58:40605 Blanchet,
Didier. Aging and prospects for the retired: a
demographic and economic analysis. [Vieillissement et perspectives
des retraites: analyses demo-economiques.] INED Dossiers et
Recherches, No. 33, Oct 1991. 117 pp. Institut National d'Etudes
Demographiques [INED]: Paris, France. In Eng; Fre.
This monograph
contains seven previously unpublished articles by the author on aspects
of demographic aging. Topics considered include optimum age at
retirement for the society and individual choice, the impact of aging
on savings and capital accumulation, employment and productivity and
the retired, international comparisons regarding aging, macroeconomic
aspects of aging, pension systems in transition economies (in English),
and the increase in life expectancy and the future of the retired. The
two last items are co-authored with Denis Kessler. The primary
geographical focus is on France, with consideration given to other
developed countries.
Correspondence: Institut National
d'Etudes Demographiques, 27 rue du Commandeur, 75675 Paris Cedex 14,
France. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40606
Castiglioni, Maria. A reconstruction of the
resident population of Italy by sex, age, and marital status,
1952-1981. [Una ricostruzione della popolazione residente in
Italia per sesso, eta e stato civile, 1952-1981.] 1989. 139 pp.
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Ricerche sulla
Popolazione [IRP]: Rome, Italy. In Ita.
Changes in the
characteristics of the resident population of Italy over the period
1952-1981 are analyzed using official data. Aspects considered include
age and sex distribution and marital
status.
Correspondence: Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche,
Istituto di Ricerche sulla Popolazione, Viale Beethoven 56, 00144 Rome,
Italy. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40607 Chai, Song
Lin. The aging society approaches: formation, essence,
and countermeasures for problems of population aging in Taiwan
province. Chinese Journal of Population Science, Vol. 3, No. 4,
1991. 285-93 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
The author discusses
demographic aging, with a focus on the implications of the process for
Taiwan.
Correspondence: S. L. Chai, Center for Research
into Social Problems of the Financial Affairs and Legal Rectification
of Social, Cultural and Educational Foundation, Taiwan.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40608 Day,
Lincoln H. The future of low-birthrate populations.
ISBN 0-415-08034-7. LC 91-46079. 1992. xviii, 186 pp. Routledge: New
York, New York/London, England. In Eng.
This study is concerned
with the consequences of continuing below replacement-level fertility
trends for countries with populations of largely European origin.
"What I propose to do in this book is assess the demographic situation
and the policy alternatives for dealing with it, then consider the
likelihood of significant future changes in fertility and mortality
levels, and, in conclusion, assess the likely losses and possible gains
to these populations attendant upon their having both older age
structures and smaller numbers." The author concludes that the
problems posed by demographic aging are soluble through the development
of appropriate social policies, and that "old age will be a problem to
the extent...that social and environmental conditions fail to meet the
needs of all age groups....Extra attention [should be paid] to the
special needs that arise at particular stages of the life course, old
age included."
Correspondence: Routledge, 11 New Fetter
Lane, London EC4P 4EE, England. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
58:40609 Desjardins,
Bertrand. Demographic aging and the aged population in
Canada. [Le vieillissement de la population et les personnes agees
au Canada.] ISBN 92-9103-018-X. 1992. 84 pp. International Institute on
Aging [INIA]: Valletta, Malta; Comite International de Cooperation dans
les Recherches Nationales en Demographie [CICRED]: Paris, France. In
Fre.
This is one in a planned series of monographs resulting from
an international research project on demographic aging. This report
concerns demographic aging in Canada and includes chapters on
definitions and aging theory, aging trends, causes of demographic
aging, spatial distribution and migration of the elderly, family life
and residential characteristics, socioeconomic characteristics, health,
and aging policy.
Correspondence: International Institute
on Aging, 117 St. Paul, Valletta, Malta. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
58:40610 Ermisch,
John. An ageing population, household formation and
housing. Housing Studies, Vol. 6, No. 4, Oct 1991. 230-9 pp.
Harlow, England. In Eng.
"One aspect of an ageing population is an
increasing percentage of elderly people in the population, but the rest
of the age distribution of the population is also affected. That this
is the case is clearer when it is recognised that the primary cause of
population ageing is a decline in the birth rate, with longer life
expectancy playing a minor role. This paper refers to Britain to
examine the implications of prospective changes in the age distribution
for housing."
Correspondence: J. Ermisch, University of
Glasgow, Department of Political Economy, Glasgow G12 8LF, Scotland.
Location: Princeton University Library (UES).
58:40611 Hermalin,
Albert I.; Christenson, Bruce A. Census-based approaches
for studying aggregate changes in characteristics of the elderly.
