54:30558 Adams, John
S. Housing America in the 1980s. The Population of
the United States in the 1980s: A Census Monograph Series, ISBN
0-87154-003-7. LC 86-42950. 1987. xviii, 328 pp. Russell Sage
Foundation: New York, New York. In Eng.
This study, undertaken for
the National Committee for Research on the 1980 Census, is one in a
series of volumes presenting analyses of the results of the 1980 U.S.
census. "This book describes and analyzes the housing portion of the
U.S. settlement landscape during the early 1980s....[The] introductory
chapter examines part of the recent history of U.S. housing, especially
since 1960. Chapter 2 explores the meaning of housing in America--as
shelter, as home, as store of wealth for households, as tax base for
local governments, as status symbol for the middle class, and as an
element of inclusion and weapon of exclusion in neighborhood and
community life. Chapter 3 describes the U.S. housing stock--its
volume, composition, and geographical distribution. Chapter 4 retreats
the nature of housing demand....Chapter 5 explores how households of
various types are matched with housing units throughout the United
States. This national and regional treatment is followed by small-area
analysis in Chapter 6....Chapter 7 reviews some persistent contemporary
housing policy questions and related governmental
responses."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
54:30559 Day,
Lincoln H. Numerical declines and older age structures in
European populations: an alternative perspective. Family Planning
Perspectives, Vol. 20, No. 3, May-Jun 1988. 139-43 pp. New York, New
York. In Eng.
The issues surrounding fertility decline and
demographic aging in Europe are discussed. The author asserts that
"the numerical declines and older age structures anticipated offer two
potential benefits: First, a period of lessened pressure from
population growth could provide...an improved quality of life by
bringing consumption patterns into better alignment with ecological
reality. Second..., a shift in age structure could possibly result in
reduced demands on resources and could, in fact, provide less support
for the general ethic of economic growth
itself."
Correspondence: L. H. Day, Research School of
Social Sciences, Australian National University, POB 4, Canberra ACT
2601, Australia. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
54:30560 Japan.
Policy Office for the Aged (Tokyo, Japan). Aging in
Japan. 1983. 45 pp. Tokyo, Japan. In Eng.
Demographic aging in
Japan is reviewed using official statistics. Following a historical
survey of trends since the mid-nineteenth century, attention is given
to the situation in the early 1980s with regard to health and welfare,
family and housing, economic factors, and employment and social
integration. A section is included on Japan's policies affecting the
aged.
Correspondence: Policy Office for the Aged, Prime
Minister's Secretariat, Japanese Government, 1-6-1 Chiyoda-ku,
Nagata-cho, Tokyo, Japan. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
54:30561 Jelonek,
Adam. On the sex and age structure of the population of
Czechoslovakia. [O strukturze plci i wieku ludnosci
Czechoslowacji.] Zeszyty Naukowe Uniwersytetu Jagiellonskiego, Prace
Geograficzne, No. 66, 1986. 93-102 pp. Krakow, Poland. In Pol. with
sum. in Eng.
Demographic trends in Czechoslovakia since World War
II are analyzed. Changes in the age and sex structure of the
population by republic and by major ethnic group are
described.
Location: University of Pennsylvania Library,
Philadelphia, PA.
54:30562 Jucovschi,
V.; Ghenciu, G.; Balaci, M.; Popescu, C. Social
gerontology and the demography of the elderly. [Gerontologia
sociala si demografia virstei a treia.] Viitorul Social, Vol. 80,
May-Jun 1987. 211-20 pp. Bucharest, Romania. In Rum.
Demographic
aging and its consequences in Romania for the period 1930-2025 are
analyzed using official data. Particular attention is paid to changes
in the population over age 80. The activities and research of the
National Institute of Gerontology and Geriatrics are
described.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
54:30563 Kong,
Sae-Kwon; Kim, Cho-Kang. Demographic aspects of aging in
Korea. Journal of Population and Health Studies, Vol. 7, No. 2,
Dec 1987. 171-85 pp. Seoul, Korea, Republic of. In Kor. with sum. in
Eng.
Demographic aging in the Republic of Korea is discussed, and
social welfare needs of the aged are identified. Particular concerns
related to longer female life expectancy are
noted.
Correspondence: S.-K. Kong, Korea Institute for
Population and Health, San 42-14, Bulgwang-dong, Eunpyung-ku, Seoul
122-040, Republic of Korea. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
54:30564 Lopez, A.
D. Demographic aspects of population aging in developed
countries. Revue d'Epidemiologie et de Sante Publique/Epidemiology
and Public Health, Vol. 35, No. 3-4, 1987. 195-205 pp. Paris, France.
In Eng. with sum. in Fre.
"There has been a dramatic growth of the
elderly (aged 60+) population in the developed countries since 1950.
