58:20573 El-Ashry,
Fatma M. Evaluation and adjustment of the 1986 census
age-sex distribution of the population of Egypt. In: Studies in
African and Asian demography: CDC Annual Seminar, 1990. 1991. 317-51
pp. Cairo Demographic Centre: Cairo, Egypt. In Eng.
The author
analyzes 1986 Egyptian census data to determine patterns of age
misreporting. Methods of evaluating data on age and sex distribution
are described, and some comparative data from selected developing
countries are offered. Adjusted population estimates by age and sex
are then presented.
Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
58:20574 Gauthier,
Herve; Duchesne, Louis. Demographic aging and the elderly
in Quebec. [Le vieillissement demographique et les personnes agees
au Quebec.] Statistiques Demographiques, ISBN 2-551-14907-X. 1992. 297
pp. Bureau de la Statistique du Quebec: Quebec, Canada. In Fre.
This report examines aging in the Canadian province of Quebec and
describes the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the
aged. Chapters are included on past and future trends in demographic
aging, factors affecting the growth in the numbers of the elderly,
their geographical distribution, residential mobility, life-styles,
participation in the labor force and social characteristics, income and
assets, and health and the use of health services by the
elderly.
Correspondence: Bureau de la Statistique du
Quebec, 117 rue Saint-Andre, Quebec, Quebec G1K 3Y3, Canada.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20575 Hugonot,
Robert; Hugonot, Laurence. An atlas of aging and old
age. [Atlas du vieillissement et de la vieillesse.] ISBN
2-86586-058-2. 1988. 455 pp. Editions Eres: Toulouse, France. In Fre.
This atlas contains a selection of 1,118 figures, tables, graphs,
and maps on various aspects of aging and old age. The approach is
interdisciplinary, but the main focus is on gerontology. A chapter is
included on demographic aging. The geographical focus is on France,
although some attention is paid to other
countries.
Correspondence: Editions Eres, 19 rue Gustave
Courbet, 31400 Toulouse, France. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
58:20576 Kinsella,
Kevin; Suzman, Richard. Demographic dimensions of
population aging in developing countries. American Journal of
Human Biology, Vol. 4, No. 1, 1992. 3-8 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
"Several demographic aspects of population aging in developing
countries are considered: the older old, the median age of a
population, life expectancy and mortality, functional status and
disability, sex differences, urbanization, and the labor force. While
the demographic impact of population aging is becoming better
appreciated, the descriptive epidemiology of age-related changes in
health and physical functioning in developing countries is still at an
early stage."
Correspondence: K. Kinsella, U.S. Bureau of
the Census, Center for International Research, Suitland, MD 20233.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20577 Mitra,
S. Below replacement fertility, net international
migration and Canada's future population. Canadian Studies in
Population, Vol. 19, No. 1, 1992. 27-46 pp. Edmonton, Canada. In Eng.
with sum. in Fre.
"The indefinite continuation of Canada's below
replacement fertility and emigration as well as the current policy of
admitting a fixed number of immigrants every year, will eventually
result in a stationary population. The size and composition of that
population will be determined by the same aspects of the immigrant
population and its eventual adoption of the host country's reproductive
norm. The characteristics of this population may differ from the
conventional stationary population in several respects. Among others,
the birth rate will be less than the death rate, and, in Canada's case,
the ultimate age structure may not be monotonically declining but may
show more than one modal age."
Correspondence: S. Mitra,
Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
58:20578 Rallu,
Jean-Louis. Selection, age, and performance of Formula 1
drivers. [Selection, age et performances des pilotes de Formule
1.] Population, Vol. 46, No. 6, Nov-Dec 1991. 1,711-33 pp. Paris,
France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng; Spa.
Data on Formula 1 racing
drivers from 1950 to 1988 are used to analyze the relationship between
age and performance using demographic techniques. "Performance is
highest between the ages of 25 and 29, and drops off thereafter. The
best results are obtained during the fifth and sixth years of
competing. The speed of decline in performance depends on the type of
activity (racing or trials). The criterion used in naming a driver
World Champion discriminates those under 25 or more than 30 years old
and encourages the latter to seek early
retirement."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20579 United
States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging (Washington,
D.C.); American Association of Retired Persons [AARP] (Washington,
D.C.); Federal Council on the Aging (Washington, D.C); United States.
