Hammer, Roger B., Paul Voss, and Volker C. Radeloff Working paper no. 2002-13 Abstract While ample data on demographic change in local communities spanning numerous decades are available from the decennial censuses and other sources, information on change in the geographic distribution of population within local communities is virtually nonexistent. Municipal boundary changes, which reflect …
Wu, Lawrence L., and Steven P. Martin Working paper no. 2002-14 Abstract Does a nonmarital birth ignite an “engine” of subsequent nonmarital fertility? Or does a marital first birth serve as a “brake” on subsequent nonmarital fertility? To answer these questions, we compare the pace of subsequent marital and nonmarital childbearing, given a marital or …
Guillot, Michel Working paper no. 2002-16 Abstract This paper presents a summary mortality index, the Cross-sectional Average Length of Life (CAL). By combining the mortality experience of various cohorts in a cross-sectional fashion, CAL complements traditional one-period or one-cohort indexes and enriches our understanding of population processes. First, CAL provides an alternative insight into the …
Palloni, Alberto, and Elizabeth Arias Working paper no. 2003-01 Abstract We test three competing explanations of the adult “Hispanic mortality paradox:” data artifact, migration, and cultural or social buffering effects. Based on a series of parametric hazard models estimated on 9 years of mortality follow-up data, our results suggest that the “Hispanic” mortality advantage is …
Palloni, Alberto, and Carolina Milesi Working paper no. 2003-02 Abstract The persistence of social class inequalities is a salient regularity in modern societies. In this paper we argue that there are mechanisms that link early health status and late socioeconomic achievement. Our discussion is based on well-established results in the social stratification literature, on recent …
Palloni, Alberto, Beth J. Soldo, Rebeca Wong, and Mary McEniry Working paper no. 2003-03 Abstract Context: We know precious little about adult health in developing countries in general and Latin America in particular. We know even less about the health conditions of elderly individuals. Since Mexico and many other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean …
DeLamater, John, and Morgan Sill Working paper no. 2003-05
Swallen, Karen Working paper no. 2003-06 Abstract Newspaper coverage is an important source of medical information for Americans, but coverage may be biased and inaccurate. I studied American newspaper coverage of two major randomized clinical trials—aspirin for prevention of cardiovascular disease (the Physicians’ Health Study) in 1988, and combination hormone therapy for prevention of cardiovascular …
Guend, Hani, and Alberto Palloni Working paper no. 2003-07 Abstract We examine differentials in adult Partial Life Expectancies by type of disability between two censuses within each racial group; and among white, black, Asian, and Native Americans in 1990. During the 1980s, women of minority groups benefited from an improvement in Disability Free Life Expectancy, …
De Vos, Susan, and Flavia Andrade Working paper no. 2003-08 Abstract This paper examines independent living among elderly Brazilians 65+ of different racial groups since 1980. Consistent with current theoretical notions about the living arrangements of elderly people, there was an overall increase in independent living among them. However, the increase mainly reflects change among …