By the year 2000, roughly 20% of the population in these countries will
belong to the aged. Women far outnumber men among the elderly due to
differential mortality trends between the sexes. Male life expectancy
at age 60 varies from 19.1 years in Japan to 14.6 years in Hungary.
Among females, the range is from 23.2 years (Canada) to 18.4 years
(Romania). Mortality rates have declined dramatically in several
countries since 1970 due primarily to declines in death rates from
ischaemic heart disease and stroke."
Correspondence: A. D.
Lopez, World Health Organization, CH1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland.
Location: U.S. National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD.
54:30565 Markides,
Kyriakos S.; Mindel, Charles H. Aging and ethnicity.
Sage Library of Social Research, Vol. 163, ISBN 0-8039-2728-2. LC
86-13910. 1987. 270 pp. Sage Publications: Newbury Park,
California/London, England. In Eng.
"The purpose of this book is to
attempt to synthesize social gerontological literature on America's
major ethnic groups in order to make it more accessible to scholars and
students." Chapters are included on demographic and socioeconomic
characteristics, mortality and health, and family structure and family
relations.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
54:30566 Rosenwaike,
Ira; Logue, Barbara. The extreme aged in America: a
portrait of an expanding population. Contributions to the Study of
Aging, No. 3, ISBN 0-313-24857-5. LC 85-8014. 1985. xxi, 253 pp.
Greenwood Press: Westport, Connecticut/London, England. In Eng.
This study, based on data from official sources, is concerned with
the U.S. population over age 85, the fastest-growing segment of the
elderly population, which numbered around two and a half million in
1980. The study looks first at the expansion of the extreme aged
population and assesses the reliability of available demographic data.
A demographic profile, presented in the next seven chapters, reveals a
population differing markedly from other Americans and significantly
from other groups of older Americans. Included in the profile are data
on age and sex distribution; race, ethnic group, and national origin;
geographic distribution; social and economic characteristics; living
arrangements; health status; and mortality patterns and life
expectancy. International comparisons and population projections are
also offered, and implications for national policy are
considered.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
54:30567 Serow,
William J.; Sly, David F.; Wrigley, J. Michael. Population
aging in the United States. [1987]. vii, 169 pp. Florida State
University, College of Social Sciences, Center for the Study of
Population: Tallahassee, Florida. In Eng.
Demographic aging in the
United States is analyzed using data from official and other published
sources. Separate consideration is given to trends in population
aging; population distribution and migration; family, household, and
housing characteristics; socioeconomic aspects; and the health status
of the older population. Some policy implications are
discussed.
Correspondence: Center for the Study of
Population, College of Social Sciences, Florida State University,
Tallahassee, FL 32306. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
54:30568 Carson,
Sandra A. Sex selection: the ultimate in family
planning. Fertility and Sterility, Vol. 50, No. 1, Jul 1988. 16-9
pp. Birmingham, Alabama. In Eng.
The author critically examines the
efficacy of various preconceptual sex selection methods. "Sex
preselection methods can be divided into three general groups: (1)
dietary methods, (2) in vivo methods designed to produce conditions
optimum for fertilization by either the X- or Y-bearing sperm, and (3)
in vitro sperm separation methods designed to enrich semen into either
X- or Y-bearing sperm....[The author concludes that] in none of these
techniques have rigorous studies been conducted. No controlled studies
have been reported, and follow-up is not sufficiently rigorous to offer
confidence that cases are not lost to
follow-up."
Correspondence: S. A. Carson, 956 Court D324,
Memphis, TN 38163. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
54:30569
Chahnazarian, Anouch; Blumberg, Baruch S.; London, W.
Thomas. Hepatitis B and the sex ratio at birth: a
comparative analysis of four populations. Journal of Biosocial
Science, Vol. 20, No. 3, Jul 1988. 357-70 pp. Cambridge, England. In
Eng.
The relationship between hepatitis B infection in parents and
the sex ratio at birth of their offspring is examined in four
populations. The hepatitis B carrier state in parents may increase the
sex ratio of their offspring, but it seems that immunization against
hepatitis B is unlikely to affect the sex ratio at birth of future
generations." The data are from Greece, the Philippines, Greenland,
and Papua New Guinea.
Correspondence: A. Chahnazarian,
Department of Population Dynamics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore,
MD 21218. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
54:30570 Cravioto,
Patricia; Cravioto, Joaquin; Bravo, Gustavo; Fernandez, Guadalupe;
Sanchez, Bertha G.; Galvan, Fernando; Mendoza, Mauricio.
Age of menarche in a rural population: accuracy of records four
years later. [Edad de la menarquia en un poblado rural: exactitud
del recordatorio cuatro anos despues.] Boletin Medico del Hospital
Infantil de Mexico, Vol. 44, No. 10, Oct 1987. 589-93 pp. Mexico City,
Mexico. In Spa. with sum. in Eng.
