55:40519 Banister,
Judith. The aging of China's population. Problems of
Communism, Vol. 37, No. 6, Nov-Dec 1988. 62-77 pp. Washington, D.C. In
Eng.
The author first points out that if China successfully
implements its one-child policy, by the year 2050 an unprecedented 40
percent of its population will be 65 or older. "Until the mid-1980's,
however, Chinese officials failed to perceive that elderly dependence
would ever be a problem in China in part because of the traditional
family support system. More recently, the government has had to
recognize that its attempts to control population growth through a
one-child policy are leading inexorably to the dramatic aging of its
population, and the care and support of the nation's future elderly has
become a source of concern. Given the underdeveloped state of China's
system of health and social services, the limited number of pension
programs available to China's workers, and a weakened family support
system due to low fertility and the effects of recent economic reforms,
a major focus of the debate over the aging of the population has
centered around issues of demographic policy. Increasingly the
unpopular one-child policy has come under question, stimulating a
lively debate."
Correspondence: J. Banister, U.S. Bureau of
the Census, Center for International Research, China Branch, Scuderi
Building, Washington, D.C. 20233. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPIA).
55:40520 Chayovan,
Napaporn; Wongsith, Malinee; Saengtienchai, Chanpen.
Socio-economic consequences of the ageing of the population in
Thailand: survey findings. ASEAN Population Programme,
Socio-Economic Consequences of the Ageing of the Population Project,
Pub. Order No. 161/88. ISBN 974-569-713-3. Nov 1988. xi, 183 pp.
Chulalongkorn University, Institute of Population Studies: Bangkok,
Thailand. In Eng.
Major findings are presented from the
Socio-Economic Consequences of the Ageing of the Population in Thailand
(SECAPT) project. "The primary objective of the SECAPT project is to
collect baseline data on current status and characteristics of the aged
in Thailand." Chapters are included on the survey background,
objectives, and methodology; economic circumstances of the elderly,
including labor force participation, sources of income, and social and
psychological status; living arrangements; health conditions of the
elderly; and knowledge of and attitudes toward old-age
welfare.
Correspondence: Chulalongkorn University,
Institute of Population Studies, Bangkok, Thailand. Location:
Population Council Library, New York, NY.
55:40521 Fundacao
Sistema Estadual de Analise de Dados [SEADE] (Sao Paulo,
Brazil). The youth of greater Sao Paulo. [O jovem na
grande Sao Paulo.] Colecao Realidade Paulista, ISBN 85-85016-25-6. Dec
1988. 275 pp. Sao Paulo, Brazil. In Por.
This is a detailed study
of the population under age 20 who constitute approximately one-half
the total population of the municipality of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Included are data on how they live, why they drop out of school, their
health, and their precarious position in the labor market. Projections
to the year 2000 serve as a basis for a discussion of future social
policies for Brazilian youth.
Correspondence: SEADE, Av.
Casper Libero 464, 01033 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil. Location: New
York Public Library.
55:40522 Howe, Anna
L.; Sharwood, Penny. The old old or the new old? Part
2--health status and trends of the population aged 80 years and
over. Journal of the Australian Population Association, Vol. 6,
No. 1, May 1989. 18-37 pp. Carlton South, Australia. In Eng.
"This
paper is the second part of a study of the old old population, those
aged 80 years and older, in Australia. It poses the question, as the
experience of advanced old age becomes increasingly the norm, are more
people living longer because of better health, or surviving longer in
poorer health? Three aspects of population health are examined:
patterns and trends in mortality, the morbidity implications of these
findings, and service utilization. The study identifies a need to
integrate analyses of mortality, morbidity and service use, and to
develop a methodology able to express the diversity of the old old
population."
For Part 1, published by the same authors in 1988, see
55:10586.
Correspondence: A. L. Howe, La Trobe University,
Lincoln Gerontology Centre, Aged Care Research Group, 206 Drummond
Street, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
55:40523 Levy,
Michel L. Twelve population pyramids, plus one.
[Douze pyramides des ages, plus une.] Population et Societes, No. 238,
Sep 1989. 4 pp. Institut National d'Etudes Demographiques [INED]:
Paris, France. In Fre.
Age pyramids are presented for the European
Community as a whole and for the 12 constituent countries. The data
are taken from official Eurostat sources.
Correspondence:
INED, 27 rue du Commandeur, 75675 Paris Cedex 14, France.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40524 Li,
Rongshi. An analysis of China's population in 1987.
Population Research, Vol. 5, No. 3, Sep 1988. 28-38 pp. Beijing, China.
