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Demography (2022) 59 (3): 995–1022.
Published: 01 June 2022
... to sample immigrants for studies of local immigrant communities. This approach can also be extended to recruit multisite samples of immigrants at origin and destination. Copyright © 2022 The Authors 2022 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of a Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC...
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Demography (2007) 44 (4): 883–898.
Published: 01 November 2007
... Borjas G.J. ( 1982 ). The Earnings of Male Hispanic Immigrants in the United States . Industrial and Labor Relations Review , 35 , 343 – 53 . 10.2307/2522814 Bratsberg B. , & Ragan J.F. ( 2002 ). The Impact of Host-Country Schooling on Earnings: A Study of Male Immigrants...
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Demography (2001) 38 (1): 29–42.
Published: 01 February 2001
..., Ordered, and Censored Variables Using Probit and Tobit Approaches . Behavior Genetics , 29 , 221 – 32 . 10.1023/A:1021686005855 Kohler , H.-P. , Rodgers , J.L. , & Christensen , K. ( 1999 ). Is Fertility Behavior in Our Genes? Findings From a Danish Twin Study . Population...
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Demography (2002) 39 (4): 713–738.
Published: 01 November 2002
... studies); (3) network effects are important for both men and women; and (4) network effects are nonlinear and asymmetric, suggesting that networks provide information primarily through social learning, rather than by exerting social influence. 14 1 2011 © Population Association of America 2002...
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Demography (1999) 36 (3): 355–367.
Published: 01 August 1999
...Norman J. Johnson; Paul D. Sorlie; Eric Backlund Abstract We compare mortality differences for specific and general categories of occupations using a national cohort of approximately 380,000 persons aged 25-64 from the U.S. National Longitudinal Mortality Study. Based on comparisons of relative...
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Demography (1994) 31 (4): 585–592.
Published: 01 November 1994
...Xiushi Yang Abstract Studies of migrant adjustment often conclude that results apply only to remaining migrants. This paper examines the potential bias in using the difference between remaining migrants and natives as a measure of migrant adjustment. The results document that differences between...
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Demography (1995) 32 (3): 459–470.
Published: 01 August 1995
... . 10.2307/2289716 Freedman, V.A. 1990. “Using SAS to Perform Multiple Imputation.” The Urban Institute, Population Studies Center, Discussion Paper UI-PSC-6. Heitjan D.F. , & Little R.J. ( 1991 ). Multiple Imputation for the Fatal Accident Reporting System . Applied Statistics...
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Demography (1996) 33 (1): 1–11.
Published: 01 February 1996
.... The qualitative data provide a complementary perspective, emphasizing the importance of social as well as physical space and giving particular attention to the structure of conversational networks. COMMUNITY AND CONTRACEPTIVE CHOICE IN RURAL THAILAND: A CASE STUDY OF NANG RONG* BARBARA ENTWISLE, RONALD R...
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Demography (1991) 28 (2): 181–199.
Published: 01 May 1991
...John F. Stewart; Barry M. Popkin; David K. Guilkey; John S. Akin; Linda Adair; Wilhelm Flieger Abstract There has been much controversy about the impact of the health sector and the infant food industry on breast-feeding behavior. This study links causal factors to breast-feeding decisions, using...
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Demography (1986) 23 (4): 607–620.
Published: 01 November 1986
... Possibilities and Underlying Problems. Paper presented at the Seminar on the Analysis of Maternity Histories, International Union for the Scientific Study of Population, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the World Fertility Survey, London, April. Page , H. J. , Lesthaeghe , R. J...
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Demography (1982) 19 (3): 351–370.
Published: 01 August 1982
... , & Trussell James ( 1980 ). Age at First Birth . London : World Fertility Survey .
Coale Ansley ( 1971 ). Age Patterns of Marriage . Population Studies , 25 , 193 – 214 . 10.2307/2173210
Coale Ansley ( 1977 ). The Development of New Models of Nuptiality and Fertility...
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Demography (1985) 22 (1): 35–59.
Published: 01 February 1985
... and Population in Taiwan . Princeton : Princeton University Press . Caldwell J. C. ( 1980 ). Theory of Fertility Decline . New York : Academic Press . Caldwell J. C. ( 1981 ). The mechanisms of demographic change in historical perspective . Population Studies , 35 , 5 – 27 . 10.2307...
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Demography (1983) 20 (3): 333–352.
Published: 01 August 1983
...Chai Bin Park Abstract This study investigates the effects of son preference on sex ratio and fertility at the family level, utilizing World Fertility Survey data for Korea, whose population is known to have a strong preference for sons and a fairly high level of contraceptive use. The sex ratio...
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Demography (1991) 28 (3): 467–479.
Published: 01 August 1991
...Griffith Feeney Abstract Taiwan’s decline in fertility is studied by using period parity progression ratios. Levels of marriage and motherhood are found to have been high and essentially constant though the late 1980s, suggesting that the decline has been due almost entirely to declines in second...
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Demography (1984) 21 (4): 667–671.
Published: 01 November 1984
...Moshe Semyonov; Danny R. Hoyt; Richard Ira Scott Summary During the last few decades the study of racial differences in occupational and economic attainment has progressed rapidly, both in terms of theory and research. The ecological study of the racial and ethnic organization of local labor...
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Demography (1987) 24 (4): 517–530.
Published: 01 November 1987
... of Taiwan . Population Studies , 32 , 43 – 64 . 10.2307/2173840 Cutright , P. , Belt , S. , & Scanzoni , J. ( 1974 ). Gender preferences, sex predetermination and family size in the United States . Social Biology , 21 , 242 – 248 . Das , N. ( 1984 ). Sex...
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Demography (1981) 18 (2): 157–172.
Published: 01 May 1981
... ). Ethnic Origin in the Canadian Census, 1971–1981 . In W. R. Petryshyn (Ed.), Changing Realities: Social Trends Among Ukrainian Canadians (pp. 18 – 49 ). Edmonton : The Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies . Lesthaeghe R. , & Page H. J. ( 1980 ). The Postpartum Non...
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Demography (1980) 17 (4): 395–412.
Published: 01 November 1980
...William D. Mosher Abstract An important study by Friedlander investigated some of the effects of different demographic responses on national demographic transitions. England and Sweden were advanced as cases that approximated the suggested hypothetical models of transitions. His argument implied...
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Demography (1981) 18 (1): 27–37.
Published: 01 February 1981
...Kathy R. Widmer; Gary H. McClelland; Carol A. Nickerson Abstract The stopping rule measure of sex preferences represents a combination of psychological measures of preference and behavioral intentions. This study of 172 college students demonstrates that the stopping rule measure is a useful...
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Demography (1978) 15 (1): 87–98.
Published: 01 February 1978
...John C. Barrett Abstract The effect of various factors on selection for family planning status and for natural fecund ability is studied in a simulation that incorporates a beta distribution of fecundability among women. The mean fecundabilities of current spacers, current limiters, current...
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