57:30572 Cai,
Xuequn. An analysis of urban senior citizens in Guangdong
Province. Chinese Journal of Population Science, Vol. 1, No. 1,
1989. 107-14 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
Results are presented
from a survey conducted in Guangdong Province, China, of 1,675 urban
residents aged 60 and older. The survey covered sex ratio, sex
distribution, marriage and fertility, daily activities, pleasures and
concerns, and future problems.
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
57:30573 Cantalini,
Bruno; Lori, Agostino; Ronzoni, Stefano. The rapid aging
of the Italian population. [Le vieillissement accelere de la
population italienne.] Cahiers Quebecois de Demographie, Vol. 19, No.
2, Autumn 1990. 367-79 pp. Montreal, Canada. In Fre. with sum. in Eng;
Spa.
"After comparing demographic aging in Italy and in some other
countries, the authors present some results at the municipal,
provincial, regional and macro-regional level, for the 1953-1988
period, with projections until 2018. Spatial disparities are
impressive: in 1988, in some regions the 60 and over age group already
represented 40% of the population and was four times more numerous than
the population less than 15 years old."
Correspondence: B.
Cantalini, Istituto di Ricerche sulla Popolazione, Viale Beethoven 56,
00144, Rome, Italy. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
57:30574 China
National Committee on Aging. Study Team (Beijing, China).
Population aging in China. Asian Population Studies Series,
No. 95, Pub. Order No. ST/ESCAP/795. 1989. 109 pp. U.N. Economic and
Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific [ESCAP]: Bangkok, Thailand.
In Eng.
This is one of a series of country studies carried out as
part of the "Emerging issues of the aging of population in selected
ESCAP countries" project, and concerns China. The first part contains
sections on the characteristics of the elderly population and the
implications of demographic aging on the socioeconomic structure. The
second part presents results from a survey of the aged and their care
providers, while the third reviews policies and programs concerning the
elderly.
Correspondence: U.N. Economic and Social
Commission for Asia and the Pacific, United Nations Building,
Rajdamnern Nok Avenue, Bangkok 10200, Thailand. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30575 Gauthier,
Herve. Special study: the demographic aging of the
regions, 1976-2036. [Etude speciale: le vieillissement
demographique des regions, 1976-2036.] In: Profil statistique des
regions du Quebec, by Michel Therrien. Dossiers de Developpement
Regional, ISBN 2-550-21326-2. Jan 1991. 133-71 pp. Office de
Planification et de Developpement du Quebec: Quebec, Canada. In Fre.
A geographical analysis of the demographic aging process in the
Canadian province of Quebec is presented. It is based on the most
recent data from the Quebec Bureau of Statistics. These, in turn, are
based on Quebec health insurance data rather than on the 1986 Canadian
census. The main focus of the study is on probable trends from 1986 to
2006, examining changes in the size of the main age-groups of the
population over time.
Correspondence: Gouvernement du
Quebec, Ministere des Communications, Bibliotheque Administrative,
Rez-de-Chaussee, 1037 rue de la Chevrotiere, Quebec City, Quebec G1R
4Y7, Canada. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30576 Grigsby,
Jill S. Paths for future population aging.
Gerontologist, Vol. 31, No. 2, Apr 1991. 195-203 pp. Washington, D.C.
In Eng.
Trends in demographic aging in developed and developing
countries are examined. "Developed countries with low fertility and
mortality rates are already experiencing population aging and will
continue to do so. Some developing countries undergoing demographic
transitions are beginning to acknowledge the issues of population
aging. The projected declines in fertility in other developing
countries will mean substantial population aging in the future.
Alternative measures for population aging can clarify issues that arise
with this process. Because population aging is inevitable, all
countries need to incorporate aging policies with population
policies."
Correspondence: J. S. Grigsby, Pomona College,
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Claremont, CA 91711.
Location: U.S. National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD.
57:30577 Lachapelle,
Rejean. The concept of open stable population: an
application to the study of changes in population structure. [Le
concept de population stable ouverte: application a l'etude des
variations de la structure demographique.] Cahiers Quebecois de
Demographie, Vol. 19, No. 2, Autumn 1990. 197-214 pp. Montreal, Canada.
In Fre. with sum. in Eng; Spa.
"The open stable population model is
an extension of the stable population model. It is based upon a new
immigration index. The model is used to study the impact of
demographic phenomena on the population's structure by age and place of
birth. For a given increase in the rate of growth, a fertility
increase has more impact on the rejuvenation of the age structure than
an immigration increase. With an average of 1.75 children per woman,
the minimum immigration level required to avoid a decrease in
population would result in a percentage of foreign-born similar to the
maximum observed in any developed country...." The geographical focus
is on developed countries, particularly
Canada.