Asian and Pacific Population Forum, Vol. 6, No. 2, Summer 1992. 35-42,
58-62, 67-8 pp. Honolulu, Hawaii. In Eng.
"This article illustrates
a few simple techniques and approaches for using census data on the
elderly more completely." The authors find that "by fully exploiting
census and similar data, it is possible for analysts to gain insights
about the future composition of the elderly, the changing status of the
elderly in relation to younger groups, and the rate at which key
cohorts are changing in various characteristics." The geographical
focus is on developing countries.
Correspondence: A. I.
Hermalin, University of Michigan, Department of Sociology, Population
Studies Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1070. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
58:40612 Khristov,
Emil. Disaggregation of age coefficients by region.
[Dezagregatsiya na povazrastovi koefitsienti v teritorialen razrez.]
Naselenie, No. 4, 1992. 31-44 pp. Sofia, Bulgaria. In Bul. with sum. in
Eng; Rus.
"A method of estimating coefficients of demographic
events by age for a fixed region is proposed. The established
coefficients for a bigger region are [disaggregated in order to obtain]
adequate values of coefficients for...smaller regions...." The
geographical focus is on Bulgaria.
Correspondence: E.
Khristov, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Economics, 7
Noemvri 1, 1040 Sofia, Bulgaria. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
58:40613 Kingkade,
W. Ward; Torrey, Barbara B. The evolving demography of
aging in the United States of America and the former USSR. World
Health Statistics Quarterly/Rapport Trimestriel de Statistiques
Sanitaires Mondiales, Vol. 45, No. 1, 1992. 15-28 pp. Geneva,
Switzerland. In Eng. with sum. in Fre.
The authors compare patterns
in demographic aging in the United States with the former Soviet Union.
Consideration is given to causes of death, life expectancy rates,
proportion retired, marital status, and mortality rates. Some
projections to the year 2000 are offered.
Correspondence:
W. W. Kingkade, U.S. Bureau of the Census, Center for International
Research, Washington, D.C. 20233. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
58:40614 Kono,
Shigemi. Population aging in Japan. In: Migration,
population structure, and redistribution policies, edited by Calvin
Goldscheider. 1992. 303-20 pp. Westview Press: Boulder,
Colorado/Oxford, England. In Eng.
Current trends in demographic
aging are described for Japan. Consideration is given to the dependency
burden, the speed of the aging trend and its causes, and the
determinants of the ongoing fertility
decline.
Correspondence: S. Kono, Institute of Population
Problems, Ministry of Health and Welfare, 1-2-2 Kasumigaseki,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100, Japan. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
58:40615 Kurkiewicz,
Jolanta. Comparative analysis of changes in population age
structure in selected European countries. [Analiza porownawcza
zmian struktury ludnosci wedlug wieku w wybranych krajach
europejskich.] Studia Demograficzne, No. 4/106, 1991. 45-63 pp. Warsaw,
Poland. In Pol. with sum. in Eng.
This is a comparative analysis of
changes in the age structure of 17 European countries, classified by
time period.
Correspondence: J. Kurkiewicz, Akademia
Ekonomiczna w Krakowie, Zaklad Demografii, Krakow, Poland.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40616 Lewis, G.
J.; McDermott, P.; Sherwood, K. B. The
counter-urbanization process: demographic restructuring and policy
response in rural England. Sociologia Ruralis, Vol. 31, No. 4,
1991. 309-20 pp. Assen, Netherlands. In Eng.
The authors examine
the impact of counterurbanization in England. They "try and unravel how
household turnover and in-migration selectivity are effecting rural
change, and how local communities and policy-makers are responding to
that change, in a number of villages in East Northamptonshire, a rural
district in the heart of 'shire' England." The focus is on the extent
to which the incoming households differ from those they replace, thus
changing the socioeconomic characteristics of the rural population.
The impact of such migration on the housing market is
noted.
Correspondence: G. J. Lewis, University of
Leicester, Department of Geography, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH,
England. Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
58:40617
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (New York, New
York). Decennial state population changes by age.
Statistical Bulletin, Vol. 73, No. 4, Oct-Dec 1992. 30-6 pp. Baltimore,
Maryland. In Eng.
"Analysis of the 1990 [U.S.] Census indicates
that there were significant differences in the geographic population
changes among the four major age segments of [the] nation's residents.
Nationally, rapid growth occurred among the elderly and for persons
aged 20-44....Among individual states between 1980 and 1990, in these
important age categories, many instances of substantial gains and
losses emerged."
Correspondence: Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company, One Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40618 Michev,
Nikolai. Typology of the age structure of the Bulgarian
population. [Tipologii i geografski izyavi na tipove vazrastov
sastav na naselenieto na Balgariya.] Naselenie, No. 3, 1992. 34-46 pp.
