README

This is a replication package for the analyses reported in: Behrman, J.A., Marshall, E., and Percheski, C.  Economic Resources and Parity Among U.S. Women: A Conjoint Experiment on Preferred Family Scenarios. Demographic Research 54(34): 1095-7178. doi:10.4054/DemRes.2026.54.34.
 
Necessary Data Files:

To replicate the analyses presented in the main body of the paper download the raw TESS data (“dta_raw.dta”) and run the cleaning file (below). Figures and tables can be produced using the cleaned dataset (“dta_clean.dta”).    

Code:

In order to replicate the findings, please execute the code files in the following order:

1_data_clean			// Cleans the TESS data and creates “dta_clean.dta”
2_analysis				// Creates Figures and Tables from the paper using “dta_clean.dta” 


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Author: Julia Behrman,
Updated: Feb 2026
Contact: Julia.Behrman@northwestern.edu

Funding: Funding for the experiment came from the Time-Sharing Experiments in the Social Sciences (TESS) program. Funding for the pilot came from seed grants from Franklin and Marshall College and Northwestern University.