58:30560 Brucher,
Wolfgang; Riedel, Heiko. The Saar-Lorraine frontier
region: socio-demographic structures and how they are perceived.
[L'espace frontalier sarro-lorrain: ses structures
socio-demographiques et sa perception.] Espace, Populations, Societes,
No. 2, 1992. 153-65 pp. Villeneuve d'Ascq, France. In Fre. with sum. in
Eng.
The authors examine attitudes concerning the Franco-German
frontier among students from that region. The population
characteristics of the areas on both sides of the border are
compared.
Correspondence: W. Brucher, Universitat des
Saarlandes, FR Geographie, D-6600 Saarbrucken, Germany.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30561 Corbey, P.
I. Standard classification of population subgroups.
[Basisindeling bevolkingsgroepen (BIB).] Maandstatistiek van de
Bevolking, Vol. 40, No. 5, May 1992. 20-2 pp. Voorburg, Netherlands. In
Dut. with sum. in Eng.
This article briefly describes the Standard
Classification of Population Subgroups, a classification system
designed by the Netherlands Bureau of Statistics. "This classification
divides the population into 30 subgroups using the criteria sex, age,
household situation and social participation [including presence of
under-age children, household size, and employment and educational
status]." Annual averages are provided for the years 1981, 1985, 1987,
1988, and 1989.
Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
58:30562 Delbes,
Christiane; Gaymu, Joelle. The elderly in France: from
the past to the future. [Les personnes agees en France: d'hier a
demain.] Espace, Populations, Societes, No. 1, 1992. 43-58 pp.
Villeneuve d'Ascq, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
The authors
review changes in the quality of life of France's retirees from 1940 to
the present. Factors considered include health status and quality of
health care, income levels, percentage of widowed persons by sex,
family structure, and housing characteristics for the elderly. Some
projections are made for the old age of future
generations.
Correspondence: C. Delbes, Fondation Nationale
de Gerontologie, 49 rue Mirabeau, 75016 Paris, France.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30563 Dittgen,
Alfred. The aging of the French population: past,
present, and future. [Le vieillissement de la population
francaise, passe, present et futur.] Espace, Populations, Societes, No.
1, 1992. 29-41 pp. Villeneuve d'Ascq, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
The author begins with an overview of demographic aging trends in
France from 1750 to 1950. The second section of the article deals with
the impact of World War II, including the rises in fertility and
immigration that occurred during the 20 postwar years. Finally,
projections to the year 2098 show that the aging trend will continue
well past the year 2000, but will level off, as will the average length
of life.
Correspondence: A. Dittgen, Institut de
Demographie de Paris, 22 rue Vauquelin, 75005 Paris, France.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30564 Gulati,
Leela; Rajan, S. Irudaya. Social and economic implications
of population aging in Kerala, India. Demography India, Vol. 19,
No. 2, Jul-Dec 1990. 235-50 pp. Delhi, India. In Eng.
The authors
discuss changing socioeconomic conditions resulting from population
aging in Kerala, India. The impact of changes in broad age structure,
the size of the working-age population, and the dependency ratio on the
family and on the elderly is assessed.
Correspondence: L.
Gulati, Centre for Development Studies, Prasantanagar Road, Ulloor,
Trivandrum 695 011, Kerala State, India. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
58:30565 Holzer,
Jerzy Z. The demographic situation in Poland and its
implications for population policy. [A demografiai helyzet
Lengyelorszagban es ennek hatasa a nepesedespolitikara.] Demografia,
Vol. 34, No. 3-4, 1991. 351-8 pp. Budapest, Hungary. In Hun.
Current demographic trends in Poland are reviewed. Particular
attention is given to the implications of changing age structure for
social policy.
Correspondence: J. Z. Holzer, Ul. Mazowiecka
11 m 143, 00-052 Warsaw, Poland. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
58:30566 Hsieh,
Ying-Hen. Optimal estimate of population age structure
with varying vital rates. Mathematical Population Studies, Vol. 3,
No. 4, 1992. 289-99 pp. Reading, England. In Eng.
The author
presents a method for estimating the age distribution of a population
under varying vital statistics. "Some mathematical aspects of the
method, as well as its applicability, will be discussed and numerical
simulation will be run to illustrate the results and to compare the
method with the traditional estimate of stable population
theory...."
Correspondence: Y.-H. Hsieh, National
Chung-Hsing University, Department of Applied Mathematics, Taichung,
Taiwan. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30567 Hugo,
Graeme. Atlas of the Australian people. Australian
Capital Territory: 1986 census. Pub. Order No. 91 1045 2. ISBN
0-644-14572-2. 1991. xxiii, 396 pp. Bureau of Immigration Research:
South Carlton, Australia. Distributed by International Specialized Book
Services, 5602 N.E. Hassalo Street, Portland, OR 97213. In Eng.
This is one of a set of atlases prepared using data from the 1986
census of Australia that describe the spatial distribution and
characteristics of the population. This report concerns the Australian
Capital Territory and the surrounding area of New South Wales. Other
volumes cover Australia as a whole, each state and territory, and the
five major cities. Chapters are included on the birthplace of the
resident population, the aboriginal population, recent immigrants,
language, religion, age structure of the foreign-born population, and
ethnic group.