The accuracy of recall of age at
menarche after four years is examined using data for 85 girls with
known menarcheal ages who were living in a rural area of Mexico.
Significant differences between recalled and actual age at menarche are
noted, and the implications for studies on this topic are
considered.
Correspondence: J. Cravioto, Av. IMAN No. 1,
Colonia Camisetas, C.P. 14 410, Mexico D.F., Mexico. Location:
U.S. National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD.
54:30571 Jayasekara,
R.; Goonewardene, S. The influence of socio-economic
factors on mean age of menarche in Sri Lanka. Ceylon Medical
Journal, Vol. 32, No. 2, Jun 1987. 89-94 pp. Colombo, Sri Lanka. In
Eng.
The effects of socioeconomic factors on the age of menarche in
Sri Lanka are studied in 3,967 Sinhalese girls in Colombo to ascertain
the role of environment on the onset of menarche. The mean age of
menarche in this group was found to be about 13.06 years and was
unaffected by father's occupation, family size, or birth order. A
trend toward earlier age at menarche over time was
noted.
Correspondence: R. Jayasekara, Human Genetics Unit,
Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, 94 Cumaratunga Munidasa
Mawatha, Colombo 3, Sri Lanka. Location: U.S. National Library
of Medicine, Bethesda, MD.
54:30572 Moore, Dan
H.; Gledhill, Barton L. How large should my study be so
that I can detect an altered sex ratio? Fertility and Sterility,
Vol. 50, No. 1, Jul 1988. 21-5 pp. Birmingham, Alabama. In Eng.
"The authors present simple, nontechnical reference tables for
determination of the minimum sample size necessary to detect a change
in sex ratio (1) from a theoretical value, and (2) between two
experimental populations. Simple methods for analyzing the results of
gender manipulation experiments are described. Technical details are
included in a separate section."
Correspondence: D. H.
Moore, Biomedical Sciences Division, Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory, L-452, University of California, P.O. Box 5507, Livermore,
CA 94550. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
54:30573 Rajangam,
Sayee; Thomas, I. M. Menarche and menopause in Tamil
Brahmins of India. Man in India, Vol. 67, No. 3, Sep 1988. 264-75
pp. Ranchi, India. In Eng.
Age at menarche and menopause among the
Tamil Brahmins of Bangalore, India, are analyzed using data on 295
women aged 25-70. Attention is given to the effect of consanguinity,
socioeconomic status, family size, and birth
order.
Correspondence: S. Rajangam, Division of Human
Genetics, St. John's Medical College, Bangalore 560 034, India.
Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
54:30574 Rex-Kiss,
Bela; Szabo, Raffael. Data on the development of the sex
ratio of the newborn (the secondary sex ratio) in Hungary. [Adatok
az ujszulottek nemi aranyanak (szekunder sex rationak) alakulasahoz
Magyarorszagon.] Demografia, Vol. 30, No. 1, 1987. 52-75 pp. Budapest,
Hungary. In Hun. with sum. in Eng; Rus.
Changes in the sex ratio in
Hungary are analyzed using official data for the period 1946-1984.
Consideration is given to differences in the sex ratio by place of
residence, parity, and legitimacy. The impact of late fetal deaths and
spontaneous abortions on the sex ratio is considered. It is noted that
the sex ratio has declined since 1975. The authors suggest that
although the impact of late fetal mortality on the sex ratio is
minimal, the impact of spontaneous abortions is
significant.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
54:30575 Sepetliev,
Dimitar. Statistical methods for studying the biological
and social characteristics of the Bulgarian population.
[Statisticheski metodi za izuchavane na biologichnata i sotsialnata
kharakteristika na naselenieto v Balgariya.] Naselenie, Vol. 5, No. 3,
1987. 93-9 pp. Sofia, Bulgaria. In Bul. with sum. in Eng; Rus.
The
author proposes a methodology for analyzing the biological and social
characteristics of the population of Bulgaria using data from the 1985
census. The characteristics considered include the health status of
the population and its labor force potential.
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
54:30576 David,
Martin H.; Menchik, Paul L. Changes in cohort wealth over
a generation. Demography, Vol. 25, No. 3, Aug 1988. 317-35 pp.
Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"Empirical computation of expected wealth
is hampered by two problems: mortality risks vary in the population
and over time; and observation of net estates for most cohorts is
truncated, as some individuals in a cohort survive the calendar date on
which observation is terminated. These two problems are solved in
estimating cohort wealth for a sample of Wisconsin taxpayers. Hazard
rate models of differential occupational mortality risks were estimated
from the occupational information on the tax records. Values of net
estate are simulated for individuals in each birth cohort who survived.
Survivors have characteristics that imply greater wealth holdings than
the deceased in every birth year covered by the study (1890-1924).
Because of this, estimates of wealth-age relationships produced by the
estate multiplier method for any given year will have a serious
downward bias. Longitudinal data imply that dissaving does not occur
after age 65."
