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Operationalizing Family Dynamics: Insights from the Millennium Cohort Study

This presentation explores the evolving context of parenthood through the lens of the Millennium Cohort Study, focusing on the complexities of family structures and their implications for child health. Drawing from sociological theory and extensive demographic data, we investigate how different family arrangements, including the roles of non-resident parents and grandparent involvement, influence children's well-being. The analysis incorporates socio-economic characteristics and health behaviors, aiming to enhance our understanding of family diversity in modern society.

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Operationalizing Family Dynamics: Insights from the Millennium Cohort Study

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  1. Operationalizing family Examples from the Millennium Cohort Study Lidia Panico Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College London l.panico@ucl.ac.uk

  2. Changing demographic context of parenthood Source: Office for National Statistics

  3. Changing demographic context of parenthood Source: Office for National Statistics

  4. Sociology and family • 1950s sociology • Feminist critique of the 1970s and 80s • Today: individualism, diversity and “doing” family

  5. Insights from demography • Beanpole families • Non-resident parents

  6. At an individual level.. Levin and Trost (1992) Family Relations, Vol. 41, No. 3

  7. How is family operationalised in quantitative studies? UK 2001 Census definition: “a married or cohabiting couple with or without child(ren) or a lone parent with child(ren). Child(ren) may be dependent or non-dependent.”

  8. Structure of analysis • How can we translate sociological theory empirically in the secondary analysis of a large, interdisciplinary data set? • How can we adapt this to a health outcome? • Does it affect child health?

  9. Millennium Cohort Study • Prospective cohort study • 18,000 children born in 2000/2001 in the UK • Over-sample of ethnically mixed and disadvantaged areas • Home interviews • Sweep 1-- 9 months • Sweep 2-- 3 years • Sweep 3-- 5 years

  10. Pooling and sharing of resources HH socio-economic characteristics Family structure Family processes Quality of relationships Child health and wellbeing Health behaviours Networks

  11. Pooling and sharing of resources HH demographic & socio-economic characteristics Family structure Family processes Quality of relationships Child health and wellbeing Health behaviours Networks

  12. Family characteristics

  13. Diversity over the lifecourse

  14. Proportion of households who experience a change in parents

  15. Ethnic variation in family living arrangements

  16. The larger family

  17. Do family living arrangements affect child health? Mean birthweight by family living arrangement

  18. Conclusion • Different family structures have different socio-economic profiles • Diversity of family structures over the lifecourse • The importance of non-resident parents and grandparents • Diversity over ethnic groups

  19. Thank you Mel Bartley Yvonne Kelly Anne McMunn Amanda Sacker ESRC/MRC

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