Correspondence: R. Lachapelle, Statistics Canada,
Ottawa, Ontario K1A OT6, Canada. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
57:30578
Mukhopadhyay, Barun K. A study of social
classification in age reporting in rural West Bengal. Rural
Demography, Vol. 15, No. 1-2, 1988. 47-58 pp. Dhaka, Bangladesh. In
Eng.
The author examines "the nature and extent of age misreporting
in the various socio-economic classes based on a sample survey
conducted by the Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta in the villages
of the districts around Calcutta in 1978." The results show
considerable variation among the various social groups, with higher
errors reported for Muslims, manual laborers, and women, particularly
literate women.
Correspondence: B. K. Mukhopadhyay, Indian
Statistical Institute, Population Studies, 203 Barrackpore Trunk Road,
Calcutta 700 035, India. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
57:30579 Parysek,
Jerzy J. Differentiation of the age structure in
Poland. [Zroznicowanie struktury wieku mieszkancow Polski.]
Przeglad Geograficzny, Vol. 61, No. 3, 1989. 221-42 pp. Warsaw, Poland.
In Pol. with sum. in Eng; Rus.
Regional differences in age
distribution in Poland are analyzed for 1985 using methods of
multivariable statistical analysis. The analysis shows that the
central part of the country has a balanced and stable age structure,
while peripheral areas tend to have an unbalanced structure. The
exceptions to this trend are Warsaw and Lodz voivodships, which are
less-balanced areas surrounded by well-balanced
areas.
Location: Rutgers University Library, New Brunswick,
NJ.
57:30580 Shi,
Jing. A reevaluation of factors affecting the aging of
population. Population Research, Vol. 7, No. 2, Jun 1990. 12-21
pp. Beijing, China. In Eng.
A population dynamics model is used to
study trends in population aging. The method involves analyzing the
impact of fertility and mortality on aging in light of the demographic
transition process. Comparisons are made among China, Sweden, and
Japan.
Correspondence: J. Shi, People's University of
China, Institute of Population Research, 39 Haidian Road, Haidian
District, Beijing, China. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
57:30581 Stolnitz,
George J. "Echo" effects on aging of past vital-rate
fluctuations in the ECE region. PIRT Working Paper, No. 21, Mar
1990. 27, [7] pp. Indiana University, Population Institute for Research
and Training [PIRT]: Bloomington, Indiana. In Eng.
"A main purpose
of this paper is to demonstrate how tracing the aging effects stemming
from distant vital events [in the ECE region] can be implemented by
using no more than data on estimated and projected sex-age
distributions. A second purpose is to quantify the size of such
effects. The causal events to be examined are of two main kinds: the
two world wars of 1914-1918 and 1939-1945, with main emphasis on their
mortality after-effects, and the region's unprecedented fertility
fluctuations and subsequent trend movements since about 1930....The
sex-age statistics to be used are United Nations estimates and
projections, made in the mid-1980's, of ECE national, sub-regional and
regional numbers by five-year age intervals for the years 1950, 1955,
and so on to 2025...." The ECE region includes Europe, the USSR, and
North America.
Correspondence: Indiana University,
Population Institute for Research and Training, Memorial Hall East 220,
Bloomington, IN 47405. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
57:30582 Tian,
Xueyuan. A macro-view of China's elderly population: an
analysis of the sampling survey in 1987 on China's population above 60
years of age. Chinese Journal of Population Science, Vol. 1, No.
2, 1989. 209-22 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
"This treatise
analyzes the characteristics of [China's] elderly population and
examines some of the most important factors that affect population,
economic development and the reform of the social security system."
Data are from a 1987 survey of China's elderly
population.
Correspondence: X. Tian, Chinese Academy of
Social Sciences, Institute of Population Studies, 5 Jianguomen Nei Da
Jie 5 Hao, Beijing, China. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
57:30583 Tian,
Xueyuan. Research on the changes in population age
structure and macro-economic development issues. Chinese Journal
of Population Science, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1989. 1-9 pp. New York, New York.
In Eng.
Changes in the age structure in China and their effect on
economic development are discussed. Data from 1953, 1964, and 1982 are
analyzed and compared, and projections to 2050 are presented. The
impact of demographic aging on the provision of social security for the
elderly is emphasized.
Correspondence: X. Tian, Chinese
Academy of Social Sciences, Population Research Institute, 5 Jianguomen
Nei Da Jie 5 Hao, Beijing 100732, China. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
57:30584
Bocquet-Appel, Jean-Pierre; Jakobi, Lucienne.
