60:20519 Bailey,
Jonathan. 1991 census results for local authority
districts in Great Britain. Population Trends, No. 73, Autumn
1993. 8-17 pp. London, England. In Eng.
"Summary statistics from
the 1991 Census have been published for each of the counties of England
and Wales, and for the regions and islands areas of Scotland. This
article gives some key statistics for all local authority districts in
Great Britain, contrasting areas with the most extreme values. The
results show the variation in the social characteristics [including age
distribution, ethnicity, economic status, and home ownership] of people
and households."
Correspondence: J. Bailey, Office of
Population Censuses and Surveys, Census Division, St. Catherine's
House, 10 Kingsway, London WC2B 6JP, England. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20520 Brewis,
Alexandra A. Sex ratios at birth in a Micronesian atoll
population. Social Biology, Vol. 40, No. 3-4, Fall-Winter 1993.
207-14 pp. Port Angeles, Washington. In Eng.
"The recent suggestion
that typically masculinized sex ratios at birth in Micronesian
populations may be related to a distinct 'Micronesian pattern' of
life-course coital behavior is applied to data on the sex ratio of
livebirths on Butaritari Atoll in Kiribati. The data show that sex
ratios on Butaritari are highly masculinized and do not vary
significantly with changes in maternal age. However, there is a
discernible relationship between the length of close intervals
preceding male and female births. The lack of age-related change in
sex ratios in the Butaritari sample is inconsistent with ethnographic
data regarding levels of marital coital activity in relation to
increasing age and marriage duration. The Butaritari sex ratio data is
argued to support the suggestion of a 'Micronesian pattern,' although
it is posed that further tests of this association are
required."
Correspondence: A. A. Brewis, University of
Auckland, Department of Anthropology, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1,
New Zealand. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20521 Bull, C.
Neil. Aging in rural America. Sage Focus Editions,
No. 162, ISBN 0-8039-4885-9. LC 93-25528. 1993. xvi, 279 pp. Sage
Publications: Newbury Park, California/London, England. In Eng.
This is a selection of studies on aspects of the social gerontology
of the rural elderly in the United States. A section of three papers
examines the characteristics of the rural elderly. Other sections
examine resource development, physical and mental health, and social
supports.
Selected items will be cited in this or subsequent issues
of Population Index.
Correspondence: Sage Publications,
2455 Teller Road, Newbury Park, CA 91320. Location: Princeton
University Library (FST).
60:20522 Clifford,
William B.; Lilley, Stephen C. Rural elderly: their
demographic characteristics. In: Aging in rural America, edited by
C. Neil Bull. 1993. 3-16 pp. Sage Publications: Newbury Park,
California/London, England. In Eng.
"This chapter has as its focus
the demographic characteristics of people 65 years of age and over who
live in the nonmetropolitan areas of the contemporary United States.
First we define rural and nonmetropolitan. Then we examine trends in
the numbers and proportions of elderly across rural America and discuss
age, race, and gender composition among this group. Third, we report on
the marital, family, educational, poverty, and income statuses of the
rural elderly. Finally, we describe the mortality and migration
experiences of this population."
Correspondence: W. B.
Clifford, North Carolina State University, Department of Sociology and
Anthropology, Raleigh, NC 27695. Location: Princeton
University Library (FST).
60:20523 Fischer,
Lucy R. The oldest-old in rural Minnesota. In: Aging
in rural America, edited by C. Neil Bull. 1993. 30-42 pp. Sage
Publications: Newbury Park, California/London, England. In Eng.
"This chapter provides a profile of the oldest-old in rural
Minnesota, with data from the Minnesota Senior Study. What are the
charactersitics of this population? What are their most important
needs? What are their resources and their [activities?]" Data concern
non-institutionalized persons aged 60 and
older.
Correspondence: L. R. Fischer, Group Health
Foundation, Minneapolis, MN. Location: Princeton University
Library (FST).
60:20524 Ham-Chande,
Roberto. Mexico: a country in the process of aging.
[Mexico: pais en proceso de envejecimiento.] Comercio Exterior, Vol.
43, No. 7, Jul 1993. 688-96 pp. Mexico City, Mexico. In Spa.
Following a brief overview of the concept of demographic aging, the
author examines the process in Mexico. Population projections by age
group to the year 2030 are included. Consideration is also given to
the spatial distribution, economic activity or lack thereof, and the
social security prospects of the country's older
population.
Correspondence: R. Ham Chande, El Colegio de la
Frontera Norte, Tijuana, Mexico. Location: Princeton
University Library (PF).
60:20525 Hatmadji,
Sri H.; Kiting, Ayke S.; Anwar, Evi N. Business prospects
in eastern Indonesia. [Penduduk Indonesia Timur dan peluang
bisnis.] Majalah Demografi Indonesia/Indonesian Journal of Demography,
Vol. 20, No. 39, Jun 1993. 51-78 pp. Jakarta, Indonesia. In Ind. with
sum. in Eng.
"This paper shows the demographic prospect of
population in the Eastern part of Indonesia, especially in four
provinces: Bali, East Kalimantan, South Sulawesi and South East
Sulawesi." The focus is on the sociodemographic characteristics of
consumers in the region, and the implications for
commerce.
Correspondence: S. H. Hatmadji, Universitas
Indonesia, Fakultas Ekonomi, Lembaga Demografi, P.O.B. 295, Jalan
Salemba Raya 4, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:20526 James, W.
H. Cycle day of insemination, sex ratio of offspring and
duration of gestation. Annals of Human Biology, Vol. 21, No. 3,
May-Jun 1994. 263-6 pp. London, England. In Eng. with sum. in Fre; Ger.
"It has been reported that the regression of human sex ratio
(number of males per 100 females at birth) on cycle day of [natural]
insemination is U-shaped. The point is not yet established, so a
search was made for possible effects of this phenomenon on the
regression of sex ratio on duration of gestation (from last menstrual
period to delivery). A previously unremarked feature of this latter
regression is that it, too, is U-shaped. It is accordingly suggested
that the one regression is responsible for the other, and a simple
mathematical model indicates that the magnitudes of the two regressions
are compatible with this conclusion....Two sources were consulted, viz
(a) the annual 'Natality' volumes of the U.S. Vital Statistics
1966-1976 inclusive, and (b)...one large-scale British study...which
gives sex by duration of gestation [in England and Wales for
1967-1971]...."