Correspondence: Bureau of Immigration
Research, P.O. Box 25, Belconnen, ACT 2616, Australia.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30568 Mathews, T.
J. The impact of changes in fertility, mortality, and
migration on the changing school-age population of California, New York
and Florida. Center for the Study of Population Working Paper, No.
WPS 92-91, [1992]. 77 pp. Florida State University, College of Social
Sciences, Center for the Study of Population: Tallahassee, Florida. In
Eng.
"A goal of primary concern for this paper is to analyze the
way that demographic forces influence school-age population trends [in
California, New York, and Florida]. By focusing on the changes of past
fertility, mortality and migration patterns and their impact upon
overall school-age population, and observing how the possible
variations in the contributions of the components of age specific
growth take place for different geographic areas and over time, this
work will seek to improve the understanding of the changes in
school-age populations."
Correspondence: Robert H. Weller,
Editor, Working Paper Series, Florida State University, Center for the
Study of Population, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4063. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30569 Ni
Bhrolchain, Maire. Age difference asymmetry and a two-sex
perspective. European Journal of Population/Revue Europeenne de
Demographie, Vol. 8, No. 1, 1992. 23-45 pp. Amsterdam, Netherlands. In
Eng. with sum. in Fre.
"The paper shows that (a) the age difference
between spouses can be and has been different for men and women; (b)
male and female age differences can exhibit different trends; (c) the
discrepancy is due to remarriage; (d) the age difference fluctuates
substantially through time; (e) trends in the age difference are not
readily interpretable as reflecting change in the relative status of
the sexes; and (f) that trends in the age difference may be linked to
marriage market conditions. The paper argues that marriage and
fertility data for both men and women are increasingly necessary
because of rises in marital breakdown and the associated divergence of
the experience of men and women." Data are from England and Wales and
cover the period 1901-1987.
Correspondence: M. Ni
Bhrolchain, Southampton University, Department of Social Statistics,
Southampton S09 5NH, England. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
58:30570 Parant,
Alain. Demographic aging. France and Quebec in the world:
yesterday, today, and tomorrow. [Le vieillissement demographique.
La France et le Quebec dans le monde: hier, aujourd'hui, demain.]
Espace, Populations, Societes, No. 1, 1992. 13-27 pp. Villeneuve
d'Ascq, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
After a review of
worldwide trends in demographic aging, the author studies the cases of
France and Quebec in some detail. Consideration is given to
differences between developed and developing countries. Predicted age
structures and fertility trends are given to the year
2025.
Correspondence: A. Parant, Institut National d'Etudes
Demographiques, 27 rue du Commandeur, 75675 Paris Cedex 14, France.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30571 Pelletier,
Louis. Growing old in an institution or at home? Factors
influencing the lodging of the elderly. [Vieillir en institution
ou a domicile? Les facteurs associes a l'hebergement des personnes
agees.] Espace, Populations, Societes, No. 1, 1992. 71-86 pp.
Villeneuve d'Ascq, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
Projected
changes in the demographic characteristics of the elderly in Canada are
described, and the effect of these shifts on the residence choices of
the aged is assessed. "Different demographic and socioeconomic factors
influence the risk of institutionalization: age, sex, marital status
and family income. A poor health inevitably increases that risk. A
high level of education doesn't assure home independence but at least
it permits a delay [in] the use of [an]
institution."
Correspondence: L. Pelletier, Universite de
Montreal, Departement de Demographie, CP 6128, Succursale A, Montreal,
Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
58:30572 Philipps,
David R. Ageing in East and South-East Asia. ISBN
0-340-54367-1. 1992. xi, 252 pp. Edward Arnold: London, England. In
Eng.
This is a collection of articles by various authors examining
"the provision of social care, housing, medical and health services for
elderly people across a wide range of [east and southeast Asian]
countries in the region. Those more advanced in ageing--Japan, Hong
Kong and Singapore--have sought a variety of ways of dealing with
changing circumstances. At present, China has enormous numbers of
elderly people who will in future be supported by fewer of their
children. In some countries in the region, the tenets of Islam
reinforce traditional attitudes favouring family support of elderly
people. What will the options be in countries that are facing ageing
but with relatively fewer resources than other countries? This book
provides structured case studies of ageing and services, welfare and
housing consequences. It also has two chapters which provide overviews
of the region, one specifically on research and the applications of
research findings."
Correspondence: Edward Arnold, Mill
Road, Dunton Green, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 2YA, England.
Location: New York Public Library.
58:30573 Rodriguez
Rodriguez, Vicente; Rojo Perez, Fermina. The
characteristics of the demographic aging of the Spanish population
(1900-1986). [Tipologia del envejecimiento de la poblacion
espanola (1900-1986).] Departamento de Geografia Humana y Regional
Documentos de Trabajo, No. 2, Jun 1989. 27 pp. Consejo Superior de
Investigaciones Cientificas [CSIC], Instituto de Economia y Geografia
Aplicadas: Madrid, Spain. In Spa.
Trends in demographic aging by
sex in Spain up to 1986 are analyzed, with a focus on the specific
aspects of the process that are particular to Spain and on regional
differences. Data are from official sources, including the
census.
