Eric Stone is a stratification researcher and survey methodologist whose research interests lie at the intersection of family, health, and aging. To identify and explore patterns of inequality and their consequences, Eric primarily uses quantitative methods. His second-year paper used American Time Use Survey data to examine leisure activity differences between men and women in same-sex and different-sex couples, analyzing amounts and types of leisure as behavioral indicators of health and social integration. Drawing on data from the Health and Retirement Study and an original survey, Eric's dissertation examined the stratification of end-of-life planning by sexuality and identified sources of heterogeneity in sexual minority Americans' end-of-life planning behaviors. Eric has also published on predictors of PrEP awareness and is currently researching advances in survey methodology to support national data collection efforts.