Correspondence: W. H. James, University
College London, Galton Laboratory, Wolfson House, 4 Stephenson Way,
London NW1 2HE, England. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
60:20527 Jarque,
Carlos M. The population of Mexico in the last decade of
the twentieth century. [La poblacion de Mexico en el ultimo
decenio del siglo XX.] Comercio Exterior, Vol. 43, No. 7, Jul 1993.
642-51 pp. Mexico City, Mexico. In Spa.
Using data from the 1990
general census of population and housing, the author examines the
population of Mexico's socio-demographic, educational, economic, and
housing characteristics. Sections on fertility, age structure,
mortality, migration, and population density are
included.
Correspondence: C. M. Jarque, Instituto Nacional
de Estadistica, Geografia e Informatica, Avenida Insurgentes Sur No.
795, Col. Napoles, Del. Benito Juarez, 03810 Mexico City, DF, Mexico.
Location: Princeton University Library (PF).
60:20528
Karjalainen, Elli. Change in the population
structure in Finland. Yearbook of Population Research in Finland,
Vol. 31, 1993. 81-90 pp. Helsinki, Finland. In Eng.
The author
discusses causes and consequences of the changing population structure
in Finland. "On an international scale, the number of aged people (65
years and older) in Finland is still relatively low but showing rapid
increase. The primary reason is the strong decrease of fertility which
leads to a decline in the share of the younger age groups. As the
average life expectancy is on the increase, this will further
contribute to the growing share of the aged population. Migration
affects considerably the regional population structures: selective
migration has distorted the age and sex structures especially in the
rural areas. Population aging brings on new challenges in community
planning and social policy."
Correspondence: E.
Karjalainen, University of Oulu, Unit of Kainuu, Research Institute of
Northern Finland, Kirkkokatu 11A, PL 191, 90570 Oulu, Finland.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20529 Karki, Y.
B. Sex ratio in Nepal. Economic Journal of Nepal,
Vol. 15, No. 1, Jan-Mar 1992. 30-7 pp. Katmandu, Nepal. In Eng.
"This article deals with [the] sex ratio in Nepal since...the first
population count was conducted. The author was prompted to investigate
this issue because [the] sex ratio in 1981 was the highest among all
population counts and censuses of Nepal and slightly above the upper
limit of [the] normal range of sex ratio prevalent in other countries
of the world."
Correspondence: Y. B. Karki, Tribhuvan
University, Central Department of Population Studies, Kirtipur,
Katmandu, Nepal. Location: World Bank, Joint Bank-Fund
Library, Washington, D.C.
60:20530 Leoprapai,
Boonlert. The population of Thailand after the
reproductive revolution. Journal of Population and Social Studies,
Vol. 3, No. 1-2, Jul-Jan 1991-1992. 21-53, 157-8 pp. Nakhon Pathom,
Thailand. In Tha. with sum. in Eng.
The "population of Thailand is
one among the few population groups in [modern times] which has
experienced [a] rapid decline in fertility level within two decades.
Thailand's population completed the reproductive revolution process so
quickly that its age structure has not had time to adjust and still
holds the potential for growth for several decades to come....During
the period of reproductive revolution from 1970 to 1990, the population
increased by 20 million....As for the effect of reproductive revolution
on the age structure of the population, the pattern is that the
proportion of children (under 15 years of age) declines while the
number and proportion of population in working-age group (15-59 years
of age) and the elderly (60 years and over) tend to increase....The
reproductive revolution also results in a number of positive economic
and social implications such as a higher per capita income, [a larger]
work force, a gradual reduction in the number of new entrants into the
labour market and the decrease in the number of school age
population."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20531 Maskova,
Miroslava. Demographic aspects of population aging in the
Czech Republic. [Demograficke aspekty starnuti obyvatelstva Ceske
Republiky.] Demografie, Vol. 35, No. 4, 1993. 236-46 pp. Prague, Czech
Republic. In Cze. with sum. in Eng; Rus.
The author analyzes
various demographic aspects of population aging in the Czech Republic
in the period 1950-1985. The impact of fertility decline, mortality,
and migration is considered. Changes in the size of the aged
population and in the sex ratio are discussed. Future changes in the
age structure are projected.
Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
60:20532 Ozsoy, Ali
E.; Koc, Ismet; Toros, Aykut. Sex ratios in Turkey.
[Turkiye'de cinsiyet oranlarinin belirlenmesi.] Nufusbilim
Dergisi/Turkish Journal of Population Studies, Vol. 15, 1993. 89-109
pp. Ankara, Turkey. In Tur. with sum. in Eng.
"The article
[provides] examples of error in the censuses and surveys and questions
the reliability of age specific sex ratios in the 1990 Census of
Turkey...[and derives] sex ratio at birth from census and survey
results as well as from hospital records. Finally the 1990 population
is reconstructed by surviving birth cohorts [from] 1900 until 1990
using historical trends of birth rates and cohort, age and time
specific survival rates using the East Family of Coale-Demeny Model
Life Tables."
Correspondence: A. E. Ozsoy, Hacettepe
Universitesi, Nufus Etutleri Enstitusu, Arastirma Gorevlisi, Hacettepe
Parki, Ankara, Turkey. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
60:20533 Qiao,
Xiaochun. Initial study of sex-age structure of the 1990
census. Chinese Journal of Population Science, Vol. 5, No. 2,
1993. 143-8 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
The author assesses the
accuracy of the ten percent machine aggregate data from the 1990
Chinese census, with a focus on sex and age
distribution.
Correspondence: X. Qiao, Chinese People's
University, Institute of Population Research, Beijing, China.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20534 Sharma, S.
P.; Xenos, Peter. Ageing in India: demographic background
and analysis based on census materials. Occasional Paper, No. 2 of
1992, 1992. 156 pp. Office of the Registrar General: New Delhi, India;
Census Commissioner: New Delhi, India. In Eng.
This report, based
on data from India's 1991 and earlier decennial censuses, examines such
demographic aspects of India's population aging as population size and
growth, fertility, mortality, life expectancy, age structure, and
various characteristics of the elderly population. It also presents
data on literacy, the marital status of the elderly, and workers and
nonworkers among the elderly population. Numerous tables and graphs are
provided.
Correspondence: Office of the Registrar General,
Ministry of Home Affairs, 2/A Mansingh Road, New Delhi 110 011, India.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20535 Thumerelle,
Pierre-Jean. Age and sex structures. In: The changing
population of Europe, edited by Daniel Noin and Robert Woods. 1993.
76-81 pp. Blackwell: Cambridge, Massachusetts/Oxford, England. In Eng.