Correspondence: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones
Cientificas, Instituto de Economia y Geografia Aplicadas, Departamento
de Geografia Humana y Regional, Pinar 25, Madrid 28006, Spain.
Location: Institut National d'Etudes Demographiques, Paris,
France.
58:30574 Rogers,
Richard G.; Belanger, Alain; Rogers, Andrei. Active,
dependent, and institutionalized life among the elderly in the United
States. Population Program Working Paper, No. WP-91-6, Aug 1991.
16, [6] pp. University of Colorado, Institute of Behavioral Science,
Population Program: Boulder, Colorado. In Eng.
"This article
combines newly-released data from the Longitudinal Study of Aging with
multistate life table methods to examine active life among the elderly
in the United States. We focus on those elderly who are independent
(i.e., active), dependent (defined by their activities of daily
living), or institutionalized. Moreover, we report on their
transitions between these three states during the years 1986 and 1988,
and provide the first empirical estimates of life expectancies and
transitions for the U.S. institutionalized
population."
Correspondence: University of Colorado,
Institute of Behavioral Science, Population Program, Boulder, CO
80309. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30575 Sauvy,
Alfred. Young ideas and old people, or "Europe
besieged" [Idees jeunes et personnes agees ou bien "l'Europe
assiegee"] In: Essays on population economics in memory of Alfred
Sauvy, edited by Giuseppe Gaburro and Dudley L. Poston. 1991. 1-10 pp.
Casa Editrice Dott. Antonio Milani [CEDAM]: Padua, Italy. In Fre. with
sum. in Eng.
The author analyzes trends in demographic aging and
their consequences in Europe over the past century. An age pyramid for
Italy as of January 1987 is also presented as an example of what is
occurring.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30576 Thumerelle,
Pierre-Jean; Ghekiere, Jean-Francois. Demographic aging:
an unstable phenomenon at the local level. [Le vieillissement
demographique: un phenomene instable a l'echelon local.] Espace,
Populations, Societes, No. 1, 1992. 105-15 pp. Villeneuve d'Ascq,
France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
"Population ageing is a stable
and increasing phenomenon in the long term. But during a short period
and for small geographical areas, the situation is different. From the
example of the Lille urban area, [France,] the authors demonstrate that
at the micro-urban scale, ageing seems to be a discontinuous phenomenon
in space and time....That could explain why people are becoming aware
of ageing and its consequences so slowly."
Correspondence:
P. Thumerelle, Universite des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, U.F.R.
de Geographie, 59655 Villeneuve-d'Ascq Cedex, France.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30577 United
States. Bureau of the Census (Washington, D.C.). How we're
changing. Demographic state of the nation: 1992. Current
Population Reports, Series P-23: Special Studies, No. 177, Feb 1992. 4
pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"This is an overview of some major
findings from national surveys reported by the [U.S.] Census Bureau
since January 1991." Information is provided on the number of
households, out-of-wedlock childbearing, the percentage of women who
receive the child support due them, age at first marriage, pension
plans, median family income, and the ability to buy a
home.
Correspondence: U.S. Bureau of the Census,
Washington, D.C. 20233. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
58:30578 Valkovics,
Emil. The analysis of aging considering vital rates and
the mean age of individuals producing vital events. [Az oregedes
elemzese a nyers nepmozgalmi aranyszamok es a nepmozgalmi esemenyeket
atelok atlagos eletkoranak fuggvenyeben.] Demografia, Vol. 34, No. 3-4,
1991. 432-60 pp. Budapest, Hungary. In Hun.
The author examines
theoretical aspects of demographic aging and the impact of changing
vital rates on aging. The paper concludes with detailed tables showing
the changes in selected indicators of demographic aging by sex for
Hungary for each year from 1973 to 1989, and projecting the same
indicators of aging for each year from 1990 to
2010.
Correspondence: E. Valkovics, Maros-u. 27 V. 2, 1122
Budapest, Hungary. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
58:30579 Waldrop,
Judith. Secrets of the age pyramids. American
Demographics, Vol. 14, No. 8, Aug 1992. 46-52 pp. Ithaca, New York. In
Eng.
The author describes the age pyramid and its uses as a
research tool. She then compares pyramids from various U.S. cities and
concludes that "while America ages slowly in national terms, the
pyramids show dramatic differences in various places across the U.S.A.
Religious beliefs, labor force characteristics, migration, and other
patterns all impact age distribution."
Correspondence: J.
Waldrop, American Demographics, 127 West State Street, Ithaca, NY
14850. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30580 Zietsman,
H. L.; Van Der Merwe, I. J. Population census atlas of
South Africa. [Bevolkingsensusatlas van Suid-Afrika.] Institute
for Cartographic Analysis Publication/Instituut vir Kartografiese
Analise Publikasie, No. 15, ISBN 0-7972-0069-X. 1986. 212 pp.
University of Stellenbosch, Institute for Cartographic Analysis:
Stellenbosch, South Africa. In Eng; Afr.
This publication presents
212 color maps developed using data from the 1980 census of South
Africa. The maps illustrate aspects of the demographic structure of
the population, including ethnic composition, migration, fertility,
mortality, age and sex distribution, place of birth, marital status,
religion, language, and educational status; socioeconomic structure,
including income, occupation, and employment; and
housing.
