56:40504 Abuzar,
M. Socio-economic aspects of population structures: case
study of Uttar Pradesh, India. ISBN 81-7033-0491. LC 88-901499.
1988. xvi, 179 pp. Rawat Publications: Jaipur, India. In Eng.
The
determinants of variations in the age structure of the population in
India are explored, using the example of Uttar Pradesh. In the absence
of adequate vital statistics data, the data are from the census,
including the 1981 census. "This book is in two parts. The first part
is a quantitative and spatial analysis of aggregate-level information
based on multiple regression with the socio-economic factors as the
assumed independent variables, and the age structures as the dependent
variable. The second part deals with the sample social survey of two
settlements, one urban and one rural, aimed at complementing the
macro-level analyses with data at individual
level."
Correspondence: Rawat Publications, 3 Na-20 Jawahar
Nagar, Jaipur 302 004, India. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
56:40505 Beyens-Wu,
I-chuan. Aging in a changing population: China in the
twenty-first century. In: Populations agees et revolution grise:
les hommes et les societes face a leurs vieillissements, edited by
Michel Loriaux, Dominique Remy, and Eric Vilquin. [1990]. 177-89 pp.
Universite Catholique de Louvain, Institut de Demographie:
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium; Editions CIACO: Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
In Eng.
Future prospects for demographic aging in China are
reviewed. "Due to the rapid population increase after 1945, the number
of Chinese aged 65 and above will rise from some 49.3 million in 1982
to around 280 million by 2042 (variations in mortality are unlikely to
modify strongly this trend). However, the importance of population
aging depends upon the proportion of the aged people in the dependent
population and the total population....The policy and long-term goals
of China's state-induced fertility-control programme [have a] strong
influence upon the wellbeing of her aged people, most of whom live with
their progeny. Discussions in this paper are based upon different
population projections, using available official
publications."
Correspondence: I.-c. Beyens-Wu, Universite
Catholique de Louvain, Departement des Affaires Publiques et
Internationales, Place de l'Universite 1, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve,
Belgium. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:40506 Cantalini,
Bruno; Lori, Agostino. Geography of ageing in the Italian
population. In: Populations agees et revolution grise: les hommes
et les societes face a leurs vieillissements, edited by Michel Loriaux,
Dominique Remy, and Eric Vilquin. [1990]. 151-75 pp. Universite
Catholique de Louvain, Institut de Demographie: Louvain-la-Neuve,
Belgium; Editions CIACO: Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. In Eng.
Preliminary results of a study on the geography of population aging
in Italy are reported. "The study, carried out by means of several
demographic indicators (percentage of elderly in total population,
ageing ratio, old age dependency ratio, youngest-old ratio, and
oldest-old ratio) especially concerns: trends in ageing in the Italian
population from 1951 to 2020; territorial differences in ageing
(1961-2020) both at regional level and for the two large geographical
divisions (North-Centre, South-Islands); [and] the geography of
population ageing...."
Correspondence: B. Cantalini,
National Research Council, National Institute for Population Research,
Viale Beethoven 56, 00144 Rome, Italy. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
56:40507 Chen, Ai
Ju; Jones, Gavin; Domingo, Lita; Pitaktepsombati, Pitchit; Sigit,
Hananto; Yatim, Masitah B. M. Ageing in ASEAN: its
socio-economic consequences. Social Issues in Southeast Asia, ISBN
981-3035-36-6. 1989. xvii, 117 pp. Institute of Southeast Asian
Studies: Singapore. In Eng.
This report emanates from a project
developed in the ASEAN region concerning the socioeconomic consequences
of demographic aging in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines,
Singapore, and Thailand. It includes chapters on the demographic
background of the aging process, characteristics of the aged, family
relationships and aging, employment and financial support of the aged,
health care, services provided at national and local levels, the role
and contribution of the elderly to society, and policy implications and
recommendations.
Correspondence: Institute of Southeast
Asian Studies, Heng Mui Keng Terrace, Pasir Panjang, Singapore 0511.
Location: East-West Population Institute, Honolulu, HI.
56:40508 Chesnais,
Jean-Claude. Demographic transition patterns and their
impact on the age structure. Population and Development Review,
Vol. 16, No. 2, Jun 1990. 327-36, 399, 401 pp. New York, New York. In
Eng. with sum. in Fre; Spa.
"To assess the impact of patterns of
demographic transition on the variation in the size of broad age
groups, this article decomposes the population multiplier by age, with
particular attention to young and elderly age groups. The possible
range in variation in the multiplier is demonstrated, and age-specific
transitional multipliers are derived for historical populations and by
extrapolation for current pretransition populations. The latter reveal
potential disproportionate expansions in some elderly populations with
attendant social costs." The method is illustrated using the examples
of France, India, Mexico, and Kenya.
Correspondence: J.-C.
Chesnais, Institut National d'Etudes Demographiques, Department of
Social Economics, 27 rue du Commandeur, 75675 Paris Cedex 14, France.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:40509 Craig,
John. Changing age distributions among young adults:
their demographic effects. Population Trends, No. 56, Summer 1989.
24-30 pp. London, England. In Eng.
"That a sharp fall in the number
of young people in their early twenties [in England and Wales] has
begun, and will continue for many years, is now well known and a matter
of great concern to many organisations and professions....As such
fluctuations pass through successively older age-groups the number of
people in the most marriageable and most fertile ages varies, which has
consequential effects on birth, marriage and death statistics. This
article quantifies the extent to which future fluctuations in the 15-44
age band are going to be greater than in the past; and, as an example
of the consequences, looks at the effect on past and future fertility
measures."
Correspondence: J. Craig, Office of Population
Censuses and Surveys, Demographic Analysis and Vital Statistics
Division, St. Catherines House, 10 Kingsway, London WC2B 6JP, England.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:40510 Decroly,
Jean-Michel; Grimmeau, Jean-Pierre; Roelandts, Marcel; Vanlaer,
Jean. A geographical approach to demographic aging in
Europe. [Une approche geographique du vieillissement en Europe.]
In: Populations agees et revolution grise: les hommes et les societes
face a leurs vieillissements, edited by Michel Loriaux, Dominique Remy,
and Eric Vilquin. [1990]. 77-86 pp. Universite Catholique de Louvain,
Institut de Demographie: Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium; Editions CIACO:
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. In Fre.
A series of maps, illustrating
demographic aging in Europe, taken from an atlas currently in
preparation, is presented. The maps permit a comparison between the
situation in 1960 and that in 1980. They also include information on
the distribution of the extremely old, defined as 75 years old and
over.
Correspondence: J. M. Decroly, Universite Libre de
Bruxelles, Laboratoire de Geographie Humaine, 50 Avenue Franklin
Roosevelt, 1050 Brussels, Belgium. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
56:40511 Dittgen,
Alfred; Legoux, Luc. Demographic aging from the top as
well as from the bottom: the French example. [Vieillissement par
le haut et par le bas: l'exemple de la France.] In: Populations agees
et revolution grise: les hommes et les societes face a leurs
vieillissements, edited by Michel Loriaux, Dominique Remy, and Eric
Vilquin. [1990]. 89-103 pp. Universite Catholique de Louvain, Institut
de Demographie: Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium; Editions CIACO:
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. In Fre.
The authors first note that
demographic aging is caused not only by a decline in fertility (the
bottom) but also by a decline in mortality at higher ages (the top).
The focus of the study as a whole is on the second factor. Data for
France are used to project the likely future growth of the population
aged 65 and over and 75 and over.
Correspondence: A.
Dittgen, Universite de Paris I, Institut de Demographie de Paris, 12
Place du Pantheon, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:40512 Dooghe,
Gilbert. Demographic aging in Belgium: society and the
aged. [Le vieillissement demographique de la Belgique: la societe
et les personnes agees.] In: Populations agees et revolution grise:
les hommes et les societes face a leurs vieillissements, edited by
Michel Loriaux, Dominique Remy, and Eric Vilquin. [1990]. 105-20 pp.