The author describes age and sex structures in the European
Community. Current and future variations among countries are
calculated. He finds that "the population of the European Community
(EC) has one of the world's oldest age structures....The strengthening
of the EC's economic potential is [therefore] counter-balanced by the
weakening of its human capital."
Correspondence: P.-J.
Thumerelle, University of Lille, Department of Geography, 42 rue Paul
Duez, 59800 Lille, France. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
60:20536 Ulusoy,
Mahir. Clustering of provinces according to socio-economic
variables. Nufusbilim Dergisi/Turkish Journal of Population
Studies, Vol. 15, 1993. 69-78 pp. Ankara, Turkey. In Eng. with sum. in
Tur.
This study is concerned with the identification of provinces
in Turkey with similar characteristics. The author suggests that "it
is possible to form groups of observations in terms of the differences
of values of a set of variables and order them according to their
relative positions. In this study, using 45 variables derived from 1985
General Census, 18 provinces with first degree priority in development
were clustered....Provinces with high priority could be displayed more
explicitly and efficient action could be taken to improve the
conditions in those provinces."
Correspondence: M. Ulusoy,
Hacettepe University, Institute of Population Studies, Hacettepe Parki,
Ankara, Turkey. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20537 Underwood,
Jane H. Secondary sex ratios in Micronesian
populations. Social Biology, Vol. 40, No. 3-4, Fall-Winter 1993.
200-6 pp. Port Angeles, Washington. In Eng.
"Secondary sex ratio
(SSR) values in excess of 109 male for every 100 female livebirths have
been reported from several Micronesian populations. Analyses of linked
family records dating from before 1942 for the native people of Guam
reveal a highly masculinized SSR even at high birth orders and parental
ages of married fertile couples. These findings contrast with reported
declines in SSR with parity and parental age among historical and
modern populations in Europe and North America where such declines
often have been ascribed to the effects of decreasing mean coital
frequencies associated with marital duration and spousal age. This
study challenges implicit assumptions about the supposed universality
of Euroamerican patterns of marital sexual behavior and supports the
coital frequency hypothesis of SSR
determination."
Correspondence: J. H. Underwood, University
of Arizona, Department of Anthropology, Tucson, AZ 85721.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20538 Warnes,
Anthony M. Demographic ageing: trends and policy
responses. In: The changing population of Europe, edited by Daniel
Noin and Robert Woods. 1993. 82-99 pp. Blackwell: Cambridge,
Massachusetts/Oxford, England. In Eng.
"This chapter...has three
principal aims: to present a short account of the diversity of ageing
trends and dynamics among the nations of Europe; to examine the
contribution of late-age mortality change to survival and population
ageing; and to examine critically the political responses to the
phenomenon....The key demographic problems associated with ageing are
how fast it is occurring and how large the elderly population's share
will become. The principal control is the level of fertility, but
another influence is the level of mortality in later life. If fertility
does not recover and mortality continues to improve, then by the middle
of the next century the elderly population will make up as much as
one-third of the total."
Correspondence: A. M. Warnes,
University of London, King's College, Department of Geography, Strand,
London WC2R 2LS, England. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
60:20539 Wu,
Cangping. The aging of population in China. ISBN
92-9103-013-9. 1991. 100 pp. International Institute on Aging [INIA]:
Valletta, Malta; Committee for International Cooperation in National
Research in Demography [CICRED]: Paris, France. In Eng.
This is one
in a series of country monographs on the demographic and socioeconomic
aspects of demographic aging. The publications are the product of a
cooperative project between INIA and CICRED carried out over the course
of the 1980s. The present report concerns China, and contains chapters
on trends in population aging; the determinants of aging; spatial
distribution and migration; family, household, and housing;
socioeconomic characteristics of the elderly; income; health status;
and policy implications.
Correspondence: International
Institute on Aging, 117 St. Paul Street, Valletta VLT 07, Malta.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20540 Wu, Yuying;
Jian, Zhenghua. Analysis of the trend in population
development in China based on the size of each age group. Chinese
Journal of Population Science, Vol. 5, No. 2, 1993. 89-93 pp. New York,
New York. In Eng.
The authors discuss the impact of cohort size
variations on population dynamics in China. They "introduce...the
age-specific standardized cohort function, which measures the size of a
cohort."
Correspondence: Y. Wu, Xi'an Jiaotong University,
Institute of Population Studies, 26 Xianning Road, Xian 710049, China.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20541 Carnes,
Bruce A.; Olshansky, S. Jay. Evolutionary perspectives on
human senescence. Population and Development Review, Vol. 19, No.
4, Dec 1993. 793-806, 906, 908 pp. New York, New York. In Eng. with
sum. in Fre; Spa.
"What we call senescence may simply be the
inadvertent consequence of surviving beyond the reproductive period.
As survival is further extended, inevitable declines in physiological
function and a proliferation of fatal and nonfatal degenerative
diseases that become progressively less amenable to modification would
be predicted."
Correspondence: B. A. Carnes, Argonne
National Laboratory, Center for Mechanistic Biology and Biotechnology,
9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:20542 Sengupta,
Sarthak; Gogoi, Gitimallika. Menarche and menopause among
the Kaibarta women of Dibrugarh, Assam. Journal of the Assam
Science Society, Vol. 35, No. 2, Jun 1993. 113-9 pp. Gauhati, India. In
Eng.
"Investigation on the onset of menarche and menopause among
[175]...Kaibarta females [living in Dibrugarh, in Assam, India,] is
reported. Results are compared with those of the other populations in
Assam. From the analysis, it emerges...that some of the observed
differences between the population might be due to the effect of
ethnic, genetic and rural-urban residence, etc. Secular trends in the
age at menarche among populations of Assam are also
discussed."
Correspondence: S. Sengupta, Dibrugarh
University, Anthropology Department, Rajabheta, Dibrugarh 786 004,
Assam, India. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20543
Tryggvadottir, Laufey; Tulinius, H.; Larusdottir, M.
A decline and a halt in mean age at menarche in Iceland.
Annals of Human Biology, Vol. 21, No. 2, Mar-Apr 1994. 179-86 pp.
London, England. In Eng. with sum. in Fre; Ger.
"In this study the
trend in age at menarche in successive birth cohorts, starting in 1900,
was investigated...in Iceland. This was based on recall data obtained
as part of a cervical cancer screening programme covering the whole
country. Around 78% of the female population at the ages targeted for
screening responded to questions on reproductive factors in the years
1964-89, or over 73,000 women aged 20-69 years. Investigation of the
validity and reliability indicated that the estimated mean age is
likely to be unbiased, and that for 90% of the women the information
was reliable. Mean age at menarche declined from 14.9 years to 13.5
years in successive cohorts of Icelandic women born 1900 to around
1950. In cohorts born 1951-67 the mean age has remained
stable."