Inheritance of longevity in families at Arthez d'Asson
(1685-1975). [La transmission familiale de la longevite a Arthez
d'Asson (1685-1975).] Population, Vol. 46, No. 2, Mar-Apr 1991. 327-47
pp. Paris, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng; Spa.
"The TAU model of
phenotype transmission was used to analyze correlations of longevity
(in nuclear and extended families) at Arthez d'Asson (France] for
individuals born between 1686 and 1899."
Correspondence: J.
Bocquet-Appel, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Musee de
l'Homme, 17 place du Trocadero, 75116 Paris, France. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30585 Cameron,
N.; Kgamphe, J. S.; Levin, Z. Age at menarche and an
analysis of secular trends in menarcheal age of South African urban and
rural black females. American Journal of Human Biology, Vol. 3,
No. 3, 1991. 251-5 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
"Age at menarche
was estimated using status quo techniques on a sample of 230 rural
South African females aged 11 to 17 years....Data from 11 previously
reported studies of menarcheal age...analyzed with these
data...demonstrated a clear secular trend in both urban and rural
females since 1943....The decline in menarcheal age over the last 40
years is thought to be due to improving socioeconomic conditions, but
differences between urban and rural groups remain. Within rural groups
there appears to be considerable variation in menarcheal
age."
Correspondence: N. Cameron, University of the
Witwatersrand Medical School, Department of Anatomy and Human Biology,
Human Growth Research Programme, Parktown 2193, South Africa.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30586 Garson, Lea
K. The centenarian question: old-age mortality in the
Soviet Union, 1897-1970. Population Studies, Vol. 45, No. 2, Jul
1991. 265-78 pp. London, England. In Eng.
"This paper examines the
available Russian and Soviet census and mortality data from 1897-1970
in order to assess Soviet claims of extraordinary numbers of
centenarians. A detailed analysis of age overstatement in the census
data and death registration statistics shows that the long history of
longevity claims goes hand in hand with a long history of age
overstatement. The extraordinary longevity observed in the Soviet
Union is in all likelihood the result of that age
overstatement."
Correspondence: L. K. Garson, University of
Pennsylvania, Department of Sociology, 3718 Locust Walk, Philadelphia,
PA 19104-6299. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30587 Gavrilov,
Leonid A.; Gavrilova, Natalia S. The biology of life span:
a quantitative approach. ISBN 3-7186-4983-7. LC 90-26125. 1991.
vii, 385 pp. Harwood Academic: New York, New York/Chur, Switzerland. In
Eng.
This work, which is translated from the original Russian,
summarizes the significant facts and theories concerning the finite
life span. It takes an interdisciplinary approach based on the
quantitative analysis of survival regularities both in human
populations and in animal models. Questions considered include whether
life span is programmed or not, whether there is an absolute upper
limit to the duration of life, the relative role of social and
biological factors, why women live longer than men, and prospects for
and ways of prolonging the life span.
Correspondence:
Harwood Academic, P.O. Box 786, Cooper Station, New York, NY 10276.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30588 Johansson,
Sten; Nygren, Ola. The missing girls of China: a new
demographic account. Population and Development Review, Vol. 17,
No. 1, Mar 1991. 35-51, 201, 203 pp. New York, New York. In Eng. with
sum. in Fre; Spa.
"High sex ratios at birth in China in the 1980s
imply the existence of some 500,000 'missing' girls per year. The
authors' analysis of the 1988 two-per-thousand fertility survey
indicates that the high sex ratios occur especially among third and
higher order births conceived outside local birth plans under China's
stringent one-child family planning policy. Adoptions are estimated to
account for about half of the missing girls. Some girls whose births
went unreported are presumably living with their parents, but the
inability to estimate the size of this phenomenon hampers estimates of
female infanticide. Excess female infant mortality is postulated at
about 39,000 per year, or about 4 infant deaths per thousand live-born
girls."
Correspondence: S. Johansson, Statistiska
Centralbyran, Karlavagen 100, S-102 50 Stockholm, Sweden.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30589 Madrigal,
Lorena. The reliability of recalled estimates of
menarcheal age in a sample of older women. American Journal of
Human Biology, Vol. 3, No. 2, 1991. 105-10 pp. New York, New York. In
Eng.
"The accuracy of recalled age at first menses has been
questioned, particularly if subjects are relatively old. This paper
illustrates the use of a statistical technique that quantifies the
reliability of recalled age at menarche based on re-interview of a
small (15-20) subsample of subjects. Menarcheal age collected with the
retrospective method in a sample of 108 females, 50 years of age and
older, from Limon, Costa Rica, is
reliable."
Correspondence: L. Madrigal, University of South
Florida, Department of Anthropology, Tampa, FL 33620.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30590
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (New York, New
York). Longevity gains continue. Statistical
Bulletin, Vol. 72, No. 3, Jul-Sep 1991. 19-26 pp. New York, New York.