Universite Catholique de Louvain, Institut de Demographie:
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium; Editions CIACO: Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
In Fre.
The current situation concerning demographic aging in
Belgium is reviewed. The author first examines the demographic aspects
of this process. He then considers society's attitudes toward aging,
social issues related to aging, and the identification of groups of the
aged at high risk.
Correspondence: G. Dooghe, Centrum voor
Bevolkings- en Gezinsstudien, Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap,
Nijverheidsstraat 37, B-1040 Brussels, Belgium. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:40513 Eekelaar,
John M.; Pearl, David. An aging world: dilemmas and
challenges for law and social policy. ISBN 0-19-8254-091. 1989. x,
921 pp. Clarendon Press: Oxford, England; Nihon Kajo Publishing: Japan.
In Eng.
This volume contains papers presented at the Sixth World
Conference of the International Society of Family Law, held in Tokyo,
Japan, in April 1988. The focus is on demographic aging. Topics
covered include past and future demographic trends; family support
systems; contemporary problems of legal and social policy; medical
issues and legal responses; and inheritance and pensions. The
geographical focus is worldwide.
Selected items will be cited in
this or subsequent issues of Population
Index.
Correspondence: Oxford University Press, 200 Madison
Avenue, New York, NY 10016. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
56:40514 Grinblat,
Joseph-Alfred. The aging of world populations: recent and
future demographic trends. [Le vieillissement des populations
mondiales: tendances demographiques recentes et futures.] In:
Populations agees et revolution grise: les hommes et les societes face
a leurs vieillissements, edited by Michel Loriaux, Dominique Remy, and
Eric Vilquin. [1990]. 53-76 pp. Universite Catholique de Louvain,
Institut de Demographie: Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium; Editions CIACO:
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. In Fre.
Changes in the age structure of
the world's population since 1950 are summarized. The author notes
that this population was becoming younger on average up to 1970, but
has subsequently tended to get older, excepting Africa. From 1985 to
2000, the United Nations projects an acceleration of the demographic
aging process throughout the world.
Correspondence: J. A.
Grinblat, United Nations, Population Division, New York, NY 10017.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:40515 Guilmot,
Pierre. Current trends and perspectives of rapid
demographic aging: the case of Wallonia. [Realite et perspectives
d'un vieillissement demographique intense: le cas de la Wallonie.] In:
Populations agees et revolution grise: les hommes et les societes face
a leurs vieillissements, edited by Michel Loriaux, Dominique Remy, and
Eric Vilquin. [1990]. 121-49 pp. Universite Catholique de Louvain,
Institut de Demographie: Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium; Editions CIACO:
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. In Fre.
Demographic aging in the
French-speaking part of Belgium is analyzed, focusing on projected
trends to 2031. The study examines changes in the median age, changes
in the age structure of the elderly population, and geographic
differences in demographic aging. Emphasis is on the inevitability and
rapidity of this change.
Correspondence: P. Guilmot,
Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Centre de Demographie, 50 Avenue
Franklin Roosevelt, 1050 Brussels, Belgium. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:40516 Ham-Chande,
Roberto. Characteristics of demographic ageing in a
developing context. In: Populations agees et revolution grise:
les hommes et les societes face a leurs vieillissements, edited by
Michel Loriaux, Dominique Remy, and Eric Vilquin. [1990]. 191-9 pp.
Universite Catholique de Louvain, Institut de Demographie:
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium; Editions CIACO: Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
In Eng.
The characteristics of demographic aging in a developing
country such as Mexico are explored. The author suggests that since
the problems posed by this process are different from those in
developed countries, they require different approaches and solutions.
"Among the elderly...an imbalance in sex ratios with respect to urban
and rural residence [is noted], showing more males in rural regions
than expected, while there are more females in urban areas. Some
explanations on this assume higher female mortality in the rural
sector, and lower rural to urban migration among male elderlies."
Particular attention is paid to the problem of providing social
security coverage to a larger proportion of the elderly
population.
Correspondence: R. Ham-Chande, El Colegio de la
Frontera Norte, Tijuana, Mexico. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
56:40517 Jeannel,
Dominique; Brucker, Gilles; Gentilini, Marc.
Methodological problems of aging in Africa: the case of Mali.
[Problemes methodologiques du vieillissement en Afrique: le cas du
Mali.] In: Populations agees et revolution grise: les hommes et les
societes face a leurs vieillissements, edited by Michel Loriaux,
Dominique Remy, and Eric Vilquin. [1990]. 283-8 pp. Universite
Catholique de Louvain, Institut de Demographie: Louvain-la-Neuve,
Belgium; Editions CIACO: Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. In Fre.
The
results of a comparative study of the socioeconomic and health
conditions of the elderly in rural and urban Mali are presented. The
survey covered some 1,000 elderly people and was completed in the late
1980s.
Correspondence: D. Jeannel, Institut Sante et
Developpement, Paris, France. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
56:40518 Katus,
Kalev. Demographic transition and population ageing: case
of Estonia. Rahvastiku-Uuringud/Population Studies, No. 10, 1989.
10, [4] pp. Estonian Interuniversitary Population Research Centre:
Tallinn, USSR. In Eng.
Demographic aging in Estonia is discussed.
The author considers fertility change and the demographic transition as
they affect the age distribution of the country's
population.
Correspondence: Estonian Interuniversitary
Population Research Centre, P.O. Box 3012, 200090 Tallinn, Estonia,
USSR. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:40519 Laslett,
Peter. The demographic scene--an overview. In: An
aging world: dilemmas and challenges for law and social policy, edited
by John M. Eekelaar and David Pearl. 1989. 3-19 pp. Clarendon Press:
Oxford, England; Nihon Kajo Publishing: Japan. In Eng.
The author
summarizes global trends in demographic aging as a background to a
conference for family lawyers concerned with its impact on the family.
Comparisons are made among the world's countries and
regions.
Correspondence: P. Laslett, Cambridge Group for
the History of Population and Social Structure, 27 Trumpington Street,
Cambridge CB2 1QA, England. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
56:40520 Laslett,
Peter. The emergence of the Third Age. In:
Populations agees et revolution grise: les hommes et les societes face
a leurs vieillissements, edited by Michel Loriaux, Dominique Remy, and
Eric Vilquin. [1990]. 33-52 pp. Universite Catholique de Louvain,
Institut de Demographie: Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium; Editions CIACO:
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. In Eng.
The concept of the Third Age,
defined as the period in the life course between the age of
independence, maturity, responsibility, and earning and the age of
dependence, decrepitude, and death, is analyzed. It is seen as a
period of personal achievement and fulfillment that frequently begins
with retirement. The object of this paper is to identify the time
period when the Third Age became possible, with a primary focus on
twentieth-century Great Britain.
Correspondence: P.
Laslett, Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social
Structure, 27 Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1QA, England.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:40521 Lindgren,
Jarl. Towards an aging society: some demographic and
socioeconomic aspects of population aging in Finland.
Vaestontutkimuslaitoksen Julkaisusarja D, No. 25, ISBN 951-9048-88-X.
1990. 118 pp. Vaestontutkimuslaitos, Vaestoliitto: Helsinki, Finland.
In Eng.
This study examines current population trends in Finland,
with emphasis on the consequences of demographic aging. The first
chapter describes the demographic transition as it occurred in Finland.
Next, population dynamics in modern Finland are analyzed, with
separate consideration of fertility, mortality, migration and spatial
distribution, age and sex distribution, and the economically active
population. Changing marriage patterns are discussed, including
divorce and remarriage. A chapter on living arrangements examines
family formation and household and housing structures. The
socioeconomic implications of aging are considered, including
consumption, income, health care, social security, and labor force
developments.
Correspondence: Vaestontutkimuslaitos,
Vaestoliitto, Kalevankatu 16, 00100 Helsinki, Finland.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:40522 Litvak,
Jorge. Aging: a challenge beyond the year 2000.
Bulletin of the Pan American Health Organization, Vol. 24, No. 3, 1990.