In Eng.
The author analyzes China's population structure, based on
a national one percent population sampling survey taken in July 1987.
Data are included on population size, natural increase, sex and age
structure, and educational levels. Minority group proportions and
population distribution in urban areas are
described.
Correspondence: R. Li, State Statistical Bureau,
Beijing, China. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40525 Martin,
Linda G. Living arrangements of the elderly in Fiji,
Korea, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Demography, Vol. 26, No. 4,
Nov 1989. 627-43 pp. Alexandria, Virginia. In Eng.
"Using logit
techniques and data from surveys of the elderly conducted in 1984 under
the auspices of the World Health Organization, this article
investigates socioeconomic, cultural, and demographic determinants of
living arrangements of the elderly. Having a spouse or children with
whom to live has important effects on living arrangements. The results
provide only weak support, however, for hypotheses based on
modernization theory and point to the need for detailed data on
transitions in living arrangements and for information about the
younger generation as well as the older generation, both of which are
involved in deciding who lives with whom." The data concern Fiji,
Malaysia, the Philippines, and the Republic of
Korea.
Correspondence: L. G. Martin, National Academy of
Sciences, Committee on Population, 2101 Constitution Avenue,
Washington, D.C. 20418. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
55:40526
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (New York, New
York). Profile of young Americans. Statistical
Bulletin, Vol. 70, No. 4, Oct-Dec 1989. 36-42 pp. New York, New York.
In Eng.
Demographic trends concerning Americans aged 14-24 years in
1988 are summarized. Growth rates and projections for this age bracket
are presented as well as demographic information by sex, including
educational status, marriage age, family and household characteristics,
and employment status. Data are from the U.S. Bureau of the
Census.
Correspondence: Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company, One Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40527 Paillat,
Paul. Ageing and old age as seen by the demographer.
Impact of Science on Society, Vol. 39, No. 1, 1989. 43-55 pp. Paris,
France. In Eng.
"This article reviews the triggering, spread and
acceleration of the phenomenon of demographic ageing in both developed
and developing countries. The author presents particular aspects of
the process before going on to show how demographic evolution, the
speed of technological progress and tensions within the family can
serve to put in question the place and role of old people, and call for
the best use to be made of human resources no matter what
age."
Correspondence: P. Paillat, 25 Avenue du Chateau,
92190 Meudon, France. Location: Princeton University Library
(UN).
55:40528 Preston,
Samuel H.; Himes, Christine; Eggers, Mitchell. Demographic
conditions responsible for population aging. Demography, Vol. 26,
No. 4, Nov 1989. 691-704 pp. Alexandria, Virginia. In Eng.
"This
article develops and applies two expressions for the rate of change of
a population's mean age. In one, aging is shown to be negatively
related to contemporary birth rates and death rates. In a general
sense, aging occurs when vital rates are too low, as illustrated
through applications to the United States, the Netherlands, and Japan.
The other expression relates the rate of aging to a population's
demographic history, in particular to changes in mortality, migration,
and the annual number of births. Applications to the United States and
Sweden show that the dominant factor in current aging in these
countries is a history of declining mortality. Migration also
contributes significantly but in opposite directions in the two
countries. The two approaches are integrated after recognizing that
the rate of change in the mean age is equal to the covariance between
age and age-specific growth rates. A decomposition of this covariance
shows that the two seemingly unrelated expressions contain exactly the
same information about the age pattern of growth rates."
This is a
revised version of a paper originally presented at the 1988 Annual
Meeting of the Population Association of America (see Population Index,
Vol. 54, No. 3, Fall 1988, p. 462).
Correspondence: S. H.
Preston, University of Pennsylvania, Population Studies Center, 3718
Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6298. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
55:40529 Qiao,
Xiaochuen. A population aging model and explanations.
Renkou Yanjiu, No. 6, Nov 29, 1987. 30-5 pp. Beijing, China. In Chi.
A mathematical model of demographic aging is developed based on
published data from Japan. Specifically, the model is used to analyze
the effect of changes in birth and death rates on demographic aging.
Some general laws governing demographic aging are
described.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40530 Rajan, S.
Irudaya. Aging in Kerala: one more population
problem? Asia-Pacific Population Journal, Vol. 4, No. 2, Jun 1989.
19-48 pp. Bangkok, Thailand. In Eng.
The author examines
demographic aging in the Indian state of Kerala. Age composition and
population projections are presented and factors contributing to
population aging are discussed. Also included are data on age specific
mortality rates, sex differentials in mortality, age specific and total
fertilty rates, life expectancy, and dependency ratios. Implications
for policy making are outlined.