Sofia, Bulgaria. In Bul. with sum. in Eng; Rus.
The author divides
the population of Bulgaria into four age groups, using data from the
1985 census, to examine the country's age structure. He concludes that
the population is aging and makes policy recommendations regarding the
dependency burden.
Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
58:40619 Sandu,
Dumitru. Elements of the cultural demography of rural
Romania. [Elements de demographie culturelle de la Roumainie
rurale.] Population, Vol. 47, No. 3, May-Jun 1992. 781-8 pp. Paris,
France. In Fre.
The author examines characteristics of the
populations of various rural regions of Romania, then looks for a
relationship between those characteristics and cultural and social
ones.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40620 Singapore.
Department of Statistics (Singapore). Profile of Singapore
resident population, 1980-1991. ISBN 9971-914-47-6. [1992]. ix, 49
pp. Singapore. In Eng.
"This report contains a brief demographic
analysis of Singapore's resident population from 1980 to 1991. The
concepts and definitions, as well as the methodologies used for the
revision and in estimating the post-censal resident population, are
incorporated in a technical note. Detailed tables and some of the more
important rates have been included in a Statistical
Appendix...."
Correspondence: Singapore National Printers,
Publications Sales Division, 8 Shenton Way #B1-07, Treasury Building,
Singapore 0106. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40621 Teo,
Peggy. Is institutionalization the answer for the elderly?
The case of Singapore. Asia-Pacific Population Journal, Vol. 7,
No. 1, Mar 1992. 65-79 pp. Bangkok, Thailand. In Eng.
The author
discusses the implications of population aging in Singapore, with a
focus on the increased burden on health services. Reasons for
institutionalizing the elderly are examined, and the well-being of the
aged in institutions is assessed.
Correspondence: P. Teo,
National University of Singapore, Department of Geography, 10 Kent
Ridge Crescent, Singapore 0511. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
58:40622 Uhlenberg,
Peter. Population aging and social policy. Annual
Review of Sociology, Vol. 18, 1992. 449-74 pp. Palo Alto, California.
In Eng.
The author examines current demographic trends in developed
countries and finds that they may force us to challenge the existing
arrangement in which pre-retirement adults entirely support the aged.
"Not only is the ratio of the older to younger adults increasing, but
also an increasing proportion of adults entering old age have the
ability to make significant contributions (i.e. they are well educated,
healthy, economically secure, and politically astute). Concern over
this growing mismatch between older people's abilities and the roles
they are expected to fill leads to a discussion of social policy. How
might social policy increase the productivity of the elderly and/or
reduce the burden of supporting a growing dependent older population.
Three major categories of policies responsive to this question are
considered. The outcome of these policy debates will significantly
shape the future of aging in the United
States."
Correspondence: P. Uhlenberg, University of North
Carolina, Department of Sociology, Chapel Hill, NC 27599.
Location: Princeton University Library (SSRC).
58:40623 Vincent,
John A.; Mudrovcic, Zeljka. Ageing populations in the
north and south of Europe. International Journal of Comparative
Sociology, Vol. 32, No. 3-4, Sep-Dec 1991. 261-88 pp. Leiden,
Netherlands. In Eng.
The problems posed by demographic aging are
considered, with an emphasis on identifying those groups who are
affected by aging. This is done "through a comparison of Devon in the
United Kingdom and Bosnia and Hercegovina in Yugoslavia. The
contemporary situation of elderly people in each location is examined
and contrasts and similarities between them pointed out. Contrasts are
found in the demographic processes of population ageing, the location
of elderly people, family structures, and housing
problems."
Correspondence: J. A. Vincent, University of
Exeter, Exeter, Devon EX4 4RJ, England. Location: Princeton
University Library (FST).
58:40624 Wu,
Cangping; Xu, Qin. A new look at the tendency and
characteristics of the aging of the Chinese population and new thoughts
on the strategic countermeasures. Chinese Journal of Population
Science, Vol. 2, No. 4, 1990. 277-85 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
Trends in demographic aging in China since the late 1970s are
described. The focus is on regional variations, policy implications,
and future trends.
Correspondence: C. Wu, People's
University of China, Institute of Population Research, 39 Haidian Road,
Haidian District, Beijing, China. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
58:40625 Xu,
Jinsheng. The quality of population and economic
development in China. Population Research, Vol. 8, No. 3, Sep
1991. 37-48 pp. Beijing, China. In Eng.
The author discusses the
relationship between economic development and population quality,
defined here as "the sum of functional attributes of a given population
which may exert impact on economic and social development under certain
social conditions." Data from China and selected countries are
compared, and indexes to measure population quality are
described.