Correspondence: M. H. David, Department of
Economics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
54:30577 Holden,
Karen C.; Burkhauser, Richard V.; Feaster, Daniel J. The
timing of falls into poverty after retirement and widowhood.
Demography, Vol. 25, No. 3, Aug 1988. 405-14 pp. Washington, D.C. In
Eng.
"A major concern of workers, even those financially prepared
for retirement, is that a small risk of poverty may grow over time.
Cross-sectional data showing that older cohorts have higher poverty
rates substantiate this concern. Using data from the [U.S.] Retirement
History Study, we analyze changes in the hazard of entering poverty as
a cohort of elderly couples retire and age and the wives are widowed.
The initial fall into poverty among those who were not poor before the
husband retired is more closely linked to the event of retirement or
widowhood than to the slowly eroding household income over the period
of retirement and widowhood. The death of her retired husband puts a
wife in economic jeopardy whether this shock occurs one year after his
retirement or some years later."
Correspondence: K. C.
Holden, Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin,
1180 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
54:30578 Johnson,
Paul. Savings behaviour, fertility and economic
development in nineteenth-century Britain and America. Centre for
Economic Policy Research Discussion Paper, No. 203, Oct 1987. iii, 35
pp. Centre for Economic Policy Research: London, England. In Eng.
"This paper reviews evidence that life-cycle saving became the norm
in nineteenth-century America, with a consequent fall in fertility and
rise in the rate of capital formation, and considers whether a similar
transition to life-cycle saving can be observed in nineteenth-century
Britain. Although there is extensive evidence of widespread saving by
British workers, most of this saving did not fit a life-cycle
pattern....The paper concludes that some of the apparent differences
between the savings behaviour of British and American workers may be
the result of a misreading of U.S. evidence, some may be due to
differences in old-age welfare systems, but that the most plausible
explanation is that the real income of British workers in this period
was substantially below that of their American counterparts." Data are
from official and other published sources.
Correspondence:
Centre for Economic Policy Research, 6 Duke of York Street, London,
SW1Y 6LA, England. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
54:30579 Joshi,
Heather. The cash opportunity costs of childbearing: an
approach to estimation using British data. Centre for Economic
Policy Research Discussion Paper, No. 208, Nov 1987. iii, 44 pp. Centre
for Economic Policy Research: London, England. In Eng.
"The
opportunity costs of rearing British children, in terms of cash
earnings forgone by their mother, are estimated for a typical family.
Data from the 1980 Women and Employment Survey provide estimates for
hourly pay as a function of work experience and current hours of work.
In addition, these data are used to generate participation and hours
profiles for representative women with different numbers of children.
These are then combined with the earnings function to simulate lifetime
income. The simulations indicate that the earnings forgone as a result
of bearing and rearing two children can be decomposed into three
effects, of approximately equal magnitude: on participation, hours and
pay. These effects exceed the direct costs of children and do not rise
proportionally with family size." There is commentary on the contrasts
between these findings and those reported in 1985 and 1986 by Calhoun
and Espenshade for U.S. mothers.
Correspondence: Centre for
Economic Policy Research, 6 Duke of York Street, London SW1Y 6LA,
England. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
54:30580 Lam,
David. Lorenz curves, inequality, and social welfare under
changing population composition. Journal of Policy Modeling, Vol.
10, No. 1, Apr 1988. 141-62 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
"This
paper analyzes the effects of population growth and other demographic
changes on the distribution of income by examining Lorenz curves and
generalized Lorenz curves produced from combinations of income
distributions. The paper shows that when subpopulations have equal
means, a number of simple conditions govern the positions of the Lorenz
curve for the combined population relative to the Lorenz curves for the
subpopulations. These conditions become less regular when the
subpopulations have different means, and suggest that a combined
distribution will almost never Lorenz-dominate an original
distribution. Implications of the results for intertemporal
comparisons of social welfare and inequality are discussed. The results
are illustrated by comparing income distributions across generations in
Brazil."
Correspondence: D. Lam, Department of Economics,
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. Location:
Princeton University Library (PF).
54:30581 Nelissen,
J. H. M. Age and income. [Leeftijd en inkomen.]
Bevolking en Gezin, No. 3, Dec 1987. 53-71 pp. Brussels, Belgium. In
Dut. with sum. in Eng.
"The aim of this article is to give a
picture of and to explain the developments in the age-income profile in
the Netherlands. In the first section, the focus is on developments in
the distribution of age groups over quintiles. Next the age-income
profile is analysed. The cross-sectional profile gives a false
impression, however, if one is looking for longitudinal developments.
Consequently, age-income profiles for different birth-generations are
deduced, an approach which yields a more differentiated picture. By
means of a so-called APC-model the changes in the age-income profiles
are interpreted."