Correspondence: S. I.
Rajan, Centre for Development Studies, Global Training Programme in
Population and Development, Ulloor, Trivandrum, India.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40531 Rosenberg,
Mark W.; Moore, Eric G.; Ball, Suzanne B. Components of
change in the spatial distribution of the elderly population in
Ontario, 1976-1986. Canadian Geographer/Geographe Canadien, Vol.
33, No. 3, Autumn 1989. 218-29 pp. Toronto, Canada. In Eng. with sum.
in Fre.
"Using data from the 1976, 1981, and 1986 [Canadian]
Censuses for Ontario, components of change in the elderly population
are obtained by cohort survival methods. The significance of rapid
metropolitan growth of the elderly compared with the slow growth of the
rural elderly is highlighted, while intra-county distributional shifts
in the elderly population raise important questions for the next
decade."
Correspondence: M. W. Rosenberg, Queen's
University, Department of Geography, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada.
Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
55:40532 Sarkar, B.
N. Demography of aged people. May 1989. 16 pp. Indian
Academy of Social Sciences, Survey Research Centre: Calcutta, India. In
Eng.
Current and future trends in demographic aging in India are
examined. Differentials according to state, social group, sex, and
caste are presented. The author discusses the impact of the combined
effects of demographic aging and fertility decline on India's health
services and social services programs. Data are from official Indian
sources.
Correspondence: Indian Academy of Social Sciences,
Survey Research Centre, 157 Asokegarh, Calcutta, India.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40533 Sethaput,
Chanya. Changes of population structure in rural
Thailand. Journal of Population and Social Studies, Vol. 1, No. 2,
Jan 1989. 259-78, 294 pp. Nakhonpathom, Thailand. In Tha. with sum. in
Eng.
The author examines past trends and future projections of
Thailand's rural population structure. It is found that changes in the
age distribution were affected by improved socioeconomic conditions and
by the acceptance of a family planning program, and that these factors
also influenced fertility decline. The impact of demographic aging on
the dependency burden is discussed. Data are from the 1970 and 1980
censuses and from official population
projections.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40534 Sly, David
F.; Serow, William J. The component structure of elderly
population growth in the Netherlands: 1950-1980. European Journal
of Population/Revue Europeenne de Demographie, Vol. 4, No. 4, Jul 1989.
271-81 pp. Amsterdam, Netherlands. In Eng. with sum. in Fre.
"While
there is no doubt about the magnitude of the growth of older age groups
in industrialized nations, its structural components are less well
understood. This paper examines the roles played by cohort succession
and mortality in the process for the Netherlands during the period 1950
to 1980. While the size of the population aged 65 and over has
increased for both males and females, increases in the size of
succeeding cohorts explain all of the growth in the older male
population. Reductions in mortality at the older old ages play a much
greater role than do reductions at younger old ages; the latter
reductions occur among females only."
Correspondence: D. F.
Sly, Center for the Study of Population, Florida State University,
Tallahassee, FL 32306-4063. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
55:40535 Vessillier,
Michele. The demography of the creative arts. [La
demographie des createurs.] Population, Vol. 44, No. 2, Mar-Apr 1989.
292-310 pp. Paris, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng; Spa.
The
author reports on the demography of persons in the creative arts in
France using data from a 1987 survey of professional writers and
artists whose income exceeded a predetermined level. Sex, income, age,
career length, family characteristics, marriage patterns, and
geographic location of this population are
presented.
Correspondence: M. Vessillier, Centre National
de la Recherche Scientifique, 26 rue Boyer, F-75971 Paris Cedex,
France. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40536 Visaria,
Leela; Visaria, Pravin. Prospective changes in the age and
gender structure of India's population and their socio-economic
implications. Sociological Bulletin, Vol. 35, No. 2, Sep 1986.
95-116 pp. Bombay, India. In Eng.
"This paper attempts to review
briefly the past and the prospective changes in the sex-age composition
of the population of India and to speculate about their socio-economic
implications. The basic data are drawn from the decennial censuses and
the Sample Registration System; but the discussion extends beyond
them."
Correspondence: L. Visaria, Gujarat Institute for
Area Planning, Pritamrai Marg, Post Bag 2, Ahmedabad 380 006, India.
Location: U.S. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
55:40537 Visaria,
Leela; Visaria, Pravin. Prospective changes in the age and
gender structure of India's population and their socio-economic
implications. Gujarat Institute of Area Planning Working Paper,
No. 6, Mar 1987. 29 pp. Gujarat Institute of Area Planning: Ahmedabad,
India. In Eng.