330-4 pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
The author discusses the impact
of demographic aging on developed and developing countries. He
presents an overview of the goals and design of the World Health
Organization Research Program on Aging, which was created to address
issues concerning the aged worldwide.
Correspondence: J.
Litvak, World Health Organization, Global Program for Health of the
Elderly, Research Program on Aging, Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27,
Switzerland. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:40523 Litvak,
Jorge. The aging of the population: a challenge that goes
beyond the year 2000. [El envejecimiento de la poblacion: un
desafio que va mas alla del ano 2000.] Boletin de la Oficina Sanitaria
Panamericana, Vol. 109, No. 1, Jul 1990. 1-5 pp. Washington, D.C. In
Spa. with sum. in Eng.
"This report analyzes the causes and
characteristics of the aging trend in the world's population, which has
been witnessed in recent decades. Measures are proposed for dealing
with the health problems that have arisen as a result of this aging
trend, as well as for guaranteeing the delivery of full health services
to the elderly."
Correspondence: J. Litvak, World Health
Organization, Global Program of Assistance to the Aged, Program of
Investigations on Aging, Geneva, Switzerland. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:40524 Loriaux,
Michel; Remy, Dominique; Vilquin, Eric. The elderly
population and the grey revolution: humans and society faced with
aging. [Populations agees et revolution grise: les hommes et les
societes face a leurs vieillissements.] ISBN 2-87085-211-8. [1990].
xxvi, 1,118 pp. Universite Catholique de Louvain, Institut de
Demographie: Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium; Editions CIACO:
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. In Eng; Fre.
These are the proceedings
of the 1986 Quetelet Chair, held in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, October
6-10, 1986. The theme of this year's conference was demographic aging.
The 81 papers, most of which are in French with some in English, are
grouped under the topics of aging man and society, aspects of aging
populations, methodological problems concerning the study of aging,
biological and social aspects of aging, the condition of the elderly,
inequalities among the elderly, past and future prospects, from work to
retirement, intergenerational solidarity and the financing of pensions,
health services for the elderly, and the future of elderly
societies.
Correspondence: Editions CIACO, Avenue Einstein
9, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
56:40525 Markides,
Kyriakos S. Consequences of gender differentials in life
expectancy for black and Hispanic Americans. International Journal
of Aging and Human Development, Vol. 29, No. 2, 1989. 95-102 pp.
Farmingdale, New York. In Eng.
The consequences of gender
differences in life expectancy among minority populations in the United
States are explored using official data. "Increased survival by blacks
and Hispanics is causing a widening of the sex imbalance of the elderly
population much like [that] observed in the general population. These
demographic trends point toward greater widowhood among minority women
and continuing high rates of poverty. In addition, we can expect
increased rates of disability in minority elderly women, increased
dependency, worsening intergenerational relationships, and higher rates
of institutionalization."
Correspondence: K. S. Markides,
University of Texas Medical Branch, Department of Preventive Medicine
and Community Health, Galveston, TX 77550. Location:
Princeton University Library (SW).
56:40526 Morocco.
Direction de la Statistique. Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches
Demographiques (Rabat, Morocco). The aged: the current
situation and future perspectives. [Les personnes agees:
situation et perspectives.] Jun 1990. 52 pp. Rabat, Morocco. In Fre.
Characteristics of the elderly population in Morocco are examined
using data from the censuses of 1960, 1971, and 1982. Chapters are
included on the age structure and the dependency burden, mortality,
marital status, migration, economic activity, standards of living,
households and consumption, and future
trends.
Correspondence: Direction de la Statistique, Centre
d'Etudes et de Recherches Demographiques, B.P. 178, Charii Maa Al
Ainain, Rabat, Morocco. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
56:40527 Morrill,
Richard L. Regional demographic structure of the United
States. Professional Geographer, Vol. 42, No. 1, 1990. 38-53 pp.
Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"This paper analyzes the surprisingly
great variation in demographic character across the [United States],
utilizing data on fertility, mortality, age, sex, mobility, household
character, abortion, race and ethnicity. A fairly simple regional
pattern is revealed that is less related to levels of economic
development than to long-standing historical cultural
differences."
Correspondence: R. L. Morrill, University of
Washington, Seattle, WA 98195. Location: Princeton University
Library (SG).
56:40528 Nair, P.
S. The aged in rural India: a study of the socio-economic
and health profile. In: Population transition in India, Volume 2,
edited by S. N. Singh, M. K. Premi, P. S. Bhatia, and Ashish Bose.
1989. 63-70 pp. B. R. Publishing: Delhi, India. In Eng.
The author
analyzes the health and socioeconomic status of the aged living in
rural areas of India and identifies their needs. Data are from a 1987
survey of India's northern districts.
Correspondence: P. S.
Nair, University of Kerala, Department of Demography, Kariavattom 695
034, India. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:40529 Neville,
Warwick. The population composition of Brunei.
Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, Vol. 11, No. 1, Jun 1990.
27-42 pp. Singapore. In Eng.
Population characteristics of Brunei
are examined, including ethnic composition, age and sex distribution,
labor force participation, and occupational status. The author relates
the population structure to the economic conditions in Brunei and
discusses future implications for economic and social
policy.
Correspondence: W. Neville, University of Auckland,
Private Bag, Auckland 1, New Zealand. Location: Princeton
University Library (PR).
56:40530 Nihon
University. Population Research Institute (Tokyo, Japan); China
National Committee on Aging (Beijing, China); United Nations Population
Fund [UNFPA] (New York, New York); Japanese Organization for
International Cooperation in Family Planning [JOICFP] (Tokyo,
Japan). Japan-China Workshop on Population Aging: Policy
Issues and Prospects. Proceedings. 1988. 219 pp. Japanese
Organization for International Cooperation in Family Planning [JOICFP]:
Tokyo, Japan. In Eng.
These are the proceedings of a workshop on
demographic aging held in Tokyo, Japan, June 28-July 2, 1988. The
workshop was part of a joint Japanese-Chinese project designed to
assist China in developing appropriate policies to cope with the
socioeconomic implications of demographic aging. The proceedings
contain a selection of 12 papers by Japanese and Chinese scholars on
aspects of demographic aging in their respective
countries.
Correspondence: Japanese Organization for
International Cooperation in Family Planning, Hoken Kankan Bekkan, 1-1
Sadohara-cho, Ichigaya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162, Japan.
Location: East-West Population Institute, Honolulu, HI.
56:40531 Paillat,
Paul. The vocabulary of aging: from concepts to
measures. [Le vocabulaire du vieillissement: des concepts aux
mesures.] In: Populations agees et revolution grise: les hommes et les
societes face a leurs vieillissements, edited by Michel Loriaux,
Dominique Remy, and Eric Vilquin. [1990]. 203-7 pp. Universite
Catholique de Louvain, Institut de Demographie: Louvain-la-Neuve,
Belgium; Editions CIACO: Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. In Fre.
The
author attempts to provide definitions for some of the concepts used in
the study of demographic aging. Particular attention is given to the
measures used to describe the process of demographic aging of a
population.
Correspondence: P. Paillat, Institut National
d'Etudes Demographiques, Departement de Demographie Sociale, 27 rue du
Commandeur, 75675 Paris Cedex 14, France. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
56:40532 Rahman, M.
Mujibur. Population ageing in a selected region of
Bangladesh: socio-economic and health perspectives. Journal of
Population, Health and Social Welfare, Vol. 10, No. 1, Jul 1990. 116-24
pp. Seoul, Korea, Republic of. In Eng.
"This paper is an attempt to
examine the socio-economic-demographic characteristics and health
status of the aged (60 years and above) in rural Bangladesh....About 87
percent of males are currently married as against only half of the
females. On the contrary, a large proportion (50 percent) of females
are widowed while only 12 percent are widowers. The educational status
of males is much better than that of females....About half of the
females are found unemployed as against only one-third of males. As
regards the annual income, the condition of Hindus is better than that
of Muslims. The majority of the older people are living in large
households of more than five members."
Correspondence: M.