Correspondence: J. Xu, Beijing Academy of Social
Sciences, Sociology Institute, Beijing, China. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40626 Zhu,
Chuanyi. A look at directions for the development of
social security work for China's elderly from overseas trends.
Chinese Journal of Population Science, Vol. 2, No. 3, 1990. 269-76 pp.
New York, New York. In Eng.
The author reviews global trends in
demographic aging and evaluates which approaches have been taken by
other countries that may be adaptable to China's needs. Some policy
and research recommendations are made.
Correspondence: C.
Zhu, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, American Research Institute, 5
Jianguomen Nei Da Jie 5 Hao, Beijing, China. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40627 Coleman,
David. Population growth: ecological success or
development handicap? Journal of Human Ecology, No. 1, Special
Issue, 1991. 5-24 pp. Delhi, India. In Eng.
"This paper considers
whether biological criteria of reproductive success are useful in
considering the causes and consequences of...human population growth.
Particular attention is given to the relative rates of growth of
different human groups. The paper considers mechanisms of human
population regulation, their classification as 'demographic regimes',
and the relative importance of 'positive' and 'preventive' checks. It
concludes that while in general rapid population growth now usually
confers disadvantages in terms of human welfare, more traditional
interpretations may still be appropriate in view of, for example, the
increasing political and social influence enjoyed by rapidly increasing
minorities compared with other populations in the same society which
have lower rates of reproduction."
Correspondence: D.
Coleman, University of Oxford, Department of Social and Administrative
Studies, Barnett House, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2ER, England.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40628 Vitzthum,
Virginia J. An adaptational model of ovarian
function. Population Studies Center Research Report, No. 90-200,
Dec 1990. 11 pp. University of Michigan, Population Studies Center: Ann
Arbor, Michigan. In Eng.
"Incorporating known attributes of
mammalian physiology and the changing probabilities of successful
reproduction in different conditions, I propose an adaptational model
of variable responsiveness in human ovarian function. In this model,
adult response patterns are dependent upon conditions experienced
during the adolescent developmental period, and human reproductive
physiology is expected to acclimate to initially stressful
conditions."
Correspondence: University of Michigan,
Population Studies Center, 1225 South University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI
48109-1070. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40629 Vizev,
Stoyan. Biological (functional) age of humans.
[Biologichnata (funktsionalna) vazrast pri choveka.] Naselenie, No. 4,
1992. 63-70 pp. Sofia, Bulgaria. In Bul. with sum. in Eng; Rus.
"This article is devoted to...ways to determine the biological
(functional) age of man. " The effect of aging on labor force
participation is examined. The geographical scope is
worldwide.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40630 Waldrop,
Judith. Live long and prosper. American Demographics,
Vol. 14, No. 10, Oct 1992. 40-5 pp. Ithaca, New York. In Eng.
The
author examines probable future trends in U.S. life expectancy and the
relationship between good health and
longevity.
Correspondence: J. Waldrop, American
Demographics, P.O. Box 68, Ithaca, NY 14851-0068. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40631 Acs,
Gregory; Danziger, Sheldon. Educational attainment,
industrial structure, and male earnings, 1973-1987. Population
Studies Center Research Report, No. 90-189, Aug 1990. 31 pp. University
of Michigan, Population Studies Center: Ann Arbor, Michigan. In Eng.
The authors examine the impact of changes in educational status and
industrial structure on men's earnings. "Between 1973-1987, men's
average earnings declined and the percentage of [U.S.] men with low
earnings (defined as annual earnings less than $12,000 a year)
increased for whites, blacks and Hispanics. We estimate regression
models of the level and distribution of male earnings for each of these
three groups using data from the 1974, 1980, and 1988 March Current
Population Surveys."
Correspondence: University of
Michigan, Population Studies Center, 1225 South University Avenue, Ann
Arbor, MI 48109-1070. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
58:40632 Berry, A.;
Bourguignon, F.; Morrisson, C. The world distribution of
income: evolution over the recent period and effects of population
growth. In: Consequences of rapid population growth in developing
countries. 1991. 275-96 pp. Taylor and Francis: New York, New
York/London, England. In Eng.
The authors examine recent trends in
the worldwide distribution of income up to 1986. They also investigate
the relative roles of economic and demographic factors in explaining
these trends. The results suggest that "over the last decade, the
world distribution of income among non-socialist countries cannot be
said to have improved. As it had unambiguously worsened over the 1960s
and early 1970s, the record for the entire post-war period is
definitely negative. In 1986, world inequality was substantially
higher than it had been 25 or 35 years
earlier."
Correspondence: A. Berry, University of Toronto,
100 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario M52 1A1, Canada.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40633 Browne,
Irene A. Into and out of poverty: changes in the
demographic composition of the U.S. poor, 1967-1987. Pub. Order
No. DA9210310. 1991. 250 pp. University Microfilms International: Ann
Arbor, Michigan. In Eng.
