53:20693 Imhof,
Arthur E. Is Japan following Europe towards a society of
singles? Possible impacts of the rapid increase in life expectancy on
Japanese social structure--as seen by a European
historical-demographer. Keio Economic Studies, Vol. 23, No. 1,
1986. 21-47 pp. Tokyo, Japan. In Eng.
The author examines the
implications of increasing longevity for social development in Japan.
He suggests that Japan is following the example set by Europe, in that
almost universal longevity is leading to a focus on individual rather
than societal well-being.
Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
53:20694 Malabouche,
Gerard. Long-term changes in the retirement pension
scheme: a new method of projection. [L'evolution a long terme du
systeme de retraites: une nouvelle methode de projection.] Population,
Vol. 42, No. 1, Jan-Feb 1987. 9-38 pp. Paris, France. In Fre. with sum.
in Eng; Spa.
Factors affecting the yield of retirement pension
schemes are reviewed, with particular reference to the current
situation in France. The influences of three factors are considered
separately: the age at retirement, mortality rates, and the age
structure of the population. Alternative long-term policies for France
are considered in light of both trends in these three factors and the
general state of the economy.
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
53:20695 Pleiborn,
Maria. Starting and stopping education: the experience of
young Swedish women born from 1936 to 1960. [Overgangar in i och
ut ur utbildning bland unga Svenska kvinnor fodda 1936-1960.] Stockholm
Research Reports in Demography, No. 35, ISBN 91-7820-022-9. Mar 1987.
64 pp. University of Stockholm, Section of Demography: Stockholm,
Sweden. In Swe.
The author reports on the movement of Swedish
women, born from 1936 to 1960, into and out of the educational system.
Data are from the Swedish fertility survey of 1981 and include only
women under 31 years of age who have not yet borne children. The four
factors studied are cohort, parental socioeconomic status, level of
education achieved, and age. Sixteen-year-olds are considered
separately.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:20696 Valentei,
D. I. Population and social security. [Naselenie i
sotsial'noe obespechenie.] Narodonaselenie, No. 45, 1984. 86 pp.
Finansy i Statistika: Moscow, USSR. In Rus.
This is a collection of
papers by various authors concerning the impact of population trends on
social security in the USSR. A paper is included on how demographic
factors are taken into account in social welfare
planning.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:20697 Guilmoto,
Christophe. Demography and politics: the Tamils between
Sri Lanka and India. [Demographie et politique: les Tamouls entre
Sri Lanka et l'Inde.] Population, Vol. 42, No. 2, Mar-Apr 1987. 283-303
pp. Paris, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng; Spa.
A demographic
analysis of the ethnic problems facing Sri Lanka is presented. The
distinction among the Tamil population between Sri Lankan Tamils and
Indian Tamils is discussed. The author notes the problems of
assimilation faced by Indian Tamils, many of whom have returned to
India in the past 10 years, and observes that this migration is not
reflected in either Indian or Sri Lankan census statistics. Recent
changes in population distribution have exacerbated intercommunal
rivalries.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:20698 Soffer,
Arnon. Lebanon--where demography is the core of politics
and life. Middle Eastern Studies, Vol. 22, No. 2, Apr 1986.
197-205 pp. London, England. In Eng.
In this survey, the author
considers three issues: (1) the size of Lebanon's population, (2) the
size of the various groups in Lebanon, and (3) population distribution
in Lebanon. He notes that political representation is still based on
the 6:5 ratio of Christians to Muslims, which was established in 1932.
The author finds that the Muslims are now undeniably in the majority.
The geographic distribution of the religious groups and related
problems of governing the country are discussed.
Location:
Princeton University Library (SY).
53:20699 Torrado,
Susana; Novick, Susana; Olego de Campos, Silvia. Politics,
population, and population policies: Argentina, 1946-1986.
[Politica, poblacion y politicas de poblacion: Argentina, 1946-1986.]
Cuadernos del CEUR, No. 18, Dec 1986. 73 pp. Centro de Estudios Urbanos
y Regionales [CEUR]: Buenos Aires, Argentina. In Spa.
This
monograph contains three separate papers concerning the relationships
among politics, population dynamics, and population policy in Argentina
between 1946 and 1986. The authors conclude that the political events
of the period prevented the development of a rational population policy
and are a root cause of the country's current demographic
problems
Publisher's address: Corrientes 2835, 7o Piso, Cuerpo A,
1193 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
53:20700 Adegbola,
Olukunle. The impact of urbanization and industrialization
on health conditions: the case of Nigeria. [L'impact de
l'urbanisation et de l'industrialisation sur la situation sanitaire:
l'exemple du Nigeria.] World Health Statistics Quarterly/Rapport
Trimestriel de Statistiques Sanitaires Mondiales, Vol. 40, No. 1, 1987.
74-83 pp. Geneva, Switzerland. In Eng; Fre.
The author examines the
influence of the environment on health in Nigeria using official data.
