The relationship between upstream intergenerational transfers and wealth of older adults: evidence from ThailandSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 32 - Trang 215-242 - 2015
Nopphol Witvorapong
This paper examines the relationship between the wealth of older parents and the
receipt of in-kind and monetary transfers from non-resident adult children.
Based on a nationally representative sample from the 2007 and 2011 Surveys of
Older Persons in Thailand (N = 46,216), a sample-selected bivariate ordered
probit model is employed. Different measures of wealth are explored, including
home owner... hiện toàn bộ
Progress in Australian DemographySpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 11 - Trang 1-8 - 1994
W. D. Borrie
In marking the tenth anniversary of theJournal of the Australian Population
Association, this paper focuses especially on the teaching of demography in
Australia at graduate and undergraduate levels. The paper also discusses the
contribution of universities and other research organizations to the development
of demography in Australia.
The impact of mortality development on the number of centenarians in England and walesSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 34 - Trang 1-15 - 2016
George W. Leeson
The world is ageing both at an individual and a population level, and population
ageing is truly a global phenomenon. Life expectancies at birth have increased
at the global level from 47 years in the mid-20th century to around 70 years
today, and are expected to rise to 76 years by the mid-21st century. The
proportion of the world’s population aged 60 years and over has increased from
8 % in the ... hiện toàn bộ
Gendered futures, constrained choices: undergraduate perceptions of work and familySpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 29 - Trang 315-328 - 2012
John Murray, Leanne Cutcher
Debates about the gendered division of labour tend to focus on negotiation and
decision-making by couples in the present, and assume that individuals make
rational choices based on present circumstances when deciding questions about
workforce engagement, domestic labour and childcare responsibilities. As a
result, they overlook the fact that choices made in the present are shaped by
past choices. ... hiện toàn bộ
Socio-economic differentials in childhood immunization in India, 1992–2006Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 28 - Trang 301-324 - 2011
Abhishek Kumar, Sanjay K. Mohanty
This paper examines the socio-economic differentials in coverage of basic
childhood immunization in India and the states of Bihar and Gujarat using three
rounds of National Family Health Survey data. States are selected on the basis
of changes in full immunization coverage during 1992–2006. Bivariate,
multivariate, and progression rate is used to understand the differentials and
changes in immuniz... hiện toàn bộ
New insights into the fertility patterns of recent Polish migrants in the United KingdomSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 31 - Trang 131-150 - 2014
Lorraine Waller, Ann Berrington, James Raymer
There have been important changes in the United Kingdom’s fertility and
immigration in the past decade, with a large share contributed by migrants from
Poland. A detailed understanding of Polish migrant fertility is lacking,
however, because the relevant data are not routinely collected. This paper
provides new insights into the fertility patterns of Polish migrants in the UK,
and compares these p... hiện toàn bộ