M. Rahman, University of Chittangong, Department of Statistics, Post
Code No. 4331, Chittagong, Bangladesh. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
56:40533 United
States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging.
Aging America: trends and projections. Serial No. 101-E, No.
59, LC 90-600062. Nov 1989. v, 152 pp. U.S. Government Printing Office:
Washington, D.C. In Eng.
This is the fourth edition of a report on
demographic aging in America prepared for the Special Committee on
Aging of the U.S. Senate. It contains chapters on the size and growth
of the older population, their economic status, retirement trends and
labor force participation, health services and their utilization,
social characteristics, federal outlays benefiting the elderly, and
international comparisons.
Correspondence: U.S. Government
Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402-9325. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:40534 Universite
de Paris I. Institut de Demographie de Paris [IDP] (Paris,
France). Aging: the examples of Czechoslovakia and
France. [Le vieillissement: les cas de la Tchechoslovaquie et de
la France.] Travaux et Recherches de l'IDP, No. 4, Jun 1990. 129 pp.
Paris, France. In Eng; Fre.
These are the proceedings of a seminar
held in Paris in November 1988 on demographic aging in Czechoslovakia
and France. Seven papers by various authors are included, six of which
are in French and one in English. Topics concern the health of the
aged, living standards of the aged, and social
policy.
Correspondence: Universite de Paris I, Institut de
Demographie de Paris, 22 rue Vauquelin, 75005 Paris, France.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:40535 Valkovics,
Emil. Population aging in perspective: past and future
trends. [De veroudering van de bevolking in perspectief: verleden
en toekomst.] Bevolking en Gezin, No. 2, Nov 1989. 23-72 pp. Brussels,
Belgium. In Dut. with sum. in Eng.
The author examines the past,
present, and future age structure of the world population. The effects
of fertility, mortality, and migration are considered, and geographic
variations worldwide are noted. Projections of age structure based on
data from the United Nations are presented. The author also discusses
the process of demographic aging and the impact of increasing numbers
of elderly people.
Correspondence: E. Valkovics, Kozponti,
Statisztikai Hivatal Demographic Institute, Veres Palne u. 10, Budapest
V, Hungary. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:40536 van de
Stadt, H.; Bieseman, L. J. The institutional population:
trends. [De institutionele bevolking: omvang en ontwikkeling.]
Maandstatistiek van de Bevolking, Vol. 38, No. 9, Sep 1990. 26-30 pp.
Voorburg, Netherlands. In Dut. with sum. in Eng.
"The institutional
population includes the population in homes for the aged, nursing
homes, psychiatric hospitals, prisons and educational and religious
institutions. On 1 January 1990 there were 278,000 people in this
population group in the Netherlands, which amounts to 2% of the total
population. During the period 1960-1990 the institutional population
showed a smaller increase than the total population (6% vs. 30%);
during the eighties the number has decreased. In this population the
share of people of 65 or older has increased from 29% in 1960 to 67% in
1987."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:40537 van Hoorn,
W. D. The institutional population: background and
expected development. [De institutionele bevolking: achtergronden
en verwachte ontwikkeling.] Maandstatistiek van de Bevolking, Vol. 38,
No. 9, Sep 1990. 19-25 pp. Voorburg, Netherlands. In Dut. with sum. in
Eng.
"In this article aspects of the development of the
institutional population in the Netherlands are described. During the
eighties there has been a moderate decrease in numbers due to a change
in attitudes and policies. Because of ideological and financial
reasons, governments are inclined to institutionalise fewer old (and
disabled) people and to provide more care by other means such as
home-support. However, simulations lead to the conclusion, that
particularly as a consequence of the ageing of the population, the
demand of care is growing quite fast....Taking all factors into
account, one may expect that the number of institutionalised people
will not change much in the near future."
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:40538 Anantharam,
S.; Premi, M. K. Sex ratio and stages of demographic
transition. In: Population transition in India, Volume 2, edited
by S. N. Singh, M. K. Premi, P. S. Bhatia, and Ashish Bose. 1989. 39-42
pp. B. R. Publishing: Delhi, India. In Eng.
The relationship
between the sex ratio of a population and its stage of demographic
transition is discussed, with a focus on
India.
Correspondence: S. Anantharam, Visva-Bharati
University, Palli Charcha Kendra, PO Santiniketan, Birbhum, West Bengal
731 235, India. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:40539 Hull,
Terence H. Recent trends in sex ratios at birth in
China. Population and Development Review, Vol. 16, No. 1, Mar
1990. 63-83, 207, 209 pp. New York, New York. In Eng. with sum. in Fre;
Spa.
"In this article, I analyze data from the One Percent Survey
of China, carried out by the State Statistical Bureau in 1987. The sex
ratios of births and young children calculated from these data are
higher than those found in other recent Chinese surveys and censuses
and indicate a serious and growing problem of 'missing' female
births....We posit three major potential explanations for the rising
sex ratios at birth and among young children between 1982 and 1987, all
of them related to pressures created by the 'one child per couple'
policy pursued nationally in China since 1979....The missing females
could have been victims of infanticide, or the biased sex ratios at
birth could reflect patterns of gender-specific abortion. The third
explanation assumes that...sex ratios at birth were in fact 'normal,'
but female births and young female children were underreported by their
parents."
Correspondence: T. H. Hull, Australian National
University, Research School of Pacific Studies, Department of Political
and Social Change, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:40540 Legare,
Jacques. Life expectancy in good health: its structure
and application. [Esperance de vie en bonne sante: construction
et applications.] In: Populations agees et revolution grise: les
hommes et les societes face a leurs vieillissements, edited by Michel
Loriaux, Dominique Remy, and Eric Vilquin. [1990]. 209-17 pp.
Universite Catholique de Louvain, Institut de Demographie:
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium; Editions CIACO: Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
In Fre.
The author discusses the concept of life expectancy with
good health, defined as life expectancy without serious disability as
opposed to life expectancy per se. He suggests that this concept will
take on greater importance as choices will have to be made concerning
the allocation of resources either to increasing overall life
expectancy or to increasing active life
expectancy.
Correspondence: J. Legare, Universite de
Montreal, Groupe de Recherche sur la Demographie Quebecoise,
Departement de Demographie, CP 6128, Succursale A, Montreal, Quebec H3C
3J7, Canada. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:40541 Mealey,
Linda; Mackey, Wade. Variation in offspring sex ratio in
women of differing social status. Ethology and Sociobiology, Vol.
11, No. 2, Mar 1990. 83-95 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
Evidence
for the successful manipulation of the sex ratio of offspring is
presented using data from the nineteenth century for the Mormon
population in the United States. Factors influencing such a
manipulation are considered, including social status and access to
resources.
Correspondence: L. Mealey, College of Saint
Benedict, Psychology Department, St. Joseph, MN 56374-2099.
Location: Princeton University Library (SZ).
56:40542 Olshansky,
S. Jay; Carnes, Bruce A.; Cassel, Christine. In search of
Methuselah: estimating the upper limits to human longevity.
Science, Vol. 250, No. 4981, Nov 2, 1990. 634-40 pp. Washington, D.C.
In Eng.
An attempt is made to estimate the upper bound of human
longevity based on hypothesized reductions in current mortality rates
necessary to achieve a life expectancy at birth of from 80 to 120 years
and an expectation of life at age 50 of from 30 to 70 years. "With the
use of conditional probabilities of death from complete life tables for
the United States, reductions in mortality required to achieve extreme
longevity...were compared with those resulting from hypothetical cures
for all cardiovascular diseases, ischemic heart disease, diabetes, and
cancer. Results indicate that in order for life expectancy at birth to
increase from present levels to what has been referred to as the
average biological limit to life (age 85), mortality rates from all
causes of death would need to decline at all ages by 55%, and at ages
50 and over by 60%. Given that hypothetical cures for major
degenerative diseases would reduce overall mortality by 75%, it seems
highly unlikely that life expectancy at birth will exceed the age of
85."
Correspondence: S. J. Olshansky, National Opinion
Research Center, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637.
Location: Princeton University Library (SQ).