Department of Health and Human Services. Administration on Aging
(Washington, D.C.). Aging America: trends and
projections. 1991 edition. Pub. Order No. DHHS (FCoA) 91-28001.
[1991]. 273 pp. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:
Washington, D.C. In Eng.
This report presents information on the
status of the elderly in the United States. The first chapter gives
information on the size and growth of the elderly population, including
age distribution, race and ethnicity, sex distribution, life
expectancy, and geographic distribution and migration. Other chapters
are devoted to economic status, retirement trends and labor force
participation, health and health care, and living arrangements of the
elderly.
For the 1987-1988 edition, see 55:20588.
Correspondence: U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, Washington, D.C. 20201. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
58:20580 Velkoff,
Victoria A. Aging trends: Hungary. No. PA/92-1, Mar
1992. 4 pp. U.S. Bureau of the Census, Center for International
Research: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
This is one in a series of short
reports on demographic aging in various countries and regions around
the world, which are based on data from the International Data Base on
Aging at the U.S. Bureau of the Census. This report is on
Hungary.
Correspondence: Superintendent of Documents, Mail
Stop: SSOP, Washington, D.C. 20402-9328. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
58:20581 Velkoff,
Victoria A. Aging trends: the Baltic nations. No.
PA/92-2, Mar 1992. 4 pp. U.S. Bureau of the Census, Center for
International Research: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
This is one in a
series of short reports on demographic aging in various countries and
regions around the world, which are based on data from the
International Data Base on Aging at the U.S. Bureau of the Census. This
report is on countries bordering the Baltic, including Estonia,
Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland.
Correspondence:
Superintendent of Documents, Mail Stop: SSOP, Washington, D.C.
20402-9328. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20582 Boldsen,
Jesper L. Season of birth and recalled age at
menarche. Journal of Biosocial Science, Vol. 24, No. 2, Apr 1992.
167-73 pp. Cambridge, England. In Eng.
"All 8th-form schoolgirls
from the municipality of Odense in Denmark were asked at what age they
reached menarche, and 886 girls (97.6%) gave this information. There
is no evidence for seasonality in the time of birth but for far more
girls than expected menarche occurred during winter or summer and fewer
than expected during spring and autumn. This pattern appears primarily
in girls living in the suburbs and was not seen in those living in
central Odense. The seasonality appears to be brought about by
differences in mean age at menarche according to the time of the year
at birth."
Correspondence: J. L. Boldsen, University of
Odense, Institute of Community Health, J. B. Winslows Vej 17, DK-5000
Odense C, Denmark. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
58:20583 Dennis,
Robert. Cultural change and the reproductive cycle.
Social Science and Medicine, Vol. 34, No. 5, Mar 1992. 485-9 pp.
Elmsford, New York/Oxford, England. In Eng.
"What we regard as
'normal' or 'natural' with respect to human female reproductive
physiology differs greatly from the reproductive cycle experienced
during most of human existence. Frequent ovulatory menstrual cycles
really represent repeated abortive reproductive cycles and are
unphysiological. A number of medical conditions, some of great
importance, are the result of this change in the character of the
reproductive cycle. Suppression of the menstrual cycle offers a means
of decreasing the incidence and severity of these medical
conditions."
Correspondence: R. Dennis, 135 Purdue Avenue,
Berkeley, CA 94708. Location: Princeton University Library
(PR).
58:20584 Lipson, S.
F.; Ellison, P. T. Normative study of age variation in
salivary progesterone profiles. Journal of Biosocial Science, Vol.
24, No. 2, Apr 1992. 233-44 pp. Cambridge, England. In Eng.
"Daily
luteal progesterone levels were measured for 124 regularly menstruating
women, aged 18-44, by radioimmunoassay of steroid levels in saliva. A
consistent pattern of age variation in luteal function was found, with
the lowest levels of progesterone in the 18-19-year-old and
40-44-year-old groups, the highest values in the 25-34 year olds, and
intermediate values in the 20-24 and 35-39-year-old groups. The
striking similarity of this pattern of age variation with empirically
and theoretically generated curves of apparent fecundability, suggests
that age-related changes in ovarian function may underlie observed age
variation in fecundability." The geographical focus is on the United
States.
Correspondence: S. F. Lipson, Harvard University,
Department of Anthropology, Cambridge, MA 02138. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20585 Manton,
Kenneth G.; Stallard, Eric; Tolley, H. Dennis. Limits to
human life expectancy: evidence, prospects, and implications.