Attention is given to indicators of overcrowding, housing conditions,
industrialization, rural-urban differentials in selected socioeconomic
factors, and spatial variations in mortality rates. Regression analysis
is used to assess the relationships among various medical, social,
ecological, and economic indicators and infant mortality rates and
expectation of life at birth.
Author's address: Department of
Geography, University of Lagos, Yaba, Nigeria.
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:20701 Angus,
Douglas E. Aging and health care costs: is there a
problem? [Vieillissement et couts des soins de sante: y a-t-il un
probleme?] Cahiers Quebecois de Demographie, Vol. 15, No. 1, Apr 1986.
11-26 pp. Montreal, Canada. In Fre. with sum. in Eng; Spa.
"This
paper discusses various projections of health-care expenditures in
terms of foreseeable pressures on the health-care system due to the
aging of the Canadian population. The conclusion is that the impact of
aging on health-care costs will not necessarily be a major problem.
Projected cost increases have to be related to the evolution of the
nation's productive capacity. The article also examines some
implications in terms of health-care planning."
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:20702
Chamratrithirong, Aphichat; Singhadej, Orapin;
Yoddumnern-Attig, Bencha. The effect of reduced family
size on maternal and child health: the case of Thailand. [L'effet
d'une reduction de la dimension de la famille sur la sante maternelle
et infantile: l'exemple de la Thailande.] World Health Statistics
Quarterly/Rapport Trimestriel de Statistiques Sanitaires Mondiales,
Vol. 40, No. 1, 1987. 54-62 pp. Geneva, Switzerland. In Eng; Fre.
The authors explore the relationship between small family size and
maternal and child health in Thailand using data from a survey of 2,583
women interviewed in 1985. Comparisons are made between the northern
region, which has experienced a rapid fertility decline, and the
southern region, where the decline to date has been more moderate. The
authors conclude that "there is evidence to suggest that larger
families tend to be associated with poor health of women and their
children: the higher the parity, the higher the risk of pregnancy
wastage, and infant and child mortality." At the same time,
"malnutrition and parasitic infections among women, and illness in the
family, were not found to be related to family size." The need to
further integrate family planning and maternal-child health programs is
stressed.
Author's address: Institute for Population and Social
Research, Mahidol University, Thailand.
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
53:20703 Mier y
Teran, Marta. Some aspects of the interrelationship
between fertility patterns and health: the case of Mexico.
[Aspects de la relation entre les schemas de fecondite et la sante:
l'exemple du Mexique.] World Health Statistics Quarterly/Rapport
Trimestriel de Statistiques Sanitaires Mondiales, Vol. 40, No. 1, 1987.
41-53 pp. Geneva, Switzerland. In Eng; Fre.
"The objective of this
article is to analyse the interrelationships between maternal and child
health [in Mexico] on the one hand, and fertility patterns and trends
on the other, so that the impact of fertility and family formation
changes on maternal and child health can be assessed." The data are
from a variety of official and other published sources and pertain to
the years since 1960. "The analysis of the interrelationship between
fertility patterns and infant mortality in Mexico has shown that
infants born of mothers aged 20-34, of birth orders 2 and 3, with
previous birth intervals of more than two years and whose mother has
not experienced any previous pregnancy wastage have the lowest
mortality rates." It is also shown that while maternal mortality has
been reduced, levels remain high. "Contraceptive use has greatly
increased and total fertility decreased by one-fourth between 1976 and
1982....However, the trend towards shorter birth intervals observed
until 1976, as well as the unchanged age pattern of fertility between
1976 and 1982, have not resulted in lowering maternal risk per birth or
infant risk for the entire population. Lastly, the decline in the
incidence of abortion has certainly had an impact on maternal morbidity
and mortality."
Author's address: Institute of Social Research,
National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico.
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:20704 Owen,
Norman G. Death and disease in Southeast Asia:
explorations in social, medical and demographic history. Southeast
Asia Publications Series, No. 14, ISBN 0-19-588853-7. 1987. xii, 288
pp. Oxford University Press: Singapore. In Eng.
This book is a
product of a conference held at the Australian National University, May
6-8, 1983, which focused on aspects of the history of morbidity and
mortality in Southeast Asia. The approach is interdisciplinary, and
the book consists of 12 papers by various authors, including
anthropologists, political scientists, sociologists, demographers, and
historians. Following a general introduction, the first four papers
focus on the demographic evidence and consider the causes of low rates
of population growth in precolonial Southeast Asia; morbidity and
mortality in Java, Indonesia, from 1820-1880 and 1880-1940; and the
measurement of mortality in the nineteenth-century Philippines. The
next section includes three papers on morbidity in Bali, Indonesia;
Thailand; and Viet Nam. The final section contains four papers on the
biology and politics of death in Indonesia and Malaysia in the
nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
This book is distributed
in Australia and New Zealand by George Allen and Unwin Australia, P.O.
