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A Critical Analytical And Historical Review Of South African Published Life Tables, Sulaiman M. Bah
A Critical Analytical And Historical Review Of South African Published Life Tables, Sulaiman M. Bah
PSC Discussion Papers Series
The paper gives a critical review of South African life tables published since the 1920s. The life tables were constructed on the assumption that vital registration was complete among whites, coloureds and Asians. Over time, robust measures of the life tables such as under-five mortality rate and life expectancy at birth have to show internal and external consistency. In addition, derived measures such as entropy, E, which summarises the degree of convexity of the life table survivorship function, l(x), and Anson’s U also have to display such consistency. Against these criteria, the paper sets out to assess the validity of …
Time Availability And Relative Resources As Determinants Of The Sexual Division Of Domestic Work, Seth Mcfarlane, Roderic Beaujot, Tony Haddad
Time Availability And Relative Resources As Determinants Of The Sexual Division Of Domestic Work, Seth Mcfarlane, Roderic Beaujot, Tony Haddad
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Based on data from the 1992 Canadian General Social Survey on time-use, the time spent in housework and in child care are analyzed for women and men who are working full-time in dual-earner families. It is found that living with children under 19 years of age increases the average time spent in housework and child care and reduces that in paid work for both men and women. Time availability considerations, associated with the time demands of the family and the capacity to respond given the time in paid work, are found to be important determinants, especially for time spent in …
Regional Differences In Household Composition And Family Formation Patterns In Vietnam, Danièle Bélanger
Regional Differences In Household Composition And Family Formation Patterns In Vietnam, Danièle Bélanger
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Early Life Transitions Of Canadian Women: A Cohort Analysis Of Timing, Sequences, And Variations, Zenaida R. Ravanera, Rajulton Fernando, Thomas K. Burch
Early Life Transitions Of Canadian Women: A Cohort Analysis Of Timing, Sequences, And Variations, Zenaida R. Ravanera, Rajulton Fernando, Thomas K. Burch
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This paper looks into the timing and sequences of early life transitions of Canadian women using data from the 1995 General Social Survey of Family and Friends. Six events occurring in early adulthood are examined: school completion, first job, home-leaving, first cohabitation, first marriage, and first birth. Our analysis of birth cohorts spanning 60 years shows that the biggest changes in timing occurred in school completion and start of work; that the trajectories involving work before marriage have gained popularity among later cohorts; and that education appreciably delays early life transitions.
Determinants Of The Risk And Timing Of Alcohol And Illicit Drug Use Onset Among Natives And Non-Natives: Similarities And Differences, Margaret L. De Wit, Bryan G. Embree, David J. De Wit
Determinants Of The Risk And Timing Of Alcohol And Illicit Drug Use Onset Among Natives And Non-Natives: Similarities And Differences, Margaret L. De Wit, Bryan G. Embree, David J. De Wit
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Objective: Employing probability samples from the Ontario Health Survey Supplement (Ontario Ministry of Health, 1990/91) and a community of Native Ontario reserve residents (Embree, 1993), this study compared and contrasted Natives' and Non-natives' determinants of drug and alcohol use onset. Method: Proportional Hazards techniques identified factors associated with the risk and timing of onset of substance use (alcohol and illicit drugs) for both cultural groups, and special attention was paid to the role of family background characteristics as precursors to early alcohol and drug-use onset. Results: The multivariate results reveal that, for both Natives and Non-natives alike, and considering both …
Religious Differences In Rates Of Infant And Child Mortality: Evidence From Alsace, 1750-1870, Kevin Mcquillan
Religious Differences In Rates Of Infant And Child Mortality: Evidence From Alsace, 1750-1870, Kevin Mcquillan
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Comportements Démographiques Et Statut Socio-Économique Des Immigrants Canadiens, Roderic Beaujot
Comportements Démographiques Et Statut Socio-Économique Des Immigrants Canadiens, Roderic Beaujot
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Indirect Estimation Of Pre-Census Baseline In The Aftermath Of A War, Sulaiman M. Bah, Mohammed Mahibur-Rahman
Indirect Estimation Of Pre-Census Baseline In The Aftermath Of A War, Sulaiman M. Bah, Mohammed Mahibur-Rahman
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Pre-censal estimates help in proper planning for the execution of a census. After the end of a destabilizing war, these pre-censal estimates cannot be easily obtained. The paper proposes how pre-censal estimates can be obtained in the aftermath of a war using indirect estimation techniques. This involves the estimation of probabilities of mortality and of emigration obtained from survival models and multiple decrement life tables.