Population and Development Review, Vol. 17, No. 4, Dec 1991. 603-37,
755, 757 pp. New York, New York. In Eng. with sum. in Fre; Spa.
"Identifying limits to human life expectancy and life span is
difficult because survival is determined by the individual's
physiology, exogenous influences, and their interaction over time. To
explore theoretical limits, the authors examine the life expectancy of
selected populations with good health behavior and apply a multivariate
risk-factor model to longitudinal data. The risk-factor model and the
population data produce consistent estimates of a lower bound of the
theoretical limit to human life expectancy. The results suggest that
such limits may be higher than estimates obtained by extrapolating
human mortality trends, which, necessarily, are dependent on historical
conditions. The investigation emphasizes the need to use information
on individual physiological processes and health changes prior to
death, in addition to mortality or 'endpoint' data, in making
estimates." The low-risk populations studied are from the United States
and Japan.
Correspondence: K. G. Manton, Duke University,
Center for Demographic Studies, 2117 Campus Drive, Durham, NC 27706.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20586 Raju,
Saraswati; Premi, Mahendra K. Decline in sex ratio:
alternative explanation re-examined. Economic and Political
Weekly, Vol. 27, No. 17, Apr 25, 1992. 911-2 pp. Bombay, India. In Eng.
This is a continuation of a debate concerning the reasons for the
adverse decline in the sex ratio in India. The importance of taking
regional variations and their causes into account is stressed.
For a
related article by S. Rajan et al., published in 1991, see 58:10555.
Location: Princeton University Library (PF).
58:20587 Bishop,
John A.; Formby, John P.; Thistle, Paul D. Convergence of
the South and non-South income distributions, 1969-1979. American
Economic Review, Vol. 82, No. 1, Mar 1992. 262-72 pp. Nashville,
Tennessee. In Eng.
Income distribution and inequalities in the
southern United States are analyzed and compared with data for the rest
of the country. "The evidence presented in this paper reveals that in
the 1970's the South's income distribution either converged or moved
significantly closer to the income distribution of the rest of the
country. The degree of convergence depends on the definition of the
recipient unit and, to a degree, on the particular cost-of-living index
used to deflate Southern and non-Southern incomes." The convergence is
attributed in part to the labor unionization in the Northeast and the
resulting relocation of companies to the South. Data are from the 1970
and 1980 censuses and concern total household
income.
Correspondence: J. A. Bishop, East Carolina
University, Department of Economics, Greenville, NC 27850.
Location: Princeton University Library (PF).
58:20588 Cantillon,
Bea. Socio-demographic changes, income distribution, and
poverty. In: Population and family in the Low Countries 1991,
edited by Gijs Beets, Robert Cliquet, Gilbert Dooghe, and Jenny de J.
Gierveld. 1991. 95-122 pp. Swets and Zeitlinger: Berwyn,
Pennsylvania/Lisse, Netherlands. In Eng.
"The results are presented
of an empirical analysis of the consequences of socio-demographic
changes on income distribution, poverty and the adequacy of social
security. The research shows that recent socio-demographic trends are
not only accompanied by the increase in the cost of social security,
but also by important changes in income distribution and in the
adequacy of social security....The aging of the population, combined
with an increase in pension levels and the rise in the cost of health
care, will probably cause problems for the welfare state in the future,
with respect to the distribution of well-being, both between
generations and between households within the same generation....The
starting point for this contribution are the changes in income
inequality and poverty within the Belgian population over the period
1976-1985, as measured by successive surveys conducted by the Antwerp
Centre for Social Policy...."
Correspondence: B. Cantillon,
University of Antwerp, Centre for Social Policy, Prinsstraat 13, 2000
Antwerp, Belgium. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
58:20589 Havanon,
Napaporn; Knodel, John; Sittitrai, Werasit. The impact of
family size on wealth accumulation in rural Thailand. Population
Studies, Vol. 46, No. 1, Mar 1992. 37-51 pp. London, England. In Eng.
"An analysis of survey and focus-group data collected in 1988 in
two rural sites in Thailand indicates that couples with few children
are better able to accumulate wealth than those with larger numbers of
children. The study is based on partly matched samples of couples in
intact marriages who began their childbearing during the 1960s or early
1970s. Family size is inversely related to accumulated wealth, as
measured by consumer goods acquired, savings and quality of housing.