Correspondence: L. Tryggvadottir, Icelandic Cancer
Society, Unit of Epidemiological Investigations, P.O. Box 5420, 125
Reykjavik, Iceland. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
60:20544 Veronesi,
Fosca M.; Gueresi, Paola. Trend in menarcheal age and
socioeconomic influence in Bologna (northern Italy). Annals of
Human Biology, Vol. 21, No. 2, Mar-Apr 1994. 187-96 pp. London,
England. In Eng. with sum. in Fre; Ger.
"Temporal variations in
menarcheal age in the Bologna province (northern Italy) were
investigated in a sample of 2,930 women born between 1930 and 1973,
examined by retrospective method. A decrease in mean menarcheal age
between birth decades 1930-39 and 1950-59 was noticed. The trend was
more intense in lower social classes living in extra-urban
environments. This led to a disappearance in menarcheal age
differences between city and province and between socioprofessional
categories. From birth decade 1950-59 onwards an increase in
menarcheal age is registered, and an influence of physical activity and
family structure on the age of menstrual cycle onset is
observed."
Correspondence: F. M. Veronesi, Universita degli
Studi di Bologna, Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche P. Fortunati, Via
delle Belle Arti 41, 40126 Bologna, Italy. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:20545 Ananta,
Aris. Demographic characteristics of consumers in
Indonesia? [Siapa konsumen di Indonesia bagian barat?] Majalah
Demografi Indonesia/Indonesian Journal of Demography, Vol. 20, No. 39,
Jun 1993. 1-30 pp. Jakarta, Indonesia. In Ind. with sum. in Eng.
"This paper presents a mosaic of business opportunities arising
from the different demographic characteristics of the provinces in the
western part of Indonesia. The author discusses the total number of
population, density, and per capita income to [shed] some light on the
volume of the market. He also presents the business impact of the
[changes] in fertility, mortality, and the...life style of those aged
40-64."
Correspondence: A. Ananta, Universitas Indonesia,
Fakultas Ekonomi, Lembaga Demografi, P.O.B. 295, Jalan Salemba Raya 4,
Jakarta 10430, Indonesia. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
60:20546 Buchegger,
Reiner; Zweimuller, Josef. Raising children: private
expenditure and foregone earnings. Labour, Vol. 6, No. 1, Spring
1992. 181-200 pp. Rome, Italy. In Eng.
"From the point of view of
an individual household there are two major types of private cost of
children, viz. direct household expenditure for the offspring plus
(usually) mothers' foregone earnings. Both aspects have been studied
theoretically and empirically, but thus far only separately. The joint
empirical analysis of these main costs of children are the subject of
this paper. Employing the Austrian Consumer Survey of 1984/85 and
1983's Microcensus, household expenditure on one, two and three
children and mothers' foregone earnings are estimated for a comparable
sample of households....There are decreasing marginal costs for the
second child and rather constant costs for the third child, except for
the case of 'low attachment' to the labour force, where marginal cost
also declines for the third child."
Correspondence: R.
Buchegger, Federal Academy of Public Administration, Vienna, Austria.
Location: Princeton University Library (IR).
60:20547 Deaton,
Angus S.; Paxson, Christina H. Saving, growth, and aging
in Taiwan. NBER Working Paper, No. 4330, Apr 1993. 30, [20] pp.
National Bureau of Economic Research [NBER]: Cambridge, Massachusetts.
In Eng.
"This paper examines issues of household saving, growth,
and aging in Taiwan. The Taiwanese patterns of high income growth,
declines in fertility, and increases in life expectancy all have
implications for life-cycle saving. We use data from fifteen
consecutive household income and expenditure surveys, from 1976 to
1990, to examine whether observed profiles of consumption and saving
are consistent with life-cycle theory. The patterns of consumption and
saving across households of different ages and cohorts appear to be
broadly consistent with a life-cycle model. However, the data also
indicate that household consumption tracks income closely, and this
evidence casts doubt on simple life-cycle
theory."
Correspondence: National Bureau of Economic
Research, 1050 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138.
Location: Princeton University Library (PF).
60:20548
Dharmalingam, A. Old age support: expectations
and experiences in a south Indian village. Population Studies,
Vol. 48, No. 1, Mar 1994. 5-19 pp. London, England. In Eng.
"Future
expectations of support in old age and current conditions of living
among the elderly are analysed in the context of changing
socio-economic structures in a South Indian village. Evidence shows
that the traditional means of support--sons--are becoming less
reliable. The experience of the elderly, on the other hand, shows that
the elderly are in a worse economic situation than would be expected
from the Indian cultural ideal. In particular, the poor and women are
most affected in terms of old-age support....While existing living
conditions make children the main source of support in old age, they
are becoming less reliable as a result of recent economic and social
changes."
Correspondence: A. Dharmalingam, University of
Pennsylvania, Population Studies Center, 3718 Locust Walk,
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6297. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
60:20549 Florez,
Carmen E. The fertility transition and family urban income
distribution in Colombia. Sociological Inquiry, Vol. 62, No. 2,
Spring 1992. 169-84 pp. Austin, Texas. In Eng.
"This paper examines
the effect of social and demographic changes on family income
distribution in the largest Colombian cities between 1967 and 1968 and
1984 and 1985, two periods representing the conditions before and after
Colombia's sharp fertility decline. The results indicate that urban
family income distribution worsened between the two periods, when
income shares from the middle-income groups declined while those
received by the richest 10 percent increased and the shares received by
the poorest 50 percent were unchanged. A decomposition of the Theil
index revealed that the deterioration in urban family income inequality
could be traced to groups whose representation in the population
increased, namely: households with more educated heads, with working
wives, with smaller families, and with fewer
children."
Correspondence: C. E. Florez, Universidad de los
Andes, Carrera 1A No. 18-A-70, Apartado Aereo 4976, Bogota, Colombia.
Location: Princeton University Library (FST).
60:20550 Gold,
Steven J. Patterns of economic cooperation among Israeli
immigrants in Los Angeles. International Migration Review, Vol.
28, No. 1, Spring 1994. 114-35 pp. Staten Island, New York. In Eng.
