Demography back issues from February 2001:
A sensitivity analysis of the Bongaarts-Feeney method for adjusting bias in observed period total fertility rates
Feb 01, 2001; ... A SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF THE BONGAARTS-FEENEY METHOD FOR ADJUSTING BIAS IN OBSERVED PERIOD TOTAL FERTILITY RATES* Our sensitivity analysis shows that the adjusted TFR(t) using the formula of Bongaarts and Feeney (1998), which assumes an invariant shape for the fertility schedule, ...
Behavior genetic modeling of human fertility: Findings from a contemporary Danish twin study
Feb 01, 2001; ... Behavior genetic designs and analyses can be used to address issues of central importance to demography. We use this methodology to document genetic influence on human fertility. Our data come from Danish twin pairs born from 1953 to 1959, measured on age at first attempt to get pregnant ...
The density of social networks and fertility decisions: Evidence from South Nyanza District, Kenya
Feb 01, 2001; ... THE DENSITY OF SOCIAL NETWORKS AND FERTILITY DECISIONS: EVIDENCE FROM SOUTH NYANZA DISTRICT, KENYA* Demographers have argued increasingly that social interaction is an important mechanism for understanding fertility behavior Yet it is still quite uncertain whether social learning or ...
Increasing fertility in cohabiting unions: Evidence for the second demographic transition in the United States?
Feb 01, 2001; ... INCREASING FERTILITY IN COHABITING UNIONS: EVIDENCE FOR THE SECOND DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION IN THE UNITED STATES? As cohabitation becomes increasingly common and accepted, one might expect the meaning of this arrangement to change. In some countries in Europe (e.g., Sweden), as ...
Dimensions of women's autonomy and the influence on maternal health care utilization in a North Indian City
Feb 01, 2001; ... DIMENSIONS OF WOMEN'S AUTONOMY AND THE INFLUENCE ON MATERNAL HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION IN A NORTH INDIAN CITY* The dimensions of women's autonomy and their relationship to maternal health care utilization were investigated in a probability sample of 300 women in Varanasi, India. We ...
Reconsidering mortality compression and deceleration: An alternative model of mortality rates
Feb 01, 2001; ... RECONSIDERING MORTALITY COMPRESSION AND DECELERATION: AN ALTERNATIVE MODEL OF MORTALITY RATES* In this research we develop a model of mortality rates that parameterizes mortality deceleration and compression, permits hypothesis tests for change in these parameters over time, and allows ...
New African American life tables from 1935-1940 to 1985-1990
Feb 01, 2001; ... New life tables for African Americans are presented from 1935 through 1990. They are based on a historical series of vital statistics data on deaths that have been corrected for age misreporting, on reconstructed population counts that have been adjusted for census underenumeration, and on ...
Estimating wealth effects without expenditure data--or tears: An application to educational enrollments in States of India
Feb 01, 2001; ... ESTIMATING WEALTH EFFECTS WITHOUT EXPENDITURE DATA-OR TEARS: AN APPLICATION TO EDUCATIONAL ENROLLMENTS IN STATES OF INDIA* Using data from India, we estimate the relationship between household wealth and children's school enrollment. We proxy wealth by constructing a linear index from ...
The impact of immigration on the internal migration of natives and immigrants
Feb 01, 2001; ... In this paper we examine the internal migratory response, by native-born non-Hispanic white men and foreign-born men in the United States, to recent immigration. Our analysis does not support the claim that natives have made a migratory response to recent immigration. Native-born men and ...