This work was prepared as a doctoral
dissertation at the University of Arizona.
Correspondence:
University Microfilms International, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI
48106-1346. Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, A:
Humanities and Social Sciences (52)10.
58:40634 Cancian,
Maria; Danziger, Sheldon; Gottschalk, Peter. The changing
contributions of men and women to the level and distribution of family
income, 1968-1988. Population Studies Center Research Report, No.
91-227, Sep 1991. 49 pp. University of Michigan, Population Studies
Center: Ann Arbor, Michigan. In Eng.
"In this paper, we analyze the
impact of changes in the level and distribution of earnings of men and
women [on] the distribution of family income. We emphasize the
contributions due to the increased work effort and real earnings of
wives....We analyze [U.S.] Current Population Survey data for white,
black and Hispanic families in 1968, 1978, and
1988."
Correspondence: University of Michigan, Population
Studies Center, 1225 South University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI
48109-1070. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40635 Courgeau,
Daniel; Lelievre, Eva. Interrelations between first
home-ownership, constitution of the family, and professional occupation
in France. In: Demographic applications of event history analysis,
edited by James Trussell, Richard Hankinson, and Judith Tilton. 1992.
120-40 pp. Clarendon Press: Oxford, England. In Eng.
The authors
examine the process of becoming a home owner in France, using data from
a 1981 survey. Specifically, they model the birth of the last child
and home ownership among females as a concurrent process, and attempt
to avoid problems of unmeasured heterogeneity by analyzing data
separately for broad social classes. They conclude that the chances of
becoming a home owner are strongly related to specific professional
groups and that "birth of last child does depend on home-ownership
but...the acquisition of a home does not depend on the timing of the
birth of the last child."
For a related study by Mark Montgomery,
see elsewhere in this issue.
Correspondence: D. Courgeau,
Institut National d'Etudes Demographiques, 27 rue du Commandeur, 75675
Paris Cedex 14, France. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
58:40636 Havanon,
Napaporn; Knodel, John; Sittitrai, Werasit. The impact of
family size on wealth accumulation in rural Thailand. Population
Studies Center Research Report, No. 90-177, Apr 1990. 25, [8] pp.
University of Michigan, Population Studies Center: Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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 greater
numbers of children. The study is based on partially matched samples of
couples in intact marriages who began their childbearing during the
1960s or early 1970s."
Correspondence: University of
Michigan, Population Studies Center, 1225 South University Avenue, Ann
Arbor, MI 48109-1070. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
58:40637 Lam, David;
Schoeni, Robert F. Effects of family background on
earnings and returns to schooling: evidence from Brazil.
Population Studies Center Research Report, No. 91-223, Aug 1991. 35,
[5] pp. University of Michigan, Population Studies Center: Ann Arbor,
Michigan. In Eng.
"This paper analyzes the effects of family
background on male labor market earnings in Brazil....We attempt to
identify the magnitude of the 'family background bias' in conventional
estimates of returns to schooling, and to identify the direct effect of
family background on earnings." The analysis is based on a 1982 annual
household survey.
Correspondence: University of Michigan,
Population Studies Center, 1225 South University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI
48109-1070. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40638 Mironov,
Ivan; Mikhova, Genoveva. Income, labor, and population
reproduction. [Dokhodi, trud i vazproizvodstvo na naselenieto.]
Naselenie, No. 4, 1992. 55-62 pp. Sofia, Bulgaria. In Bul. with sum. in
Eng; Rus.
"The interrelations between...income, labour stimuli and
population reproduction in Bulgaria are analyzed. The change of
consumer price rates and purchasing power are considered and their
impact on...living conditions is estimated. The economic relation
'work--consumption--motivation' is studied in regard to its influence
on the demographic processes. The conclusion is that the fall of the
average per capita income in the country to the social minimum level
creates acute social problems." The article concerns the period
1990-1991.
Correspondence: I. Mironov, Bulgarian Academy of
Sciences, Institute of Demography, ul. Moskovska 5, 1000 Sofia,
Bulgaria. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40639 Montgomery,
Mark. Household formation and home-ownership in
France. In: Demographic applications of event history analysis,
edited by James Trussell, Richard Hankinson, and Judith Tilton. 1992.
94-119 pp. Clarendon Press: Oxford, England. In Eng.
The author
questions whether higher socioeconomic status promotes early home
ownership in France, using data from a 1981 survey. The focus is on
methodological issues, particularly on the effects of unmeasured
heterogeneity on the models developed for the analysis. The author
concludes that men who delay marriage tend to acquire homes
earlier.