These associations persist after other important determinants of the
household's wealth level, including the couple's economic status during
the early stages of the family-building process, have been
controlled."
Correspondence: N. Havanon, Srinakharinwirot
University, Prasarn Mitr Road, Sukhumwit 23, Bangkok 10110, Thailand.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20590 Maxwell,
Philip; Hite, James C. The recent divergence of regional
per capita incomes: some evidence from Australia. Growth and
Change, Vol. 23, No. 1, Winter 1992. 37-53 pp. Lexington, Kentucky. In
Eng.
"This paper focuses upon interregional income divergence in
Australia where a pattern very similar to that seen in the United
States is discovered. Australian agricultural regions show downward
divergence from the national mean per capita income and capital city
regions show upward divergence."
Correspondence: P.
Maxwell, Curtin University of Technology, School of Economics and
Finance, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia. Location: Princeton
University Library (PF).
58:20591 Nissan,
Edward. Regional metropolitan and nonmetropolitan trends
in annual growth rates of total personal income and population:
1959-1987. Growth and Change, Vol. 23, No. 1, Winter 1992. 1-15
pp. Lexington, Kentucky. In Eng.
"The annual growth rates of total
personal income and population in regional metropolitan and
nonmetropolitan areas [of the United States] are examined for the
period 1959-87, partitioned into sub periods. Statistical testing for
equality of rates shows no perceptible differences in growth rates
between the major categories, metro and nonmetro. Further, this study
uses a model similar in scope to shift-share analysis to test for
convergence of the growth rates within these categories. It was found
that for both regional nonmetro and metro areas, there was a general
trend toward convergence with the exception of the 1970s decade. In
that decade total population growth rates in the nonmetro areas and
total income and total population growth rates in the metro areas
showed significant divergences."
Correspondence: E. Nissan,
University of Southern Mississippi, Department of Economics, Southern
Station, Box 50001, Hattiesburg, MS 39406. Location:
Princeton University Library (PF).
58:20592 Courbage,
Youssef; Fargues, Philippe. Christians and Jews in Arab
and Turkish Islam. [Chretiens et Juifs dans l'Islam arabe et
turc.] ISBN 2-213-02877-4. 1992. 345 pp. Fayard: Paris, France. In Fre.
The changing fortunes of Christian and Jewish minorities in the
Islamic-dominated regions surrounding the Mediterranean over the past
nine centuries are analyzed. The authors examine the demographic
consequences of the various political changes occurring over time. A
chapter is included on the demographic aspects of the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Correspondence: Librarie
Artheme Fayard, 75 Rue des Saints-Peres, 75006 Paris, France.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20593 De Graaf,
Paul M.; Huinink, Johannes J. Trends in measured and
unmeasured effects of family background on educational attainment and
occupational status in the Federal Republic of Germany. Social
Science Research, Vol. 21, No. 1, Mar 1992. 84-112 pp. Orlando,
Florida. In Eng.
The authors analyze data concerning over 6,000
West German children in order to estimate the effects of father's and
mother's schooling, father's occupation, and family size on children's
educational and occupational status. The data, which concern all
children born to 1,653 families from three cohorts born around 1930,
1940, and 1950, are from the German Life History Study. "The analysis
shows that there are unmeasured family factors which influence
schooling and occupational status. Further, we find some evidence of
trends in family effects on schooling over cohorts in West Germany, in
that the effect of father's occupational status is decreasing, and no
different family effects for males and females. Analyses on cross- and
like-sex siblings pairs do not lead to divergent results. Including
controls for measurement error we find no evidence for a family bias in
the effect of schooling on occupational status in West
Germany."
Correspondence: P. M. De Graaf, Tilburg
University, Department of Sociology, P.O. Box 90153, 5000 LE Tilburg,
Netherlands. Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
58:20594 Drbohlav,
Dusan. Where and why? Regional and residential
preferences of residents in Prague. [Kam a proc? Regionalni a
sidelni preference obyvatelstva Prahy.] Demografie, Vol. 34, No. 1,
1992. 40-51 pp. Prague, Czechoslovakia. In Cze. with sum. in Eng; Rus.