56:40543 Peterson,
William. The physiology of childbearing. Population
Review, Vol. 34, No. 1-2, Jan-Dec 1990. 11-22 pp. La Jolla, California.
In Eng.
The author provides an overview of the physiology of
reproduction and of medical findings affecting
fertility.
Correspondence: W. Petersen, 24900 Pine Hills
Drive, Carmel, CA 93923. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
56:40544 Soffritti,
Maria C.; Gallo, Pia G. Menopause in a sample of women
from Bassa Modenese (Italy): its secular trends and connections with
labor force activity. [La menopausa in un campione di donne della
Bassa Modenese (Italia): la sua evoluzione nel tempo e la sua
connessione con l'attivita lavorativa.] Genus, Vol. 45, No. 3-4,
Jul-Dec 1989. 113-23 pp. Rome, Italy. In Ita. with sum. in Eng; Fre.
Comparisons are made among women in Bassa Modenese, Italy,
concerning age at menarche and menopause, length of reproductive
period, and need for hysterectomy. The impact of employment status
and occupation on the timing of these physiological events is
considered.
Correspondence: M. C. Soffritti, ULSS N. 20 di
Casalecchio di Reno, Bologna, Italy. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
56:40545 Blejer,
Mario I.; Guerrero, Isabel. The impact of macroeconomic
policies on income distribution: an empirical study of the
Philippines. Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 72, No. 3,
Aug 1990. 414-23 pp. Amsterdam, Netherlands. In Eng.
"There has
been a growing awareness of the income distribution dimension of
macroeconomic policies. This paper studies this issue empirically,
considering the case of the Philippines and using data available from
integrated surveys of households. After estimating a reduced form
equation, it was found that underemployment, inflation, and government
spending worsen income distribution, while productivity gains, the real
interest rate, and the real exchange rate were found to improve
distribution. A similar pattern emerges when the effects of these
variables on the absolute incidence of poverty are
estimated."
Correspondence: M. I. Blejer, International
Monetary Fund, 700 19th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20431.
Location: Princeton University Library (PF).
56:40546 Chu, C. Y.
Cyrus; Koo, Hui-Wen. Intergenerational income-group
mobility and differential fertility. American Economic Review,
Vol. 80, No. 5, Dec 1990. 1,125-38 pp. Nashville, Tennessee. In Eng.
"One question development economists are especially interested in,
but so far left unanswered, is: how would the societal income
distribution be affected by introducing a family-planning program to
reduce the reproduction rate of the poor, which is usually high in
developing countries? The purpose of this paper is to search for
analytical answers to this question. We are able to make definite
comparisons about some class of inequality measures of the steady-state
societal income distributions, and these comparisons provide strong
theoretical support in favor of the above-mentioned family-planning
program."
Correspondence: C. Y. C. Chu, National Taiwan
University, Department of Economics, 1 Roosevelt Road IV, Taipei,
Taiwan. Location: Princeton University Library (PF).
56:40547 Columbia
University. School of Public Health. National Center for Children in
Poverty (New York, New York). Five million children: a
statistical profile of our poorest young citizens. ISBN
0-926582-01-1. LC 90-5680. 1990. 96 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
"This report brings together...information on children under six
and their families who live in poverty [in the United States]. It
addresses the following questions: Who are the nation's poor children
under six, and where do they live? What are the families of poor young
children like, and why are they poor? What risks do poor children
face, and what is being done to reduce them? [and] What conclusions
can we draw from this information to help us improve the life
circumstances and developmental outcomes for poor children under six?
The intention of this report is to bring the needs and problems of poor
young children and their families into focus and to suggest steps to
improve their lives." Graphs and charts provide information on poverty
rates for children under six by ethnicity, geographic location,
residence characteristics, educational level of parents, parental
employment status, marital status of parents, source of family income,
and family characteristics. Child health status, school enrollment,
child care, and child abuse are also examined. Data are from published
and unpublished sources and national
databases.
Correspondence: Columbia University, National
Center for Children in Poverty, 154 Haven Avenue, New York, NY 10032.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:40548 Daly,
Anne. Women in the workforce and family structure in
Australia. Journal of the Australian Population Association, Vol.
7, No. 1, May 1990. 27-39 pp. Canberra, Australia. In Eng.
"The
purpose of this paper is to set out some of the changes that have taken
place in the economic status of women in Australia and to discuss the
relationship between economic factors and family structure. I look to
the position of women in the workforce and examine some of the possible
explanations for the increase in female participation. These include
the increase in the female wage, demographic changes and changes in the
industrial composition of the economy. In a final section, I examine
some of the evidence for the effect of economic variables, particularly
the wage, on fertility."
Correspondence: A. Daly,
Australian National University, Research School of Social Sciences,
Department of Economics, GPO Box 4, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:40549 Hauser,
Robert M. Changes in occupational status among U.S. men
from the 1970s to the 1980s. CDE Working Paper, No. 90-05, May 7,
1990. 32 pp. University of Wisconsin, Center for Demography and
Ecology: Madison, Wisconsin. In Eng.
"In this paper, I analyze data
from March [U.S.] Current Population Surveys for the past eighteen
years in order to provide indirect evidence about changes in mobility
chances with respect to occupational status. To measure social origins
and educational attainment, and to estimate structural equation models
of occupational status, I use data from the 1973 OCG survey for cohorts
of black and nonblack...U.S. men who were aged 25 to 64 in March 1973.
Additional measurements of educational attainment, occupation, and
labor force status have been obtained from Uniform March Current
Population Survey files from 1971 through 1988....Among black and white
men, intercohort gains in occupational status have been fueled in large
part by intercohort gains in social background and in educational
attainment....My reading of the evidence is that there has been little
net upward mobility since 1973, and, to the extent that such mobility
has occurred, it has occurred among older, rather than younger cohorts
of men."
Correspondence: University of Wisconsin, Center
for Demography and Ecology, 4412 Social Science Building, 1180
Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706-1393.
56:40550 Kabluchko,
G. V. Some demographic aspects of studies of the
socioeconomic structure of the population. [Nekotorye
demograficheskie aspekty izucheniya sotsial'no-ekonomicheskogo sostava
naseleniya.] Demograficheskie Issledovaniya, Vol. 13, 1989. 46-53 pp.
Kiev, USSR. In Rus. with sum. in Eng.
"The paper deals with such
socio-economic characteristics of the population as social mobility,
participation of...women in social production, [and] shifts in the
education level of the population which promote improvement of
qualitative parameters of the Ukrainian SSR
population."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:40551 Krieg,
Randall G. Does migration function to reduce earnings
differentials by race and gender? Annals of Regional Science, Vol.
24, No. 3, 1990. 211-21 pp. New York, New York/Berlin, Germany, Federal
Republic of. In Eng.
"This study investigates the role of migration
in the determination of earnings differentials by race and gender.
Microdata from the United Status Census are used to estimate earnings
functions by race, gender, and migration status. Strong evidence is
provided suggesting that unexplained portions of earnings
differentials, reflectng wage discrimination and other unobserved
heterogeneity, are substantially reduced for both race and gender
through the process of interstate
migration."
Correspondence: R. G. Krieg, University of
Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614. Location: Princeton
University Library (PF).
56:40552 Macunovich,
Diane J.; Easterlin, Richard A. How parents have coped:
the effect of life cycle demographic decisions on the economic status
of pre-school age children, 1964-87. Population and Development
Review, Vol. 16, No. 2, Jun 1990. 301-25, 399, 401 pp. New York, New
York. In Eng. with sum. in Fre; Spa.
"This article traces the
average economic status of pre-schoolers in the United States from 1964
to 1987, as measured by total money income per adult equivalent in the
child's household of residence, using data from the March Current
Population Survey. It investigates how children's economic status has
been affected by life cycle dissolution of unions (including
unmarried-couple unions), establishment of independent households,
mother's work, and number and spacing of children. Overall, children's
average economic status was 42 percent higher in 1987 than in 1964, but
in the 1980s there was little or no improvement in average status, and
inequality worsened noticeably."