For a related study by Daniel Courgeau and Eva Lelievre,
see elsewhere in this issue.
Correspondence: M.
Montgomery, State University of New York, Department of Economics,
Stony Brook, NY 11790. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
58:40640 Wang,
Yuhai. An analysis of changes in Chinese migrants'
income. Chinese Journal of Population Science, Vol. 2, No. 4,
1990. 331-8 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
"Based on 'China's 1986
sample survey data for population migration in 74 cities and towns'
this article will attempt to make a preliminary analysis of the income
of China's migrant population, to stress changes in the effect on
migratory behavior of income before and after reforms in the economic
system, and the different correlation patterns of the two in China's
urban system."
Correspondence: Y. Wang, Chinese Academy of
Social Sciences, Population Research Institute, 5 Jianguomen Nei Da Jie
5 Hao, Beijing, China. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
58:40641 Young,
Christabel. Pitfalls in comparing immigrants with the
Australian-born population with particular reference to socioeconomic
status. Journal of the Australian Population Association, Vol. 9,
No. 1, May 1992. 25-52 pp. Canberra, Australia. In Eng.
"With the
increasing interest in the impact of immigration on the character
of...Australia's population it is useful to draw attention to the
differences that can occur when comparisons of the immigrant and the
host population with respect to socioeconomic status are based on
aggregate rather than on disaggregate measures. In this paper the
discussion focuses on the implications of not disaggregating by age and
sex, with respect to such variables as: post-school qualifications,
occupation, and labour-force participation, using the total
overseas-born population in Australia as an example. The analysis
demonstrates the fact that the different age structures of the
immigrant and the host populations can result in deficiencies in the
aggregate rates."
Correspondence: C. Young, Australian
National University, Research School of Social Sciences, Demography
Program, P.O. Box 4, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40642 Massey,
Douglas S.; Denton, Nancy A. Racial identity and the
spatial assimilation of Mexicans in the United States. Social
Science Research, Vol. 21, No. 3, Sep 1992. 235-60 pp. Orlando,
Florida. In Eng.
The authors explore the process of ideological
assimilation by which Mexican immigrants to the United States shift
their racial identity from mestizo to white. They also measure the
effect of race on the level of residential segregation from
non-Hispanic whites. "Although residential barriers are not as severe
for mestizos as for Hispanics of African heritage, we find that
mestizos are significantly less likely than white Mexicans to achieve
suburban residence and that this fact, in turn, lowers their
probability of contact with non-Hispanic
whites."
Correspondence: D. S. Massey, University of
Chicago/NORC, Population Research Center, 1155 East 60th Street,
Chicago, IL 60637-2799. Location: Princeton University
Library (PR).
58:40643 Ping,
Ji. Ethnic inequality and social structural assimilation:
the Xinjiang autonomous region of China. In: Migration, population
structure, and redistribution policies, edited by Calvin Goldscheider.
1992. 117-35 pp. Westview Press: Boulder, Colorado/Oxford, England. In
Eng.
"This chapter investigates the effect of socioeconomic
achievement on social structural assimilation between two ethnic groups
as the consequence of frontier migration in a multi-ethnic region of
China. We assess the interrelations between a migrant majority--the Han
people--and an indigenous minority group--the Uygur people in Xinjiang
Uygur Autonomous Region of China....The findings from this study point
out that socioeconomic inequality has little to do with social
structural assimilation in [the] Xinjiang region. Cultural (language)
assimilation and different aspects of social associations, such as
ethnic mixed schools and working places are more effective factors in
improving social structural assimilation, such as friendship and
neighbors, between the Han and Uygur
peoples."
Correspondence: J. Ping, Moskowitz Jacobs, Inc.,
Valhalla, NY. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40644 Terrail,
Jean-Pierre. School attendance by sex: a historical
perspective and discussion. [Destins scolaires de sexe: une
perspective historique et quelques arguments.] Population, Vol. 47, No.
3, May-Jun 1992. 645-76 pp. Paris, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng;
Spa.
"In this paper, the author examines a number of issues from
the debate launched during the end of the 1980s that relate to the
relative over-representation of girls in schools [in France]. He
begins by setting the phenomenon in its social context, describes
scholastic success in terms of sex, and explores the area of class
structures from the inter-war period. His findings lead him to a
discussion of the relevance of explanations in terms of cultural gender
relations...."
Correspondence: J.-P. Terrail, Universite de
Nancy II, LASTES, 25 rue Baron Louis, BP 454, 54001 Nancy Cedex,
France. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40645 Altman, J.
C.; Gaminiratne, K. H. W. Establishing trends in ATSIC
regional council populations using census data: a cautionary
note. Journal of the Australian Population Association, Vol. 9,
No. 1, May 1992. 73-91 pp. Canberra, Australia. In Eng.
