How family life, pregnancy choices, and parenting shape children's futures
Family Dynamics, Fertility and Contraception, and Investments in Children across Generations
Researchers are collecting long-term survey information from U.S. families and their children to learn how family relationships, pregnancy decisions, and parenting affect children's lives over generations.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Michigan at Ann Arbor NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Ann Arbor, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11262293 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
This project uses the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, a long-running national survey that follows the same families and their descendants across decades. In the 2023 wave, participants will be asked about family relationships, fertility and newborn experiences, contraceptive use, and education for children. The team will gather enhanced questions about fertility intentions and contraceptive practices, clean and document the data, and share de-identified files freely with researchers. If you take part, you would answer interviews or questionnaires that link your responses with other family members across time.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are U.S. households with children, parents of newborns, adults of reproductive age, and family members across multiple generations who are selected for the PSID sample.
Not a fit: People who are not U.S. residents, not part of the sampled families, or who need immediate clinical treatment for unrelated medical conditions are unlikely to receive direct benefits from this work.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: Findings could inform family and reproductive health policies and programs that better support children's wellbeing across generations.
How similar studies have performed: Yes — the PSID and other long-term household surveys have a long track record of producing important findings about family behavior, fertility, and child outcomes.
Where this research is happening
Ann Arbor, United States
- University of Michigan at Ann Arbor — Ann Arbor, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Crossley, Thomas Fraser — University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
- Study coordinator: Crossley, Thomas Fraser
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.