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Front cover -- Title pages -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Simon Duncan, Anne Barlow and Grace James - Why Don't They Marry?: Commitment and Cohabitation in 21st Century Britain -- Gill Hague - Fragmenting Families: The Devastating Legacy of Domestic Violence -- Louise, Wattis, Kay Standing, Susanna Lloyd and Julie Lewis - The Gendered Nature of Work-Life Balance -- Catrin Smith - Maternal Drug Use in the Context of "Family Life": Accounts of Mexican-American Female Injecting Drug Users and Their Children -- Katy Radford - "And Stay Out!" Hoods and Paramilitarised Youth: Exiling and Punishment Beatings -- Nancy Loucks - "Prison Without Bars": The Impact of Imprisonment on Families -- Vicki Ford - When Two Become Three (Or More): The Effects of Parenthoods on Relationships -- Back cover.

Background The great benefits of linking health datasets for research in the public interest have long been demonstrated. More recently, we are seeing an increase in the availability of wider administrative data, such as employment, education and housing, to add new opportunities for population data science. However, there are challenges to be overcome in selecting a data linkage approach.
Main Aim We set out to examine various data linkage approaches, and to formulate some high level questions to inform decision-making.
Methods We used published literature to review various data linkage methods in theory and in practical settings. The study was commissioned by the UK Government Statistical Service and a key focus was privacy and confidentiality in data linkage.
Results The questions we formulated are based on: Legislative position; Information systems; Nature of datasets; Knowledge-base; Aims and purposes; Ground truth; and Environment.
Conclusion There are many factors influencing the selection of a data linkage approach. While not exhaustive, our set of questions covers some of the major ones. The findings of the study are being taken forward by UK Government Statistical Service and government departments to inform decision-making on options for data linkage research and the greater availability of their datasets.

Acquiring effective and efficient materiel solutions that support naval missions is critical to meeting Department of the Navy (DoN) objectives. Maintaining the readiness of the current Navy to fight and win, accelerating the delivery of warfighting capability for the next Navy, and researching and transitioning to new technologies for the Navy after next all require that the DoN maintain a healthy acquisition workforce that is large enough and qualified to be smart buyers over 30+ year time horizons. The naval acquisition workforce faces losses of experience and capacity as the current workforce ages and retires, as knowledge half-life diminishes the relevance of current skills and experience, and as a tightening labor market draws government employees to the private sector. Leaders throughout the DoN are challenged to identify and implement actionable levers to sustain required workforce capability and capacity. This study developed a realistic simulation model of a portion of the naval acquisition workforce and demonstrated its potential use in workforce planning and management. ; Naval Postgraduate School Acquisition Research Program

The central question addressed by this article is the effect of state‐level marriage initiatives on divorce and childhood poverty rates. State divorce rates have been problematic for researchers because of variation across states in the way they are compiled. This research takes a different approach, measuring instead the prevalence of divorce rather than the number of divorces granted in a given state or year. The authors use this indicator, derived from Current Population Survey data, as an outcome measure in a test of marriage initiatives, and as an independent variable in a childhood poverty analysis. The quasi‐experimental design employs time‐series and cross‐section regression analysis. Results show a significant negative effect from marriage initiatives on divorce prevalence, and a significant positive association between divorce prevalence and childhood poverty rates.

Acquiring effective and efficient materiel solutions that support naval missions is critical to meeting Department of the Navy (DON) objectives. Maintaining readiness of the current Navy to fight and win; accelerating delivery of war-fighting capability for the next Navy; and researching and transitioning new technologies for the Navy after next all require that DON maintain a healthy acquisition workforce that is large enough and qualified enough to be smart buyers over 30+ year time horizons. The naval acquisition workforce faces losses of experience and capacity as the current workforce ages and retires, as knowledge half-life diminishes relevance of current skills and experience, and as a tightening labor market draws government employees to the private sector. Leaders throughout DON are challenged to identify and implement actionable levers to sustain required workforce capability and capacity. This study developed a realistic simulation model of a portion of the naval acquisition workforce and demonstrated its potential use in workforce planning and management. ; Naval Postgraduate School Acquisition Research Program

Acquiring effective and efficient materiel solutions that support naval missions and other operations is critical to meeting Department of the Navy (DON) objectives. This requires that the Navy maintain an acquisition workforce that is large enough and qualified enough to fill acquisition demands. The naval acquisition workforce faces losses of experience and capacity as the current workforce ages and retires, as knowledge half-life diminishes relevance of current skills and experience, and as a tightening labor market draws government employees to the private sector. This study developed a realistic simulation model of a portion of the naval acquisition workforce and demonstrated its potential use in workforce planning and management. ; Naval Postgraduate School Acquisition Research Program