Correspondence: J. H. M. Nelissen,
Postbus 90153, 5000 LE Tilburg, Netherlands. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
54:30582 Snipp, C.
Matthew; Sandefur, Gary D. Earnings of American Indians
and Alaskan natives: the effects of residence and migration.
Social Forces, Vol. 66, No. 4, Jun 1988. 994-1,008 pp. Chapel Hill,
North Carolina. In Eng.
"This paper examines the effects of
residence in metropolitan areas and migration from nonmetropolitan
areas to metropolitan areas [in the United States] on the earnings of
American Indian and Alaskan Native householders aged 25-54. The
results indicate that: (1) the earnings of metropolitan Indians are
markedly higher than those of nonmetropolitan Indians, but the earnings
of nonmetropolitan-to-metropolitan migrants are very little more than
those of nonmetropolitan stayers; and, (2) the difference in earnings
between metropolitan and nonmetropolitan Indians is due to better
opportunities in metropolitan areas and to the interaction between
these opportunities and the higher levels of human capital of
metropolitan Indians."
Correspondence: C. M. Snipp,
Department of Sociology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
20742-1315. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
54:30583 United
States. Bureau of the Census (Washington, D.C.). Household
after-tax income: 1986. Current Population Reports, Series P-23:
Special Studies, No. 157, Jun 1988. v, 66 pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"This report is the seventh in a series presenting estimates of
household after-tax income and taxes paid by [U.S.] households....Data
from the 1983 Annual Housing Survey, the Income Survey Development
Program, and the Internal Revenue Service were combined with the March
1987 Current Population Survey (CPS) data to derive the estimates shown
in this report. The main purpose of this report is to provide
estimates of year-to-year changes in household purchasing power and of
differences in purchasing power between subgroups of the
population."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
54:30584 Winegarden,
C. R. Women's labour force participation and the
distribution of household incomes: evidence from cross-national
data. Economica, Vol. 54, No. 214, May 1987. 223-36 pp. London,
England. In Eng.
"This study investigates the effects of women's
labour force participation on household income inequality. The
theoretical background is examined, an econometric model is specified
and tested, and a simulation is performed. It is found that the
direction and strength of the income distribution effects depend on the
level of women's participation. Starting from low levels, a rise in
their activity rates intensifies income inequality, but the
disequalizing tendency diminishes as participation continues to
increase, and is replaced by an equalizing process when high levels of
participation are attained."
Correspondence: C. R.
Winegarden, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606. Location:
Princeton University Library (PF).
54:30585 Yotopoulos,
Pan A. A "world" distribution of income and of real
poverty and affluence. Pakistan Development Review, Vol. 26, No.
3, Autumn 1987. 275-99 pp. Islamabad, Pakistan. In Eng.
International comparative estimates of income distribution are
formulated using data from household income and expenditure surveys for
nine developing and five developed countries. The focus is on a
comparison among countries concerning the percentage and number of the
affluent and those living in poverty. The results show a decrease
since the 1960s in the number of those living in poverty. The
significance for economic development of the growth of an affluent
population in the developing world is
considered.
Correspondence: P. A. Yotopoulos, Food Research
Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
54:30586 Zick,
Cathleen D.; Smith, Ken R. Recent widowhood, remarriage,
and changes in economic well-being. Journal of Marriage and the
Family, Vol. 50, No. 1, Feb 1988. 233-44 pp. Saint Paul, Minnesota. In
Eng.
"This research examines how changes in family composition due
to the death of a spouse, and subsequent remarriage, affect economic
status. The results of both descriptive analyses and a test of a
simple multivariate model show that the death of a spouse translates
into a substantial economic loss, particularly for widows.
Furthermore, the economic gains for both widows and widowers who
remarry are generally large compared to those of persons who remain
widowed for at least five years. A key finding of this work is that
the economic situations of the continuously widowed and the remarrying
widowed differ markedly throughout their respective spells of
widowhood....Data for this investigation come from the 1983 release of
the [U.S.] Panel Study of Income Dynamics
(PSID)."
Correspondence: C. D. Zick, Department of Family
and Consumer Studies, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
54:30587 Bruno,
Rosalind R. Educational attainment in the United States:
March 1982 to 1985. Current Population Reports, Series P-20:
Population Characteristics, No. 415, Nov 1987. iv, 123 pp. U.S. Bureau
of the Census: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"This report contains data
from the Current Population Survey (CPS) conducted by the Bureau of the
Census in March of 1982 to 1985 [concerning]...years of school
completed by age, sex, race, and Spanish origin....The detailed tables
present data on years of school completed by persons 15 years old and
over by age, sex, race, Spanish origin, type of residence, region of
residence, occupation, marital status, and education of spouse. Also,
summary data are presented for the 15 largest States and metropolitan
areas." Time series data are also presented for the period
1940-1985.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
54:30588 de Tray,
Dennis. Government policy, household behavior, and the
distribution of schooling: a case study of Malaysia. Research in
Population Economics, Vol. 6, 1988. 303-36 pp. Greenwich,
Connecticut/London, England. In Eng.
