60:10531 Coleman,
David A. Contrasting age structures of Western Europe and
of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union: demographic curiosity
or labor resource? Population and Development Review, Vol. 19, No.
3, Sep 1993. 523-55, 654, 656 pp. New York, New York. In Eng. with sum.
in Fre; Spa.
"Since World War II divergent fertility trends in the
European former USSR and Eastern Europe, and those of Western Europe,
have created contrasts in the age distributions of their respective
populations. The Eastern countries have experienced neither the baby
boom of persons now in their 30s nor a shortage of teenagers and
younger children. Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union are
facing serious economic and political difficulties at a time when their
populations are now relatively free to migrate westward. At the same
time, population decline and labor shortages are forecast for Western
Europe. [The author attempts to determine whether] migration of this
'complementary' Eastern European population [could] help to resolve the
projected demographic and labor force problems of Western
Europe...."
Correspondence: D. A. Coleman, University of
Oxford, Department of Demography, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD,
England. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:10532 de Jong
Gierveld, Jenny; Beekink, Erik. Changing living
arrangements of the elderly in Europe; demographic and socio-cultural
determinants. In: European population. Volume 2: demographic
dynamics, edited by Alain Blum and Jean-Louis Rallu. 1993. 309-29 pp.
John Libbey Eurotext: Montrouge, France. In Eng.
The authors
explore "the changes which have occurred in Europe with respect to the
elderly population group, both from a demographic and a sociological
point of view....The changes in the population composition will be
dealt with. Particular attention will be paid to the patterns of
marital status and changes in these patterns. Next,...six countries
will be examined more closely as examples of different population
developments....The changes occurring in the area of living
arrangements and households of the elderly will also be dealt
with....The composition of the social networks will be examined in more
detail and, in connection with this, the well-being of the
elderly."
Correspondence: J. de Jong Gierveld, Netherlands
Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, Postbus 11650, 2502 AR The
Hague, Netherlands. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
60:10540 Luoto,
Riitta; Kaprio, Jaakko; Uutela, Antti. Age at natural
menopause and sociodemographic status in Finland. American Journal
of Epidemiology, Vol. 139, No. 1, Jan 1, 1994. 64-76 pp. Baltimore,
Maryland. In Eng.
"Differences in age at natural menopause by
occupation, education, and place of residence were examined using a
cross-sectional population sample of Finnish women aged 45-64 years (n
= 1,713, response rate 86%). The sample was selected at random from
the Finnish Population Register in 1989 (final n = 1,505, 75%).
Kaplan-Meier estimates showed the median age at natural menopause to be
51 years for all women...." The effects of parity and smoking on age
at menopause are also considered. The results suggest that
sociodemographic variables do affect the age at menopause in this group
of women.
Correspondence: R. Luoto, University of Helsinki,
Department of Public Health, P.O. Box 52, 00014 Helsinki, Finland.
Location: Princeton University Library (SZ).
60:10541 Rabusic,
Ladislav. What are the limits to the human life span?
[Kde Jsou meze delky lidskeho zivota?] Demografie, Vol. 35, No. 3,
1993. 153-61 pp. Prague, Czech Republic. In Cze. with sum. in Eng; Rus.
"Permanent and gradual increase of life expectancy at birth in
developed countries has raised a question about the limits to human
life span--the biologically maximum length of life. This paper
presents current American discussion on the subject to Czech
readers."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:10543 Blair,
Marilou C. L.; De Jong, Gordon F. Consequences of
international and rural-urban internal migration for improving the
occupational status of rural third world workers. In:
International Population Conference/Congres International de la
Population: Montreal, 1993, Volume 1. 1993. 613-23 pp. International
Union for the Scientific Study of Population [IUSSP]: Liege, Belgium.
In Eng.
"This study analyzes the consequences of international
migration, and a comparable internal migration stream, for the
occupational attainment of male developing country workers. The data
are from the longitudinal three-site Philippine Migration Survey of
rural Ilocos Norte Province nonmigrant and Ilocano migrant workers in
the United States (Hawaii) and in Manila. We assess the comparative
significance of individual demographic and human capital factors,
achievement motivation proxies, and family resource indicators on
migrant-nonmigrant occupational prestige
differentials."