This is a revised version of a
paper originally presented at the 1989 Annual Meeting of the Population
Association of America (see Population Index, Vol. 55, No. 3, Fall
1989, p. 407).
Correspondence: D. J. Macunovich, Williams
College, Department of Economics, Williamstown, MA 01267.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:40553 Massey,
Douglas S.; Eggers, Mitchell L. The ecology of inequality:
minorities and the concentration of poverty, 1970-1980. American
Journal of Sociology, Vol. 95, No. 5, Mar 1990. 1,153-88 pp. Chicago,
Illinois. In Eng.
"This article examines trends in the geographic
concentration of poverty among whites, blacks, Hispanics, and Asians in
60 U.S. metropolitan areas from 1970 to 1980. It describes changes in
the distributional structure of income, the extent of income
inequality, and the degree of spatial segregation by income. These
factors are then related to levels and trends in poverty concentration.
Concentrated urban poverty is confined principally to blacks outside
the West and to Hispanics in the Northeast....The occurrence of rising
poverty under conditions of high racial/ethnic segregation explains the
growing spatial isolation of poor blacks and Hispanics in U.S. urban
society."
Correspondence: D. S. Massey, NORC/University of
Chicago, Population Research Center, 1155 East 60th Street, Chicago, IL
60637. Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
56:40554 Northrop,
Emily M. The feminization of poverty: the demographic
factor and the composition of economic growth. Journal of Economic
Issues, Vol. 24, No. 1, Mar 1990. 145-60 pp. Lincoln, Nebraska. In Eng.
The concept of the feminization of poverty in the United States is
examined from a demographic perspective, in particular by a comparative
analysis of poverty among female-headed and other-headed households.
The author concludes that the growth of female-headed households has
been an important factor in the feminization of poverty and that the
gap in relative affluence between female-headed and other households is
increasing. She also notes that female-headed households suffer most
from economic downturns because of sex segregation in the work
force.
Correspondence: E. M. Northrop, Keene State College,
229 Main Street, Keene, NH 03431. Location: Princeton
University Library (PF).
56:40555 Pryor,
Frederic L. Changes in income distribution in poor
agricultural nations: Malawi and Madagascar. Economic Development
and Cultural Change, Vol. 39, No. 1, Oct 1990. 23-45 pp. Chicago,
Illinois. In Eng.
The author compares differences in income
distribution between Malawi, which chose a capitalist model for its
development strategy, and Madagascar, which chose a Marxist model. "In
both countries the major cause of overall increases in income
inequality can be traced to a widening of income differentials among
smallholders caused by a variety of policy failures, almost all of
which were correctable."
Correspondence: F. L. Pryor,
Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA 19081. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPIA).
56:40556 Rosenfeld,
Rachel A.; Kalleberg, Arne L. A cross-national comparison
of the gender gap in income. American Journal of Sociology, Vol.
96, No. 1, Jul 1990. 69-106 pp. Chicago, Illinois. In Eng.
"This
article examines national labor-market samples from two 'dualist'
countries (the United States and Canada) and two 'corporatist'
countries (Norway and Sweden). Labor-market location is less powerful
in predicting income in Norway and Sweden where they have more
inclusive employment policies. In Sweden, though, the labor-market
variables are more important in explaining the income gap." The
importance of part-time work on the gender gap in income is
noted.
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.
518).
Correspondence: R. A. Rosenfeld, University of North
Carolina, Department of Sociology, Chapel Hill, NC 27599.
Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
56:40557 Sullivan,
Teresa A.; Gilbertson, Greta. Caribbean immigrants in the
U.S.: the effects of race and language on earnings. Texas
Population Research Center Papers, Series 11: 1989, No. 11.10, 1990.
22 pp. University of Texas, Texas Population Research Center: Austin,
Texas. In Eng.
"This paper contrasts several features of the
socio-economic integration of immigrants from the West Indies with the
U.S. native-born blacks in order to assess the influence of race and
language [on annual earnings]....Due to racial characteristics, both
immigrant and native-born blacks are subject to prejudice and
discrimination....Comparisons of native-born blacks with immigrant
blacks provide an opportunity to evaluate the contribution of racial
prejudice and discrimination in determining the conditions of racial
minorities." Data are from the 1980 U.S. census.
This paper was
originally presented at the 1990 Annual Meeting of the Population
Association of America (see Population Index, Vol. 56, No. 3, Fall
1990, p. 396).
Correspondence: University of Texas, Texas
Population Research Center, Main 1800, Austin, TX 78712.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:40558 de Graaf,
Paul M.; Ganzeboom, Harry B. G. Intergenerational
educational mobility in the Netherlands for birth cohorts from 1891
through 1960. Netherlands' Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 26,
No. 1, Apr 1990. 35-50, 83 pp. Assen, Netherlands. In Eng.
"In this
article we describe...intergenerational educational mobility with
respect to father, for cohorts of men and women born between 1891 and
1960. We use data from fourteen national Dutch surveys, concerning
11,892 men and 10,895 women. The educational mobility pattern is
described with a simple log-linear model. Historical changes in the
pattern of association can be described as a linear trend towards more
openness, without significant discontinuities. The trend to more
openness is stronger for men than for
women."
Correspondence: P. M. de Graaf, Utrecht State
University, Department of Social Sciences, Heidelberglaan 8, POB 80125,
3508 TC Utrecht, Netherlands. Location: Princeton University
Library (PR).
56:40559 Grusky,
David B.; DiPrete, Thomas A. Recent trends in the process
of stratification. Demography, Vol. 27, No. 4, Nov 1990. 617-37
pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"Using the 14 annual cross-sections
from the [U.S.] General Social Survey, we specify a 'basic model' of
attainment and describe the year-by-year fluctuations in its
parameters....Under a linear model of educational achievement, we find
that the direct effects of race are weakening and the returns of
class-based advantages are declining in tandem. The contours of the
socioeconomic 'gender gap' are also changing in important ways, with
the male intercept declining at a rapid pace and the female term
registering small and insignificant year-by-year gains. At the same
time, the returns to experience and schooling are increasing for men,
whereas the corresponding returns for women have remained stable over
the 15-year period. This pattern of interaction effects implies that
the size of the gender gap varies over time and across different
population groups."
Correspondence: D. B. Grusky, Stanford
University, Department of Sociology, Stanford, CA 94305.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:40560 Kominski,
Robert. What's it worth? Educational background and
economic status: Spring 1987. Current Population Reports, Series
P-70: Household Economic Studies, No. 21, Oct 1990. iv, 31 pp. U.S.
Bureau of the Census: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"This report
presents tabulations from the Survey of Income and Program
Participation (SIPP) regarding the educational attainment and
background of the population of the United States....The primary
tabulations in this report show numbers of persons by their highest
attained degree and the field of the degree, along with some basic
measures of their current economic and employment
status."
Correspondence: U.S. Government Printing Office,
Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C. 20402.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:40561 Latten, J.
J. In the 1980s young people stayed longer with their
parents again. Developments since the 1960s. [Jongeren bleven in
jaren '80 weer langer bij hun ouders. Ontwikkeling sinds de jaren '60.]
Maandstatistiek van de Bevolking, Vol. 38, No. 10, Oct 1990. 14-24 pp.
Voorburg, Netherlands. In Dut. with sum. in Eng.
Changes in the
residential patterns of young adults in the Netherlands over time are
analyzed. The authors note an increasing tendency for young people to
continue to reside with their parents after reaching adulthood. The
social and economic factors affecting these trends are
reviewed.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:40562 Lavely,
William; Xiao, Zhenyu; Li, Bohua; Freedman, Ronald. The
rise in female education in China: national and regional
patterns. China Quarterly, No. 121, Mar 1990. 61-93 pp. London,
England. In Eng.
"This paper utilizes [Chinese] census and survey
data to describe change in female education nationally and for four
major regional populations from 1952 to 1982. Because it is plausible
that the educational trends and differentials are related to other
aspects of Chinese social, political and economic history, they are
presented here in some detail....[The authors] consider the history of
gender equality in educational opportunity as reflected in educational
progression ratios [and]....introduce, as a demonstration of the
significance of female education, education-specific rates of marriage
and fertility."