The author examines data from surveys conducted in 1986 and 1987
among samples of residents of Prague, Czechoslovakia. The surveys
concerned ideal or desired choices of residential location within
Czechoslovakia and were conducted among four age groups ranging from 17
to 64 years. A strong preference to remain permanently settled is
noted for all age groups, with younger respondents preferring to live
in an urban environment.
Correspondence: D. Drbohlav,
Geograficky Ustav CSAV, Vysehradska 49, 128 26 Prague 2,
Czechoslovakia. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20595 Gosal, R.
P. S. Growth of India's scheduled caste population,
1971-81: a spatial analysis. Population Geography, Vol. 12, No.
1-2, Jun-Dec 1990. 27-44 pp. Chandigarh, India. In Eng.
The author
analyzes the spatial distribution and the rapid growth rate of India's
scheduled caste population since 1971 and finds that "there are wide
regional disparities in their rates of population growth. Areas with
relatively high growth rates are associated with (i) accelerated
process of urbanisation and industrialisation, (ii) expansion in mining
activity, and (iii) intensification and commercialisation of
agricultural development based on irrigation. By contrast, areas
experiencing low rates of growth are associated with (i) continuing
high mortality rate, and (ii) net out-migration arising from scarcity
of resources, acute poverty and subjection to
deprivations...."
Correspondence: R. P. S. Gosal, Panjab
University, Department of Geography, Chandigarh 160 014, India.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20596 Grundy,
Emily M. D. Socio-demographic variations in rates of
movement into institutions among elderly people in England and Wales:
an analysis of linked census and mortality data 1971-1985.
Population Studies, Vol. 46, No. 1, Mar 1992. 65-84 pp. London,
England. In Eng.
"Data from the 1971 and 1981 census records of the
OPCS Longitudinal Study (LS) members have been used to examine
socio-demographic variations in the proportions of elderly people [in
England and Wales] who lived in private households in 1971, but in
institutions ten years later. Information on deaths of sample members
1971-85 has also been used as an indicator of the health status of
various sub-groups of the LS population. The results show
institutionalization rates to increase with age, to be highest for the
single, and lowest for the currently married. Living arrangements in
1971 are also associated with differentials in institutionalization.
Regression models which included a family/household variable fitted the
data rather less well than models that included a marital-status term."
Aspects considered include age, sex, marital status, social class,
housing tenure, and health status.
Correspondence: E. M. D.
Grundy, King's College London, Age Concern Institute of Gerontology,
Cornwall House Annexe, Waterloo Road, London SE1 8TX, England.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20597 Guhl, Nora
L.; Sayed, Hussein A.-A. The expansion of female education
in Egypt: evidence from survey data. In: Studies in African and
Asian demography: CDC Annual Seminar, 1990. 1991. 353-75 pp. Cairo
Demographic Centre: Cairo, Egypt. In Eng.
The authors use data from
censuses, household and fertility surveys, and surveys conducted by the
Ministry of Education to explore national and regional trends in female
educational status in Egypt. A significant increase in educational
levels for women over the past 50 years is noted, with a greater
increase observed in urban areas. The importance of using a variety of
data sources to monitor these trends during non-censal years is
emphasized.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20598 Gupta, N.
L.; Kothari, Sadhana. Female literacy in Rajasthan,
1961-1981. Population Geography, Vol. 12, No. 1-2, Jun-Dec 1990.
59-68 pp. Chandigarh, India. In Eng.
"The paper attempts to
highlight the significance of female literacy in Rajasthan [India] as
an instrument of socio-economic change, [especially] among its
scheduled tribe and scheduled caste
components."
Correspondence: S. Kothari, Mohan Lal Sukhadia
University, Pratap Nagar, Udaipur 313 001, Rajasthan, India.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20599 Kominski,
Robert; Adams, Andrea. School enrollment--social and
economic characteristics of students: October 1990. Current
Population Reports, Series P-20: Population Characteristics, No. 460,
Apr 1992. v, 89, [45] pp. U.S. Bureau of the Census: Washington, D.C.
In Eng.
"This report presents detailed tabulations of data on
school enrollment of the [U.S.] civilian noninstitutional population in
October 1990. It also includes summary time series of data collected
since the beginning of the survey. The data are from the October
school enrollment supplement to the Current Population Survey
(CPS)....Data are shown by the following characteristics: age, sex,
race, Hispanic origin, marital status, family status, family income,
education of the householder, labor force status, metropolitan
residence, region, and mother's labor force status and education (for
preprimary enrollment)."