Box 764, 8 Napier Street, North Sydney, NSW 2060,
Australia.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:20705 Robine,
Jean-Marie; Colvez, Alain; Bucquet, D.; Hatton, F.; Morel, B.;
Lelaidier, S. Life expectancy without incapacity in France
in 1982. [L'esperance de vie sans incapacite en France en 1982.]
Population, Vol. 41, No. 6, Nov-Dec 1986. 1,025-42 pp. Paris, France.
In Fre. with sum. in Eng; Spa.
The authors discuss the growing
relevance of a new health indicator, given demographic aging and
increased life expectancy at older ages in developed countries. The
usefulness of this expectancy of healthy life indicator will "depend on
the accuracy of the data available on major, minor, permanent and
temporary incapacities. As data on incapacity in France were improved
considerably during the 1980s, the authors were able, for the first
time, to calculate this index for the entire French population in 1982,
using data from a nation-wide survey on health and medical care. In
1982, life expectancy of men was 70.7 years and life expectancy without
incapacity was 61.9 years. For women, the figures were 78.9 years and
67.1 years respectively."
Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
53:20706 Saksena, D.
N.; Srivastava, J. N. Maternal and child health care
patterns and family size motivations in rural Uttar Pradesh.
Population Research Centre Series B: Survey Report, No. 28, Oct 1986.
ii, 157 pp. Lucknow University, Department of Economics, Population
Research Centre: Lucknow, India. In Eng.
This 1984-1985 study of
health care programs concentrates on maternal and child health services
in a rural area of Uttar Pradesh, India. Three problems identified
during interviews with 1,256 rural couples are poor understanding of
the value of prenatal care, delivery at home without trained
attendants, and failure to participate in available immunization
programs and medical services. Attitudes affecting family size are
also considered.
Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
53:20707
Strohmenger, Claude. Demography and the health of
populations. [Demographie et sante des populations.] Cahiers
Quebecois de Demographie, Vol. 15, No. 1, Apr 1986. 3-10 pp. Montreal,
Canada. In Fre.
The role of demography in the study of health
problems is reviewed. The author first considers the impact of
demographic trends on the health of a population in the developed
world. Next, demographic indexes related to health are reviewed.
Finally, the role of demography in health planning is
considered.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:20708 Suzuki,
Tsuguyoshi; Ohtsuka, Ryutaro. Human ecology of health and
survival in Asia and the South Pacific. ISBN 4-13-068125-7. 1987.
viii, 226 pp. University of Tokyo Press: Tokyo, Japan. In Eng.
"The
articles included in this volume focus upon ideas and methodologies
that contribute to a holistic way of understanding survival strategy
and the South Pacific. Production, consumption, reproduction, and time
depth are emphasized as key concepts in understanding patterns of
survival. Emic analysis is introduced as an important methodology in
human ecology....Health is approached with special attention to its
relation with living and working conditions." The 14 articles are
based on papers given at the International Symposium on the Comparative
Human Ecology of Health and Survival Strategy in Asia and the South
Pacific, held in Tokyo in 1986. Sponsored by the University of Tokyo
and the Japanese Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, the
conference focused on Indonesia and Papua New
Guinea.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:20709 Torrado,
Susana. Health and illness in the first year of life:
Rosario, 1981-1982. [Salud-enfermedad en el primer ano de vida:
Rosario, 1981-1982.] Informes de Investigacion del CEUR, No. 4, ISBN
950-9370-06-1. Jun 1986. xvii, 350 pp. Centro de Estudios Urbanos y
Regionales [CEUR]: Buenos Aires, Argentina. In Spa.
The author
analyzes the determinants of health and illness in the first year of
life, with a focus on viewing those processes as specific
manifestations of social organization. The study is based on surveys,
clinical and institutional records, and death certificates; it concerns
all children born alive in 48 maternity or obstetric facilities in
Rosario, Argentina, between November 2 and 16, 1981. The author
investigates the hypothesis that there exist specific types of
reproduction among different social classes that imply typical forms of
risk or protection in relation to health and illness. The economic,
social, and demographic characteristics of Rosario are first reviewed.
The theoretical model and the methodology used in the study are then
described. Findings are presented relative to socioeconomic position,
socio-demographic characteristics in the context of the family, and
material conditions of life. Determinants of infant mortality are
analyzed, and health and illness profiles are constructed for the
perinatal period and for the first year of life
Publisher's address:
Corrientes 2835, 7o Piso, Cuerpo A, 1193 Buenos Aires,
Argentina.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:20710 Uchino,
Sumiko. Selectivity of staple food-taking pattern by
cohort analysis. Jinko Mondai Kenkyu/Journal of Population
Problems, No. 180, Oct 1986. 23-40 pp. Tokyo, Japan. In Jpn. with sum.
in Eng.
Changing dietary patterns in Japan are reviewed in relation
to characteristics such as age, sex, educational status, occupation,
region, and migration. Data are from a field survey undertaken in
Miyagi and Kumamoto prefectures in 1981. The focus is on the change
from a traditional Japanese rice-based diet to a Western style of
nutrition.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
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