The authors examine trends in the sex and age
composition of the Indian population from 1901-1981, with a focus on
the social and economic implications of these changes. Data are from
decennial censuses and the Sample Registration
System.
Correspondence: Gujarat Institute of Area Planning,
Pritamrai Marg, Ahmedabad 380 006, India. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
55:40538
Wojciechowska-Ratajczak, Bogumila. Spatial
differentiation of the socioeconomic composition of the
population. [Zroznicowanie przestrzenne struktury
spoleczno-zawodowej ludnosci.] Wiadomosci Statystyczne, Vol. 33, No.
11, Nov 1988. 1-4 pp. Warsaw, Poland. In Pol.
Differences in
population characteristics among the administrative districts of Poland
are analyzed. The characteristics examined include density, place of
employment, urban population growth, population employed in
agriculture, and migration.
Correspondence: B.
Wojciechowska-Ratajczak, Akademia Rolnicza w Poznaniu, Ul. Wojska
Polskiego 28, 60-637 Poznan, Poland. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
55:40539 Xu,
Qin. The system of the demography of the aged. Renkou
Yanjiu, No. 1, Jan 29, 1988. 23-8 pp. Beijing, China. In Chi.
This
is an introduction to the demographic study of the elderly population.
Topics covered include reasons for research on the aged and the main
subject areas involved, which are population characteristics,
demographic aging, and the relationship between demographic aging and
socioeconomic development. Some results of recent research are
summarized.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40540 Al-Abdul
Jabbar, Fahad; Wong, Simin S. Menarcheal age, marriage,
and reproduction among Saudi women. Annals of Saudi Medicine, Vol.
8, No. 6, Jan 1988. 438-42 pp. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In Eng. with sum.
in Ara.
"Analysis of data gathered from 2,899 Saudi women between
the ages of 14 and 59 years showed a decline in the age at menarche.
The mean age at menarche was 13.24 years, but women born in the past 20
years matured more than half a year earlier than their mothers'
generation. The average number of pregnancies among the sampled women
was 4.48. Women with older age at menarche had a slightly higher
number of pregnancies, and there was a positive correlation between
older age at menarche and reported live births. The proportion of
women reporting one or more miscarriages was not associated with age at
menarche."
Correspondence: F. Al-Abdul Jabbar, King Faisal
Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, P.O. Box 3354, Riyadh 11211,
Saudi Arabia. Location: U.S. National Library of Medicine,
Bethesda, MD.
55:40541 Arshat,
Hamid; Tey, Nai Peng; Ramli, Nazileh. A study on the age
at menopause and menopausal symptoms among Malaysian women.
Malaysian Journal of Reproductive Health, Vol. 7, No. 1, Jun 1989. 1-9
pp. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In Eng.
The authors examine age at
menopause and menopausal symptoms among 677 Malaysian women interviewed
in 1986. Consideration is given to psychological as well as physical
effects. Findings indicate that approximately 7 out of 10 women
entered menopause between ages 45-54 and that socioeconomic status did
not affect onset or symptoms.
Correspondence: N. P. Tey,
National Population and Family Development Board, P.O. Box 10416, 50712
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
55:40542 Aubenque,
Maurice. The sex ratio at birth: a retrospective review
and commentary. [Indice de masculinite a la naissance: apercu
retrospectif et commentaires.] Journal de la Societe de Statistique de
Paris, Vol. 130, No. 2, 1989. 80-102 pp. Nancy, France. In Fre. with
sum. in Eng.
Trends in the sex ratio are examined, and the possible
effect of new biotechnologies on sex preselection is discussed. "We
recall that this ratio is very stable, around 105 males for 100 females
(live births). However, in France, a slight decreasing trend during the
19th century can be observed (from 107 to 104). At the present time
this ratio seems to be maintained at a level of 105.3. The great
demographic perturbations, particularly caused by wars, have been
marked by a slight but notable increase in the indicator (106) when
natality rises again after a deep depression. The variations, always
small, of this indicator are more dependent on the male than on female
natality, for reasons that are unclear." A comment by Paul Damiani is
included (pp. 99-102).
Correspondence: M. Aubenque,
Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques, 18
boulevard Adolphe-Pinard, 75675 Paris Cedex 14, France.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40543
El-Shalakani, Mostafa. Factors determining decline
in sex ratio in Kuwaiti population. Egyptian Population and Family
Planning Review, Vol. 19, No. 1, Jun 1985. 10-27 pp. Giza, Egypt. In
Eng.
