Pat Hastings
@ophastings.bsky.social
Sociologist at Colorado State University | Parenting, Inequality, Stratification, Econ Soc, Family Demography, Quantitative Methods, Computational Social Science, whatever seems interesting right now…
https://ophastings.com
https://ophastings.com
New working paper on family structure & parental investment in extracurriculars. Economic resources explain much of the spending gap between married & cohabiting families. What remains isn't explained by biological relatedness or relationship duration. Feedback welcome!
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
October 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
New working paper on family structure & parental investment in extracurriculars. Economic resources explain much of the spending gap between married & cohabiting families. What remains isn't explained by biological relatedness or relationship duration. Feedback welcome!
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
Thanks! @mikehoutnyu.bsky.social and I estimated the reliability of all "can't actually change" questions. Parental occupation was more reliable than childhood income, but much less than parental edu. Could be driven by coding (as you mentioned), hard to categorize jobs, career changes, and more!
October 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Thanks! @mikehoutnyu.bsky.social and I estimated the reliability of all "can't actually change" questions. Parental occupation was more reliable than childhood income, but much less than parental edu. Could be driven by coding (as you mentioned), hard to categorize jobs, career changes, and more!
We also found these patterns were much stronger for males than females, suggesting recall bias of childhood income rank may be larger for men and more anchored by present-day experiences. (3/5)
October 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
We also found these patterns were much stronger for males than females, suggesting recall bias of childhood income rank may be larger for men and more anchored by present-day experiences. (3/5)
Surprisingly (to us, anyway) these changes were *not* associated with corresponding changes in one’s current income. Instead, they were associated with shifts in *subjective* indicators of current social status. (2/5)
October 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Surprisingly (to us, anyway) these changes were *not* associated with corresponding changes in one’s current income. Instead, they were associated with shifts in *subjective* indicators of current social status. (2/5)
Here's attendance vs looks by gender with all three years. Not a lot of action...
September 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Here's attendance vs looks by gender with all three years. Not a lot of action...
My spot for the week. Excited to see some co-authors, make connections, share new work, and explore somewhere I’ve never been!
April 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
My spot for the week. Excited to see some co-authors, make connections, share new work, and explore somewhere I’ve never been!
Before every academic conference I doubt whether it's worth the time, energy, and cost to go. And then I go and have a great time, connect with friends and make new ones, and get excited about a bunch of new research. #PAA2025 was no exception. And the sun finally came out at the end.
April 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Before every academic conference I doubt whether it's worth the time, energy, and cost to go. And then I go and have a great time, connect with friends and make new ones, and get excited about a bunch of new research. #PAA2025 was no exception. And the sun finally came out at the end.
Perfect timing to get re-stoked about teaching as the sabbatical wraps up.🙏🥰
sociology.colostate.edu/news/meet-ca...
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December 19, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Perfect timing to get re-stoked about teaching as the sabbatical wraps up.🙏🥰
sociology.colostate.edu/news/meet-ca...
sociology.colostate.edu/news/meet-ca...
Sometimes... 🤷♂️. Here's one I liked, from academic.oup.com/sf/article/9...
December 17, 2024 at 8:41 PM
Sometimes... 🤷♂️. Here's one I liked, from academic.oup.com/sf/article/9...
Nothing useful to add to this R vs Stata debate, but rather than say nothing at all, I’ll just share that I did my first regressions in MATLAB.
So take that… someone.
So take that… someone.
December 15, 2024 at 12:03 AM
Nothing useful to add to this R vs Stata debate, but rather than say nothing at all, I’ll just share that I did my first regressions in MATLAB.
So take that… someone.
So take that… someone.
And now we're getting to the hard truths...
December 14, 2024 at 5:48 PM
And now we're getting to the hard truths...
Fun new project! The 2006-2014 GSS had rotating 3-wave panels. Only 44% gave the same answer each time about childhood income rank, even though what was being measured couldn't change. We unpack this in a new working paper: osf.io/preprints/so...
Feedback welcome!🤗
@socarxiv.bsky.social #sociology
Feedback welcome!🤗
@socarxiv.bsky.social #sociology
December 14, 2024 at 5:37 PM
Fun new project! The 2006-2014 GSS had rotating 3-wave panels. Only 44% gave the same answer each time about childhood income rank, even though what was being measured couldn't change. We unpack this in a new working paper: osf.io/preprints/so...
Feedback welcome!🤗
@socarxiv.bsky.social #sociology
Feedback welcome!🤗
@socarxiv.bsky.social #sociology
Thanksgiving in 🇬🇧 is obviously not a thing, but it was a nice few days nonetheless. Soaking in the last bits of sabbatical.
December 1, 2024 at 9:43 PM
Thanksgiving in 🇬🇧 is obviously not a thing, but it was a nice few days nonetheless. Soaking in the last bits of sabbatical.
The "other" website is suggesting I read my own paper, so that's definitely another point for Bluesky.