In Eng.
Life expectancy in the United States in 1990 is reviewed
using preliminary life tables calculated by the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company and 1989 provisional data from the National Center
for Health Statistics.
Correspondence: Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company, One Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30591 Rosenberg,
M. Menarcheal age for Norwegian women born 1830-1960.
Annals of Human Biology, Vol. 18, No. 3, May-Jun 1991. 207-19 pp.
London, England. In Eng. with sum. in Fre; Ger.
"Data from birth
records from the maternity hospitals in the three main cities in Norway
have been used to study the trend in menarcheal age for women born from
about 1830 to about 1960....The recollected age at menarche fell from
just above 16 years for women born around 1830 to just above 13 years
for those born around 1960, the decrease being not totally linear....We
have also analysed the relationships of several independent variables
to menarcheal age, using multivariate linear regression methods.
Besides the woman's year of birth, which was the most important
variable throughout the whole period of time, various geographical
variables were found to be of moderate importance....The importance
of...socially related parameters declined with time, and for women born
after 1945 the difference seemed to have
disappeared."
Correspondence: M. Rosenberg, University of
Oslo, Department of Informatics, Box 1072, Blindern, 0316 Oslo 3,
Norway. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30592 Alessie,
Rob J. M.; Kapteyn, Arie. Consumption, savings and
demography. In: Demographic change and economic development,
edited by Alois Wenig and Klaus F. Zimmermann. 1989. 272-305 pp.
Springer-Verlag: New York, New York/Berlin, Germany, Federal Republic
of. In Eng.
"This paper estimates and tests an expected
(multiperiod) utility maximization model of the joint determination of
savings and of expenditures on different goods using panel data. The
emphasis is on appropriate modelling of demographic effects (as taste
shifters) [such as age and family characteristics] and on the
estimation of within period preferences that are consistent with
intertemporal two stage budgeting under uncertainty. The parameters of
the intratemporal utility function depend on demographic factors in a
flexible way. Certain implications of the rational expectations-life
cycle hypothesis are tested...." Data used to test the model are from
the 1980-1981 Consumer Expenditure Survey of the
Netherlands.
Correspondence: R. J. M. Alessie, Tilburg
University, P.O. Box 90153, 5000 LE Tilburg, Netherlands.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30593 Ben-Zion,
Uri; Gradstein, Mark. Equilibrium and efficiency in
intergenerational transfers. In: Demographic change and economic
development, edited by Alois Wenig and Klaus F. Zimmermann. 1989.
152-65 pp. Springer-Verlag: New York, New York/Berlin, Germany, Federal
Republic of. In Eng.
The authors develop a model to analyze "the
equilibrium and efficiency...of intrafamily transfers....We arrived at
the conclusion that in the absence of saving opportunities, intrafamily
transfers result in inefficiency and we indicated how the government
can overcome this problem by different
means."
Correspondence: U. Ben-Zion, Israel Institute of
Technology, Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management Technion,
Haifa 3200, Israel. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
57:30594
Brouillette, Liliane; Felteau, Claude; Lefebvre, Pierre;
Pelletier, Alain. Changes in economic well-being of
families with children in Canada and Quebec over the last 15
years. [L'evolution de la situation economique des familles avec
enfants au Canada et au Quebec depuis 15 ans.] Cahiers Quebecois de
Demographie, Vol. 19, No. 2, Autumn 1990. 241-72 pp. Montreal, Canada.
In Fre. with sum. in Eng; Spa.
"This study analyses changes in the
average real income of families with children [in Canada] over the
1971-1987 period. It presents the factual basis with which to evaluate
changes in incomes at a variety of positions along the income
distribution, focusing on poverty and income inequality. The study
presents the sources of family income changes by emphasizing: the
contributions of wives' earnings which affect total family income, the
incidence of poverty as well as time available for leisure and child
care; the role of government's cash transfers and personal income
taxes."
Correspondence: L. Brouillette, Universite du
Quebec, Centre de Recherche sur les Politiques Economiques, CP 8888,
Succursale A, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3P8, Canada. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30595 Bruinooge,
G.; Elteto, O.; Fajth, G.; Grubben, B. Income
distributions in an international perspective--the case of Hungary and
the Netherlands. Statistical Journal of the United Nations
Economic Commission for Europe, Vol. 7, No. 1, 1990. 39-53 pp.
Amsterdam, Netherlands. In Eng.
"This article describes the
comparison of the income distributions of Hungary and the Netherlands.
In this comparison harmonised micro-data have been used to reach a high
degree of comparability. The empirical results show that the
inequality of household incomes was the same in both countries in the
early eighties. After adjustments for differences in size and
composition of households the income distribution was less equal in the
Netherlands than in Hungary. The equivalence scales used were based on
national budget surveys."