"Census data of Kuwait show that the sex ratio among Kuwaiti
nationals has been declining. This paper examines the influence of
various factors on the sex ratio. Among the 5 factors considered here,
the results show that two of them, viz, the mortality differential
between Kuwaiti males and Kuwaiti females and the mixed marriages of
Kuwaitis with Non-Kuwaitis, contributed towards 70 percent of the
decline in the sex ratio during the intercensal period
1975-80."
Correspondence: M. El-Shalakani, Kuwait
University, Department of Statistics, POB 5969, Safat, Kuwait.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40544 Khatamee,
Masood A.; Leinberger-Sica, Anayansi; Matos, Peter; Wesley, Alvin
C. Sex preselection in New York City: who chooses which
sex and why. International Journal of Fertility, Vol. 34, No. 5,
Sep-Oct 1989. 353-4 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
Sex
preselection choices among couples in New York City are analyzed. Of
the 178 couples, 57 were from countries other than the United States.
It is noted that although the U.S. couples chose to have boys or girls
with equal frequency, depending on the gender of previous children, all
the non-U.S. couples chose to have boys for economic, cultural, or
personal reasons.
Correspondence: M. A. Khatamee, 877 Park
Avenue, New York, NY 10021. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
55:40545 Liu,
Shuang. An analysis of the sex ratios at birth of
China. Renkou Yanjiu, No. 3, May 29, 1988. 33-6 pp. Beijing,
China. In Chi.
The sex ratio at birth in China is analyzed using
data from the 1982 census. The focus is on geographic differentials in
sex distribution and the impact of population density on those
differentials. Findings indicate that the sex ratio at birth was lower
in urban populations than in rural populations.
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40546 Mertens,
Frits. Do the fittest survive? Psychosocial and
demographic determinants of longevity from a 12-year longitudinal study
on relocation of the aged. [Overleven de fitsten? Psychosociale
en demografische determinanten van levensduur uit een 12-jarig
longitudinaal onderzoek rond verhuizing bij ouderen.] Tijdschrift voor
Gerontologie en Geriatrie, Vol. 19, No. 4, Sep 1988. 153-62 pp.
Deventer, Netherlands. In Dut. with sum. in Eng.
"In this article
attention is paid to longevity [in the Netherlands] and some predictors
of longevity in 455 respondents in a 12-year longitudinal research that
started in 1974 on relocation of older people. Participants in this
research project stemmed from five groups, which can be distinguished
by the degree of diminished autonomy of (desired) housing facility.
The more autonomous the housing facility, the lower the mortality rate
appeared to be."
Correspondence: F. Mertens, Intervakgroep
Sociale Gerontologie KUN, Postbus 9104, 6500 HE Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Location: U.S. National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD.
55:40547
Vandenbroucke, J. P. Life expectancy in man in
adulthood and old age. [De levensduur van de mens op volwassen en
oudere leeftijd.] Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, Vol. 132,
No. 15, Apr 9, 1988. 664-7 pp. Amsterdam, Netherlands. In Dut.
Biological factors affecting human aging and life expectancy are
reviewed. Data are from a variety of published sources and concern
Europe and the United States. Attention is given to the impact on life
expectancy of improvements in sanitation and hygiene and of progress in
medicine. Future trends in longevity are
estimated.
Correspondence: J. P. Vandenbroucke, Academisch
Ziekenhuis, afd. Klinische Epidemiologie, Postbus 9600, 2300 RC Leiden,
Netherlands. Location: U.S. National Library of Medicine,
Bethesda, MD.
55:40548 Adams,
Richard H. Worker remittances and inequality in rural
Egypt. Economic Development and Cultural Change, Vol. 38, No. 1,
Oct 1989. 45-71 pp. Chicago, Illinois. In Eng.
The author proposes
a framework and techniques to analyze the impact of remittances from
migrants working abroad on rural income distribution. Data are from a
survey conducted in Minya Governorate, Egypt, in 1986-1987 of some
1,000 households. The results indicate that remittance earnings of
this kind have had a negative impact on rural income distribution, as
they have been earned mainly by upper-income
villagers.
Correspondence: R. H. Adams, International Food
Policy Research Institute, 1776 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington,
D.C. 20036. Location: Princeton University Library (SPIA).
55:40549 Dodoo,
Francis. Race and immigrant stratification in the United
States. Pub. Order No. DA8908325. 1988. 154 pp. University
Microfilms International: Ann Arbor, Michigan. In Eng.