Correspondence: W. Lavely, University of
Washington, Department of Sociology, Seattle, WA 98195.
Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
56:40563 Massey,
Douglas S. American apartheid: segregation and the making
of the underclass. American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 96, No. 2,
Sep 1990. 329-57 pp. Chicago, Illinois. In Eng.
"This article
argues that racial segregation is crucial to explaining the emergence
of the urban underclass [in the United States] during the 1970s....This
argument is developed with simulations that replicate the economic
conditions observed among blacks and whites in metropolitan areas
during the 1970s but assume different conditions of racial and class
segregation. These data show how a simple increase in the rate of
minority poverty leads to a dramatic rise in the concentration of
poverty when it occurs within a racially segregated city. Increases in
poverty concentration are, in turn, associated with [deleterious]
changes in the socioeconomic character of neighborhoods....Thus,
policies to solve the socioeconomic problems of minorities will fail
unless they are accompanied by measures for overcoming the
disadvantages caused by racial discrimination and prejudice in the
housing market."
Correspondence: D. S. Massey,
NORC/University of Chicago, Population Research Center, 1155 East 60th
Street, Chicago, IL 60637. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPIA).
56:40564 Pryor,
Edward T.; Norris, Douglas A. Religion and the family
cycle. Canadian Studies in Population, Vol. 15, No. 2, 1988.
159-80 pp. Edmonton, Canada. In Eng. with sum. in Fre.
"This paper
examines the declaration of religion, as measured by the Canadian
census, in terms of basic demographic characteristics of the population
(age, sex, marital status) and trends between 1971 and 1981. Building
on this review, the relationship between declared religion and the
family cycle is presented. Husband-wife families are assessed by
family cycle characteristics (age of wife, no children, children
present, no children at home). Evidence on religion homogeneity (that
is, husband-wife same/different religion-no religion) is also reviewed
within the family lifecycle. Conclusions are drawn as to the
relationship between declared religion and family organization and
trends in this relationship for the
decade."
Correspondence: E. T. Pryor, Statistics Canada,
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6, Canada. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
56:40565 Roy, B.
K. Census based trends in religions of India. In:
Population transition in India, Volume 2, edited by S. N. Singh, M. K.
Premi, P. S. Bhatia, and Ashish Bose. 1989. 383-92 pp. B. R.
Publishing: Delhi, India. In Eng.
The author presents a sequential
analysis of the major religions in the states of India for the period
1901-1981. Consideration is given to the distribution, growth, and
magnitude of the various religions.
Correspondence: B. K.
Roy, Office of the Registrar General, West Block 1, R. K. Puram, New
Delhi 110 022, India. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
56:40566 Yusuf,
Farhat. Demography of Muslims in Australia. Journal
of Biosocial Science, Vol. 22, No. 1, Jan 1990. 77-84 pp. Cambridge,
England. In Eng.
"This paper describes the origins and size of the
Muslim population in Australia, at present about 1% of the total
population. Their age distribution is younger and their
sociodemographic characteristics are different from those of the rest
of the Australian population....The main data sources for this study
were the Australian population censuses, the most recent of which was
conducted in June 1986."
Correspondence: F. Yusuf,
Macquarie University, School of Economic and Financial Studies, Sydney
NSW 2109, Australia. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
56:40567 Auvinen,
Riitta. The Finnish Sami population. Yearbook of
Population Research in Finland, Vol. 28, 1990. 67-76 pp. Helsinki,
Finland. In Eng.
"The article is a short overview of the Sami [or
Lapp] population, a small ethnic minority in the northern Scandinavia
and parts of USSR. It describes the background of the Sami population,
the territory where they live and their economic conditions. As it is
difficult to distinguish the Sami population as a clearly defined
ethnological group, demographic data on the Sami population is rather
incomplete or lacking. In spite of that the author gives some
estimates of the size of the population and its fertility." The focus
is on the Sami population in Finland.
Correspondence: R.
Auvinen, Population Research Institute, Kalevankatu 16, SF-00100
Helsinki, Finland. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
56:40568
Battistella, Graziano. Italian Americans in the
'80s: a sociodemographic profile. ISBN 0-934733-41-4. LC
88-29932. 1989. xii, 207 pp. Center for Migration Studies: Staten
Island, New York. In Eng.
"The primary objective of this study
is...to present a set of unpublished data on Italian Americans which
was prepared by the United States Bureau of the Census....A collection
of twelve data sets [was] compiled, each set comprises 248 tables
regarding the entire nation and the following eleven states which have
high concentrations of Italian Americans: California, Connecticut,
Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio,
Pennsylvania and Rhode Island....Each set of data displays eight tables
of demographic, cultural and economic characteristics. The eight-set
tables are crossed with such variables as type of household, place of
birth, age, language, education, labor force, occupation, earnings and
citizenship. In addition, the same characteristics are tabulated by
educational achievements and age for the whole population, single
ancestry, multiple ancestry and the population born in
Italy."
Correspondence: Center for Migration Studies, 209
Flagg Place, Staten Island, NY 10304-1199. Location:
Princeton University Library (FST).
56:40569 Bose,
Ashish; Sinha, U. P.; Tyagi, R. P. Demography of tribal
development. ISBN 81-7018-601-3. Jan 1990. xxii, 312 pp. B. R.
Publishing: Delhi, India. In Eng.
This collection of 23 papers is a
product of the All India Symposium on Tribal Demography and
Development, organized by the Indian Association for the Study of
Population, and held in Bhopal, India, in October 1984. Chapters
include papers on tribal demography and development, tribal population
trends, health and family planning topics, and literacy and
education.
Correspondence: B. R. Publishing, 29/9 Nangia
Park, Shakti Nagar, Delhi 110 007, India. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
56:40570 Bose,
Ashish; Nongbri, Tiplut; Kumar, Nikhlesh. Tribal
demography and development in North-East India. ISBN
81-7018-568-8. 1990. [viii], 197 pp. B. R. Publishing: Delhi, India. In
Eng.
"This volume brings together 20 research papers prepared
mostly by scholars from North-East India, on the critical problems of
tribal demography and development. In particular, emphasis has been
put on nutrition, health and education." Attention is also given to
occupational structure. The papers were prepared for a symposium held
in Shillong, India, in May 1985, that was organized jointly by the
Indian Association for the Study of Population and North-Eastern Hill
University.
Correspondence: B. R. Publishing, 29/9 Nangia
Park, Shakti Nagar, Delhi 110 007, India. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
56:40571 Finnas,
Fjalar. The language of children in bilingual families in
Finland. Yearbook of Population Research in Finland, Vol. 28,
1990. 77-82 pp. Helsinki, Finland. In Eng.
"The author deals with
the effect of language shifts and registrations on children in
bilingual families in Finland. The study is based on census data, the
language information which was extracted from the central population
register."
Correspondence: F. Finnas, Abo Akademi, Social
Science Research Unit, Domkyrkotorget 3, 20500 Abo, Finland.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:40572 Gandotra,
M. M. Fertility, mortality and contraceptive prevalence in
a tribal population. In: Population transition in India, Volume 2,
edited by S. N. Singh, M. K. Premi, P. S. Bhatia, and Ashish Bose.
1989. 267-74 pp. B. R. Publishing: Delhi, India. In Eng.
Fertility,
mortality, and contraceptive prevalence are studied in a rural tribal
population of Gujarat, India, using data collected in 1986 from 3,000
households.
Correspondence: M. M. Gandotra, Population
Research Centre, Faculty of Science, Lokmanya Tilak Road, Baroda 390,
India. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:40573 Kalibova,
Kveta. Prognosis of the Gypsy population in Czechoslovakia
up to the year 2005. [Prognoza romske populace v CSFR do roku
2005.] Demografie, Vol. 32, No. 3, 1990. 219-24 pp. Prague,
Czechoslovakia. In Cze. with sum. in Eng; Rus.