Correspondence: U.S. Government
Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C. 20402.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20600 Levy,
Michel L. Illiteracy around the world.
[L'analphabetisme dans le monde.] Population et Societes, No. 268, May
1992. [1-3] pp. Paris, France. In Fre.
The author reviews global
trends in illiteracy, based primarily on data from
Unesco.
Correspondence: M. L. Levy, Institut National
d'Etudes Demographiques, 27 rue du Commandeur, 75675 Paris Cedex 14,
France. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20601 O'Hare,
Aileen; Whelan, Christopher T.; Commins, Patrick. The
development of an Irish census-based social class scale. Economic
and Social Review, Vol. 22, No. 2, Jan 1991. 135-56 pp. Dublin,
Ireland. In Eng.
"This paper outlines the reasons for, and steps
taken, to develop an Irish census-based social class scale. The
willing participation of the Central Statistics Office in reorganising
its occupational categories to devise this scale marks an innovative
contribution to social research. The resulting classification has a
validity in an Irish context beyond that of alternative scales and
should be an asset to researchers in facilitating a more comprehensive
and revealing analysis of census occupational data than has hitherto
been feasible. The scale is based on the neo-Weberian concept of class
and has six categories."
Correspondence: A. O'Hare, Health
Research Board, 73 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Location: World Bank, Joint Bank-Fund Library, Washington,
D.C.
58:20602 Bachi,
Roberto. World Jewish population: trends and
policies. In: World Jewish population: trends and policies,
edited by Sergio DellaPergola and Leah Cohen. 1992. 20-8 pp. Hebrew
University of Jerusalem, Institute of Contemporary Jewry, Division of
Jewish Demography and Statistics: Jerusalem, Israel; Ministry of Labour
and Social Affairs, Demographic Center: Jerusalem, Israel. In Eng.
The author reviews the past, present, and future demographic trends
of the world's Jewish population, discusses policies that might
mitigate undesirable trends, and considers ways to improve knowledge
about Jewish population trends.
Correspondence: R. Bachi,
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus Campus, Jerusalem 91905,
Israel. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20603 de Vos,
Susan. Notes on the demography of black Africans in South
Africa in the early 1980s. Africa Insight, Vol. 21, No. 2, 1991.
107-15 pp. Pretoria, South Africa. In Eng.
The demography of the
black population of South Africa is analyzed and compared with that of
blacks in the rest of Sub-Saharan Africa, using data from official
sources. "The article is organized into four sections. First, it
surveys what is known about mortality and fertility (and family
planning). Then it turns to the issue of the population's size, past
growth and projected future growth. Finally, the article takes a bold
leap into the morass of population distribution, involving forays into
migration and urbanization." It is found that "black Africans in South
Africa are demographically quite similar to other sub-Saharan
populations."
Correspondence: S. de Vos, University of
Wisconsin, Center for Demography and Ecology, 4412 Social Science
Building, 1180 Observatory Drive, Madison WI 53706-1393.
Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
58:20604
DellaPergola, Sergio. New data on demography and
identification among Jews in the U.S.: trends, inconsistencies and
disagreements. Division of Jewish Demography and Statistics
Occasional Paper, No. 1992-11, 1992. 18 pp. Hebrew University of
Jerusalem, Institute of Contemporary Jewry, Division of Jewish
Demography and Statistics: Jerusalem, Israel. In Eng.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the Jewish population in the
United States are analyzed using data from the 1990 National Jewish
Population Survey, which was sponsored by the Council of Jewish
Federation. Special consideration is given to changes in the levels and
trends of Jewish affiliation and the demographic implications of these
trends, including the effects of assimilation, intermarriage,
conversion to and from Judaism, and synagogue attendance
patterns.
Correspondence: Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
Institute of Contemporary Jewry, Division of Jewish Demography and
Statistics, Mount Scopus Campus, 91905 Jerusalem, Israel.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20605 Gitelman,
Zvi. Recent demographic and migratory trends among Soviet
Jews: implications for policy. Post-Soviet Geography, Vol. 33, No.
3, Mar 1992. 139-45 pp. Silver Spring, Maryland. In Eng.
