Volume 61 - Number 4 - Winter 1995
J. Characteristics
Primarily references to descriptive studies. Official tabular material
will be found under
S. Official Statistical Publications
. Items that are primarily analytical, but that also contain
information on characteristics, will be found under
K. Demographic and Economic Interrelations and Natural Resources
or
L. Demographic and Noneconomic Interrelations
, as appropriate.
J.1. General Demographic Characteristics
Descriptive studies of populations according to various demographic
characteristics, including age, sex, sex ratios, and marital status.
Studies on demographic aging are also included.
No citations in this issue.
J.2. Biological Characteristics
Descriptive studies of menarche and menopause, longevity, and
increasing the life span, as well as other biological characteristics
such as sex selection. Studies that are concerned with menarche and
menopause as they specifically affect fertility are coded under
F.5. Factors Other Than Contraception Affecting Fertility
.
No citations in this issue.
J.3. Economic Characteristics
Descriptive studies of income differentials, earnings, career mobility,
and other economic characteristics if allocated according to
demographic groups. Analytical studies are classified under
K.1.1. General Economic Development and Population
, and studies concerned with employment and labor force are classified
under
K.3. Employment and Labor Force Participation
.
No citations in this issue.
J.4. Social Characteristics
Descriptive studies of populations according to literacy and
educational attainment, cultural background, religious affiliation,
residential characteristics and segregation, and the like. Studies on
social mobility are also coded under this heading.
No citations in this issue.
J.5. Ethnic Characteristics
Descriptive studies of populations on the basis of race, ethnic group,
language, and national origin.
No citations in this issue.
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