"This paper sets out a study
of one aspect of educational attainment (attendance rates) as a means
of assessing for one country how successful educational policy has been
as an instrument of change. The country in question is Malaysia, and
the policy issue is its government's attempt to alter relative returns
to education among segments of the Malaysian population. Beginning
shortly after independence, Malaysian policy makers have worked on both
the returns and cost side of the education equation to increase the
value of education to Malays relative to Malaysians of Chinese or
Indian extraction. The work reported herein uses household and
community data from the 1976 Malaysian Family Life Survey (MFLS) to
explore decisions families make regarding children's education,
especially how those decisions were and can be affected by government
policy."
Correspondence: D. de Tray, Development Research
Department, World Bank, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20433.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
54:30589 Goldblatt,
Peter. Changes in social class between 1971 and 1981:
could these affect mortality differences among men of working
ages? Population Trends, No. 51, Spring 1988. 9-17 pp. London,
England. In Eng.
The composition of social classes in England and
Wales is compared for 1971 and 1981 using data from the 1971 census,
the OPCS Longitudinal Study, and a University of Warwick study of
industrial occupations. The results indicate that a significant
percentage of men were affected by a change of class during this
period. The impact of these changes on official measures of health
inequality is considered.
Correspondence: P. Goldblatt,
Social Statistics Research Unit, City University, Northampton Square,
London EC1V 0HB, England. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
54:30590 Houdaille,
Jacques. The old bourgeoisie according to Andre
Delavenne's genealogical dictionary. [La bourgeoisie ancienne
selon le dictionnaire genealogique d'Andre Delavenne.] Population, Vol.
43, No. 2, Mar-Apr 1988. 311-29 pp. Paris, France. In Fre. with sum. in
Eng; Spa.
The genealogical dictionary of the French bourgeoisie
published by Andre Delavenne in 1955 is used as a data source for a
study of class characteristics in nineteenth-century France. "The
professions of the heads of households indicate they were all very
well-to-do. Age at marriage was high for men and rather low for women.
Fertility declined among couples who were married in about 1740. It
rose significantly among couples married in about 1840, and remained
higher than the national average until the turn of the century. This
population was probably very attached to traditional values, as is
shown by the relatively large number of religious vocations in their
families. Mortality rates were relatively low but decreased more
slowly than the national average."
Correspondence: J.
Houdaille, Institut National d'Etudes Demographiques, 27 Rue du
Commandeur, 75675 Paris Cedex 14, France. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
54:30591 Mason,
Andrew. The transition in education: intergenerational
effects. NUPRI Research Paper Series, No. 42, Mar 1988. vi, 39 pp.
Nihon University, Population Research Institute: Tokyo, Japan. In Eng.
"This paper is concerned with linking decision-making about
schooling to trends in the level and variance of educational attainment
and to intergenerational mobility in educational attainment. A simple
transition model is presented in which schooling is determined by the
educational attainment of one's parents. Educational attainment of
successive generations is tracked with attention to three
characteristics--mean attainment, the variance of attainment, and the
correlation in attainment between parents and their children. The
model is applied to the case of Thailand using the results from
analysis of enrollment based on the 1981 Socio-Economic
Survey."
Correspondence: Nihon University, Population
Research Institute, 3-2 Misaki-cho 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101,
Japan. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
54:30592 Stewart,
Charles T. Structural change and intergenerational
occupational mobility. Journal of Developing Areas, Vol. 21, No.
2, Jan 1987. 141-57 pp. Macomb, Illinois. In Eng.
The rapid
structural change that accompanies contemporary economic development in
the more successful developing countries is analyzed, with particular
regard to the initial opportunities for upward social mobility and the
subsequent decline in such opportunities as the economy matures. The
first part of the paper "presents data on Kuwait illustrating the
problem confronting nations whose income is largely derived from oil.
More extensive data are presented for Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan.
The second part estimates an equation for predicting the proportion of
employment in professional and technical occupations as a function of
per capita income. The third part projects the occupational structure
required in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan to avoid downward
intercohort and intergenerational occupational mobility....The fourth
part interprets the results of the preceding section in light of
demographic trends." The author concludes that the decline in
opportunity for professional and technical occupations combined with
the growth in the number of those qualified to perform such jobs may
cause major social and political unrest.
Correspondence: C.
T. Stewart, Department of Economics, George Washington University,
Washington, D.C. 20052. Location: Princeton University
Library (PR).
54:30593 Bean, Frank
D.; Tienda, Marta. The Hispanic population of the United
States. The Population of the United States in the 1980s: A
Census Monograph Series, ISBN 0-87154-104-1. LC 87-9748. 1987. xxiv,
456 pp. Russell Sage Foundation: New York, New York. In Eng.