"This study
investigates the earnings determination process of the black immigrants
to the United States, in an attempt to explain differential earnings
between these migrants and their native born counterparts. Data from
the 1980 U.S. Census of Population is employed in a multiple regression
format to analyze the observed earnings differentials. The model
combines human capital and segmented labor market frameworks. The
findings are that black immigrants do not assimilate too well in the
United States; earnings differences between the black immigrants and
other groups are mostly a result of discrimination, generally on the
basis of race, not immigrant status."
This work was prepared as a
doctoral dissertation at the University of
Pennsylvania.
Correspondence: University Microfilms
International, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48106.
Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, A: Humanities
and Social Sciences 50(1).
55:40550 Griffith,
D. A.; Bennett, R. J.; Haining, R. P. Statistical analysis
of spatial data in the presence of missing observations: a
methodological guide and an application to urban census data.
Environment and Planning A, Vol. 21, No. 11, Nov 1989. 1,511-23 pp.
London, England. In Eng.
"In this paper a simple introduction and
guide to a widely applicable method for estimating missing data in
fields of enquiry such as census maps or LANDSAT images are presented.
The method given is a maximum likelihood procedure....The algorithm is
presented in the form of a simple tutorial guide. An example, of
median income levels in Houston [Texas], is worked through in detail
for missing cells in census data. The example is characterised by a
variable mean and a general variance-covariance
matrix."
Correspondence: D. A. Griffith, Syracuse
University, Department of Geography, Syracuse, NY 13244.
Location: Princeton University Library (UES).
55:40551 Hussien,
Amina E. A. Development of an analytical model for
studying the possibility of transition among different socio-economic
status states. Egyptian Population and Family Planning Review,
Vol. 20, No. 2, Dec 1986. 83-91 pp. Giza, Egypt. In Eng.
The author
develops an index for determining the socioeconomic status of
individuals and a model to estimate the possibility of transition by an
individual from one socioeconomic level to
another.
Correspondence: A. E. A. Hussien, Al-Azhar
University, Faculty of Commerce, Cairo, Egypt. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40552 Pestieau,
Pierre. The demographics of inequality. Journal of
Population Economics, Vol. 2, No. 1, 1989. 3-24 pp. New York, New
York/Berlin, Germany, Federal Republic of. In Eng.
"This paper
presents a survey of recent literature on the effects of demographic
variables on economic inequality. First, a number of conceptual and
methodological questions are raised and discussed. They pertain to
what is meant by inequality, what the range of demographic variables
is, and how variable and endogenous are the demographic variables most
widely used. The paper then turns to a review of empirical works on
the distributive incidence of the following demographic variables:
baby boomers entering the job market, aging population, variable
fertility and mortality rates, internal and external migrations,
divorce and widowhood, and finally donations and bequests. It appears
that a lot of caution is needed when assessing the incidence of any
demographic variable changing the size of the population because in
this case standard inequality measures yield conflicting signals." The
geographical focus is on developed
countries.
Correspondence: P. Pestieau, University of
Liege, Department of Economics, 7 Boulevard du Rectorat, B-4000 Liege,
Belgium. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40553 Pollard,
Kelvin M. The dilemma in estimating postcensal state
poverty rates. Population Today, Vol. 17, No. 10, Oct 1989. 6-7,
10 pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
Problems in estimating change in
state poverty rates in the United States are discussed. In particular,
the author tests the reliability of data from the Current Population
Survey (CPS) and uses 1980 U.S. census data as a basis for comparison.
"The results of the test for statistical significance call into
question sole reliance on the CPS in estimating state poverty rates,
for which its sample design was not
intended."
Correspondence: K. M. Pollard, Population
Reference Bureau, 777 14th Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, D.C.
20005. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40554 van der
Berg, S. On interracial income distribution in South
Africa to the end of the century. South African Journal of
Economics/Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Ekonomie, Vol. 57, No. 1, Mar
1989. 35-51 pp. Pretoria, South Africa. In Eng.
"This article
provides some estimates of historical distribution of personal incomes
per capita according to race group [in South Africa]...and sets out to
investigate the likelihood of interracial income redistribution during
the last two decades of this century under various growth
scenarios....The main conclusion of this study can be stated as
follows: without rapid economic growth, only limited redistribution of
primary incomes between groups is likely, because higher Black wages
could be expected to be counteracted by fewer employment
opportunities."
Correspondence: S. van der Berg, University
of Stellenbosch, Department of Economics, Stellenbosch 7600, Cape
Province, South Africa. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
55:40555 Verma, R.
B. P.; Basavarajappa, K. G. Employment income of
immigrants in metropolitan areas of Canada, 1980. International
Migration/Migrations Internationales/Migraciones Internacionales, Vol.
