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Demography (2002) 39 (3): 467–484.
Published: 01 August 2002
... children are most affected by factors, such as intermarriage, that determine the languages spoken by adults and by the communal context. 14 1 2011 © Population Association of America 2002 2002 Current Population Survey Mother Tongue Home Language Russell Sage Foundation Language Shift...
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Demography (2001) 38 (3): 391–409.
Published: 01 August 2001
... of English or French is greater, the younger the age at migration, the longer the duration of residence, the higher the educational attainment, the farther the country of origin from Canada, and the linguistically closer the mother tongue to English or French, and among those who are not refugees, those from...
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Demography (1999) 36 (3): 387–397.
Published: 01 August 1999
... by these items and discuss their interpretation. I conclude with a summary of the major insights and limitations of a century’s worth of data. 12 1 2011 © Population Association of America 1999 1999 Government Printing Mother Tongue English Proficiency Home Language United States Census...
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Demography (1976) 13 (4): 581–586.
Published: 01 November 1976
... and Sons . Lieberson , S. , & Hansen , L. ( 1974 ). National Development, Mother Tongue Diversity and the Comparative Study of Nations . American Sociological Review , 39 , 523 – 547 . 10.2307/2094419 Mamdani , Mahmood ( 1972 ). The Myth of Population Control: Family...
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Demography (2020) 57 (6): 2245–2267.
Published: 01 October 2020
... Birth Year and Sex Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Other Control Variables a No Yes Yes No No Mutually Adjusted b No No Yes No Yes Sibling Fixed Effects No No No Yes Yes N 318,202 318,202 318,202 138,852 138,852 a Other control variables are maternal age, mother tongue...
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Demography (1976) 13 (2): 273–286.
Published: 01 May 1976
...- mates of bias for Spanish origin or de- scent, mother tongue, vocational training, nativity and items closely related to nativ- ity, year moved into present house, and number of children ever born. A few re- cord check studies were conducted but they were mainly limited to the collection of data...
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Demography (1975) 12 (2): 275–290.
Published: 01 May 1975
.... Census have met strenuous and consistent opposition. The early history of this issue and its at- tempted partial resolution by including a question on "mother tongue" has been sketched by Goldberg (1945). When, in 1957, the Census Bureau did include a question on religion in its monthly sam- ple survey...
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Demography (1966) 3 (1): 68–89.
Published: 01 March 1966
...-speaking aliens had fluctu- ated from one-quarter to one-third, but, since the majority of the postwar migrants have come from Italy, Italian has now be- come the dominant language among the aliens. In 1960it was the mother tongue of 60 percent of all the aliens with temporary permits (see Table 9...
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Demography (1969) 6 (4): 413–423.
Published: 01 November 1969
... spoken prior to coming to this country (the question on "mother-tongue This additional information was probably use- ful in determining the country of origin where the response was ambiguous. For example, if "Austrla-Hungary" were listed on the census record and mother- tongue were given as Croatian...
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Demography (2017) 54 (2): 571–602.
Published: 17 March 2017
... the difference in workplace skills of those who arrived at relatively older ages (10 or older) versus younger ages from linguistically distant countries, relative to the same age difference for child migrants whose mother tongues are closer to English. 3 We find that children who arrive at an earlier age...
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Demography (2019) 56 (5): 1899–1929.
Published: 09 September 2019
..., including UNESCO and national governments, has increasingly emphasized the importance of instruction in learners’ mother tongue (that is, language spoken at home) for several reasons: growing evidence that it improves learning outcomes, inclusion of diverse learners and community members, and maintenance...
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Demography (1993) 30 (3): 385–404.
Published: 01 August 1993
... and Row . Kobrin Goldscheider Frances ( 1986 ). Family Patterns among the U.S. Yiddish-Mother-Tongue Subpopulation: 1970 . In Steven M. Cohen , & Paula E. Hyman (Eds.), The Jewish Family: Myths and Reality (pp. 172 – 83 ). New York : Holmes and Meier . Lam David...
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Demography 11555087.
Published: 17 September 2024
...-cousin marriages. The control variables include age and a set of indiv idu al chara cteristics not affected by marriage: birth year, moth er s and father s educ ation leve ls, mother tongue, type of birthp lace (province cen ter, district center, or subd istrict/village), and birth...
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Demography (1991) 28 (3): 411–429.
Published: 01 August 1991
..., and a similar percentage had a mother tongue congruent with their ancestry. These are the oldest survivors of the second great wave of immigration and their children-a group that is aging rapidly and will disappear in the next two decades. 424 Demography, Vol. 28, No.3, August 1991 The third group included...
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Demography (2018) 55 (1): 295–318.
Published: 18 December 2017
... at the individual’s birth, differences between regions in Finland, the number of siblings in the family, and an indicator for individuals with Swedish as their mother tongue. The only major difference in mortality risk is between children whose mother tongue is Swedish compared with the Finnish-speaking majority (HR...
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Demography (1980) 17 (3): 261–273.
Published: 01 August 1980
... Reports, Series P20, No. 108. Marriage Fertility and Childspacing: August 1959 . ( 1961 ). Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office . U.S. Bureau of the Census. 1970. Census of Population: 1970. Unpublished tabulations on population whose mother tongue is Yiddish. Available at Institute...
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Demography (1983) 20 (4): 461–489.
Published: 01 November 1983
... of the Mother Tongue in Soviet Central Asia . Slavic Review , 35 , 406 – 424 . 10.2307/2495117 Silver Brian D. ( 1978 ). Language Policy and the Linguistic Russification of Soviet Nationalities . In Jeremy Azrael (Ed.), Soviet Nationality Policies and Practices (pp. 250 – 306 ). New...
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Demography (1970) 7 (2): 135–149.
Published: 01 May 1970
... way is to inquire about mother tongue (English or Freneh), and a third way is to tabulate data for coun- try of birth of persons not born in Canada. Cohort fertility data are given in Table 4 below for women of selected ethnie groups and in Table 5 for seleeted foreign-born populations. The numbers...
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Demography (1967) 4 (2): 744–752.
Published: 01 June 1967
... of mother and father. In addition, the 1960 Census included a question on mother tongue of the foreign born. "Puerto Ricans" were identified by birthplace questions. "Mexi- cans" and Spanish Americans were identi- fied in a clerical coding operation through the use of a list of Spanish surnames...
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Demography (1970) 7 (1): 1–18.
Published: 01 February 1970
... rent 20 25 Other income ~O 25 Heating equipment 20 25 Country of birth of parents 15 25 Year structure built 20 25 Mother tongue 15 25 Number of units in structure and Year moved into this house 15 25 whether a trailer 20 25 Place of residence 5 years ago '15 25 Farm residence (aereage snd sales...
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