"This article examines economic activities developed among Israeli
immigrants in Los Angeles. Previous studies have asserted that little
cooperation exists among Israelis in the United States. However, our
findings, based on participant observation and in-depth interviews,
suggest that Israelis are involved in a host of collective social and
economic endeavors....Forms of cooperation among two...groups,
Kibbutzniks and Persian-origin Israelis, are discussed here. Israeli
immigrants' use of ethnic labor markets [is] explored, as well as the
nature of co-ethnic cooperation in various industries. Conclusions
suggest that Israeli immigrant cooperation is a complex matter, shaped
by national loyalties, subgroup ties and the larger social and economic
contexts in which they function."
Correspondence: S. J.
Gold, Whittier College, Whittier, CA 90608. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20551 Grenier,
Gilles. Immigration and the relative earnings of female,
young, and poorly educated workers in Canada. [L'immigration et
les revenus relatifs des femmes, des jeunes et des personnes peu
scolarisees au Canada.] Actualite Economique, Vol. 68, No. 4, Dec 1992.
697-713 pp. Montreal, Canada. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
"The
purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of immigration on the
market of some disadvantaged groups of Canadian workers, i.e., women,
younger workers, and workers with low levels of schooling. The analysis
is done with the micro-data from the 1981 and 1986 Canadian Censuses.
Based on their distribution by industry and occupation, recent
immigrants are more likely to compete with the disadvantaged groups of
Canadian workers than with advantaged ones. However, an analysis of
relative earnings by region shows that the relationship between the
earnings differentials and the proportion of immigrants is not the same
for all the disadvantaged groups. In particular, earnings
differentials between men and women tend to be lower in the regions
with a high proportion of immigrants than in those with a low
proportion."
Correspondence: G. Grenier, University of
Ottawa, Department of Economic Science, 550 Cumberland Street, Ottawa,
Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada. Location: Princeton University
Library (FST).
60:20552 Khoo,
Siew-Ean. Correlates of welfare dependency among
immigrants in Australia. International Migration Review, Vol. 28,
No. 1, Spring 1994. 68-92 pp. Staten Island, New York. In Eng.
"This article investigates some of the factors that are associated
with welfare dependency among immigrants in Australia. It examines the
role of factors such as gender, age, migration category, birthplace,
period of arrival and educational background in explaining immigrants'
dependence on government pensions and benefits as their main source of
income." The author finds that there are "significant differences in
welfare dependency...by birthplace and migration category even after
controlling for age, education and employment status. Immigrants from
Vietnam, Lebanon and Turkey were more likely than others to be
dependent on welfare. Refugees were also more likely than other
immigrants to be dependent on welfare; however the effect of refugee
status on welfare dependency diminished with duration of residence in
Australia."
Correspondence: S.-E. Khoo, Bureau of
Immigration Research, P.O. Box 25, Belconnen, ACT 2616, Australia.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20553 Lefranc,
Christophe. Demographic influences on income distribution:
a study of household survey data from Peninsular Malaysia. Pub.
Order No. DA9330621. 1992. 224 pp. University Microfilms International:
Ann Arbor, Michigan. In Eng.
This study uses 1988 data from the
second Malaysian Family Life Survey, and was prepared as a doctoral
dissertation at the University of California at
Berkeley.
Correspondence: University Microfilms
International, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1346.
Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, A: Humanities
and Social Sciences 54(6).
60:20554 Lichter,
Daniel T.; Johnson, Gail M.; McLaughlin, Diane K. Changing
linkages between work and poverty in rural America. Population
Research Institute Working Paper, No. 1993-17, Oct 1993. 24, [6] pp.
Pennsylvania State University: University Park, Pennsylvania. In Eng.
Data from the 1980 and 1990 March supplements of the U.S. Current
Population Survey are used to analyze the changing relationship between
work and poverty in rural America. "The results imply that poverty is
likely to remain a persistent if not increasingly harsh reality for
workers in rural America."
Correspondence: Pennsylvania
State University, Population Research Institute, 601 Oswald Tower,
University Park, PA 16802-6411. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:20555 Lichter,
Daniel T.; Eggebeen, David J. Child poverty and parental
work patterns. Population Research Institute Working Paper, No.
1993-19, Nov 1993. 23, [7] pp. Pennsylvania State University:
University Park, Pennsylvania. In Eng.
Data from the 1990 Current
Population Survey are used to evaluate the extent to which parental
employment or unemployment contributes to the high poverty rates of
U.S. children. The authors conclude that "the problem is not one of
finding a job, but rather a meaningful job that lifts the family (and
its children) out of poverty."
Correspondence: Pennsylvania
State University, Population Research Institute, 601 Oswald Tower,
University Park, PA 16802-6411. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:20556 O'Hare,
William P. Assessing post-census state poverty
estimates. Population Research and Policy Review, Vol. 12, No. 3,
1993. 261-75 pp. Hingham, Massachusetts/Dordrecht, Netherlands. In Eng.
"This study uses administrative data produced regularly by
government sources as independent variables in a regression-based
ratio-correlation model designed to estimate state poverty rates [in
the United States]. The accuracy of the ratio-correlation model and a
second regression-based model are assessed in relation to the 1989
poverty rates reported by the decennial census. Errors reflected in
these models are compared to the errors that result from the Current
Population Survey-based estimates reported by the Census Bureau. The
utility of the 1989 state poverty estimates is also assessed by
comparing the errors from the 1989 estimates to the errors that would
result if analysts were forced to rely on 1979 state poverty estimates
(the most recent available absent any post-census estimates)."
This
is a revised version of a paper originally presented at the 1993 Annual
Meeting of the Population Association of
America.
Correspondence: W. P. O'Hare, University of
Louisville, Center for Urban and Economic Research, Louisville, KY
40292. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20557 Sechet,
Raymonde. Welfare benefits and integration in rural
backgrounds. The example of Mayenne. [RMI et insertion en milieu
rural, l'exemple mayennais.] Espace, Populations, Societes, No. 2,
1993. 325-33 pp. Villeneuve d'Ascq, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
Characteristics of those receiving French welfare benefits are
analyzed. "By their demographic characteristics, the beneficiaries of
the RMI (Revenu minimum d'insertion) in the French department of
Mayenne are similar to the national average; youth, mostly persons
living alone, many single-parent families, concentration in cities.
Meanwhile, this department is a relevant area to analyze the
application of the RMI in rural
backgrounds...."
Correspondence: R. Sechet, Universite de
Rennes II, UFR Sciences Sociales, 35043 Rennes Cedex, France.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20558 Sorensen,
Elaine; Bean, Frank D. The Immigration Reform and Control
Act and the wages of Mexican origin workers: evidence from Current
Population Surveys. Social Science Quarterly, Vol. 75, No. 1, Mar
1994. 1-17 pp. Austin, Texas. In Eng.