"This paper
points out that limitations in official census data for Aborigines and
Torres Strait Islanders draw into question the validity of trend
analysis based on time series data for Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Commission (ATSIC) regional council areas....Following
discussion of [the] problems, detailed figures showing changes in the
size of the Aboriginal and Islander populations and labour force in
each council area are presented using 1976 as the base year. As
expected, geographic patterns of population and labour-force change are
difficult to discern and exact reasons for comparative growth or
decline are impossible to determine. The paper concludes that reverse
projections for regional council areas using 1991 Census data would
provide a more reliable basis for establishing demographic
trends."
Correspondence: J. C. Altman, Australian National
University, Faculty of Arts, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy
Research, GPO Box 4, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40646 Bennett,
Claudette E. The Asian and Pacific Islander population in
the United States: March 1991 and 1990. Current Population
Reports, Series P-20: Population Characteristics, No. 459, Aug 1992.
iv, 66, [32] pp. U.S. Bureau of the Census: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"This report presents Current Population Survey data on the
demographic, social and economic characteristics of the Asian and
Pacific Islander population in the United States....The text is based
on data from the March 1991 supplement."
Correspondence:
U.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents,
Washington, D.C. 20402. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
58:40647 Darskii,
L.; Andreev, E. Population growth among different
nationalities in the USSR. [Vosproizvodstvo naseleniya otdel'nykh
natsional'nostei v SSSR.] Vestnik Statistiki, No. 6, 1991. 3-10 pp.
Moscow, USSR. In Rus.
The authors examine ethnic differences in
population trends in the USSR using data from official sources,
including the censuses from 1959 to 1989. They look at differentials
in fertility, general mortality, and infant mortality and their causes.
They also note that, out of the 18 major nationalities, 5 have
reproduction rates below replacement level: Russians, Ukrainians,
Georgians, Lithuanians, and Jews. Data are included on population
size, growth rates, and fertility rates by ethnic
group.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40648
Enchautegui, Maria E. Geographical differentials
in the socioeconomic status of Puerto Ricans: the role of migration
selectivity and labor market characteristics. Population Studies
Center Research Report, No. 90-188, Jun 1990. 43 pp. University of
Michigan, Population Studies Center: Ann Arbor, Michigan. In Eng.
"Puerto Ricans in the Northeast [United States] exhibit a poorer
socioeconomic performance than Puerto Ricans in other parts of the
country. This paper examines the role of variations in the amount of
human capital and labor market conditions in explaining these
geographical differentials in socioeconomic status."
This is a
revised version of a paper originally presented at the 1990 Annual
Meeting of the Population Association of
America.
Correspondence: University of Michigan, Population
Studies Center, 1225 South University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI
48109-1070. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40649 Farley,
Reynolds; Schechterman, Steven. The social and economic
status of blacks; does it vary by size of metropolis? Population
Studies Center Research Report, No. 90-187, May 1990. 26 pp. University
of Michigan, Population Studies Center: Ann Arbor, Michigan. In Eng.
"This is a preliminary report about the status of blacks in 1988 in
places of different size. We begin with descriptive data and then move
on to test the hypothesis that metropolitan area size has an
independent effect. This study is based, primarily, upon data gathered
in the March, 1988 [U.S.] Current Population Survey."
This paper was
originally presented at the 1990 Annual Meeting of the Population
Association of America.
Correspondence: University of
Michigan, Population Studies Center, 1225 South University Avenue, Ann
Arbor, MI 48109-1070. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
58:40650 Haskey,
John. The immigrant populations of the different countries
of Europe: their size and origins. Population Trends, No. 69,
Autumn 1992. 37-47 pp. London, England. In Eng.
"This article
analyses the available data on the populations of foreign nationality
living in a number of European countries....The article considers the
size of these foreign populations, and their composition by country of
nationality."
Correspondence: J. Haskey, Office of
Population Censuses and Surveys, Population Statistics Division, St.
Catherines House, 10 Kingsway, London WC2B 6JP, England.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40651 Jaffe, A.
J.; Sperber, Carolyn. The first immigrants from Asia: a
population history of the North American Indians. ISBN
0-306-43952-2. LC 92-13590. 1992. xxiii, 333 pp. Plenum Press: New
York, New York/London, England. In Eng.
A study of the evolution of
the North American Indian population from their original migration from
Asia some 10 to 15 thousand years ago to the present day is presented.