This
study, undertaken for the National Committee for Research on the 1980
census, is one in a series of volumes concerned with analyses of the
results of the 1980 U.S. census. The book begins with a theoretical
consideration of Hispanic ethnicity, focusing on the socioeconomic and
ethnic differentiation among the three major Hispanic groups, those of
Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban origin. Chapter 2 "is devoted to
defining the population and to providing a critical discussion of the
data used to portray changes in the characteristics of Hispanic origin
peoples....The remainder of the book is dedicated to compiling a
comprehensive profile of the demographic and socioeconomic
characteristics of the Hispanic origin populations, emphasizing the
vast diversity among them through comparisons of Mexicans, Puerto
Ricans, and Cubans; Central/South Americans; and, where appropriate,
blacks and non-Hispanic whites. The book is organized by subject
matter rather than by nationality of the groups." Topics covered
include immigration; spatial distribution, internal migration, and
segregation; marriage, family, and household; fertility; educational
status; labor force participation; and income.
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
54:30594 Clark, W.
A. V.; Mueller, Milan. Hispanic relocation and spatial
assimilation: a case study. Social Science Quarterly, Vol. 69,
No. 2, Jun 1988. 468-75 pp. Austin, Texas. In Eng.
The relationship
between geographical and social mobility among the Hispanic population
is examined using data for Los Angeles and Orange County, California,
from the Public Use Microdata Files of the 1980 U.S. census. "The
research shows that there has been significant growth in suburban
Hispanic populations and these populations in general are shown to be
better educated and have higher incomes. There is also evidence that
the Hispanic population in suburban areas is less segregated than the
Hispanic population in central cities."
Correspondence: W.
A. V. Clark, Department of Geography, University of California, Los
Angeles, CA 90024. Location: Princeton University Library
(PR).
54:30595 Cornevin,
Marianne. Black populations in South Africa.
[Populations noires d'Afrique du Sud.] Afrique Contemporaine, Vol. 26,
No. 141, Jan-Mar 1987. 32-49 pp. Paris, France. In Fre.
Current
population trends among the black population of South Africa are
reviewed. The author notes that official data is available for eight
different black ethnic groups and for the four racial groups of whites,
Coloureds, Indians, and blacks. The exclusion of data for blacks
residing in the independent black homelands is noted. Specific
attention is paid to the development of an urban black population for
whom tribal origins are of diminishing importance and to trends in
ethnic intermarriage with other black groups. The implications of this
change for the country's future are assessed.
Location:
Princeton University Library (PR).
54:30596 Kozlov, V.
I. Processes of ethnic change and population dynamics
among the peoples of the USSR. Soviet Anthropology and Archeology,
Vol. 26, No. 3, Winter 1987-88. 46-60 pp. Armonk, New York. In Eng.
The impact of ethnic changes on the population dynamics of the USSR
is analyzed. The primary focus is on the different rates of
assimilation of various ethnic groups over time, particularly through
marriage. Data are from the Soviet censuses of 1926, 1939, 1959, 1970,
and 1979.
This is a translation of a section of the Russian study
published in 1982 and cited in 49:30595.
Location:
Princeton University Library (PR).
54:30597 Proebsting,
Helmut. Marriages, divorces, births, and deaths of aliens,
1986. [Eheschliessungen, Ehescheidungen, Geburten und Sterbefalle
von Auslandern 1986.] Wirtschaft und Statistik, No. 2, Feb 1988. 80-5
pp. Wiesbaden, Germany, Federal Republic of. In Ger.
Data on
marriages, divorces, births, and deaths for Germans and resident aliens
in the Federal Republic of Germany are presented for 1986. Tables
provide data by state of residence for couples, 1950-1986; divorce by
nationality, 1986; divorce by state of residence, 1977-1986; births,
deaths, and birth rates, 1960-1986; legitimate births by parents'
residence and illegitimate births by mother's residence, 1960-1986;
births by country of origin, including West Germany, 1975-1986;
legitimate births by birth order and nationality; age structure, 1985;
and projected age structure for the year 2010.
For a previous report
concerning 1985, published in 1987, see 53:30653.
Location: Princeton University Library (PF).
54:30598 Shaw,
Chris. Latest estimates of ethnic minority
populations. Population Trends, No. 51, Spring 1988. 5-8 pp.
London, England. In Eng.
"This article gives new estimates of the
size and characteristics of the ethnic minority populations of Great
Britain derived from the results of the Labour Force Surveys of 1984,
1985 and 1986. Averaged over this period, the size of the ethnic
minority population is estimated to have been 2.43 million or 4.5 per
cent of the total population of Great
Britain."
Correspondence: C. Shaw, Population Statistics
Division, Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, St. Catherine's
House, 10 Kingsway, London WC2B 6JP, England. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
54:30599 Singh, K.