Correspondence: G. Bruinooge,
Central Bureau of Statistics, Department for Statistics of Income and
Consumption, P.O. Box 4481, 6401 CZ Heerlen, Netherlands.
Location: Princeton University Library (SSRC).
57:30596 Galor,
Oded; Stark, Oded. The probability of return migration,
migrants' work effort, and migrants' performance. Journal of
Development Economics, Vol. 35, No. 2, Apr 1991. 399-405 pp. Amsterdam,
Netherlands. In Eng.
"This paper demonstrates that differences in
earnings between migrants and the native population may reflect
differences in incentives rather than differences in characteristics.
The analysis indicates that in the presence of a positive probability
of return migration, migrants' work effort is higher than that of
comparable native-born workers. This differential may explain why,
even if all workers are perfectly homogeneous in skills, migrants often
outperform the native-born workers in the receiving
economy."
Correspondence: O. Galor, Brown University,
Providence, RI 02912. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPIA).
57:30597 Greenhalgh,
Susan. Land reform and family entrepreneurship in East
Asia. In: Rural development and population: institutions and
policy, edited by Geoffrey McNicoll and Mead Cain. 1990. 77-118 pp.
Population Council: New York, New York; Oxford University Press: New
York, New York/Oxford, England. In Eng.
The author identifies and
analyzes the factors that have contributed to the success of land
reform in East Asia, in the face of the general failure of land reform
elsewhere. Focusing on the cases of Taiwan and the People's Republic
of China, she argues that "land reforms democratized family
organization [and]....redistributed the tangible means of upward
mobility...removing status and profits from agriculture, and
transferring them to commerce and industry....The result was a virtual
explosion of family entrepreneurship that, in turn,
promoted....economic growth and diversification, rural-urban balance,
and a comparatively rapid fertility decline in response to changes in
the requirements for family socioeconomic
success."
Correspondence: S. Greenhalgh, Population
Council, Research Division, One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, NY
10017. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30598 Marcoux,
Richard; Morin, Richard; Rose, Damaris. Young and
economically precarious: an analysis of the situation of couples.
[Jeunes et precarisation economique: analyse de la situation des
couples.] Cahiers Quebecois de Demographie, Vol. 19, No. 2, Autumn
1990. 273-308 pp. Montreal, Canada. In Fre. with sum. in Eng; Spa.
Changes in the economic status of young married and unmarried
couples in Canada are examined for the period 1960-1989. The impact of
the economic recession created by the restructuring of the economy in
the early 1980s on the income of the young is analyzed. The authors
investigate the impoverishment of young couples and compare it "with
the evolution of income among older couples and analyze the impact of
various factors, [such] as job stability, wage level and relative
contribution of both partners."
Correspondence: R. Marcoux,
Universite de Montreal, Departement de Demographie, CP 6128, Succursale
A, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
57:30599 Wright,
Robert E. Income inequality and the demographic
transition. 1990. University Microfilms International: Ann Arbor,
Michigan. In Eng.
The geographical focus of this study is on
developing countries. It was prepared as a doctoral dissertation at the
University of Western Ontario.
Correspondence: University
Microfilms International, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI
48106-1346. Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, A:
Humanities and Social Sciences 51(4).
57:30600 Folbre,
Nancy. Women on their own: residential independence in
Massachusetts in 1880. Continuity and Change, Vol. 6, No. 1, May
1991. 87-105 pp. Cambridge, England. In Eng. with sum. in Fre; Spa.
"This paper...[combines] feminist theoretical insights with
quantitative demographic methods to argue that women's early
participation in wage labour was accompanied by significant increases
in female residential independence. The first section critically
reviews the social historical and demographic literature on kin/no-kin
structure in U.S. households....The second section develops a critique
of the concept of 'headship' and suggests an alternative emphasis on
the broader concept of gender composition. The third section outlines
ways of measuring individual residential propensities from manuscript
census data, and illustrates these with a comparison of women 'living
on their own' [in 1880] in two Massachusetts towns characterized by
different patterns of female employment."
Correspondence:
N. Folbre, University of Massachusetts, Department of Economics,
Amherst, MA 01003. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
57:30601 Forste,
Renata; Tienda, Marta. Race and ethnic variation in the
schooling consequences of female adolescent sexual activity.
Population Research Center Discussion Paper Series, No. OSC 90-7, Sep
1990. 24, [7] pp. University of Chicago, National Opinion Research
Center [NORC], Population Research Center: Chicago, Illinois. In Eng.