An attempt is made
to forecast the growth of the Gypsy population of Czechoslovakia up to
2005 using data from the censuses of 1970 and
1980.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:40574 Karlquist,
Anders; Olsson, Mats-Olov. Circumpolar population: the
case of Sweden. Population Review, Vol. 34, No. 1-2, Jan-Dec 1990.
23-37 pp. La Jolla, California. In Eng.
Demographic and economic
development in northern Scandinavia, particularly northern Sweden,
since 1750 is reviewed, with a focus on the Sami (or Lapp) population.
The impact of industrialization on this population is
considered.
Correspondence: A. Karlquist, Royal Swedish
Academy of Sciences, Swedish Polar Research Secretariat, Box 50005,
S-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
56:40575
Khubchandani, Lachman M. Language and
population. In: Population transition in India, Volume 2, edited
by S. N. Singh, M. K. Premi, P. S. Bhatia, and Ashish Bose. 1989.
393-404 pp. B. R. Publishing: Delhi, India. In Eng.
The demography
of language distribution in India is analyzed using data from the 1981
census. Tables are presented by state and numbers of people speaking
each language.
Correspondence: L. K. Khubchandani, Indian
Institute of Advanced Study, Rashtrapati Nivas, Simla 171 005, India.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:40576 McHugh,
Kevin E. Hispanic migration and population redistribution
in the United States. Professional Geographer, Vol. 41, No. 4,
1989. 429-39 pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"The U.S. Hispanic
population has grown rapidly over the last two decades and remains
geographically concentrated in nine states. Redistribution away from
core states through internal migration has been largely offset by heavy
immigration to traditional areas of Hispanic concentration.
Geographical patterns of Hispanic migration show broad similarities to
overall patterns of population distribution in the United States. New
York and California serve as key spatial redistributors or pivots in
the Hispanic migration system."
Correspondence: K. E.
McHugh, Arizona State University, Department of Geography, Tempe, AZ
85287. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:40577 O'Hare,
William. A new look at Asian Americans. American
Demographics, Vol. 12, No. 10, Oct 1990. 26-31 pp. Ithaca, New York. In
Eng.
"This article provides the first analysis of national data on
the consumer characteristics of [Asian Americans] since the 1980
census. The data come from an analysis of the 60,000 nationally
representative households included in the Current Population Survey
conducted by the [U.S.] Bureau of the Census. In the March 1989
survey, the Census Bureau identified Asian Americans separately for the
first time."
Correspondence: W. O'Hare, Population
Reference Bureau, 777 14th Street NW, Suite 809, Washington, D.C.
20005. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:40578 Poston,
Dudley L.; Yu, Mei-Yu. The distribution of the overseas
Chinese in the contemporary world. International Migration Review,
Vol. 24, No. 3, Fall 1990. 480-508 pp. Staten Island, New York. In Eng.
"This article examines the distribution of the overseas Chinese in
the contemporary world. Data are analyzed on the numbers of overseas
Chinese in six continents and in more than 130 countries and areas from
the end of the 1940s to the early 1980s. In the circa 1980 period,
there were between 26.8 million and 27.5 million overseas Chinese.
Also, the data indicate that the overseas Chinese population has
steadily increased in recent decades. The overseas Chinese now live in
almost all parts of the world. Although their distribution is
widespread, it is uneven. Changes in the magnitude of the overseas
Chinese population are affected by Chinese international migration
patterns and by overseas Chinese mortality and fertility. These
demographic processes are discussed in the context of overseas Chinese
migration."
Correspondence: D. L. Poston, Cornell
University, Ithaca, NY 14853. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
56:40579 Ram,
Sodhi. Indian immigrants in Great Britain. ISBN
81-210-0242-7. 1989. 709 pp. Inter-India Publications: New Delhi,
India. In Eng.
The author investigates the structure and dynamics
of the Indian community in Great Britain. "The book examines the
process of settling and relocation of Indians in their new country of
adoption. Not only the origin and destination areas of immigrants are
precisely identified but also the underlying considerations relevant to
both are looked into. The migration histories of the immigrants are
traced and their demographic, housing and socio-economic
characteristics are studied. A futuristic view of the situation is
taken by building the 2011 scenario of the Indians in Britain."
Particular attention is paid to immigration to the Bradford
area.
Correspondence: Inter-India Publications, D-17 Raja
Garden Extension, New Delhi 110 015, India. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:40580 Srb,
Vladimir; Ziegenfuss, Vladimir; Bulir, Michal. Nationality
policy and education. [Narodnostni politika a narodnostni
skolstvi.] Demografie, Vol. 32, No. 3, 1990. 204-18 pp. Prague,
Czechoslovakia. In Cze. with sum. in Eng; Rus.
Data are presented
on the evolution of ethnic minorities in Czechoslovakia over the period
1980-1988. The focus is on the provision of schooling in the langauage
of these minorities.
Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
56:40581 Tabak, I.
V. The Russian population of Moldavia: numbers,
settlement, interethnic connections. [Russkoe naselenie Moldavii:
chislennost', rasselenie, mezhetnicheskie svyazi.] ISBN 5-376-00576-3.
1990. 135 pp. Shtiintsa: Kishinev, USSR; Akademiya Nauk Moldavskoi SSR,
Otdel Etnografii i Iskusstvovedeniya: Kishinev, USSR. In Rus.
This
is a demographic analysis of the Russian population of the Moldavian
SSR. Separate chapters provide information on the development of this
population in the second half of the nineteenth century and up to 1917,
during the period from 1917 to 1940, and during the period following
World War II. The final chapter examines the ethnocultural development
of this population as a whole.
Correspondence: Shtiintsa,
ul. Akademika Ya. S. Grosuda 3, 277028 Kishinev, USSR.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:40582 Taylor,
John. The estimation of small town Aboriginal population
change. Journal of the Australian Population Association, Vol. 7,
No. 1, May 1990. 40-56 pp. Canberra, Australia. In Eng.
"This paper
outlines some of the methodological and conceptual issues associated
with the estimation of Aboriginal population change in the rapidly
growing town of Katherine, in the Northern Territory [of Australia],
and reports on selected social and economic impacts of recent
in-migration. Attention is drawn to the inappropriateness of de facto
population figures as a basis for planning and the need to estimate
service requirements in the context of high population
mobility."
Correspondence: J. Taylor, Australian National
University, North Australia Research Unit, PO Box 41321, Casuarina NT
0810, Australia. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:40583 van der
Erf, R. F.; Tas, R. F. J. Aliens in the Netherlands on
January 1, 1990. [Niet-Nederlanders op 1 januari 1990.]
Maandstatistiek van de Bevolking, Vol. 38, No. 8, Aug 1990. 14-24 pp.
Voorburg, Netherlands. In Dut. with sum. in Eng.
Data on the
foreign-born population living in the Netherlands are presented and
analyzed. "On January 1st 1990 there were 641 thousand aliens living
in the Netherlands, i.e. 4.3% of the total population. These figures
only relate to people included in Dutch municipal population registers
who do not possess...Dutch nationality....The largest category of
aliens on January 1st 1990 was that of the Turks (185 thousand),
followed by the 11 EC-nationalities (160 thousand) and...Moroccans (144
thousand)."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:40584 Zhdanko, T.
A. Daily family life among ethnic groups in the Soviet
Union. [Semeinyi byt narodov SSSR.] ISBN 5-02-009973-2. 1990. 520
pp. Nauka: Moscow, USSR; Akademiya Nauk SSSR, Institut Etnografii im.
N. N. Miklukho-Maklaya: Moscow, USSR. In Rus.
The diverse ethnic
and cultural traditions and daily life of the various peoples of the
USSR are described and compared. Particular attention is given to
differences in marriage patterns and family characteristics, as well as
differences in family interrelationships in both the nuclear and
extended family network. The analysis is based on a variety of
demographic and other statistical data.
Correspondence:
Nauka, Profsoyuznaya ul. 90, 117864 Moscow B-485, USSR.
Location: Princeton University Library (FST).
