Christine Percheski
Associate Chair and Associate Professor of Sociology, Northwestern University
Using demographic and other quantitative methods, Christine Percheski studies economic inequality, families, and health policy in the United States.
Percheski’s current research portfolio includes investigations of 1) economic transfers between siblings in adulthood; 2) the demography of siblings; 3) cohort changes in gender and racial wage gaps; 4) differences in family patterns (e.g. marriage, divorce, and fertility) for military veterans versus civilians; 5) variations in PrEP prescription rates by public health infrastructure across U.S. counties.
Percheski’s previous research has considered questions such as how employment patterns have changed across birth cohorts of college-educated women, how health characteristics are associated with relationship stability among married and cohabiting parents, and how the Great Recession impacted intended and unintended pregnancy rates differently for married and cohabiting women. Percheski has also examined inequalities in health insurance coverage for adults and in health care utilization and access among children. In an NSF-funded project, Percheski assessed trends in wealth of households with children relative to the elderly, variations in wealth by family structure, and racial gaps in wealth among children.