"Using data from the National Survey of Families and Households, we
examine the influence of adolescent childbearing and marriage on the
likelihood of high school completion among a cohort of [U.S.] women
aged 20 to 29 in 1987. Employing event history techniques, we found
striking differences by ethnicity. While the effect of teen marriage
on school completion was significant only for whites, adolescent
childbearing had much stronger deleterious effects for Latinas than for
white or especially black teens. We present attitudinal data in an
effort to explain these differences."
Correspondence: NORC
Librarian, NORC/University of Chicago, 6030 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago,
IL 60637. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30602 Massey,
Douglas S.; Gross, Andrew B. A pessimistic interpretation
of recent declines in black residential segregation. Population
Research Center Discussion Paper Series, No. OSC 90-6, Jun 1990. 23 pp.
University of Chicago, National Opinion Research Center [NORC],
Population Research Center: Chicago, Illinois. In Eng.
"Although
some observers have been encouraged by the rapid declines in racial
segregation that have occurred across U.S. metropolitan areas, we are
considerably more pessimistic about the prospects for integration and
are skeptical about the declining significance of racial discrimination
in U.S. housing markets. We have shown that large declines were
limited to a select set of SMSAs that were uncharacteristic of urban
areas where most blacks lived. Our analysis suggests that
desegregation occurred primarily in places where the percentage of
blacks was such that little or no segregation had to be imposed to keep
the probability of white-black contact low, so that desegregation could
occur without threatening white preferences for limited contact with
blacks. Declines were also limited to rapidly growing urban areas that
contained many homes built after 1970, after the Fair Housing Act took
effect."
Correspondence: NORC Librarian, NORC/University of
Chicago, 6030 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30603 Nault,
Francois. Aging and education of the Quebec
population. [Vieillissement et scolarisation de la population
quebecoise.] Cahiers Quebecois de Demographie, Vol. 19, No. 2, Autumn
1990. 309-23 pp. Montreal, Canada. In Fre. with sum. in Eng; Spa.
"Having projected the composition of the population of the province
of Quebec for the years 2011 and 2031 with respect to level of
education, the author suggests ways in which an increase in the overall
level of scholastic attainment could help Quebec meet the challenge of
an aging population. According to him, a better educated population
would be more productive and less dependent on public finances when it
reached retirement. Such a population would cost less in terms of
health care and could, if needed, remain in the labor force past
retirement age."
Correspondence: F. Nault, Statistics
Canada, Demography Division, Ottawa, Ontario K1A OT6, Canada.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30604 Sha,
Jicai. Improving the educational make-up of the
population. Chinese Journal of Population Science, Vol. 1, No. 1,
1989. 31-41 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
The author analyzes
educational levels in China and their relationship to economic
development.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30605 Census
Applications (Sydney, Australia). Birthplace, language,
religion, 1971-86. Volume 2A--local government areas by
birthplace. Pub. Order No. 91 0100 2. ISBN 0-644-13787-8. 1991.
xxi, 367 pp. Bureau of Immigration Research: South Carlton, Australia.
In Eng.
This is one in a series of five related volumes "which
provide data on population numbers, rates of change, and the
birthplace, language and religion characteristics of people in Local
Government Areas, statistical regions, States and Territories of
Australia. It is based on the 1971, 1976, 1981 and 1986 Censuses of
Population and Housing conducted by the Australian Bureau of
Statistics...." This volume presents data on the population of local
government areas by birthplace. A companion volume, 2B, presents data
for the same areas by religion.
Correspondence: Bureau of
Immigration Research, P.O. Box 659, South Carlton, Victoria 3053,
Australia. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30606 Census
Applications (Sydney, Australia). Birthplace, language,
religion, 1971-86. Volume 3--birthplace, language and religion by
statistical regions. Pub. Order No. 91 0102 6. ISBN 0-644-13788-6.
1991. xv, 395 pp. Bureau of Immigration Research: South Carlton,
Australia. In Eng.
This is one in a series of five related volumes.
In this volume, separate tables are devoted to birthplace, language
spoken at home, and religious preference by Australian statistical
region.
Correspondence: Bureau of Immigration Research,
P.O. Box 659, South Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30607 Census
Applications (Sydney, Australia). Birthplace, language,
religion, 1971-86. Volume 5--summary data: total Australian
population, the overseas-born component and average annual growth rates
by local government areas and statistical regions. Pub. Order No.
91 0104 X. ISBN 0-644-13790-8. 1991. xxi, 220 pp. Bureau of Immigration
Research: South Carlton, Australia. In Eng.
This is one in a series
of five related volumes. In this volume, each table provides data for
a local government area or statistical region on total population,
overseas-born population, and changes over time in the ratio of
native-born to overseas-born.