Correspondence: University of Stellenbosch,
Institute for Cartographic Analysis, Stellenbosch 7600, South Africa.
Location: Rutgers University Library, New Brunswick, NJ.
58:30581 Feitosa, M.
F.; Krieger, H. Demography of the human sex ratio in some
Latin American countries, 1967-1986. Human Biology, Vol. 64, No.
4, Aug 1992. 523-30 pp. Detroit, Michigan. In Eng.
"A sample based
on hospital births...was used in the present study to determine sex
ratios for live births and for stillbirths. Sixty-four cities and 147
hospitals in 11 [Latin American] countries...were included in the
present analyses....The sex ratio as a whole is decreasing with time in
a parabolic fashion. Each country in our study behaved differently.
Except for Peru and Uruguay, the countries experienced a significant
decrease in the sex ratio after 1978 for live births; only Brazil did
not show a temporal trend for the sex ratio for
stillbirths."
Correspondence: M. F. Feitosa, Instituto
Oswaldo Cruz, Departamento de Genetica, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30582 Lin, W.-S.;
Chen, A. C. N.; Su, J. Z. X.; Zhu, F.-C.; Xing, W.-H.; Li, J.-Y.; Ye,
G.-S. The menarcheal age of Chinese girls. Annals of
Human Biology, Vol. 19, No. 5, Sep-Oct 1992. 503-12 pp. London,
England. In Eng. with sum. in Fre; Ger.
"The menarcheal age of
Chinese girls was analysed based on a national survey in 1985. A total
of 162,902 girls, aged 7-22 years, of Han nationality and 34,232 girls,
aged 7-18, of 27 minority nationalities were sampled. Data were
further subdivided into urban and rural areas." Differences in
menarcheal age by ethnic group, rural or urban residence, and selected
hereditary, cultural, and economic factors are
analyzed.
Correspondence: W.-S. Lin, Beijing Medical
University, Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Beijing 100083,
China. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30583
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (New York, New
York). International longevity comparisons.
Statistical Bulletin, Vol. 73, No. 3, Jul-Sep 1992. 10-5 pp. Baltimore,
Maryland. In Eng.
A comparison of expected length of life at birth
among selected industrialized nations is presented, with a focus on the
longevity ranking of the United States.
Correspondence:
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, One Madison Avenue, New York, NY
10010. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30584
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (New York, New
York). U.S. longevity at a standstill. Statistical
Bulletin, Vol. 73, No. 3, Jul-Sep 1992. 2-9 pp. Baltimore, Maryland. In
Eng.
Trends in life expectancy are reviewed for the United States,
with an emphasis on age, sex, and race differentials. "Life expectancy
in the United States did not increase during 1991, remaining at the
1990 level of 75.4 years....On the other hand, the infant mortality
rate continued downward [to]...8.9 per 1,000 live births. Also
encouraging was a marked improvement in longevity among black Americans
that significantly narrowed the white-nonwhite
differentials."
Correspondence: Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company, One Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30585 Rogot,
Eugene; Sorlie, Paul D.; Johnson, Norman J. Life
expectancy by employment status, income, and education in the National
Longitudinal Mortality Study. Public Health Reports, Vol. 107, No.
4, Jul-Aug 1992. 457-61 pp. Rockville, Maryland. In Eng.
"Based on
data from the [U.S.] National Longitudinal Mortality Study for 1979-85,
life expectancies are estimated for white men and white women by
education, by family income, and by employment status. Life expectancy
varies directly with amount of schooling and with family
income."
Correspondence: E. Rogot, National Heart, Lung,
and Blood Institute, Federal Building, Room 2C08, 7550 Wisconsin
Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20892. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
58:30586 Song, Jie;
Hao, Shouzhong. An analysis of sex ratio of the elderly in
Heilongjiang province. Chinese Journal of Population Science, Vol.
3, No. 1, 1991. 61-8 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
The authors
analyze data concerning the sex ratio among those aged 60 and over
living in Heilongjiang province, China. "Data from...three population
censuses and the 1987 1% sample survey of Heilongjiang Province both
[indicate] that the sex ratio of the elderly population is without
exception higher than the sex ratio of the whole population...." Some
reasons for this differential are discussed, including migration and
excess female mortality.
Correspondence: J. Song,
Heilongjiang Party Committee School, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30587 United
States. National Center for Health Statistics [NCHS] (Bethesda,
Maryland). The longitudinal study of aging: 1984-90.
Vital and Health Statistics, Series 1: Programs and Collection
Procedures, No. 28, Pub. Order No. DHHS (PHS) 92-1304. ISBN
0-8406-0460-9. LC 92-17525. Jul 1992. v, 248 pp. Bethesda, Maryland. In
Eng.
This report, which concerns the United States, "includes
descriptions of the samples, interviewing and matching procedures,
contents of questionnaires and public-use data files, and a discussion
of statistical and analytical issues for the Longitudinal Study of
Aging, 1984-90, and the public-use data files released through
1991."
