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 …
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Leaving Parents Behind: Migration and Elderly Living Arrangements in Mexico
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 …
Living Arrangements of Older Persons
Palloni, Alberto Working paper no. 2000-02
Age Stratification at Work: Continuity and Change in the American Occupational Structure, 1950-1990
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 …
Educational Expansion and Inequality in Korea
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 …
A First Look at Living Arrangements among Hispanic Elders 1970-2000 with Special Emphasis on Living Alone among Unmarried Women
De Vos, Susan, and Elizabeth Arias Working paper no. 2001-05
Surveys of the Life Course and Aging: Some Comparisons
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 …
Gender, Early Life Circumstances, and Smoking
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 …
As We Age: A Review of the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, 1957-2001
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 …
Family Roles and Well-Being During the Middle Life Course
Marks, Nadine F., Larry L. Bumpass, and Hey Jung Jun Working paper no. 2001-13