November 27, 2024 at 3:33 PM
The "other" website is suggesting I read my own paper, so that's definitely another point for Bluesky.
This morning I'm writing that section of the paper about whether the findings reflect a causal relationship, and I write in constant fear of contributing to the other 13,000+ papers looking at *casual* effects. 😬
November 27, 2024 at 10:01 AM
This morning I'm writing that section of the paper about whether the findings reflect a causal relationship, and I write in constant fear of contributing to the other 13,000+ papers looking at *casual* effects. 😬
Finally, we found school closures "explain" 50%–70% of changes for everything except education. Education spending grew and remained high after the pandemic, perhaps capturing shifts toward more paid tutoring, homeschooling, and private schooling. (6/6)
November 11, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Finally, we found school closures "explain" 50%–70% of changes for everything except education. Education spending grew and remained high after the pandemic, perhaps capturing shifts toward more paid tutoring, homeschooling, and private schooling. (6/6)
Two interesting (to me!) observations: (1) high-edu family's informal childcare didn't recover, maybe reflecting long-term changes in remote work arrangments. (2) High-edu families purchased more computers right away, while low-edu families took a year to "catch up." (5/6)
November 11, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Two interesting (to me!) observations: (1) high-edu family's informal childcare didn't recover, maybe reflecting long-term changes in remote work arrangments. (2) High-edu families purchased more computers right away, while low-edu families took a year to "catch up." (5/6)
Differences by parental education: more educated families already spent far more often in every category. Thus, the overall trends are mostly about changes for more educated families. But we also see similar, though muted, trends for less educated families. (4/6)
November 11, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Differences by parental education: more educated families already spent far more often in every category. Thus, the overall trends are mostly about changes for more educated families. But we also see similar, though muted, trends for less educated families. (4/6)
Spending on childcare and extracurriculars dropped initially, but recovered by 2022. Computer & tablet spending increased as learning and work went online, but mostly returned to "normal." Education spending rose and stayed up. (3/6)
November 11, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Spending on childcare and extracurriculars dropped initially, but recovered by 2022. Computer & tablet spending increased as learning and work went online, but mostly returned to "normal." Education spending rose and stayed up. (3/6)
New hangout place for a couple of months. I think I've connected with everyone I know (and so many I didn't!) since I got here, but if you're in Oxford and want to meet, I welcome excuses for more coffee.
October 31, 2024 at 12:42 PM
New hangout place for a couple of months. I think I've connected with everyone I know (and so many I didn't!) since I got here, but if you're in Oxford and want to meet, I welcome excuses for more coffee.
Snap a picture with the Eiffel Tower and a rainbow = post to social media. I don’t make the rules.
October 11, 2024 at 1:15 PM
Snap a picture with the Eiffel Tower and a rainbow = post to social media. I don’t make the rules.
I’ve had a couple of delightful weeks as a visitor at @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social. Really lovely—both the academic community and the campus (despite some rainy days, but not this day!). Excited to present at the Scientific Seminar tomorrow.
October 10, 2024 at 12:35 PM
I’ve had a couple of delightful weeks as a visitor at @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social. Really lovely—both the academic community and the campus (despite some rainy days, but not this day!). Excited to present at the Scientific Seminar tomorrow.
This project started at SICSS (sicss.io/2021/princet...) when @lucampesando.bsky.social
and I teamed up in week 2 and started this project. 3 years later, it's published! Along the way, we got tons of helpful advice and feedback. Thank you, everyone (even the anonymous reviewers, truly!)
and I teamed up in week 2 and started this project. 3 years later, it's published! Along the way, we got tons of helpful advice and feedback. Thank you, everyone (even the anonymous reviewers, truly!)
September 13, 2024 at 8:34 PM
This project started at SICSS (sicss.io/2021/princet...) when @lucampesando.bsky.social
and I teamed up in week 2 and started this project. 3 years later, it's published! Along the way, we got tons of helpful advice and feedback. Thank you, everyone (even the anonymous reviewers, truly!)
and I teamed up in week 2 and started this project. 3 years later, it's published! Along the way, we got tons of helpful advice and feedback. Thank you, everyone (even the anonymous reviewers, truly!)
Then we examined how this varied across race/ethnicity, income, and education. We found much more variation within groups than across them (reflected in the figure by the mostly horizontal lines). This counters the typical expectation for and focus on differences between groups.
September 13, 2024 at 8:31 PM
Then we examined how this varied across race/ethnicity, income, and education. We found much more variation within groups than across them (reflected in the figure by the mostly horizontal lines). This counters the typical expectation for and focus on differences between groups.
Across 3 situations, most parenting logics reflected some form of intensive parenting, but varied across two dimensions: (1) assertive vs negotiated parenting, and (2) pedagogic vs pragmatic parenting.
September 13, 2024 at 8:31 PM
Across 3 situations, most parenting logics reflected some form of intensive parenting, but varied across two dimensions: (1) assertive vs negotiated parenting, and (2) pedagogic vs pragmatic parenting.