Correspondence: U.S. National Center for Health
Statistics, 6525 Belcrest Road, Hyattsville, MD 20782.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30588 Baranzini,
Mauro. Rate of population growth and rate of profits in a
life-cycle model of income distribution and capital accumulation: some
methodological issues. In: Essays on population economics in
memory of Alfred Sauvy, edited by Giuseppe Gaburro and Dudley L.
Poston. 1991. 281-91 pp. Casa Editrice Dott. Antonio Milani [CEDAM]:
Padua, Italy. In Eng.
"In this paper we have examined the impact of
various degrees of demographic growth and inter-generational wealth
transmission on income distribution and capital accumulation in a model
including the life-cycle consumption and saving-hypothesis." The
geographical scope is worldwide.
Correspondence: M.
Baranzini, Universita degli Studi di Verona, Faculty of Economics, Via
dell'Artigliere 8, 37129 Verona, Italy. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
58:30589 David,
Martin H.; Flory, Thomas S. Change in marital status and
short-term income dynamics. In: American Statistical Association,
1988 proceedings of the Social Statistics Section. 1988. 97-102 pp.
American Statistical Association: Alexandria, Virginia. In Eng.
Data from the 1984 panel of the Survey of Income and Program
Participation (SIPP) are used to analyze the relationship between
change in marital status and short-term income dynamics in the United
States.
Correspondence: M. H. David, University of
Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
58:30590 Davies,
James B.; Wooton, Ian. Income inequality and international
migration. Economic Journal, Vol. 102, No. 413, Jul 1992. 789-802
pp. Cambridge, Massachusetts/Oxford, England. In Eng.
"The purpose
of this paper is to analyse the impact of international factor
movements on the personal distribution of income. In order to get
clearcut results we use a simple model of trade and migration in which
there are two traded goods and three factors. For any given country
one of the traded goods corresponds to exports and the other to
imports. The three factors include capital and two types of
labour--skilled and unskilled. We focus mainly on the alternative
results of international migration of the two types of labour." The
geographical focus is worldwide.
Correspondence: J. B.
Davies, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5C2, Canada.
Location: Princeton University Library (PF).
58:30591 Kabir,
Mohammad; Uddin, M. Mosleh; Bose, Gopal K. Earning and
expenditure pattern of rural destitute women: evidence from a micro
study. In: Essays on population economics in memory of Alfred
Sauvy, edited by Giuseppe Gaburro and Dudley L. Poston. 1991. 211-8 pp.
Casa Editrice Dott. Antonio Milani [CEDAM]: Padua, Italy. In Eng.
Results from a survey of 1,461 women who were participants in the
Rural Maintenance Program (RMP) in Bangladesh in 1986 are presented.
"The purpose of this paper is to know the socio-economic condition of
the rural destitute women who are involved in the RMP as crew members.
The main focus of this paper is to investigate the earnings and
expenditures pattern of the destitute
women."
Correspondence: M. Kabir, University of
Jahangirnagar, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
58:30592 Poston,
Dudley L. Patterns of economic attainment of Italian
American males and other groups of European American males. In:
Essays on population economics in memory of Alfred Sauvy, edited by
Giuseppe Gaburro and Dudley L. Poston. 1991. 121-39 pp. Casa Editrice
Dott. Antonio Milani [CEDAM]: Padua, Italy. In Eng.
"This paper
focuses on [foreign- and native-born] Italian American male employed
workers in 1980 and examines their patterns of socioeconomic
attainment....We...[examine] their patterns of hourly earnings and
occupational status,...[and] compare their socioeconomic patterns with
those of other European foreign-born and native-born groups." The
author concludes that "U.S. male workers born in Italy do not fare well
socioeconomically compared to men born in other European countries. On
the other hand, men born in the U.S. claiming Italian ancestry fare
much better when they are compared with men born in the U.S. claiming
other European ancestries."
Correspondence: D. L. Poston,
Cornell University, Department of Rural Sociology, 134 Warren Hall,
Ithaca, NY 14853-7801. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
58:30593 von
Reichert, Christiane; Rudzitis, Gundars. Multinomial
logistic models explaining income changes of migrants to high-amenity
counties. Review of Regional Studies, Vol. 22, No. 1, Summer 1992.
25-42 pp. Knoxville, Tennessee. In Eng.
"A survey of residents of
and migrants to 15 fast-growing wilderness counties [in the United
States] showed that only 25 percent of the migrants increased their
income, while almost 50 percent accepted income losses upon their moves
to high-amenity counties. Concomitantly, amenities and quality of life
were more important factors in the migration decision than was
employment, for instance. We focused on migrants in the labor force
and employed multinomial logistic regression to identify the impact of
migrants' characteristics, their satisfaction/dissatisfaction with
previous location (push), and the importance of destination features
(pull) on income change."
Correspondence: C. von Reichert,
University of Idaho, Department of Geography, Moscow, ID 83843.
Location: Princeton University Library (PF).
58:30594 Biblarz,
Timothy J.; Raftery, Adrian E. The effects of divorce on
social mobility. Seattle Population Research Center Working Paper,
No. 1, Apr 1991. 20, [18] pp. Seattle, Washington. In Eng.