"This paper examines labor
market effects of immigration [to the United States] during the 1980s,
a period that included the passage of the Immigration Reform and
Control ACT (IRCA) in 1986. Analysis of Current Population Survey data
from 1979 to 1989 containing information on wages and immigration leads
to three major findings concerning changes after the passage of IRCA in
the wages of various immigrant and native-born groups...:(1) the wages
of recent Mexican immigrants...did not change much through the period
covered by the surveys, either before or after IRCA; (2) the wages of
Mexican immigrants who have been in the country more than 10 years
declined by about 15 percent after IRCA was passed; and (3) a post-IRCA
decline did not occur among U.S. native-born Mexican origin workers,
suggesting that U.S. native-born and immigrant workers may be less
likely to compete with one another in the labor market than immigrant
groups do with each other."
Correspondence: E. Sorensen,
Urban Institute, 2100 M Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20037.
Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
60:20559 Wu,
Chingfa. Income differentials among elderly non-migrants,
elderly internal migrants, and elderly immigrants in Florida.
Center for the Study of Population Working Paper, No. WPS 94-114, Dec
1993. 31 pp. Florida State University, College of Social Sciences,
Center for the Study of Population: Tallahassee, Florida. In Eng.
Changes in the income of elderly nonmigrants, internal migrants,
and in-migrants in Florida are analyzed over the course of the 1980s,
using data from the one-percent sample of the 1980 and 1990 U.S. census
Public-Use Microdata Samples (PUMS).
Correspondence: Monica
Boyd, Editor, Working Paper Series, Florida State University, Center
for the Study of Population, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4063.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20560 Zhang,
Junsen; Nishimura, Kazuo. The old-age security hypothesis
revisited. Journal of Development Economics, Vol. 41, No. 1, Jun
1993. 191-202 pp. Amsterdam, Netherlands. In Eng.
"Children's
altruism toward parents is allowed in a two-overlapping-generations
model with endogenous fertility. Parents raise children because, when
retired, they expect gifts from their children who are essentially a
capital good. Individuals' behavior between generations is examined by
analyzing a Nash equilibrium, which is then compared with a social
planner's optimal allocation. The pay-as-you-go public pension program
is viewed as the optimal gifts from the optimal allocation when the
latter is implemented. The effect on fertility of the introduction of
a capital market is also analyzed. The validity of the old-age
security hypothesis is shown to depend on the parameters of utility and
cost functions."
Correspondence: J. Zhang, University of
Western Ontario, Department of Economics, London, Ontario N6A 5C2,
Canada. Location: World Bank, Joint Bank-Fund Library,
Washington, D.C.
60:20561 Ahn,
Namkee. Teenage childbearing and high school completion:
accounting for individual heterogeneity. Family Planning
Perspectives, Vol. 26, No. 1, Jan-Feb 1994. 17-21 pp. New York, New
York. In Eng.
"The main objective of this article is to elucidate
the relationship between teenage childbearing and high school
completion by estimating separately the effects of [the birth itself,
differences in family background, and unobserved individual
heterogeneity independent of age at first birth or family
background]....I use the proportional hazards model while applying a
nonparametric method to estimate baseline hazards." Data are from the
U.S. National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (1979-1987). Results
indicate that "differences in high school completion rates between
women who have a teenage birth and those who do not are affected by the
birth itself, family background characteristics and individual
heterogeneity. Merely having a teenage birth leads to a 50% reduction
in the likelihood of high school completion, compared with not having a
teenage birth....Family background variables, such as maternal
education and parental marital stability, also have positive effects on
school completion."
Correspondence: N. Ahn, University of
the Basque Country, Apartado 1397, 48080 Bilbao, Spain.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20562 Augustin,
Jean-Pierre. The town, the school system, and social
inequalities. [La ville, la scolarisation et l'inegalite des
chances.] Espace, Populations, Societes, No. 2, 1993. 355-64 pp.
Villeneuve d'Ascq, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
The progress
toward universal education in France is assessed, using data from a
1986 survey conducted in the city of Bordeaux. Special consideration
is given to inherent social inequalities despite increases in
educational status within the region. Socioeconomic consequences of
continued progress toward the democratization of schooling are also
examined.
Correspondence: J.-P. Augustin, Universite Michel
de Montaigne, Bordeaux III, CESURB 33405 Talence Cedex, France.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20563 Boyd,
Monica; Norris, Doug. Generating success: educational and
occupational achievements of the second generation in Canada.
Center for the Study of Population Working Paper, No. WPS 94-117,
[1994]. 27, [5] pp. Florida State University, College of Social
Sciences, Center for the Study of Population: Tallahassee, Florida. In
Eng.
"Using data from the 1986 Canadian General Social Survey, this
paper compares the educational and occupational achievements of first,
second and third generation women and men, age 25-64 who held a job in
the preceding 12 months. The results of the analysis imply second
generation success, especially for persons with both parents foreign
born."
Correspondence: Monica Boyd, Editor, Working Paper
Series, Florida State University, Center for the Study of Population,
Tallahassee, FL 32306-4063. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
60:20564 Chivallon,
Christine. Social inequalities and spatial organization in
Martinique. [Inegalites sociales et logiques spatiales a la
Martinique.] Espace, Populations, Societes, No. 2, 1993. 419-25 pp.
Villeneuve d'Ascq, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
The author
develops a model to illustrate the social inequalities among seven
major regional groups in Martinique, examining such indicators as
income, employment, and consumption.
Correspondence: C.
Chivallon, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, TIDE, Maison
des Sciences de l'Homme, Campus Universitaire, 33405 Talence, France.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20565 Crenshaw,
Edward; Ameen, Ansari. Dimensions of social inequality in
the third world: a cross-national analysis of income inequality and
mortality decline. Population Research and Policy Review, Vol. 12,
No. 3, 1993. 297-313 pp. Hingham, Massachusetts/Dordrecht, Netherlands.
In Eng.
"This cross-national assessment of the empirical
determinants of income inequality and infant mortality employs
policy-relevant variables suggested by the major macrosocial theories
of development and stratification. Findings based on sample sizes
ranging from 34 to 61 LDCs indicate that modernization and
ecological-evolutionary theories provide more consistent explanations
of social inequalities than either dependency/world-systems theory or
urban bias theory. Our analyses point to economic growth and the
development of rural infrastructure and social complexity as the most
expedient methods for facilitating mortality reduction and income
equalization. We conclude that simplistic policy-orientations
stressing such phenomena as urban bias or population growth should be
replaced by more complex perspectives that include an emphasis on rural
social organization."