Correspondence: Bureau of
Immigration Research, P.O. Box 659, South Carlton, Victoria 3053,
Australia. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30608 Crissman,
Lawrence W. Chinese immigrant families in Australia: a
variety of experiences. Journal of Comparative Family Studies,
Vol. 22, No. 1, Spring 1991. 25-37 pp. Calgary, Canada. In Eng. with
sum. in Fre; Spa.
The author examines ethnic Chinese immigrants in
Australia, emphasizing the diversity of their backgrounds and nations
of origin. He then analyzes various differentiating factors such as
wealth and class, occupation, and religion. He notes that "despite the
manifold cultural and experimental differences among the 'Chinese', in
Australia, their children are all growing up to be Australian
culturally, although their identity may be problematic or
contextual."
Correspondence: L. W. Crissman, Griffith
University, School of Modern Asian Studies, Division of Asian and
International Studies, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland 4111, Australia.
Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
57:30609 De Vos,
Susan. Population and development among blacks in South
Africa: a review. CDE Working Paper, No. 88-25, [1988]. 30, [7]
pp. University of Wisconsin, Center for Demography and Ecology:
Madison, Wisconsin. In Eng.
"This paper surveys demographics of the
Black (African) population of South Africa. It addresses issues of
mortality, fertility (and family planning), distribution (and
migration, urbanization), population growth, and development. It is
not difficult to point out the paucity of data, although there is
enough to be alarmed by the fast rate of population growth, and to be
concerned about population distribution." Issues concerning
development policy are discussed.
Correspondence:
University of Wisconsin, Center for Demography and Ecology, 4412 Social
Science Building, 1180 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30610 Fernandez,
Edward W. The Hispanic population of the U.S. southwest
borderland. Current Population Reports, Series P-23: Special
Studies, No. 172, Apr 1991. v, 39 pp. U.S. Bureau of the Census:
Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"The text and tables in this report
compare Hispanic and non-Hispanic population growth in the border and
nonborder regions of the [U.S. states bordering Mexico] and in the
metropolitan areas 'close' to the border. The size, distribution, and
type of Hispanic population in the border and non-border regions of
each border State, and social, economic, and demographic
characteristics of Hispanics and non-Hispanics in these regions are
also discussed. Some of the compared characteristics include: age,
sex, marital status, school enrollment, educational attainment,
fertility, type and size of household, labor force status, occupation,
family income, and poverty status."
Correspondence:
Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington, D.C. 20402. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
57:30611 Harmsen, C.
N.; van der Heijdt, J. Dutch residents of Indonesian
origin, January 1, 1990. [In Nederland woonachtige personen van
Indonesische ('Indische') origine, 1 januari 1990.] Maandstatistiek van
de Bevolking, Vol. 39, No. 5, May 1991. 13-21 pp. Voorburg,
Netherlands. In Dut. with sum. in Eng.
Data on persons of
Indonesian origin living in the Netherlands as of January 1, 1990, are
presented. As of that date 473,000 persons of Indonesian origin lived
in the country and of those "only 8 thousand were Indonesian nationals.
About 57%...was born in the Netherlands, thus belonging to the second
generation....The sex-ratio in the population of Indonesian origin is
about 1 and corresponds to that of the Dutch population. Slight
differences appear in the age composition and marital status of the
population. The mean age of the Dutch population is about 36.6,
whereas the Indonesian population is on average 35.3 years old....The
Indonesian population is less often married than the population of the
Netherlands as a whole and slightly more often never married, or
divorced....The Indonesian population lives rather evenly spread over
the country."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30612 Haskey,
John. The ethnic minority populations resident in private
households--estimates by county and metropolitan district of England
and Wales. Population Trends, No. 63, Spring 1991. 22-35 pp.
London, England. In Eng.
"This article presents working estimates
of the population of the different ethnic groups in the counties and
metropolitan districts of England and Wales in 1986-88. The method of
estimation is explained; use was made of data from the 1981 and 1986-88
Labour Force Surveys and also from the 1981 Census....The geographical
patterns of residence of the different ethnic groups are investigated
and discussed, and the topic of relative geographical concentrations of
the different ethnic minority populations is
explored."
Correspondence: J. Haskey, 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).
57:30613 Kovacsics,
Jozsef. The Hungarian Germans between 1870 and 1941.
[Die Ungarndeutsche zwischen 1870-1941.] Review of Historical
Demography, No. 6, 1990. 22-43 pp. Budapest, Hungary. In Ger.
Information is presented on the German population in Hungary
between 1870 and 1941. The data are from censuses and other sources.
Topics examined include population size and growth, emigration, birth
and death rates, urban and rural population, and socioeconomic
characteristics such as religion and
occupation.
