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Early life exposures and the occurrence and timing of heart disease among the older adult Puerto Rican population
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Demography (2010) 47 (1): 23–43.
Published: 01 February 2010
... have important ramifications for adult heart disease among the older Puerto Rican population. We show, however, that while exposure is associated with the probability of ever experiencing adult heart disease, it is not associated with the timing of onset among those who do experience it. 27 1...
View articletitled, Early life exposures and the occurrence and timing of heart disease among the <span class="search-highlight">older</span> <span class="search-highlight">adult</span> Puerto Rican population
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Hispanic Older Adult Mortality in the United States: New Estimates and an Assessment of Factors Shaping the Hispanic Paradox
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Demography (2015) 52 (1): 1–14.
Published: 31 December 2014
...Joseph T. Lariscy; Robert A. Hummer; Mark D. Hayward Abstract Hispanics make up a rapidly growing proportion of the U.S. older adult population, so a firm grasp of their mortality patterns is paramount for identifying racial/ethnic differences in life chances in the population as a whole...
View articletitled, Hispanic <span class="search-highlight">Older</span> <span class="search-highlight">Adult</span> Mortality in the United States: New Estimates and an Assessment of Factors Shaping the Hispanic Paradox
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The Effects of Childhood, Adult, and Community Socioeconomic Conditions on Health and Mortality among Older Adults in China
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Demography (2011) 48 (1): 153–181.
Published: 11 March 2011
...Ming Wen; Danan Gu Abstract Using a large, nationally representative longitudinal sample of Chinese aged 65 and older, this study examines the effects of childhood, adult, and community socioeconomic conditions on mortality and several major health outcomes. The role of social mobility is also...
View articletitled, The Effects of Childhood, <span class="search-highlight">Adult</span>, and Community Socioeconomic Conditions on Health and Mortality among <span class="search-highlight">Older</span> <span class="search-highlight">Adults</span> in China
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Demography (2022) 59 (5): 1821–1842.
Published: 01 October 2022
...Robert F. Schoeni; Vicki A. Freedman; Jennifer C. Cornman; Judith A. Seltzer Abstract We examine older partnered parents' time spent with adult children in biological and step families, treating time together as an indication of relationship strength. Using a unique national sample of U.S. time...
View articletitled, The Strength of Parent–<span class="search-highlight">Adult</span> Child Ties in Biological Families and Stepfamilies: Evidence From Time Diaries From <span class="search-highlight">Older</span> <span class="search-highlight">Adults</span>
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Family size and support of older adults in urban and rural China: Current effects and future implications
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Demography (2003) 40 (1): 23–44.
Published: 01 February 2003
...Zachary Zimmer; Julia Kwong Abstract Change in China’s age structure is creating concerns about whether reductions in family size undermine traditional support mechanisms for older adults. Future generations may expect less support as the availability of children declines. In this article...
View articletitled, Family size and support of <span class="search-highlight">older</span> <span class="search-highlight">adults</span> in urban and rural China: Current effects and future implications
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Epigenetic Aging Helps Explain Differential Resilience in Older Adults
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Demography (2024) 61 (4): 1023–1041.
Published: 01 August 2024
... examined whether accelerated epigenetic aging (indicating differences in the speed of individuals’ underlying aging process) helps explain age-related resilience in a nationally representative sample of 3,783 older U.S. adults from the Health and Retirement Study. Results of mediation moderation analyses...
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View articletitled, Epigenetic Aging Helps Explain Differential Resilience in <span class="search-highlight">Older</span> <span class="search-highlight">Adults</span>
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Trends in health of older adults in the United States: Past, present, future
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Demography (2010) 47 (Suppl 1): S17–S40.
Published: 01 March 2010
... 2011 © Population Association of America 2010 2010 Current Population Survey National Health Interview Survey Older Adult High Total Cholesterol National Health Interview Survey Data References Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. 2009. “Federal Excise Tax Increase...
View articletitled, Trends in health of <span class="search-highlight">older</span> <span class="search-highlight">adults</span> in the United States: Past, present, future
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Migration Selection, Protection, and Acculturation in Health: A Binational Perspective on Older Adults
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Demography (2013) 50 (3): 1039–1064.
Published: 29 November 2012
.... ( 2009 ). Trends in diabetes prevalence and diabetes-related complications in older Mexican Americans from 1993–1994 to 2004–2005 . Diabetes Care , 32 , 2212 – 2217 . 10.2337/dc09-0938 Ben-Shlomo , Y. , & Smith , G. D. ( 1991 ). Deprivation in infancy or in adult life: Which...
View articletitled, Migration Selection, Protection, and Acculturation in Health: A Binational Perspective on <span class="search-highlight">Older</span> <span class="search-highlight">Adults</span>
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Union Formation in Later Life: Economic Determinants of Cohabitation and Remarriage Among Older Adults
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Demography (2012) 49 (3): 1103–1125.
Published: 02 May 2012
... are at least 50 years old, results show that wealthier older adults, regardless of gender, are more likely to repartner than stay single. Wealth has no discernable effect on the likelihood of remarrying versus cohabiting. Among the oldest men, the positive associations between wealth and repartnering...
