining fertility
The decline in fertility rates across Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) nations has been the subject of considerable debate over the past decade. The sudden decline in fertility following the post-war baby boom is viewed by some as a return to long-run trends, while others attribute the fall to decline in government financial support for families and changing social attitudes, career and lifestyle aspirations. This arti…
Do couples share income? Variation in the organisation of income in dual‐earner households
This paper examines the organisation of income of cohabiting and married dual‐income couples. This topic has gained significance as women increase their participation in the labour force, and increasingly bring additional money into the household. Given the increase in cohabitation, researchers have proposed that financial arrangements may differ according to relationship type. We model the effect of relationship type and previous relationship ex…
Taking stock
In developed countries with below-replacement fertility, the proportion of people who have at least three children make a substantial difference to the aggregate level of fertility. This study, based on 40 in-depth interviews with Australian parents of two children, analyses what factors influence the decision to have a third child. Using a grounded theory method of qualitative analysis, the study finds that parents who have decided to stop at tw…
Repartnering in the United Kingdom and Australia
As a result of a rise in divorce rates coupled with an increased prevalence of cohabitation, a growing percentage of the population has experienced or will experience the breakdown of a relationship and also the possibility of forming another new relationship. This paper explores the impact of previous relationship and fertility histories on repartnering. Using a longitudinal approach we compare the nature of repartnering behaviour in the United …
Using a Reproductive Life Course Approach to Understand Contraceptive Method Use in Australia
This paper examines contraceptive method use at different stages of the reproductive life course. Previous research on contraceptive practice in developed countries typically applies age as a proxy for reproductive history. While age is an essential and useful life course measure for understanding contraceptive use, investigations of contraceptive practice should also consider parity and fertility intentions, as they may be more accurate measures…
Using Split-Population Models to Examine Predictors of the Probability and Timing of Parity Progression
Participation in different types of volunteering at young, middle and older adulthood
Childbearing Across Partnerships in Australia, the United States, Norway, and Sweden
This article compares mothers’ experience of having children with more than one partner in two liberal welfare regimes (the United States and Australia) and two social democratic regimes (Sweden and Norway). We use survey-based union and birth histories in Australia and the United States and data from national population registers in Norway and Sweden to estimate the likelihood of experiencing childbearing across partnerships at any point in the …
Geographic variation in parity progression in Australia
Australia has moderately high fertility compared to many Western‐industrialized countries. The current total fertility rate is around 1.88, but fertility levels are not uniform across the country. There is a distinct geographic pattern with the total fertility rate about 0.5 higher in remote and very remote Australia (2.33) compared to major cities (1.82). In this paper, we examine 2 explanations for this pattern: the compositional hypothesis and…
Cross‐National Differences in Income Pooling among Married and Cohabiting Couples
Objective To examine cross‐national differences in income pooling by relationship type. Background In most countries, there is a “cohabitation gap” with cohabiting couples less likely to pool their incomes and act as a single economic unit compared to married couples. There is very little cross‐national research comparing income management patterns of married and cohabiting couples. Despite large cross‐national variation in cohabitation prevalenc…
The contribution of assisted reproductive technology to fertility rates and parity transition
Despite the widespread use of assisted reproductive technology (ART), few studies analyse its impact on the total fertility rate (TFR). Furthermore, very little is known about how ART affects fertility at older reproductive ages and contributes to family s
Researching Young Men and Family Formation
Young men are underrepresented in Australian research on family formation, especially young men who are nonmarital fathers, and are not university educated. In this pilot project, an interdisciplinary research team (demography, sociology, and gender studies) based in Australia set out to design an approach that would engage this particular group of young men on the topic of family formation. We decided to employ a nontraditional research method (…
A dyadic approach to the study of perceived subfecundity and contraceptive use
There is an increasing literature on womenâ s perception of subfecundity and contraceptive use, with studies showing that women with perceived difficulties conceiving are more likely to have an unintended pregnancy because of a lower reliance on contracepti
How tall am I again? A longitudinal analysis of the reliability of self-reported height
Self-reported height measures are increasingly being included in large-scale surveys in order to measure BMI. There have been concerns about the validity of self-reported measures but there remains little understanding of why respondents may not give accurate height reports. We examine whether a lack of knowledge could be a contributing factor, by investigating the reliability of self-reported height over time and across countries. We use longitu…
The School Transition Estimation and Projection (STEP) model
Accurate school‐level enrolment predictions are critical for local government and planners to allocate education‐related resources and ensure necessary school infrastructure is provided. Although individual‐level school census data are increasingly available for education departments, there is little evidence that these data are being used to improve school enrolment projections. This paper fills this methodological void by developing a School Tr…
Projecting the Contribution of Assisted Reproductive Technology to Completed Cohort Fertility
Assisted reproductive technology (ART) is increasingly influencing the fertility trends of high-income countries characterized by a pattern of delayed childbearing. However, research on the impact of ART on completed fertility is limited and the extent to which delayed births are realized later in life through ART is not well understood. This study uses data from Australian fertility clinics and national birth registries to project the contributi…
Did the Covid-19 Pandemic Affect Fertility Desires in Australia? Understanding Why People Changed Their Attitudes towards Having a First or Additional Child
An understanding of whether and how childbearing desires have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic is key for explaining subsequent fertility patterns and fertility behavior in general, but empirical information is still lacking. Using a quasi-experimental cohort design and unique panel survey data collected before and after the outbreak of COVID-19, this study examines whether childbearing desires were affected by COVID-19 in Australia and inv…
Decomposing fertility rates – how are changing relationship patterns and increasing singlehood contributing to fertility decline
Most children are born to cohabiting or married parents and being in a relationship is largely seen as a pre-requisite to childbearing. As such, the overall fertility rate of a country is influenced both by the proportion of the population that is partnered, and the fertility behaviour of those who are partnered. In many countries, including Australia, partnership rates have declined, and an increasing proportion of the population is single at an…
Trying Again
There is growing recognition in family research that relationship dissolution is not always a linear process. This is exemplified by the fact that some couples who separate subsequently reunite. However, empirical evidence on the prevalence and correlates of such reuniting behaviour in the general population remains extremely limited, particularly outside the United States. Using data from a large-scale longitudinal survey, we examine the prevale…
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