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Demography (1968) 5 (1): 158–173.
Published: 01 March 1968
... Unidos tardó muchos años hata llegar a su presente política, y sería poco realista esperar que la Union Soviética canbie más rapidamente. Summary Marxist theories led Soviet writers to view the population problems of less developed countries in rather simplistic terms: Since overpopulation is caused...
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Demography (1968) 5 (2): 642–650.
Published: 01 June 1968
...S. Chandrasekhar 15 1 2011 © Population Association of America 1968 1968 Family Planning Population Problem Indian Penal Code United Arab Republic Family Planning Center References 1 S. , Chandrasekhar ( 1967 ). Asia’s Population Problems . New York...
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Demography (1970) 7 (1): 53–60.
Published: 01 February 1970
...Larry D. Barnett Abstract Recent public opinion polls report that a majority of Americans consider the nation’s population growth rate to be a “serious” problem. Little systematic evidence exists on whether they view the problem as a factor that the individual married couple should consider...
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Demography (1969) 6 (1): 13–16.
Published: 01 February 1969
... Areas . ( 1963 ). Washington : Government Printing Office . NOTE ON SOME PROBLEMS IN INTERPRETING MIGRATION DATA FROM THE 1960 CENSUS OF POPULATION ANN R. MILLER Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 Abstract-Movements of young men into and out...
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Demography (1967) 4 (2): 497–514.
Published: 01 June 1967
... developed and developing regions, the successful solution of future social and demographic problems will depend, in all likelihood, on whether population growth is considered in isolation or as a problem which is inextricably interwoven with other leading features of social and economic development. Both...
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Demography (1993) 30 (4): 593–606.
Published: 01 November 1993
... with perceived population problems. International health is cited as an area of increased demographic presence; reasons for this development are explored. The technology for performing research in demography is improving more rapidly than in many other areas of the social sciences, and thus is helping to improve...
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Demography (1975) 12 (1): 157–161.
Published: 01 February 1975
...David L. Kruegel 8 1 2011 © Population Association of America 1975 1975 Ideal Family Causal Order Population Problem Population Prob Ideal Family Size References Blake Judith ( 1974 ). Can We Believe Recent Data on Birth Expectations in the United States...
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Demography (1968) 5 (2): 827–835.
Published: 01 June 1968
...Hernån Mendoza-Hoyos 15 1 2011 © Population Association of America 1968 1968 Family Planning Family Planning Program Family Planning Method Family Plan Population Problem THE COLOMBIAN PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION, PERSONNEL TRAINING AND EVALUATION HERNAN MENDOZA-HOYOS...
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Demography (1993) 30 (4): 519–521.
Published: 01 November 1993
...Donald J. Bogue 9 1 2011 © Population Association of America 1993 1993 Population Association Ford Foundation Editorial Team Population Problem Family Planning Action This paper is reprinted from PAA Affairs , Fall, 1983. Bogue was the journal’s first editor. While...
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Demography (1968) 5 (2): 846–854.
Published: 01 June 1968
...J. Mayone Stycos 15 1 2011 © Population Association of America 1968 1968 Family Planning Family Planning Program Population Problem Latin American Nation Family Planner References 1 Centro de Estudios de Poblacion y Desarollo, I-Seminario Nacional de Poblacion y...
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Demography (1986) 23 (2): 247–259.
Published: 01 May 1986
... problem by replacing the fixed, age-specific fertility schedule of classical stable population theory by two basic relationships: a “birth matrix” and a “mating rule.” Placing certain restrictions on the birth matrix and the mating rule (BMMR), I establish that under certain plausible conditions, the BMMR...
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Demography (1972) 9 (1): 51–68.
Published: 01 February 1972
... method. Consideration is now being given to various methods involving parity-progression procedures. Some alternative methods and problems of measuring the accuracy of population projections are then considered. The percent “error” in the projected population growth, by components and age, and the range...
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Demography (2005) 42 (1): 91–108.
Published: 01 February 2005
...Robert Moffitt Abstract The problem of determining cause and effect is one of the oldest in the social sciences, where laboratory experimentation is generally not possible. This article provides a perspective on the analysis of causal relationships in population research that draws upon recent...
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Demography (1999) 36 (1): 77–91.
Published: 01 February 1999
... seeing a decline in health problems, the decade witnessed an increase among the older population in the prevalence of certain diseases in the older population and of mild levels of disability (although self-rated health improved in tandem with the declines in mortality). Longer life was accompanied...
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Demography (1981) 18 (2): 201–216.
Published: 01 May 1981
...Robert Schoen Abstract The “two-sex problem” is one of attempting to preserve the essential character of male and female rates of marriage (or birth), since the expression of those rates is influenced both by the age-sex composition of the population and the underlying age-sex schedule...
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Demography (2000) 37 (2): 139–154.
Published: 01 May 2000
... of the population, modest measurement problems could lead to serious errors in inference. In examining gays and lesbians in multiple data sets we also achieve a second objective: We provide a set of statistics about this population that is relevant to several current policy debates. 12 1 2011 ©...
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Demography (1994) 31 (1): 159–175.
Published: 01 February 1994
...Eileen M. Crimmins; Mark D. Hayward; Yasuhiko Saito Abstract This paper demonstrates the consequences of changes in mortality and health transition rates for changes in both health status life expectancy and the prevalence of health problems in the older population. A five-state multistate life...
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Demography (1998) 35 (1): 125–131.
Published: 01 February 1998
...Rebecca A. London Abstract I examine trends in single mothers’ living arrangements using data from the 1970–1995 Current Population Surveys. I create a consistent trend by correcting a coding problem that stemmed from the misidentification of children living in multigenerational households before...
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Demography (2012) 49 (2): 393–424.
Published: 25 January 2012
.... Many studies suggest widespread mental health problems in this population associated with trauma and hardship related to their departure from Vietnam and to difficulties in their adjustment to American society. Confidence in these generalizations is weakened by the routine use of measures that focus...
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Demography (2008) 45 (4): 763–784.
Published: 01 November 2008
... perspective to the problem of causal inference can hinder social and behavioral science. The second half of the article describes the “slippery slope” by which some demographic studies slide from providing a highly useful description about the population to using regressions to estimate causal models...