27, No. 3, Sep 1989. 441-65 pp. Geneva, Switzerland. In Eng. with sum.
in Fre; Spa.
The economic achievements of the migrant population
living in Canada are compared with those of the Canadian-born
population. Employment income is analyzed for the year 1980, and
income differentials by sex, age, educational status, country of
origin, and length of Canadian residence are presented. Based on these
comparisons, the authors analyze variations in the economic
adaptability of migrants.
Correspondence: R. B. P. Verma,
Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Canada. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
55:40556 Desai,
Sonalde; Chase-Lansdale, P. Lindsay; Michael, Robert T.
Mother or market? Effects of maternal employment on the
intellectual ability of 4-year-old children. Demography, Vol. 26,
No. 4, Nov 1989. 545-61 pp. Alexandria, Virginia. In Eng.
"This
article uses the [U.S.] 1986 Children of the National Longitudinal
Survey of Youth data set to investigate the impact of maternal
employment on children's intellectual ability, as measured at the age
of 4 by using the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT). Results from
multivariate regression analysis show a statistically significant
adverse effect of mother's employment on children's intellectual
ability, but only for boys in higher income families. Furthermore, the
negative impact was related to the timing of maternal employment:
employment during the boys' infancy had a statistically significant
negative effect on PPVT scores at the age of 4. This pattern was not
found for girls, for children in low-income families, or for families
in which mothers resumed their employment after the child's first year
of life. The impact of other demographic trends in recent
years--declining fertility and rising marital instability--are also
investigated."
Correspondence: S. Desai, Rand Corporation,
1700 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90406. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
55:40557 India.
Office of the Registrar General. Demography Division (New Delhi,
India). Census of India, 1981. Household literacy,
drinking water, electricity and toilet facilities. Occasional
Paper, No. 1, 1989. i, 51 pp. New Delhi, India. In Eng; Hin.
This
volume reports on the findings of the 1981 Indian census regarding
availability of drinking water, electricity, and toilet facilities in
urban and rural households. Household size and the number of literate
members are also surveyed. The data are in tabular form and cover all
districts of India.
Correspondence: Office of the Registrar
General, Demography Division, 4/19 Asaf Ali Road, New Delhi 110 002,
India. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40558 Mori, G.
A.; Burke, B. 1986 census of Canada: educational
attainment of Canadians. Focus on Canada Series, Pub. Order No.
98-134. ISBN 0-660-54026-6. Apr 1989. 50, 52 pp. Ottawa, Canada. In
Eng; Fre.
This report is one in a series of analytical studies
based on data from the 1986 census of Canada and is concerned with
educational status. "In particular, it looks at how much education
Canadians have currently attained and how these levels have changed
over the past quarter of a century. The report then presents an
overview of various facets of Canadian education, such as regional
variations, selected educational indicators such as median years of
schooling, high school certification rates and levels of schooling of
the immigrant population." The report ends by examining the economic
performance indicators of postsecondary graduates in selected fields of
study.
Correspondence: Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
K1A OT6, Canada. Location: University of Texas at Austin,
Population Research Center Library. Source: APLIC Census
Network List, No. 98, Jul 1989.
55:40559 Porri,
Mario; Schiavoni, Claudio. Aspects of women's status and
employment in Rome during the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries. [Aspetti della condizione femminile e del lavoro della
donna a Roma fra XVII e XVIII secolo.] Genus, Vol. 44, No. 3-4, Jul-Dec
1988. 245-63 pp. Rome, Italy. In Ita. with sum. in Eng; Fre.
The
status of unmarried women in Rome during the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries is examined. "The structure of the domestic groups where
widows, spinsters and women temporarily alone lived and of which they
were the head has been analysed as well as the socioeconomic conditions
of these 'solitary women'....Almost always the female heads of a family
were widows, [heirs] to a trading and/or artisan activity that they
could manage temporarily only. As a matter of fact strict rules
provided that a man should manage any kind of firm." Data are from
parish registers.
Correspondence: M. Porri, Universita
degli Studi La Sapienza, Citta Universitaria, 00100 Rome, Italy.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40560
Vaidyanathan, K. E. Status of women and family
planning: the Indian case. Asia-Pacific Population Journal, Vol.
4, No. 2, Jun 1989. 3-18 pp. Bangkok, Thailand. In Eng.