Correspondence: J. Kovacsics, V. Vaci-utca 40,
1056 Budapest, Hungary. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
57:30614 Martinez,
Jorge. Census of selected Indian converts: a
sociodemographic analysis. The districts of Labranza, Molco, Maquehue,
and Metrenco, Cautin Province, ninth region, Chile, October-December
1988. [Censo de reducciones indigenas seleccionadas: analisis
sociodemografico. Distritos Labranza, Molco, Maquehue y Metrenco,
Provincia de Cautin, IX Region, Chile, octubre-diciembre 1988.] CELADE
Serie OI, No. 93, Pub. Order No. LC/DEM/G. 96. 1990. iii, 312 pp.
Universidad de la Frontera: Temuco, Chile; U.N. Centro Latinoamericano
de Demografia [CELADE]: Santiago, Chile. In Spa.
This publication
presents results from the 1988 census of a rural American Indian
population in Chile. While the focus is on the living conditions of
the population concerned, chapters are also included on their
population characteristics, maternal and infant mortality, educational
status, labor force participation, and housing, households, and the
family.
Correspondence: U.N. Centro Latinoamericano de
Demografia, Edificio Naciones Unidas, Avenida Dag Hammarskjold, Casilla
91, Santiago, Chile. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
57:30615 Munz,
Rainer. Comparing ethnic structures and government
policies affecting minorities in South Tyrol (Alto Adige) and
Burgenland. [Ethnische Struktur und Minderheitenpolitik: ein
Vergleich zwischen Sudtirol und dem Burgenland.] Demographische
Informationen 1990/91, [1991]. 102-10, 155-6 pp. Vienna, Austria. In
Ger. with sum. in Eng.
The ethnic minorities of lands that became
parts of Italy, Germany, Hungary, and Austria after World War I are
discussed in terms of their assimilation and legal and political rights
in the various countries. Particular attention is given to South Tyrol
and Burgenland.
Correspondence: R. Munz, Instituts fur
Demographie, Hintere Zollamtsstrasse 2b, 1033 Vienna, Austria.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30616 Schick,
Frank L.; Schick, Renee. Statistical handbook on U.S.
Hispanics. ISBN 0-89774-554-X. LC 90-48167. 1991. xv, 255 pp. Oryx
Press: Phoenix, Arizona. In Eng.
"This publication provides a
selection of recent statistical data from various sources which
illustrate the growing demographic, political, economic, social, and
cultural impact exerted by America's Hispanics." The data are taken
primarily from U.S. government sources. Sections are included on
population characteristics; immigration and naturalization; social
characteristics, including families and households; education; health;
politics; the labor force, including occupations and unemployment; and
economic conditions, including income and poverty
status.
Correspondence: Oryx Press, 4041 North Central at
Indian School Road, Phoenix, AZ 85012-3397. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30617 Schwartz,
Lee. A note on the Jewish population of the USSR from the
1989 census data. Soviet Geography, Vol. 32, No. 6, Jun 1991.
433-5 pp. Silver Spring, Maryland. In Eng.
This note provides
additional, more detailed information on the composition and spatial
distribution of the Jewish population of the USSR in 1989. It
supplements the author's previous study on the nationality distribution
in the USSR.
For the article by the same author, see elsewhere in
this issue.
Correspondence: L. Schwartz, American
University, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20016.
Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
57:30618 Schwartz,
Lee. USSR nationality redistribution by republic,
1979-1989: from published results of the 1989 all-Union census.
Soviet Geography, Vol. 32, No. 4, Apr 1991. 209-48 pp. Silver Spring,
Maryland. In Eng.
"An additional report on the results of the 1989
population census...describes changes in the ethnic composition of
Soviet republics and other major regions (e.g., Siberia), as well as
changes in the spatial distribution of the country's major ethnic
groups. Data from the major 1989 Goskomstat source publication are
refined and supplemented by information from more recent sources.
Coverage is in a format similar to the reported ethnic results of the
1979 population census...to facilitate
comparability."
Correspondence: L. Schwartz, American
University, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20016.
Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
57:30619 Zuljic,
Stanko. The ethnic structure of Yugoslavia and changing
processes. [Narodnosna struktura Jugoslavije i tokovi promjena.]
No. 108, 1989. 178 pp. Ekonomski Institut: Zagreb, Yugoslavia. In Scr.
with sum. in Eng.
The ethnic composition of Yugoslavia is analyzed,
with particular attention to the effect of migration on the ethnic
composition of the population since 1945. The analysis is presented
for the whole country and individually for the six constituent
republics and the two autonomous regions of
Serbia.
Correspondence: Ekonomski Institut, Trg Johna
Kennedya 7, 41000 Zagreb, Yugoslavia. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
