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A Multistate Life Table Approach to Understanding Return and Reentry Migration between Mexico and the United States During Later Life.

Demographic research

Vega A, Brazil N.
PMID: 26752973
Demogr Res. 2015 Jul-Dec;33:1211-1240. doi: 10.4054/DemRes.2015.33.43. Epub 2015 Dec 04.

BACKGROUND: Empirical research describes retirement migration to Mexico as a viable option for some older Americans. However, far less research examines this phenomenon among Mexican immigrants in the United States. The literature that does address this topic treats international...

Age at migration and disability-free life expectancy among the elder Mexican-origin population.

Demographic research

Garcia MA, Chiu CT.
PMID: 29093642
Demogr Res. 2016;35(51):1523-1536. doi: 10.4054/DemRes.2016.35.51. Epub 2016 Dec 07.

BACKGROUND: Migration selectivity is thought to shape the health profiles of Mexican immigrants.OBJECTIVE: This study examines how the experience of Mexican migration to the United States affects the health process and the quality of life in old age by...

Migrant children and migrants' children: Nativity differences in school enrollment in Mexico and the United States.

Demographic research

Glick JE, Yabiku ST.
PMID: 28077926
Demogr Res. 2016;35(8):201-228. doi: 10.4054/DemRes.2016.35.8. Epub 2016 Jun 29.

BACKGROUND: The growing prevalence of migrant children in diverse contexts requires a reconsideration of the intergenerational consequences of migration. To understand how migration and duration of residence are associated with children's schooling, we need more comparative work that can...

Sibling support and the educational prospects of young adults in Malawi.

Demographic research

Trinitapoli J, Yeatman S, Fledderjohann J.
PMID: 24855450
Demogr Res. 2014 Jan;30:547-578. doi: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.19.

BACKGROUND: Extended kin networks are an important social and economic resource in Africa. Existing research has focused primarily on intergenerational ties, but much less is known about "lateral" ties, such as those between siblings. In contexts of high adult...

Why the racial gap in life expectancy is declining in the United States.

Demographic research

Firebaugh G, Acciai F, Noah AJ, Prather C, Nau C.
PMID: 25580083
Demogr Res. 2014 Oct 30;31:975-1006. doi: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.31.32.

BACKGROUND: Blacks have lower life expectancy than whites in the United States. That disparity could be due to racial differences in the causes of death, with blacks being more likely to die of causes that affect the young, or...

Attitudes on marriage and new relationships: Cross-national evidence on the deinstitutionalization of marriage.

Demographic research

Treas J, Lui J, Gubernskaya Z.
PMID: 26052248
Demogr Res. 2014 Jan-Jun;30:1495-1526. doi: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.54.

BACKGROUND: Consistent with the deinstitutionalization-of-marriage thesis, studies report a decline in support for marital conventions and increased approval of other relationship types. Generalizations are limited by the lack of cross-national research for a broad domain of attitudes on marriage...

Age patterns of racial/ethnic/nativity differences in disability and physical functioning in the United States.

Demographic research

Melvin J, Hummer R, Elo I, Mehta N.
PMID: 26893587
Demogr Res. 2014 Jul-Dec;31:497-510. doi: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.31.17. Epub 2014 Aug 26.

BACKGROUND: Rapid population aging and increasing racial/ethnic and immigrant/native diversity make a broad documentation of U.S. health patterns during both mid- and late life particularly important.OBJECTIVE: We aim to better understand age- and gender-specific racial/ethnic and nativity differences in...

Residential Mobility in Early Childhood: Household and Neighborhood Characteristics of Movers and Non-Movers.

Demographic research

Lawrence E, Root ED, Mollborn S.
PMID: 26819568
Demogr Res. 2015 Oct;33:939-950. doi: 10.4054/demres.2015.33.32.

BACKGROUND: Understanding residential mobility in early childhood is important for contextualizing influences on child health and well-being.OBJECTIVE: This study describes individual, household, and neighborhood characteristics associated with residential mobility for children aged 0-5.METHODS: We examined longitudinal data from the...

Patterns of contraceptive use among Mexican-origin women.

Demographic research

White KL, Potter JE.
PMID: 26146485
Demogr Res. 2013;28(41):1199-112. doi: 10.4054/DemRes.2013.28.41.

BACKGROUND: Mexican women in the United States (US) have higher rates of fertility compared to other ethnic groups and women in Mexico. Whether variation in women's access to family planning services or patterns of contraceptive use contributes to this...

Maternal labor force participation and differences by education in an urban birth cohort study - 1998-2010.

Demographic research

Pilkauskas N, Waldfogel J, Brooks-Gunn J.
PMID: 28286416
Demogr Res. 2016 Jan-Jun;34:407-420. doi: 10.4054/DemRes.2016.34.14. Epub 2016 Mar 02.

BACKGROUND: Maternal labor force participation has increased dramatically over the last 40 years, yet surprisingly little is known about longitudinal patterns of maternal labor force participation in the years after a birth, or how these patterns vary by education.OBJECTIVE:...

When people shed religious identity in Ireland and Austria: Evidence from censuses.

Demographic research

McClendon D, Hackett C.
PMID: 25541579
Demogr Res. 2014 Nov 28;31:1297-1310. doi: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.31.43.

BACKGROUND: Disaffiliation from religion is an important factor behind the rapid rise in persons claiming no religious affiliation in many advanced industrial countries. Scholars typically think of disaffiliation as a life course process that is confined to young adults,...

Assortative matching among same-sex and different-sex couples in the United States, 1990-2000.

Demographic research

Schwartz CR, Graf NL.
PMID: 20333322
Demogr Res. 2009 Dec 08;21:843-878. doi: 10.4054/demres.2009.21.28.

Same-sex couples are less likely to be homogamous than different-sex couples on a variety of characteristics including race/ethnicity, age, and education. This study confirms results from previous studies which used 1990 U.S. census data and extends previous analyses to...

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