The author
examines recent demographic trends concerning the Jewish population of
the former USSR, with consideration given to both internal and
international migration. "Among the factors whose effects on
population dynamics are examined, emphasis is placed on the Jewish
population's concentration in large urban areas, the effects of
emigration on age structure of the remaining population,
self-identification as a method in census enumeration, ethnic
intermarriage and family characteristics, and the outlook and prospects
for emigres in Israel and the United States." The effect of Soviet
state policy on Jewish population dynamics is also
considered.
Correspondence: Z. Gitelman, Hebrew University,
Institute for Advanced Study, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel.
Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
58:20606 Goldstein,
Sidney. The demographics of American Jewry. In: World
Jewish population: trends and policies, edited by Sergio DellaPergola
and Leah Cohen. 1992. 53-64 pp. Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
Institute of Contemporary Jewry, Division of Jewish Demography and
Statistics: Jerusalem, Israel; Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs,
Demographic Center: Jerusalem, Israel. In Eng.
The demographic
characteristics of the Jewish population in the United States are
analyzed. Separate consideration is given to marriage and fertility,
intermarriage, residential mobility, and structural
variables.
Correspondence: S. Goldstein, Brown University,
Department of Sociology and Population Studies, Box 1916, Providence,
RI 02912. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20607 Guboglo,
Mikhail. Demography and language in the capitals of the
Union republics. Journal of Soviet Nationalities, Vol. 1, No. 4,
Winter 1990-1991. 1-42 pp. Durham, North Carolina. In Eng.
This
article presents some previously unpublished data from the 1989 Soviet
census concerning changes in ethnic and linguistic characteristics.
"It will focus on the changing ethnic composition of the capitals of
the union republics, analyzing the changes that have occurred since the
censuses of 1959, 1970, and 1979."
Correspondence: M.
Guboglo, USSR Academy of Sciences, Institute of Ethnology and
Anthropology, Leninsky Pr. 14, Moscow V-71, Russia. Location:
Princeton University Library (PR).
58:20608 Howard,
Cheryl A. Navajo tribal demography, 1983-1986, in
comparative and historical perspective. Pub. Order No. DA9136263.
1991. 306 pp. University Microfilms International: Ann Arbor, Michigan.
In Eng.
This study was undertaken as a doctoral dissertation at the
University of New Mexico.
Correspondence: University
Microfilms International, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI
48106-1346. Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, A:
Humanities and Social Sciences 52(7).
58:20609
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (New York, New
York). Changing racial composition of metropolitan
areas. Statistical Bulletin, Vol. 73, No. 2, Apr-Jun 1992. 2-9 pp.
New York, New York. In Eng.
The growth in the numbers of Asians,
Hispanics, and Pacific Islanders migrating to the 25 largest U.S.
metropolitan areas from other states and from outside the country is
assessed. "In the past decade, the number of Hispanics and Asians or
Pacific Islanders residing in the largest metropolitan areas increased
by a remarkable 60 percent and 127 percent, respectively....By
contrast, in this period the number of blacks--the largest minority
group--rose by only one-seventh."
Correspondence:
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, One Madison Avenue, New York, NY
10010. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20610 Min, Pyong
Gap. A comparison of the Korean minorities in China and
Japan. International Migration Review, Vol. 26, No. 1, Spring
1992. 4-21 pp. Staten Island, New York. In Eng.
"This article
compares the Korean minorities in China and Japan in their differential
levels of cultural autonomy and ethnic identity....In explaining the
differential levels of ethnicity between the two Korean minority
groups, this paper focuses on the basic differences in minority policy
between the two countries; the difference in the context of migration;
the existence or absence of a territorial base; and the differential
levels of influence from Korea."
Correspondence: P. G. Min,
City University of New York, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Boulevard,
Flushing, NY 11367. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
58:20611 Murdock,
Steve H.; Ellis, David R. Patterns of ethnic change 1980
to 1990: the 1990 census. 1990 Census Series, No. 2, Feb 1991. x,
iii; [274] pp. Texas A and M University, Texas Agricultural Experiment
Station, Department of Rural Sociology: College Station, Texas. In Eng.
This report, which is in two volumes, describes patterns of ethnic
change in Texas between 1980 and 1990 using data from the U.S. census.
The first volume includes a brief analysis of such changes as well as
selected data. The second volume provides more extensive data by
county and place.
Correspondence: Texas A and M University,
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Rural Sociology,
College Station, TX 77843-2125. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
58:20612 Remillard,
Sylvain. Evolution and demographic characteristics of
native groups in Canada, 1986-2011. [Evolution et caracteristiques
demographiques des groupes autochtones du Canada, 1986-2011.] Cahiers
Quebecois de Demographie, Vol. 20, No. 1, Spring 1991. 69-94 pp.