"The
prediction that we test empirically...is that associations between
socioeconomic and occupational attributes of fathers and sons among
sons from intact family contexts will be stronger than associations
between attributes of family heads and sons among sons from disrupted
or reconstituted family contexts. We also expect family disruption to
have a direct negative effect on the destinations of sons,
independently of origins." Data are for the United
States.
Correspondence: Seattle Population Research Center,
c/o University of Washington, Center for Studies in Demography and
Ecology, Department of Sociology DK-40, Seattle, WA 98195.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30595 Clark,
William A. V. Residential preferences and residential
choices in a multiethnic context. Demography, Vol. 29, No. 3, Aug
1992. 451-66 pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"A study of the expressed
preferences of four different ethnic groups in the Los Angeles
[California] metropolitan area shows strong desires for own-race
combinations in the ethnicity of neighborhoods that individuals say
they would choose when seeking a new residence. The results also show
that Anglos are not the only group to practice 'avoidance' of other
racial/ethnic neighborhoods, although avoidance behavior by Anglos is
the strongest. Because the issues of racial composition are socially
sensitive, additional tests examined the relationship of preferences to
behavior. Although many behaviors generally follow expressed
preferences, members of households who expressed 'no preference' also
were found to largely choose own-race neighborhoods. The results of
this study suggest that the expressed preference for own race/own
ethnicity, in combination with short-distance local moves, is likely to
maintain present patterns of separation in U.S. metropolitan
areas."
Correspondence: W. A. V. Clark, University of
California, Department of Geography, Los Angeles, CA 90024-1524.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30596 Misztal,
Barbara A. Migrant women in Australia. Journal of
Intercultural Studies, Vol. 12, No. 2, 1991. 15-34 pp. Victoria,
Australia. In Eng.
The author compares the status of non-English
speaking (NES) migrant women with that of their native-born
counterparts in Australia. She concludes that "Australian born women
and migrant women have certain experiences in common; low economic
position, being the target of discriminatory practices in education and
in work, and their overall marginality in the power structure. In
addition their jobs have much in common: for all women are
disadvantaged compared with men in terms of earnings, occupational
status, and job mobility. However,...NES migrant women tend to be
employed in much lower-level, lower-status, and lower-paying
occupations than Australian born women....They face circumstances
unique to their ethnic groups which they share with the men of their
ethnic groups. Migrant women, even more than indigenous working class
women see the family as a site of solidarity and supportive alliance
against a hostile or new environment...."
Correspondence:
B. A. Misztal, Griffith University, Division of Humanities, Nathan,
Queensland 4111, Australia. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
58:30597 Rosenbaum,
Emily. Race and ethnicity in housing: turnover in New
York City, 1978-1987. Demography, Vol. 29, No. 3, Aug 1992. 467-86
pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"This study examines the patterns and
predictors of housing turnovers among non-Hispanic whites, non-Hispanic
blacks, Puerto Ricans, and other Hispanics in New York City during
1978-1987 to assess whether access to housing is distributed
differentially by race and ethnicity. The data are taken from the
triennial New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey. After controlling
for household preferences, purchasing power, and quality
characteristics of the housing unit, multinomial logistic regression
results show the most consistent and significant predictors of turnover
to be geographic and market-sector attributes. The findings suggest
the presence of structural constraints in the housing market which
effectively channel racial/ethnic groups to separate
neighborhoods."
Correspondence: E. Rosenbaum, Columbia
University, Department of Psychiatry, 722 West 168th Street, Box 20,
New York, NY 10032. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
58:30598 Sarrible
Pedroni, Graciela. Population and social
inequalities. [Poblacion y desigualdad social.] Coleccion
Monografias, No. 117, ISBN 84-7476-152-2. 1991. xii, 177 pp. Centro de
Investigaciones Sociologicas: Madrid, Spain; Siglo Veintiuno de Espana
Editores: Madrid, Spain. In Spa.
This is a demographic analysis of
social inequalities in contemporary Spain. Using an interdisciplinary
approach involving sociological as well as demographic methods, the
author analyzes social class differences in nuptiality, fertility, and
mortality. She also examines changes in demographic behavior between
generations. A final chapter looks at trends in illegitimate births and
violent deaths. Data are primarily from official
sources.
Correspondence: Siglo Veintiuno de Espana
Editores, Montalban 8, 28014 Madrid, Spain. Location: Institut
National d'Etudes Demographiques, Paris, France.
58:30599 Tan,
Lin. Analysis of fuzzy classification of women's status in
China. Chinese Journal of Population Science, Vol. 3, No. 1, 1991.
69-73 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
In order to clarify the
concept and definition of women's status, the author "proposes a method
of analysis for the fuzzy definition of women's status...and makes an
analysis of the fuzzy classification of women's status in 29 provinces,
municipalities and autonomous regions in China in
1987...."
Correspondence: L. Tan, University of
Communications, Population Research Institute of Xi'an, Xian, China.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30600 Torrado,
Susana. The social structure of Argentina, 1945-1983.
[Estructura social de la Argentina, 1945-1983.] ISBN 950-515-364-3.
1992. 556 pp. Ediciones de la Flor: Buenos Aires, Argentina. In Spa.