Correspondence: E. Crenshaw, Ohio
State University, Department of Sociology, 190 North Oval Mall, 300
Bricker Hall, Columbus, OH 43210-1353. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:20566 Farley,
Reynolds; Frey, William H. Changes in the segregation of
whites from blacks during the 1980s: small steps toward a more
integrated society. American Sociological Review, Vol. 59, No. 1,
Feb 1994. 23-45 pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"We evaluate
[black-white] segregation patterns in 1990 and trends in segregation
between 1980 and 1990 for the 232 U.S. metropolitan areas with
substantial black populations. We review the historical forces that
intensified segregation for much of the twentieth century, and identify
key developments after 1960 that challenged institutionalized
segregation. The results suggest that the modest declines in
segregation observed during the 1970s continued through the 1980s.
While segregation decreased in most metropolitan areas, the magnitude
of these changes was uneven. Testing hypotheses developed from an
ecological model, we find that the lowest segregation levels in 1990
and the largest percentage decreases in segregation scores between 1980
and 1990 occurred in young, southern and western metropolitan areas
with significant recent housing
construction."
Correspondence: R. Farley, University of
Michigan, Population Studies Center, 1225 South University Avenue, Ann
Arbor, MI 48104-2590. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
60:20567 Herin,
Robert. School education and inequalities in
opportunities: geographical dimensions. [La formation scolaire:
les dimensions geographiques de l'inegalite des chances.] Espace,
Populations, Societes, No. 2, 1993. 343-54 pp. Villeneuve d'Ascq,
France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
Trends in school dropout rates by
region in France are analyzed and compared, with a focus on the
economic consequences for areas with high dropout
rates.
Correspondence: R. Herin, Universite de Caen,
URA-CNRS 915, Departement de Geographie, Esplanade de la Paix, 14032
Caen Cedex, France. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
60:20568 Liu,
Qiming; Chen, Ping. A gray system decision model of the
multiple factors for the educational levels among regional
population. Chinese Journal of Population Science, Vol. 5, No. 1,
1993. 57-65 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
"Using 1% statistics
and 10% sample aggregate data of the fourth census, the authors analyze
various comprehensive indexes reflecting the educational levels among
the Chinese population, on the basis of which a multi-regional gray
system decision model is established. The authors also conduct a
preliminary analysis of the results of the calculation." Grayness is
defined here as "incompleteness and uncertainty of
information."
Correspondence: Q. Liu, Chinese Academy of
Social Sciences, Population Research Institute, 5 Jianguomen Nei Da Jie
5 Hao, Beijing, China. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
60:20569
Mukhopadhyay, Barun K. A study on literacy
development of females with particular reference to the weaker section
in Bihar. Demography India, Vol. 21, No. 1, Jan-Jun 1992. 59-64
pp. Delhi, India. In Eng.
"In the present paper an attempt has been
made to see how much literacy development has occurred [among] females
relative to that among males in [the] overall population with
particular reference to Scheduled caste Hindus and Muslims....Some
estimates on literacy were obtained...from data in a household survey
conducted in the rural areas of districts around Patna [India] in
1983."
Correspondence: B. K. Mukhopadhyay, Indian
Statistical Institute, Population Studies Unit, 203 Barrackpore Trunk
Road, Calcutta 700 035, India. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
60:20570 Nam,
Charles B.; Terrie, E. Walter; Schmertmann, Carl P.
Comparison of the 1980 updated Duncan and Nam-Powers occupational
scores. Center for the Study of Population Working Paper, No. WPS
94-112, [1993]. 20, [20] pp. Florida State University, College of
Social Sciences, Center for the Study of Population: Tallahassee,
Florida. In Eng.
Differences between the Duncan Socioeconomic Index
for All Occupations (SEI) and the Nam-Powers occupational scores for
measuring social stratification are examined using data from the 1980
U.S. census. "This paper discusses differences in the two sets...in
terms of variations in underlying concepts, measurement procedures,
interpretation of the scores themselves, and properties of the score
distributions."
Correspondence: C. B. Nam, Florida State
University, Center for the Study of Population, Tallahassee, FL
32306-4063. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20571 Plotnick,
Robert D.; Hoffman, Saul. Using sister pairs to estimate
how neighborhoods affect young adult outcomes. Seattle Population
Research Center Working Paper, No. 94-2, Dec 1993. 21, [8] pp.
University of Washington, Seattle Population Research Center: Seattle,
Washington; Battelle Seattle Research Center: Seattle, Washington. In
Eng.
"Using sister pairs from the [U.S.] Panel Study of Income
Dynamics, we compare cross-section and fixed effect methods to examine
the extent to which unobservable family characteristics bias estimates
of neighborhood effects. We examine three outcomes for young adult
women: whether a woman had a nonmarital birth as a teenager, whether
she obtained any post-secondary education, and whether she received
AFDC at age 25."
Correspondence: R. D. Plotnick, University
of Washington, Graduate School of Public Affairs, DC-13, Seattle, WA
98195. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20572 Berti,
Bela. The position of Slovaks in truncated Hungary in the
interwar years. Review of Historical
Demography/Historisch-Demographische Mitteilungen, No. 8, 1993. 117-32
pp. Budapest, Hungary. In Eng.
The number and location of Slovaks
living in Hungary from 1920 to 1941 is analyzed. The focus is on
border changes between Hungary and Czechoslovakia as a result of
treaties and wars, and how these affected the counting of the Slovak
population.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20573 Brozek,
Andrzej. Ethnic features of statistical investigations in
countries with Polish communities abroad. Review of Historical
Demography/Historisch-Demographische Mitteilungen, No. 8, 1993. 133-49
pp. Budapest, Hungary. In Eng.
Estimations of the size and
characteristics of the Polish population living outside Poland are
made. The focus is on the difficulties in collecting data on these
expatriates, with examples given from several countries with large
Polish populations. The author also describes how census questions on
language spoken in the home, and on place of birth may be used in such
estimations.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20574 Chauvire,
Yvan. Spatial distribution of the principal ethnic groups
in France. [Repartition spatiale des principales nationalites
etrangeres en France.] Espace, Populations, Societes, No. 3, 1993.
533-40 pp. Villeneuve d'Ascq, France. In Fre.
The spatial
distribution of the resident foreign population of France is analyzed
by nationality, using data from the 1990 census. The author notes that
the main factors affecting this distribution are the labor force
requirements at the time of migration, although the existence of
migrant networks can result in continued immigration to areas where the
demand for immigrant labor has declined.