Montreal, Canada. In Fre. with sum. in Eng; Spa.
Population
estimates and projections are presented and analyzed for the period
1986-2011 for the Native American population living in Canada. The
analysis considers census underenumeration and the impact of recent
legislation that increased the number of residents with Native American
status by approximately 25 percent. It is concluded that "native
groups will continue to grow at a higher rate than the Canadian
population as a whole. Comparing the two populations shows a
convergence for some demographic characteristics; however, the aging of
the native population started much later."
Correspondence:
S. Remillard, Statistics Canada, Demography Division, Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0T6, Canada. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20613 Schmelz, U.
O. World Jewish population in the 1980s: a short
outline. In: World Jewish population: trends and policies, edited
by Sergio DellaPergola and Leah Cohen. 1992. 37-52 pp. Hebrew
University of Jerusalem, Institute of Contemporary Jewry, Division of
Jewish Demography and Statistics: Jerusalem, Israel; Ministry of Labour
and Social Affairs, Demographic Center: Jerusalem, Israel. In Eng.
The author reviews demographic trends among Jewish populations
around the world using data from a variety of sources, including Hebrew
University's Institute of Contemporary Jewry. Estimates of the Jewish
population are first presented for 1988 by region and major country.
The demographic dynamics and population characteristics of Jews in
Israel and in the Diaspora are then compared. The review concludes
with population projections that show a decline in the global Jewish
population from its present total of around 13 million, although the
Jewish population in Israel will increase.
Correspondence:
U. O. Schmelz, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Institute of
Contemporary Jewry, Mount Scopus Campus, Jerusalem 91905, Israel.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20614 Schmelz, U.
O.; DellaPergola, Sergio. World Jewish population,
1989. Division of Jewish Demography and Statistics Occasional
Paper, No. 1991-09, 1991. 441-65 pp. Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
Institute of Contemporary Jewry, Division of Jewish Demography and
Statistics: Jerusalem, Israel. In Eng.
"This article presents
updates, for the end of 1989, of the Jewish population estimates for
the various countries of the world....In 1989, nearly 96 percent of
world Jewry lived in...ten countries...; 83 percent lived in the three
countries that have at least a million Jews each (United States,
Israel, Soviet Union). Similarly, nine leading Diaspora countries
together comprised over 94 percent of the Diaspora Jewish population;
two countries (United States and Soviet Union) accounted for 76
percent, and the United States alone for over 61 percent of total
Diaspora Jewry."
This paper is reprinted from the American Jewish
Year Book (New York, New York), Vol. 91, 1991, pp.
441-65.
Correspondence: Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
Institute of Contemporary Jewry, Division of Jewish Demography and
Statistics, Mount Scopus Campus, 91905 Jerusalem, Israel.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20615 Stevens,
Gillian. The social and demographic context of language
use in the United States. American Sociological Review, Vol. 57,
No. 2, Apr 1992. 171-85 pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"In this
study, I investigate the relative frequency with which Americans with a
non-English first language use English....The analysis...shows that a
respondent's characteristics--education, age, nativity, length of
residence in the United States if foreign born, and marital
status--strongly influence the relative frequency with which the
childhood language is used vis-a-vis English. The analysis also shows
that...the size and degree of geographic segregation of the language
groups affect group members' patterns of language use." The effect of
a spouse's native language is also
considered.
Correspondence: G. Stevens, University of
Illinois, Department of Sociology, 702 South Wright Street, Urbana, IL
61801. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:20616 Zhang,
Tianlu. New trends in national minority population since
the 1980s. Social Sciences in China, No. 13, Jan 1992. 54-66 pp.
Beijing, China. In Eng.
The author discusses policies that were
developed in China in the 1980s specifically for the minority
populations, and describes how they differ from the country's general
population policies. These differences center on a greater leniency
toward fertility among minorities, such as a permitted norm of two
children, and, in some cases, three or four children per couple. The
author also describes recent demographic trends among the minority
populations, with particular reference to falling fertility rates and
continuing high general mortality and infant mortality rates. Aspects
of the age and sex structure, educational status, and literacy of the
minority populations are also reviewed.
Location: Princeton
University Library (Gest).