S. The people of India. A national project: its
perspectives and prospects. Man in India, Vol. 67, No. 3, Sep
1987. 232-49 pp. Ranchi, India. In Eng.
The author describes the
current and planned activities envisaged under the Anthropological
Survey of India to survey and study the castes and ethnic groups of
contemporary India. Consideration is given to the availability of data
on such subjects in the census.
Location: Princeton
University Library (PR).
54:30600 Stuckert,
Robert P. Black populations of the Southern Appalachian
mountains. Phylon, Vol. 48, No. 2, Summer 1987. 141-51 pp.
Atlanta, Georgia. In Eng.
The size and characteristics of black
populations in the Southern Appalachian region of the United States
between 1860 and 1980 are reviewed. Following an overview of the growth
of this population, attention is given to the increasing diversity of
occupations and to the urbanization of the black population after World
War II.
Correspondence: R. P. Stuckert, Department of
Sociology, Berea College, Berea, KY 40404. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
54:30601 Tas, Ronald
F. J. The population of Surinamese and Antillean origin in
the Netherlands, 1971-1986. [La population originaire du Surinam
et des Antilles neerlandaises aux Pays-Bas, 1971-1986.] Revue
Europeenne des Migrations Internationales, Vol. 3, No. 3, 1987. 69-89
pp. Poitiers, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
Demographic
characteristics of residents of the Netherlands who are of Surinamese
or Antillean origin are examined using official data. The size of
these migrant groups, age and sex distribution, fertility, mortality,
nuptiality, and international migration rates are discussed for the
period 1971-1986. Comparisons are made with demographic indicators for
the total population of the Netherlands.
Correspondence: R.
F. J. Tas, Subdivision of Population Trends, Department for Population
Statistics, Central Bureau of Statistics, 428 Prinses Beatrixlaan, P.O.
Box 959, 2270 AZ Voorburg, Netherlands. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
54:30602 United
States. Bureau of the Census (Washington, D.C.). The
Hispanic population in the United States: March 1985. Current
Population Reports, Series P-20: Population Characteristics, No. 422,
Mar 1988. v, 74 pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"This report presents
data on the demographic, social, and economic characteristics of the
Hispanic population in the United States. A distinguishing feature of
this report is the focus on changes in the social and economic
characteristics of Hispanics which have occurred between 1982 and 1985.
Most of the data shown in the report were collected in the supplement
to the March 1985 Current Population Survey (CPS)....This report
contains data for the total Hispanic population and its
subgroups--Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central and South American,
and other Spanish origin. Comparable data for the overall population
and the non-Hispanic population also are included. The social and
economic characteristics presented include age, sex, marital status,
educational attainment, employment status, family composition and size,
income, and poverty status."
Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
54:30603 Valdes, Luz
M.; Menendez, M. Teresa. The dynamics of the
Indian-language-speaking people, 1900-1980. [Dinamica de la
poblacion de habla indigena, 1900-1980.] Serie Demografia Etnica, ISBN
968-6038-60-4. 1987. 110 pp. Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e
Historia: Mexico City, Mexico. In Spa.
Population dynamics among
the Indian-language-speaking population of Mexico are analyzed using
census data, up to and including the 1980 census. The analysis is
presented separately at the national level and by state. Extensive
tabular data on the various language groups are
included.
Location: New York Public Library.
54:30604 van
Amersfoort, Hans. Ethnic residential patterns in Dutch
cities: class, race, or culture? [Residence et groupes ethniques
dans les villes neerlandaises: classe, race, ou culture?] Revue
Europeenne des Migrations Internationales, Vol. 3, No. 3, 1987. 91-115
pp. Poitiers, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
Settlement patterns
of immigrants from Suriname, Turkey, and Morocco living in the
Netherlands between 1970 and 1982 are described. The author "explores
to what extent general theories about ethnic residential
differentiation are corroborated by the ethnic patterns in Dutch
cities. On the basis of the literature four 'theories' of ethnic
residential differentiation are formulated. It is pointed out that
three of these four 'theories' contribute to our understanding of the
existing ethnic patterns in Dutch cities, though they certainly do not
fit perfectly."
Correspondence: H. van Amersfoort,
Institute of Social Geography, University of Amsterdam, 23 Jodenbree
Street, 1011 NH Amsterdam, Netherlands. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
54:30605 Yuan, D.
Y. Chinese-American population. ISBN 962-308-004-2.
1988. xii, 139 pp. UEA Press: Hong Kong. In Eng.
This is a
collection of 10 articles, 9 of which have been published previously,
on the Chinese-American population of the United States. The primary
focus is on the period 1960-1980, although consideration is given to
earlier periods. Topics covered include segregation and settlement
patterns of Chinese residents in U.S. cities, occupations and labor
force participation, suburban and rural populations, and
intermarriage.
Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