Correspondence: Y.
Chauvire, Universite de Paris I, Institut de Geographie, 191 rue
Saint-Jacques, 75005 Paris, France. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:20575 Hout,
Michael; Goldstein, Joshua R. How 4.5 million Irish
immigrants became 40 million Irish Americans: demographic and
subjective aspects of the ethnic composition of white Americans.
American Sociological Review, Vol. 59, No. 1, Feb 1994. 64-82 pp.
Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"In 1980, for the first time, the U.S.
Census contained a subjective question about ethnic identity. Natural
increase, intermarriage, and subjective identification contribute to
the current size of each ethnic group. Simulations for the British-,
Irish-, German-, and Italian-origin populations show the interaction
among time of arrival, overall fertility and mortality trends, and
differential fertility in determining natural increase. The subjective
identification with some ethnic groups, notably the Irish and Germans,
exceeds what natural increase would imply, while identification with
other ethnic groups falls short of what demographic processes would
imply. Loglinear models of ethno-religious intermarriage show that
religious diversity is an important factor in the diffusion of Irish
and German identities, while the relative religious homogeneity of the
British and Italians limits the diffusion of those identities."
This
paper was originally presented at the 1993 Annual Meeting of the
Population Association of America.
Correspondence: M. Hout,
University of California, Department of Sociology, 410 Barrows Hall,
Berkeley, CA 94720. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
60:20576 Kaplan,
David H. Population and politics in a plural society: the
changing geography of Canada's linguistic groups. Annals of the
Association of American Geographers, Vol. 84, No. 1, Mar 1994. 46-67
pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"This paper examines the role of
population change as it reflects and shapes the political and cultural
relations between French and English speakers in Canada." The focus of
the study is on the political choice the country faces: to give greater
authority to regional language majorities or to promote spatial
intermingling and the preservation of linguistic minorities. "I argue
that these questions are conditioned by the linguistic landscape and by
the nature and direction of population change. The analysis
demonstrates that linguistic affiliation determines one's propensity to
remain within a region and guides the choice of destinations, resulting
in linguistically differentiated migration fields. The linguistic
environment, in turn, affects linguistic retention and makes the
retention of French especially difficult in English-majority regions.
Population projections indicate a precipitous decline in the English
presence within Quebec and a continued containment of the French
presence to Quebec and two buffer regions just outside
Quebec."
Correspondence: D. H. Kaplan, University of St.
Thomas, Department of Geography, Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 5A3,
Canada. Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
60:20577 Katus,
Kalev. The ethnic composition of Estonia.
[Mitmerahvuseline Eesti.] Rahvastiku-Uuringud/Population Studies Series
B, No. 16, 1991. 70 pp. Estonian Interuniversity Population Research
Centre: Tallinn, Estonia. In Est.
This is a collection of short
articles presenting basic data on Estonia's 10 largest ethnic
minorities. Data are from preliminary results of the 1989 census, and
concern total population at census years, distribution by sex and
county, and urban-rural residence. Information is also included on
mother tongue and knowledge of a second
language.
Correspondence: Estonian Interuniversity
Population Research Centre, P.O. Box 3012, 200090 Tallinn, Estonia.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20578 Mirnics,
Karoly. Methodology problems in studying the identity of
Hungarians in the Voivodeship. Review of Historical
Demography/Historisch-Demographische Mitteilungen, No. 8, 1993. 70-104
pp. Budapest, Hungary. In Eng.
Problems in studying the dynamics of
the population of ethnic Hungarians in the former Yugoslavia are
discussed. Topics covered include minority classification in census
and survey data, measurements of language spoken, and problems with
vital statistics data, particularly birth registries and the failure to
record nationality of parents. The focus is on the autonomous region
of Vojvodina.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20579 Popely,
Gyula. Changes in the number, composition and
settlement-structure of the Hungarians in Slovakia. Review of
Historical Demography/Historisch-Demographische Mitteilungen, No. 8,
1993. 105-16 pp. Budapest, Hungary. In Eng.
Demographic trends
among the Hungarian population in Slovakia and Czechoslovakia are
analyzed. The period covered is 1921-1980. Special consideration is
given to assimilation and cultural repression, as well as to other
political factors. Implications for the future are
discussed.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20580 Prins, C.
J. M. Moslems and Hindus in the Netherlands: revised time
series. [Islamieten en Hindoes in Nederland: herziening van de
tijdreeks.] Maandstatistiek van de Bevolking, Vol. 42, No. 2, 1994.
22-7 pp. Voorburg, Netherlands. In Dut. with sum. in Eng.
Estimates
of the numbers of Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist residents of the
Netherlands are presented and techniques for producing such estimates
described. "Since 1971...estimated numbers of Moslems and
Hindus/Buddhists have been...computed annually with the aid of data
taken from the international migration statistics. Population growth
due to births and deaths was calculated by assuming that the crude
rates for Turks, Moroccans, [Tunisians], Pakistani and Indonesians
living in the Netherlands apply to the Moslems, and those for the
Surinamese apply to the Hindus/Buddhists. More recently other
estimates have been achieved on the basis of enumerations from
municipal population registers."
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:20581 Shabbir,
S. The Muslims and family planning. ISBN
81-7192-007-1. 1991. x, 228 pp. Dattsons: Nagpur, India. In Eng.
This is an analysis of Muslim reproductive behavior in India, with
particular reference to the impact of minority status on fertility.
The data concern 341 male and female respondents from the Vidarbha
region of Maharashtra. The study examines Muslim views on marriage and
the family as well as family planning knowledge, awareness, and
practice, including psychosocial factors associated with
nonacceptance.
Correspondence: Dattsons, J. Nehru Marg,
Nagpur-1, India. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20582 White,
Paul. Ethnic minority communities in Europe. In: The
changing population of Europe, edited by Daniel Noin and Robert Woods.
1993. 206-25 pp. Blackwell: Cambridge, Massachusetts/Oxford, England.
In Eng.
"The focus of this chapter is on...communities [in Europe]
whose origins lie in recent migration into a nation-state where their
ethnic character differs from that of the majority or of those groups
that make up the hegemony of controlling interests." The author
describes the impact on these communities of political processes,
family reunification, internal community processes, geographical
factors, refugee flows, and economic restructuring. The difficulty of
precisely defining the size of ethnic minority communities is
emphasized.
Correspondence: P. White, University of
Sheffield, Department of Geography, Sheffield S10 2TN, England.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