This study examines changes in social class structure in Argentina
during the period 1945-1983 in the context of evolving development
strategies. A chapter on demographic trends during this period looks at
the changing size and composition of the labor force, age and sex
distribution, spatial distribution, population growth, and internal and
international migration.
Correspondence: Ediciones de la
Flor, Anchoris 27, 1280 Buenos Aires, Argentina. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30601 Torrents,
Angels. Public attitudes, private attitudes,
1610-1935. [Actitudes publicas, actitudes privadas, 1610-1935.]
Boletin de la Asociacion de Demografia Historica, Vol. 10, No. 1, 1992.
7-29 pp. Madrid, Spain. In Spa.
The author examines marital and
baptismal records for a parish in Barcelona, Spain, from 1610 to 1935
to determine the effects of the Catholic church's religious calendar on
public life and on couples' private lives, as indicated by seasonal
variations in marriages and births. He finds that during the
seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, just four percent of all
marriages took place during Lent, with this figure rising to nine
percent by the twentieth century. Conceptions appear to have been
affected by both the agricultural and the Catholic calendars, with the
periods just before Lent and after Easter showing higher fertility
rates. A lessening of these effects during the early 1900s is
noted.
Correspondence: A. Torrents, Universitat Autonoma de
Barcelona, Centre d'Estudis Demografics, 08193 Bellatierra, Barcelona,
Spain. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30602 Weiss,
Volkmar. The social and demographic origins of the
proletariat. [Les origines sociales et demographiques du
proletariat.] Annales de Demographie Historique, 1991. 277-93 pp.
Paris, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
Social mobility from the
sixteenth to the nineteenth century and the evolution of the
proletariat in Saxony, Germany, are discussed. Data are from
genealogical files that cover 11,000 married couples and show that "up
to 1840 rural and urban proletarians...are the socially downward mobile
sons and daughters and grandchildren of
peasants."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30603 Ansari, S.
A. Manipur: tribal demography and socio-economic
development. ISBN 81-7035-100-6. 1991. x, 259 pp. Daya Publishing
House: Delhi, India. In Eng.
"This work deals with the scheduled
tribes of Manipur [India], their demography, economy, social set-up and
development." Data are primarily from the Indian
census.
Correspondence: Daya Publishing House, 1302 Vaid
Wada, Nai Sarak, Delhi 110 006, India. Location: New York
Public Library.
58:30604 Apraku,
Kofi K. African emigres in the United States: a missing
link in Africa's social and economic development. ISBN
0-275-93799-2. LC 90-24130. 1991. xxiv, 162 pp. Praeger: New York, New
York. In Eng.
"The principal objective of this book is to provide a
comprehensive study of African emigrants in the United States. The
aims are: to demonstrate that Africa has welltrained, experienced, and
productive personnel in the United States and to demonstrate that these
emigrants are eager to return to Africa to contribute to its
development, if only African leaders are willing to undertake the
necessary economic and political reforms that allow for personal
freedoms, civil liberties, and political and economic pluralism." The
data concern a sample of 250 African professionals residing in the
United States in 1989.
Correspondence: Praeger Publishers,
One Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Location: Princeton
University Library (FST).
58:30605 Elekes,
Dezso. The problems of the terminology and recording of
the minorities. Review of Historical
Demography/Historisch-Demographische Mitteilungen, No. 7, 1992. 30-58
pp. Budapest, Hungary. In Eng.
The author reviews problems in
formulating scientific or official terms to describe minority
populations. Examples of questions on race and ethnicity from censuses
around the world are used as illustrations. The concepts of
nationality, the nation, and the state are also
discussed.
Correspondence: D. Elekes, Kozponti Statisztikai
Hivatal, Keleti Karoly U.5-7, 1525 Budapest, Hungary.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30606 Farley,
Reynolds; Neidert, Lisa J. Analyzing the characteristics
of blacks: a comparison of data from SIPP and CPS. In: American
Statistical Association, 1988 proceedings of the Social Statistics
Section. 1988. 103-8 pp. American Statistical Association: Alexandria,
Virginia. In Eng.
The authors attempt to determine whether data
available from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)
are adequate to permit a detailed analysis of racial differences in the
United States. The data are compared with data from the 1985 Current
Population Survey. The authors conclude that the SIPP sample sizes are
large enough to permit such analyses.
Correspondence: R.
Farley, University of Michigan, Population Studies Center, 1225 South
University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1070. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30607 Klinger,
Andras. The Germans in Hungary, 1941-1980. [Die
Deutschen von Ungarn, 1941-1980.] Review of Historical
Demography/Historisch-Demographische Mitteilungen, No. 7, 1992. 1-29
pp. Budapest, Hungary. In Ger. with sum. in Eng.
Data on the ethnic
German population of Hungary for the period 1941-1980 are presented and
analyzed. Data are provided by age, sex, educational level, and
occupation. It is noted that in 1941, 302,000 persons of German
nationality lived in Hungary; by 1980 that number had dropped to
31,000. Reasons for this significant decrease are
discussed.
Correspondence: A. Klinger, Kozponti
Statisztikai Hivatal, Keleti Karoly U.5-7, 1525 Budapest, Hungary.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30608 Krotki,
Karol J.; Odynak, Dave. The emergence of multiethnicities
in the eighties. Population Reprints, No. 106, 1992. [26] pp.