Correspondence: M. C. L. Blair, University
of Oklahoma, School of Social Work, Norman, OK 73019.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:10544 Easterlin,
Richard A.; Schaeffer, Christine M.; Maucunovich, Diane J.
Will the baby boomers be less well off than their parents? Income,
wealth, and family circumstances over the life cycle in the United
States. Population and Development Review, Vol. 19, No. 3, Sep
1993. 497-522, 653-6 pp. New York, New York. In Eng. with sum. in Fre;
Spa.
"This article assesses the retirement outlook of American baby
boomers--those born between 1946 and 1964--compared with their parents
with regard to income, wealth, and family situation (having a spouse
present or grown children available, and the likelihood of living
alone). Differences between trailing and leading edge boomers and
between those better and worse off are considered. The analysis finds
that, on average, the boomers' living levels in retirement are likely
to be considerably better than their parents', except possibly for the
poorest segment of the trailing edge. However...the boomers raised
their economic status over that of their parents largely by remaining
single or childless, or by having fewer children and combining mother's
work with childbearing."
Correspondence: R. A. Easterlin,
University of Southern California, Department of Economics, Los
Angeles, CA 90089-0035. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
60:10548 Fielding,
A.; Halford, S. Geographies of opportunity: a regional
analysis of gender-specific social and spatial mobilities in England
and Wales, 1971-81. Environment and Planning A, Vol. 25, No. 10,
Oct 1993. 1,421-40 pp. London, England. In Eng.
"First, a regional
analysis of the social mobilities of men and women nonmigrants [in
England and Wales] is carried out. Second, the way in which regional
context structures the options open to men and women is discussed, and,
third, the fortunes of male and female interregional migrants are
traced."
Correspondence: A. Fielding, University of Sussex,
Centre for Urban and Regional Research, Brighton BN1 9QN, England.
Location: Princeton University Library (UES).
60:10549 Grundy, E.
M. D. Moves into supported private households among
elderly people in England and Wales. Environment and Planning A,
Vol. 25, No. 10, Oct 1993. 1,467-79 pp. London, England. In Eng.
"Data from the Longitudinal Study (LS) of the Office of Population
Censuses and Surveys have been used to examine differentials in the
proportion of elderly people living in 'independent' households (alone
or with only a spouse) in 1971 but in 'supported' households (with
relatives or friends) ten years later." The geographical focus is on
England and Wales.
Correspondence: E. M. D. Grundy, King's
College London, Age Concern Institute of Gerontology, Cornwall House
Annexe, Waterloo Road, London SE1 8TX, England. Location:
Princeton University Library (UES).
60:10553 Abdulkarim,
Amir. The Lebanese in France: population trends and
characteristics. [Les Libanais en France: evolution et
originalite.] Revue Europeenne des Migrations Internationales, Vol. 9,
No. 1, 1993. 113-29 pp. Poitiers, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng;
Spa.
Demographic characteristics, population trends, and the
spatial distribution of Lebanese migrants to France are examined and
compared with those of migrants from other countries. The focus is on
the decision to migrate and its effect on life in France. The author
concludes that Lebanese migration is primarily labor migration, even
during times of political upheaval and war, and that this motivation
contributes to the assimilation of the Lebanese into the middle and
upper socioeconomic classes.
Correspondence: A. Abdulkarim,
Universite de Poitiers, Departement de Geographie, Laboratoire des
Migrations Internationales, 95 avenue du Recteur-Pineau, 86022
Poitiers, France. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
60:10554 Altshuler,
Mordechai. Distribution of the Jewish population of the
USSR, 1939. 1993. 79 pp. Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Centre
for Research and Documentation of East-European Jewry: Jerusalem,
Israel. In Eng.
This publication presents estimates of the Jewish
population of the Soviet Union in 1939, using recently available data
from the Soviet census taken in that year. The estimates are presented
in tabular format by republic, Krai, and oblast; by sex; by language;
and for the urban and rural Jewish
population.
Correspondence: Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
Centre for Research and Documentation of East-European Jewry, Givat
Ram, Jerusalem 91904, Israel. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
