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Wendy Manning
@wendymanning.bsky.social
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I am a family demographer (aka population scientist) with a focus on American family and fertility patterns. Co-PI of NCHAT and co-director of NCFMR.

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ICPSR @icpsr.bsky.social · 1d
Welcome to the ICPSR Data Fair @ Love Data Week! 🎉Join us & the Data Brunch crew all week for webinars and activities to help answer “Where’s the Data?”

Find details & links to register at myumi.ch/ICPSRLoveDataWeek

#LoveData26
Announcement for ICPSR Data Fair's Data Brunch Live event on February 9, 2026, from 12:00 to 12:30 p.m. ET with registration link.

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Wendy Manning @wendymanning.bsky.social · 2d
I am a big fan of the data viz section of @sociusjournal.bsky.social Proud that this one was ranked in the top 10. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @ncfmr-bgsu.bsky.social osf.io/preprints/so...

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ICPSR @icpsr.bsky.social · 3d
💘 Calling all data lovers! From pun-filled notes to clever data jokes, you’ll find customizable Valentines at ICPSR for your Love Data Week celebrations. https://myumi.ch/ICPSRLoveDataWeek #LoveData26
Image with text that says, "I only have data for you, Valentine!" and "Love Data Week #LoveData26"

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Wendy Manning @wendymanning.bsky.social · 14d
One of the more challenging demographic tasks ...

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Wendy Manning @wendymanning.bsky.social · 14d
Valentine’s Day honors love and romance. The National Center for Family and Marriage Research charts marriage trends. In 2024 there were about 2.4 million marriages and U.S. marriage rates have remained relatively stable since 2010. tinyurl.com/ysa6p4e2 tinyurl.com/3u6x3tfm
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Yourqueerprof @drcompton.bsky.social · 27d
Did you need a review of LGBTQ+ families?
Over 20 years, LGBTQ+ family research in the U.S. has expanded with advocacy, policy debates, and better data tho national datasets still lag. Here is what we know. w/ @chrisajulian.bsky.social
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Philip N Cohen @philipncohen.com · Nov 23
New from me: Ideal (family size) compared to what?
familyinequality.wordpress.com/2025/11/23/i...
Ideal (family size) compared to what?
It’s not just that the ideal is the wrong thing to measure for this. It’s also that total fertility rate is the wrong thing to compare it to.
familyinequality.wordpress.com

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Wendy Manning @wendymanning.bsky.social · Nov 8
So well deserved! Congratulations.

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Philip N Cohen @philipncohen.com · Oct 23
Follow @ncfmr-bgsu.bsky.social for timely, reliable, US demographic trends. Great they're here!
ncfmr-bgsu.bsky.social National Center for Family and Marriage Research @ncfmr-bgsu.bsky.social · Oct 20
💔 The U.S. refined divorce rate in 2024 was 14.2 per 1,000 married women, down slightly from 14.4 in 2023.
Nearly a million women divorced nationwide.
Read more → doi.org/10.25035/ncf...

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National Center for Family and Marriage Research @ncfmr-bgsu.bsky.social · Oct 20
💔 The U.S. refined divorce rate in 2024 was 14.2 per 1,000 married women, down slightly from 14.4 in 2023.
Nearly a million women divorced nationwide.
Read more → doi.org/10.25035/ncf...

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National Center for Family and Marriage Research @ncfmr-bgsu.bsky.social · Oct 20
⚭ Marriage in the U.S. varies widely. In 2024, the national refined marriage rate was 31.2 per 1,000 unmarried women. Utah ranked highest (51.7), Delaware lowest (20.1). 📖 Read the new @NCFMR Family Profile → doi.org/10.25035/ncf...