University of Alberta, Department of Sociology, Population Research
Laboratory: Edmonton, Canada. In Eng.
The impact of changes made to
questions about ethnicity in the 1986 Canadian census is described,
with a focus on the implications for research. "The purpose of this
chapter is to report what use the 24 million Canadian respondents made
of the new freedom to report their ethnicities and to attempt to
develop analytic means of drawing conclusions from the reported
multiethnicities."
This paper is reprinted from "Ethnic Demography:
Canadian Immigrant, Racial, and Cultural Variations," pp. 415-37,
Ottawa, Canada, Carleton University Press,
1990.
Correspondence: University of Alberta, Department of
Sociology, Population Research Laboratory, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H4,
Canada. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30609 Limouzin,
Pierre. The foreign population in Ticino canton,
Switzerland. [La population etrangere dans le canton du Tessin
(Suisse).] Espace, Populations, Societes, No. 2, 1992. 227-36 pp.
Villeneuve d'Ascq, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
Characteristics of the foreign population living in Ticino canton
in southern Switzerland are analyzed. It is noted that Ticino is
heavily dependent on foreign labor, primarily from Italy. Four
categories of foreign workers are distinguished, ranging from long-term
residents to daily commuters.
Correspondence: P. Limouzin,
Universite de Picardie, Faculte d'Histoire et de Geogaphie, Avenue
Solomon Mahlangu, 80025 Amiens Cedex, France. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30610 McArthur,
Edith K. Characteristics of persons in the United States
by language spoken: 1979 and 1989. In: American Statistical
Association, 1991 proceedings of the Social Statistics Section. [1991].
238-43 pp. American Statistical Association: Alexandria, Virginia. In
Eng.
"This paper uses data from the November 1979 CPS [U.S. Current
Population Survey] and the November 1989 CPS to look at changes in the
numbers, proportions, and characteristics of persons who speak
languages other than English at home....In 1979, 18 million persons 5
years old and over, or about 9 percent of the United States population,
were reported speaking a language other than English at home....By
1989, the number of persons who reported speaking a language other than
English at home had increased by about 40 percent (about 7 million
persons) to 25 million." Demographic characteristics of this group are
also described.
Correspondence: E. K. McArthur, U.S.
Department of Education, NCES, 555 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington,
D.C. 20208-5650. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
58:30611 Mizov,
Boiko. Bulgaria's ethnodemographic policy. [Za
etnodemografskata politika na Balgariya.] Naselenie, No. 1, 1992. 31-42
pp. Sofia, Bulgaria. In Bul. with sum. in Eng; Rus.
The status of
Bulgaria's various ethnic and religious groups and the state policies
that affect them are reviewed. "The author suggests some major
principles of ethnodemographic policy that should be implemented in
this country...."
Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
58:30612 Pool,
Ian. Te iwi Maori: a New Zealand population past, present
and projected. ISBN 1-86940-049-6. 1991. xvi, 271 pp. Auckland
University Press: Auckland, New Zealand. In Eng.
"This
book...traces [New Zealand's] Maori population history from the arrival
of the canoes until Cook's voyages, through rapid nineteenth-century
depopulation and gradual twentieth-century recuperation until 1945.
From there it analyses the period of accelerated growth until the
1960s, as death rates dropped radically, and also reviews the
subsequent decelerated mortality declines. It then studies the
decrease in fertility in the 1970s, one of the most rapid anywhere.
This history ends with an outline of the emerging patterns of
fertility, as Maori and Pakeha family formation strategies converge.
The final substantive chapters review contemporary and future patterns
and trends. The conclusion provides an overview, but also critically
examines some popular stereotypes relating both to patterns of Maori
population size and growth and to their
determinants."
Correspondence: Auckland University Press,
Private Bag, Auckland, New Zealand. Location: Princeton
University Library (FST).
58:30613 Prins, C.
J. M. Regional distribution of Dutch nationals with a
nonnative background, January 1, 1990. [Regionale spreiding van
Nederlanders met een allochtone achtergrond, 1 januari 1990.]
Maandstatistiek van de Bevolking, Vol. 40, No. 5, May 1992. 23-30 pp.
Voorburg, Netherlands. In Dut. with sum. in Eng.
Results are
presented from a partial enumeration as of January 1, 1990, of the
residents of the Netherlands who have at least one nonnative parent.
Consideration is given to parental place of birth by sex and
municipality. The author finds that "the numbers of Dutch nationals
born from mixed relationships...are substantially higher in
municipalities near the Belgian or German border....People born in
Surinam mostly live in the three biggest municipalities
[while]...people born in the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba are not
clustered that much...."
Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
58:30614 Zhao,
Y. Chinese in the Netherlands, January 1, 1990.
[Chinezen in Nederland, 1 januari 1990.] Maandstatistiek van de
Bevolking, Vol. 40, No. 6, Jun 1992. 17-23 pp. Voorburg, Netherlands.
In Dut. with sum. in Eng.
The author analyzes the characteristics
of the population of Chinese origin living in the Netherlands as of
January 1, 1990. The size of this population is estimated at about
39,000.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