"This
article examines the extent to which the status of women in India is
related to awareness, knowledge and adoption of family planning....It
brings out various policy implications and suggests that efforts be
concentrated on promoting the education of women, raising their age at
marriage and providing employment opportunities for them outside the
home as well as improving the role of women in decision-making and
their perceived status within the family and the community." Data are
from official Indian statistics and field
studies.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40561 Basu,
Salil; Kshatriya, Gautam. Fertility and mortality in
tribal populations of Bastar district, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Biology and Society, Vol. 6, No. 3, Sep 1989. 100-12 pp. London,
England. In Eng.
"Demographic analysis of genealogical data,
collected in 1983-84 on 792 households of the four tribal
populations...of Madhya Pradesh (India) is conducted employing indirect
estimation techniques. The results of the study indicate that the
total fertility rate of these four groups is higher than the Madhya
Pradesh rural non-tribal population groups and Indian national
population...." Mortality rates differ among the tribes and between
the tribes and the rest of the Indian national population. "There are
also sex-specific mortality differentials in the present study, with
males experiencing higher mortality than females. The trends are
discussed in the light of prevailing socioeconomic, cultural and health
care practices among these tribal groups."
Correspondence:
S. Basu, National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, Department of
Population Genetics and Human Development, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi
110 067, India. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40562 Finnas,
Fjalar. The demographic development of the Swedish
population of Finland, 1950-1980: a study of the demography of a
language group and of the effect of mixed marriages. [Den
finlandssvenska befolkningsutvecklingen 1950-1980: en analys av en
sprakgrupps demografiska utveckling och effekten av blandaktenskap.]
Skrifter Utgivna av Svenska Litteratursallskapet i Finland, No. 533,
ISBN 951-9018-20-4. LC 86-232091. 1986. 216 pp. Svenska
Litteratursallskapet i Finland: Helsinki, Finland. In Swe. with sum. in
Eng.
The author analyzes demographic trends of the Swedish-speaking
population of Finland over the period 1950-1980. Data are from the
registers compiled by Tom Sandlund for a project on ethnicity and
mobility and from official sources. The analysis shows that the
Swedish-speaking population is concentrated in selected southern and
western coastal regions of the country. It is also a population that is
declining in numbers both through natural decrease and through language
shifts associated with mixed marriages.
Correspondence:
Svenska Litteratursallskapet i Finland, Snellmansgatan 9-11, 00170
Helsinki, Finland. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
55:40563 Saigaonkar,
D. G. Canada's native people. Population Review, Vol.
33, No. 1-2, Jan-Dec 1989. 42-55 pp. La Jolla, California. In Eng.
The author presents historical, demographic, economic, social, and
political information on the native peoples of Canada. Population
growth, birth, and death rates are included as well as population
projections, and current issues of importance to the native community
are discussed. Data are from Canada's Department of Indian Affairs and
Northern Development and from Statistics
Canada.
Correspondence: D. G. Saigaonkar, Government of
Canada, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development,
Strategic Analysis Section, Ottawa, Canada. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40564 Snipp, C.
Matthew. American Indians: the first of this land.
The Population of the United States in the 1980s: A Census Monograph
Series, ISBN 0-87154-822-4. LC 89-6445. 1989. xxvii, 408 pp. Russell
Sage Foundation: New York, New York. In Eng.
This study, conducted
for the National Committee for Research on the 1980 Census, is one in a
series presenting analyses of data from the 1980 U.S. census. This
volume describes the composition and characteristics of the American
Indian and Alaskan Native population. The author analyzes "housing,
family structure, language use and education, socioeconomic status,
migration, and mortality...based largely on unpublished material not
available in any other single source. He catalogs the remarkable
diversity of a population--Eskimos, Aleuts, and numerous Indian
tribes--once thought doomed to extinction but now making a dramatic
comeback, exceeding one million for the first time in 300 years. Also
striking is the pervasive influence of the federal bureaucracy on the
social profile of American Indians, a profile similar at times to that
of Third World populations in terms of literacy, income, and living
conditions."
Correspondence: Russell Sage Foundation, 112
East 64th Street, New York, NY 10021. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
55:40565 Wai,
Lokky. The Native peoples of Canada in comtemporary
society: a demographic and socioeconomic bibliography. ISBN
0-7714-1060-3. 1989. i, 82 pp. University of Western Ontario,
Population Studies Centre: London, Canada. In Eng.
This annotated
bibliography is concerned with the Native peoples of Canada, defined as
the Metis, Inuit, Status Indians, and Non-status Indians. It is
organized alphabetically by author and includes published and
unpublished materials and government documents. Subject and author
indexes are included.
Correspondence: University of Western
Ontario, Population Studies Centre, London, Ontario N6A 5C2, Canada.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
