58:40754 Arjas,
Elja; Kangas, Pekka. A discrete-time method for the
analysis of event histories. In: Demographic applications of event
history analysis, edited by James Trussell, Richard Hankinson, and
Judith Tilton. 1992. 253-66 pp. Clarendon Press: Oxford, England. In
Eng.
The authors propose an alternative to the treatment of event
histories as continuous processes. "Specifically, they show that
virtually identical estimates can be obtained from logit regressions
and hazard regressions, provided that each month in the history
provides one observation in the logit framework." They describe a
discrete-time regression model and apply it to data from Sweden
concerning third births.
Correspondence: E. Arjas,
University of Oulu, Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics,
Kirkkokatu 11A, PL 191, 90101 Oulu, Finland. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40755 Courgeau,
Daniel. Spatial aspects of the life cycle: the
contribution of retrospective surveys. [Dimensions spatiales du
cycle de vie: les apports des enquetes retrospectives.] Revue Belge de
Geographie, Vol. 114, No. 47, 1990. 93-9 pp. Brussels, Belgium. In Fre.
The author describes the concepts involved in the analysis of
demographic events in the context of the family life cycle.
Specifically, he notes that the various stages in the family life cycle
do not occur independently of changes in the social and professional
lives of the individuals concerned or of changes in the spatial
dimension in which the stages develop. The main part of the study is
devoted to consideration of how the data needed for such event history
analysis can be obtained, particularly from retrospective
surveys.
Correspondence: D. Courgeau, Institut National
d'Etudes Demographiques, 27 rue du Commandeur, 75675 Paris Cedex 14,
France. Location: New York Public Library.
58:40756 Diamond,
Ian D.; McDonald, John W. Analysis of current-status
data. In: Demographic applications of event history analysis,
edited by James Trussell, Richard Hankinson, and Judith Tilton. 1992.
231-52 pp. Clarendon Press: Oxford, England. In Eng.
The authors
consider methods for analyzing event histories when such histories are
both left- and right-censored. They first discuss the advantages and
disadvantages of current-status data, and then review the fitting of
proportional hazards and accelerated life models to such data. An
example is provided concerning age at menarche in northeastern England
in 1967.
Correspondence: I. D. Diamond, University of
Southampton, Department of Social Statistics, Southampton S09 5NH,
England. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40757 Klijzing,
F. K. H. A method for the simultaneous estimation of
parallel processes in the human life course. Studia Demograficzne,
No. 3/105, 1991. 111-24 pp. Warsaw, Poland. In Eng.
"In this paper
a method is [proposed] for the simultaneous estimation of reciprocal
effects between interdependent processes of the human life course as
recorded in event history surveys. The method is first illustrated for
the case of just two processes running parallel to each other on the
basis of a small set of randomly generated data, and then applied to
empirical duration data for four processes from a Dutch event history
survey conducted in 1984: cohabitation, marriage, conjugal union
dissolution and fertility....Results obtained for the experimental data
set suggest that partial estimation may be particularly misleading in
the case of processes which appear to play a subordinate role within an
interdependent system."
Correspondence: F. K. H. Klijzing,
U.N. Economic Commission for Europe, Geneva, Switzerland.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40758 Kolorosova,
Jirina. Application of a stable population model.
[Aplikace modelu stabilni populace.] Demografie, Vol. 34, No. 2, 1992.
106-17 pp. Prague, Czechoslovakia. In Cze. with sum. in Eng; Rus.
The author uses fertility and mortality data for Czechoslovakia to
assess the usefulness of a stable population
model.
Correspondence: J. Kolorosova, Univerzita Karlova,
Prirodovedecka Fakulta, Ovocny trh 5, 116 36 Prague 1, Czechoslovakia.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40759 Lelievre,
Eva. Life event history data in demography: its use for
the analysis of household structure, migration and professional
career. Studia Demograficzne, No. 3/105, 1991. 63-74 pp. Warsaw,
Poland. In Eng.
The author proposes the collection and use of
biographical data for the analysis of household structure, migration,
and career choice. "The analysis...renders it possible to approach
human behaviour patterns more accurately and can detect different kinds
of dependence between phenomena. In the line of longitudinal analysis,
the analysis of life event history data provides a new tool which
offers promising possibilities for future research." The geographical
scope is worldwide.
Correspondence: E. Lelievre, Institut
National d'Etudes Demographiques, 27 rue du Commandeur, 75675 Paris
Cedex 14, France. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
58:40760 Li, Rose
M. An assessment of the preceding birth technique using
birth history data from the World Fertility Surveys. Pub. Order
No. DA9216811. 1992. 228 pp. University Microfilms International: Ann
Arbor, Michigan. In Eng.
Methods of measuring child mortality in
developing countries using data on preceding births are examined. The
study was prepared as a doctoral dissertation at Princeton
University.