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View articletitled, Union Formation in Later Life: Economic Determinants of Cohabitation and Remarriage Among <span class="search-highlight">Older</span> <span class="search-highlight">Adults</span>
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Life Expectancy Among U.S.-born and Foreign-born Older Adults in the United States: Estimates From Linked Social Security and Medicare Data
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Demography (2016) 53 (4): 1109–1134.
Published: 06 July 2016
... of a record linkage study . Demography , 37 , 175 – 186 . 10.2307/2648119 Hummer , R. A. , & Hayward , M. D. ( 2015 ). Hispanic older adult health & longevity in the United States: Current patterns & concerns for the future . Daedalus , 144 ( 2 ), 20 – 30 . Jasso...
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View articletitled, Life Expectancy Among U.S.-born and Foreign-born <span class="search-highlight">Older</span> <span class="search-highlight">Adults</span> in the United States: Estimates From Linked Social Security and Medicare Data
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Living Arrangements and Supplemental Income Programs for Older Adults in Mexico
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Demography (2020) 57 (4): 1345–1368.
Published: 19 May 2020
... whether a supplemental income program in Mexico for adults aged 70 and older influenced household size and composition. We compare outcomes at baseline and at six-month follow-up for elderly adults in the treatment group with those in the control group that did not participate in the program. We find...
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View articletitled, Living Arrangements and Supplemental Income Programs for <span class="search-highlight">Older</span> <span class="search-highlight">Adults</span> in Mexico
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Demography (2022) 59 (2): 535–562.
Published: 01 April 2022
... as exploiting variations in the implementation of China's Compulsory Education Law, we examine the effects of adult children's education on the prevalence of chronic cardiovascular illnesses among older parents in China and explore potential mechanisms. Instrumental variable estimates indicate that additional...
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View articletitled, <span class="search-highlight">Adult</span> Children's Education and <span class="search-highlight">Older</span> Parents' Chronic Illnesses in Aging China
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Living Arrangements of Older Malaysians: Who Coresides with Their Adult Children?
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Demography (1994) 31 (1): 95–113.
Published: 01 February 1994
...Julie DaVanzo; Angelique Chan Abstract More than two-thirds of Malaysians age 60 or older coreside with an adult child. Data from the Senior sample of the Second Malaysian Family Life Survey (MFLS-2) are used to investigate which “seniors” (persons age 60 or older) live in this way. The analysis...
View articletitled, Living Arrangements of <span class="search-highlight">Older</span> Malaysians: Who Coresides with Their <span class="search-highlight">Adult</span> Children?
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Meet the Parents? Family Size and the Geographic Proximity Between Adult Children and Older Mothers in Sweden
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Demography (2013) 50 (3): 903–931.
Published: 04 January 2013
...Helena Holmlund; Helmut Rainer; Thomas Siedler Abstract The aim of this study is to estimate the causal effect of family size on the proximity between older mothers and adult children by using a large administrative data set from Sweden. Our main results show that adult children in Sweden...
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in Changes in Family Structure and Increasing Care Gaps in the United States, 2015–2050
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Published: 01 October 2024
Fig. 1 Weighted percentages of older adults reporting difficulty with ADLs and IADLs and whether any help was received with the task in the last three months, adults aged 50+, HRS (1998–2014). N = 170,199. A care gap for a task is operationalized as receiving no help with a reported difficulty
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Difference-in-differences with propensity score matching, older adults (age...
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Fig. 2 Difference-in-differences with propensity score matching, older adults (aged 70–79 vs. 80+). a Significant at p < .05 when using the Holm-Bonferroni correction for multiple hypothesis testing.
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Difference-in-differences with propensity score matching for older adults b...
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Fig. 5 Difference-in-differences with propensity score matching for older adults by income tercile. a Significant at p < .05 when using the Holm-Bonferroni correction for multiple hypothesis testing. b Significant at p < .10 when using the Holm-Bonferroni correction for multiple
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Estimating the Co-Development of Cognitive Decline and Physical Mobility Limitations in Older U.S. Adults
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Demography (2016) 53 (2): 337–364.
Published: 02 March 2016
.... , & Rush , R. ( 2002 ). Cognitive and functional decline in adults aged 75 and older . Journal of the American Geriatrics Society , 50 , 1978 – 1986 . 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2002.50609.x . Bollen , K. , & Curran , P. ( 2006 ). Latent curve models: A structural equation...
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Education of adult children and mortality of their elderly parents in Taiwan
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Demography (2007) 44 (2): 289–305.
Published: 01 May 2007
... levels of resource transfers between family members. This study employs 14 years of longitudinal data from Taiwan to examine the combined effects of the education of older adults and their adult children on the mortality outcomes of older adults. We use nested Gompertz hazard models to evaluate...
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Just Like in Their Home Country? A Multinational Perspective on Living Arrangements of Older Immigrants in the United States
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Demography (2017) 54 (5): 1973–1998.
Published: 15 August 2017
...Zoya Gubernskaya; Zequn Tang Abstract Older immigrants are more likely to share residence with their adult children and other family members than are U.S.-born older adults. Because socioeconomic factors only partially explain these differences and direct measures of cultural preferences are seldom...
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