The anthropological, demographic, and sociological changes this
population experienced over time are discussed. Topics covered include
"a review of major Paleolithic population distributions and their
presumptive temporal phases; a discussion of the preagricultural
livelihood of Amerindians and the life-cycle transformations occurring
with the shift to agriculture; accounts of millennial, multicentury,
and intercensal vital trend phases since antiquity; illustrations of
the linkage between population change and resource availabilities in
both ancient and contemporary societies; a demographic examination of
ancient and modern mortality and fertility; an analysis of major
demographic transitions during the twentieth century; an enumeration of
the shortcomings and deficiencies in the U.S. and Canadian census
reports on the Amerindians; [and] an evaluation of available
prehistoric and early historic source
materials."
Correspondence: Plenum Press, 233 Spring
Street, New York, NY 10013. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
58:40652 Kaplan,
David H. Nationalism and population change: an analysis
of language and region in Canada. Pub. Order No. DA9134327. 1991.
361 pp. University Microfilms International: Ann Arbor, Michigan. In
Eng.
This work was prepared as a doctoral dissertation at the
University of Wisconsin at Madison.
Correspondence:
University Microfilms International, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI
48106-1346. Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, A:
Humanities and Social Sciences (52)10.
58:40653 Kingkade,
W. Ward. The demographic development of the Soviet
nationalities: post mortem. In: Migration, population structure,
and redistribution policies, edited by Calvin Goldscheider. 1992.
249-79 pp. Westview Press: Boulder, Colorado/Oxford, England. In Eng.
Changes in the Soviet Union's ethnic populations brought about by
socialism are reviewed. Comparisons are made among different
nationalities in terms of overall fertility, mortality, and life
expectancy. The author then discusses the possible impact of recent
political changes in the region.
Correspondence: W. W.
Kingkade, U.S. Bureau of the Census, Center for International Research,
Washington, D.C. 20233. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
58:40654 Mann, Arne
B. Reconstitution of the Gypsy family using data from
three communes. [Vyvoj romskej rodiny na priklade troch spisskych
obci.] Demografie, Vol. 34, No. 2, 1992. 118-30 pp. Prague,
Czechoslovakia. In Cze. with sum. in Eng; Rus.
The extent to which
the Gypsy population of Slovakia has experienced demographic transition
is explored. Data from three communal registers are used to
reconstruct their family history from the late nineteenth century to
the present. Particular demographic characteristics of the Gypsy
population are also discussed.
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
58:40655 Mizov,
Boiko. Ethnodemography: problems and priorities.
[Etnodemografiyata: problemi i zadachi.] Naselenie, No. 3, 1992. 47-62
pp. Sofia, Bulgaria. In Bul. with sum. in Eng.
"The author
[suggests] that Bulgarian ethnodemography should study the ethnic
'cross section' of demographic processes on three levels: first, in
the European context; second, on the regional (Balkan) level, and
third, on the national (including subnational) level." The focus is on
mapping the ethnic groups of Bulgaria.
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
58:40656 O'Hare,
William P.; Frey, William H. Booming, suburban, and
black. American Demographics, Vol. 14, No. 9, Sep 1992. 30-8 pp.
Ithaca, New York. In Eng.
The authors describe the location and
growth of major U.S. black suburban populations. Data from official
sources, including the 1980 and 1990 censuses, are analyzed and
compared.
Correspondence: W. P. O'Hare, University of
Louisville, Population and Policy Research Program, 2301 South 3rd
Street, Louisville, KY 40292. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
58:40657 Penev,
Goran. Ethnic composition of population in Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, Macedonia, Slovenia, and Serbia.
Preliminary data, census 1991. [Stanovnistvo Bosne i Hercegovine,
Crne Gore, Hrvatske, Makedonije, Slovenije i Srbije prema nacionalnom
pripadnosti. Prvi rezultati popisa stanovnistva po opstinama, 31. mart
1991. godine.] Stanovnistvo, Vol. 28-29, No. 3-4/1-2, Jul-Dec/Jan-Jun
1990-1991. 287-317 pp. Belgrade, Yugoslavia. In Scr.
Tabular data
from the 1991 census of Yugoslavia are presented on the ethnic
composition of various regions.
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
58:40658 Rutkevich,
M. N. On demographic factors of integration. [O
demografischeskikh faktorakh integratsii.] Sotsiologicheskie
Issledovaniya, No. 1, 1992. 39-50 pp. Moscow, Russia. In Rus.
The
factors that have led to closer integration of the constituent
republics of the former USSR over the period 1959-1989 are examined, as
are those that have encouraged greater separation. Factors encouraging
integration are identified as internal migration and intermarriage
among different nationalities. The author notes that the out-migration
of Slavic-speaking groups slowed after 1979 and that since that date,
the flow of such migrants has been back to their regions of origin.
However, mixed marriages have continued to increase in significance
over time. The author suggests that the development of national
cultural identities and languages has made integration more
difficult.
Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