Correspondence: University Microfilms
International, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1346.
Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, A: Humanities
and Social Sciences 53(1).
58:40761 Little,
Roderick J. A. Incomplete data in event history
analysis. In: Demographic applications of event history analysis,
edited by James Trussell, Richard Hankinson, and Judith Tilton. 1992.
209-30 pp. Clarendon Press: Oxford, England. In Eng.
The general
tools available to the demographer for handling incomplete data are
first reviewed. The author then discusses the methods for analyzing
event history data when such data are complete, and proceeds to suggest
modifications to these methods when incomplete information is available
on the times of events or when covariates are
missing.
Correspondence: R. J. A. Little, University of
California, School of Medicine, Department of Biomathematics, Los
Angeles, CA 90024. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
58:40762 Manton,
Kenneth G.; Singer, Burton; Woodbury, Max A. Some issues
in the quantitative characterization of heterogeneous populations.
In: Demographic applications of event history analysis, edited by James
Trussell, Richard Hankinson, and Judith Tilton. 1992. 9-37 pp.
Clarendon Press: Oxford, England. In Eng.
The authors "discuss the
analytic issues that arise in identifying, controlling, and--under
certain circumstances--estimating the effects of unobserved variables
in demographic analyses of a wide variety of time-to-occurrence data.
[They] argue that the treatment of the effects of unobservable
variables in demographic modelling is a direct and natural extension of
the evaluation of model specification for analyses where all relevant
variables are assumed to be observed."
Correspondence: K.
G. Manton, Duke University, Center for Demographic Studies, 2117 Campus
Drive, Durham, NC 27706. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
58:40763 Mitra,
S. A birth model with oscillating rate of growth.
Janasamkhya, Vol. 8, No. 1, Jun 1990. 35-40 pp. Kerala, India. In Eng.
"Integral equations similar to those generated by the assumption of
unchanging vital rates in a closed population leading to eventual
stability can be obtained by allowing the rates to vary according to
some prescribed rules. In spite of these changing patterns of the
vital rates, some of these models have earlier been found to approach
stability where the solutions of the stable parameters can be obtained
by following the usual straightforward methods. In this paper, a
similar integral equation with changing vital rates has been presented
which can also be solved in a similar manner. However, the resulting
rate of growth does not stabilize but continues to oscillate. The
period and amplitude of this oscillating rate of growth together with
its central value can be determined from the specified pattern of
variation of the vital rates."
Correspondence: S. Mitra,
Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
58:40764 Sturgis,
Richard B.; Lule, Elizabeth; Akinyemi, Akin; Kuteyi, Kay.
The LASA-DO bridge: linking findings to policies and
programs. In: Demographic and Health Surveys World Conference,
August 5-7, 1991, Washington, D.C.: proceedings. Volume 3. 1991.
2,053-64 pp. Institute for Resource Development/Macro International,
Demographic and Health Surveys [DHS]: Columbia, Maryland. In Eng.
"This paper first introduces the LASA-DO [Look And See And-Do]
bridge as a metaphor to better understand solutions for linking data
producers to data users. The bridge that links producers and users is
known as 'LASA-DO'. How this bridge was constructed in Nigeria to link
the Nigerian Demographic Health Survey (NDHS) to potential users is
presented in some detail...."
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
58:40765 Wolff,
Brent; Knodel, John; Sittitrai, Werasit. Focus groups and
surveys as complementary research methods: examples from a study of the
consequences of family size in Thailand. Population Studies Center
Research Report, No. 91-213, May 1991. 13, [5] pp. University of
Michigan, Population Studies Center: Ann Arbor, Michigan. In Eng.
"This paper addresses theoretical and practical issues of combining
qualitative and quantitative methods in observational research design,
with particular emphasis on the complementary use of focus groups and
sample surveys....The article focuses on the concurrent use of these
two methods, using a study of the socioeconomic consequences of family
size in rural Thailand conducted in 1988 to illustrate the central
themes and provide specific examples."
Correspondence:
University of Michigan, Population Studies Center, 1225 South
University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1070. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40766 Zimmermann,
Klaus F. The concurrence of tastes: a Brentano model of
fertility decline. [Die Konkurrenz der Genusse: ein
Brentano-Modell des Geburtenruckgangs.] Munchner
Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Beitrage Discussion Paper, No. 89-17, Jun
1989. 19 pp. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen,
Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultat: Munich, Germany. In Ger.
The author
analyzes Brentano's economic theory of the family, originally published
in 1909, and contrasts it with that of G. S. Becker. A model relating
Brentano's concept of the supply of goods to fertility decline is then
outlined.
Correspondence: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat
Munchen, Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultat, Ludwigstrasse 28, D-8000 Munich
22, Germany. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
