Factors Affecting Grain Consumption: Evidence from 1999-2002 NHANES Survey Data

The latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend that half of all daily grain servings be whole grains. Meeting the new guidelines may be a tall order for most Americans. Targeting nutrition messages that educate people on how to comply with these new recommendations requires a solid understanding of who needs to boost their whole grain intake. It also requires a better understanding of the way people consume grain-based foods - which types of foods, eating occasion and locations are more conducive to whole grain intake and which are more conducive to refined grain intake. This analysis makes use of the most recent NHANES data (1999-2002). We use data from the dietary recall and link it to a nutrient database that provides the number of food group servings for each food consumed in the 24 hour period to estimate how individuals' consumption of both total and whole grain correlate with socio-economic factors, specific health indicators, and behaviors related to food choices.Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety,

The Effect of Fine Particle Pollution on Mortality and Life Expectancy in Sweden 1990-2011

The level of fine particle pollution in the air has been found to be damaging to health. This study aims to see if there is a negative correlation between the level particulate matter and life expectancy, and a contrary correlation between particulate matter and cause-specific mortality, using a statistical model with the 21 Swedish counties. The outcomes from the statistical models do not, however, show much indication that the pollution level has a significant effect on either life expectancy or mortality. If further research would be pursued on fine particle pollution on life expectancy and mortality in Sweden, the use of smaller geographical areas and a longer time frame could improve the analysis and might lead to more conclusive results

Strategies For Educators: Teaching Recently Arrived English Learners Who Have Experienced Trauma

Immigrants and children of immigrants have been a part of this country’s history for centuries. The number of immigrants entering the United States is increasing, and many of these immigrants have or will experience trauma. Traumatic events can have detrimental effects on the brains and behaviors of children, making school particularly difficult for these students. Educators may not know how to help these students recover and heal. This capstone examines strategies that teachers can use to meet the social emotional needs of recently arrived elementary-aged Latino and Somali English learners (RAELs) who have experienced trauma. It provides information regarding who RAELs are, what types of trauma they may experience, their social emotional needs, the impact trauma can have on their behavior and brains, and strategies educators can use and teach to RAELs. The theory this research primarily draws from is the theory of self-determination. This theory states that in order for people to feel successful in their lives people need to feel that they have control in their lives, and they need to feel competent. Given the lack of control and feelings of incompetence RAELs feel on a daily basis, it is no surprise that RAELs may struggle to heal from their trauma. It is only when RAELs begin their healing process that they can experience success social emotionally, linguistically, and academically. I used this information to create a professional development presentation. I presented my work to my coworkers, and will share this information with other members of my educational community, as well

FP-21-06 Homogamy in U.S. Marriages, 2019

In the United States, most married couples are homogamous, meaning they share similar characteristics such as educational level or race/ethnicity. This profile is an update of previous family profiles on homogamy in the U.S.: FP-18-18, FP-15-16, FP-15-15, and FP-15-14. It investigates educational, racial/ethnic, age, and nativity homogamy among newlyweds (married less than one year) versus those married at least one year, using the 2019 American Community Survey

FP-20-29 Marriage in the U.S.: Twenty-five Years of Change, 1995-2020

The marriage rate in the U.S. has fallen over the last 25 years, while the rate of premarital cohabitation has increased (Cherlin 2020; FP-17-05). In 1995, the marriage rate was about 45 per 1,000 women, falling to about 31 per 1,000 women by 2020 (FP-20-21). Using data from the 1995 and 2020 Current Population Survey, this family profile investigates 25 years of change in marriage among women aged 18-49. Updating FP-15-17, the profile also examines variation in the share of women ever married by age, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment

FP-21-07 Grandchildren Living in Grandparent -Headed Households, 2019

The share of children living in grandparent-headed households has increased since the 1970s, adding to the growing diversity in children’s living arrangements (FP-18-01). Using the American Community Survey, this family profile charts grandchildren residing in grandparent-headed households from the child’s perspective, focusing on both multigenerational grandparent-headed households (parent present) and skipped-generation grandparent-headed households (no parent present). The profile further examines variation in types of grandparent-headed households by minor children’s age, household economic disadvantage, and race/ethnicity. This profile is an update of FP-18-01