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Elderly Living Arrangements in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, and Romania

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De Vos, Susan, and Gary Sandefur Working paper no. 1999-14 Abstract This paper examines the living arrangements of elderly people in five European countries: Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland and Romania. The paper discusses institutionalization, “headship” rates, “relationship to reference person,” a general household composition scheme for elders, and solitary living. The living arrangements …

Leaving Parents Behind: Migration and Elderly Living Arrangements in Mexico

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Kanaiaupuni, Shawn Malia Working paper no. 1999-16 Abstract Unlike industrialized countries, where parents expect to spend some portion of mid- to later-life without children at home, traditional patterns of living arrangements in Mexico reflect high levels of family caregiving for the elderly and a high degree of continuity of parent-child coresidence over the lifecourse. Living …

Living Arrangements of Older Persons

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Palloni, Alberto Working paper no. 2000-02

Age Stratification at Work: Continuity and Change in the American Occupational Structure, 1950-1990

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MacLean, Alair Working paper no. 2000-11 Abstract This paper has substantive and methodological goals. The substantive goals are motivated by two questions: How are occupations graded by age in the United States? How has this changed over the last fifty years? Methodologically, I compare results from two different means of measuring age segregation: the index …

Educational Expansion and Inequality in Korea

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Park, Hyunjoon Working paper no. 2001-04 Abstract During the past few decades South Korea has experienced a remarkable expansion in its educational system, distinctive that there has been an extraordinary increase in both quantity and quality of education. Along with dramatic differences between the educational attainment of recent and older cohorts, educational policies that have …

A First Look at Living Arrangements among Hispanic Elders 1970-2000 with Special Emphasis on Living Alone among Unmarried Women

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De Vos, Susan, and Elizabeth Arias Working paper no. 2001-05

Surveys of the Life Course and Aging: Some Comparisons

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Kuo, Hsiang-Hui Daphne, Hyunjoon Park, Taissa S. Hauser, Robert M. Hauser, and Nadine F. Marks Working paper no. 2001-06 Abstract In this paper, we introduce, compare, and evaluate the design and content of five major longitudinal studies of aging: the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS), Health and Retirement Survey (HRS), National Survey of Families and Households …

Gender, Early Life Circumstances, and Smoking

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Kuo, Hsiang-Hui Daphne, and Jonathan D. Mayer Working paper no. 2001-08 Abstract Using a large longitudinal sample of mid-life men and women, we study the long-term relationship between early life circumstances and regular smoking. Early life circumstances have profound influences on smoking experiences. Smoking is learned, but certain conditions foster this learning. Contrary to a …

As We Age: A Review of the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, 1957-2001

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Sewell, William H., Robert Hauser, Kristen W. Springer, and Taissa Hauser Working paper no. 2001-09 Abstract The authors review the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) across its history of more than 40 years. The WLS began as a study of post-secondary aspirations and educational attainment among Wisconsin high school graduates of 1957, but it has become …

Family Roles and Well-Being During the Middle Life Course

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Marks, Nadine F., Larry L. Bumpass, and Hey Jung Jun Working paper no. 2001-13