Developments in Demography in the 21st Century (The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis, 48)

✍ Scribed by Joachim Singelmann (editor), Dudley L. Poston Jr (editor)

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2020
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 330
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book introduces demographic applications which employ current demographic concepts and theories and cutting-edge methods and findings, all of which have and will continue to have an impact in the broad area of social demography. Through providing an introduction to new and current developments in demography, methodological and statistical issues, data issues, issues of health, aging and mortality, and issues in social demography, this book gives new insights into data, substantive issues, and methodological approaches that will assist readers in their use of demography in their research. At the same time it shows demographers, sociologists, economists, statisticians, methodologists, planners, and marketers how they may learn and improve upon the quality and relevance of their demographic investigations now and in the future.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
Contributors
Part I: Introduction
Chapter 1: Developments in Demography
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Developments in Demography: Chapter Summaries
Chapter 2: What’s Changing the World? A Demographer’s Perspective
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The Rising Burden of Noncommunicable Diseases
2.3 The Four Risk Factors that Account for Most NCDS
2.4 Conclusion
References
Part II: Methodological and Statistical Issues
Chapter 3: A Demographic Evaluation of the Stability of American Community Survey (ACS) Estimates for ACS Test Sites: 2000 to 2011
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Data and Methods
3.3 Characteristics for Evaluation
3.4 Geographic Areas
3.5 Time Series of Census and ACS Estimates
3.6 Results
3.6.1 Bronx County, New York: Annual ACS Estimates
3.6.2 Multnomah County, Oregon: 3-Year ACS Estimates
3.6.3 Upson County, Georgia: 5-Year ACS Estimates
3.6.4 Asian Population: Comparison of 5-Year ACS Estimates across Counties
3.6.5 Signal from the Noise
3.7 Conclusion
References
Chapter 4: Approaches for Addressing Missing Data in Statistical Analyses of Female and Male Adolescent Fertility
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Mechanisms: Why Are Data Missing
4.3 Methods for Handling Missing Data
4.3.1 Listwise Deletion
4.3.2 Mean Substitution
4.3.3 Mean Substitution for Subgroups
4.3.4 Proxy Method
4.3.5 Dropping the Variable(s) with Missing Data
4.3.6 Multiple Imputation (MI) – Three Versions
4.4 Data and Method
4.5 Results
4.6 Discussion
References
Chapter 5: Considering Local Measures of Poverty Using Shift-Share Techniques: A Comparative Analysis
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Shift-Share Analysis: Background
5.3 Local Poverty Measures and Shift-Share Analysis
5.4 Estimation Methodology & Data
5.4.1 One-Way Fixed Effects Model
5.4.2 Data
5.5 Findings
5.6 Conclusion
References
Part III: Data Issues
Chapter 6: Exploring Explanations for the High Net Undercount of Young Children in the 2010 U.S. Census
6.1 Introduction
6.2 The Undercount of Young Children
6.3 Explanations for the High Net Undercount Rate of Young Children
6.4 Summary
References
Chapter 7: Babies No Longer: Projecting the 100+ Population
7.1 Introduction and Background
7.2 Review of Past and Current Projections
7.3 Alternate Research Projections
7.3.1 Alternate Base Populations
7.3.2 Alternate Survivorship Projections
7.4 Summary and Conclusion
References
Chapter 8: Cohort Approaches Using Educational Data of the Czech Republic: Massification of Tertiary Education and Its Impact on Education Attainment
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Research Questions and Goals
8.3 Theoretical Background
8.3.1 The Second Demographic Transition
8.3.2 Trow’s Conceptions of Elite, Mass and Universal Higher Education
8.3.3 The Educational Attainment of the Population
8.4 Development of the Czech Tertiary Educational System
8.4.1 Indicators of Development of the Czech Tertiary System
8.4.2 Cohort Entry Rate
8.4.3 Net Entry Rate
8.5 Educational Attainment Forecast
8.6 Conclusion
References
Part IV: Issues of Health, Aging, and Mortality
Chapter 9: Factors Associated with Female Sterilization in Brazil
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Literature Review
9.3 Data and Methods
9.4 Results
9.5 Discussion
References
Chapter 10: Aging and Family Support in the State of Mexico
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Background
10.3 Data and Results
10.4 Discussion
References
Chapter 11: Intimate Homicide Mortality in Alaska
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Data and Methods
11.3 Demographic Features of the Subjects
11.4 Three Theories of Intimate Homicide
11.5 Results: Analyses of Twelve Cases in Alaska
11.6 Discussion and Conclusion
References
Chapter 12: Cognitive Decline Among the Elderly: A Comparative Analysis of Mexicans in Mexico and in the United States
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Previous Research
12.3 Data, Variables, and Methods
12.3.1 Data
12.3.2 Variables
12.3.2.1 Dependent Variable
12.3.2.2 Independent Variables
12.3.2.3 Statistical Analyses
12.4 Results
12.4.1 Total HEPESE and MHAS Surveys
12.5 Conclusions and Discussion
References
Part V: Issues in Social Demography
Chapter 13: The Urban Hierarchies of China and the United States
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Metropolitan and Urban Dominance
13.3 Data and Methods
13.4 Analysis and Findings
13.5 Conclusion
References
Chapter 14: School District Formation as an Explanation for Spatial and Temporal Dimensions of Concentrated Poverty in Bexar County, Texas
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Neighborhood Poverty in Bexar County
14.2.1 Historic Context
14.2.2 Neighborhood and School Segregation as Reinforcing Mechanisms for Bexar County Poverty
14.3 Explanations of Neighborhood Poverty: Review of Literature
14.4 Data and Methods
14.4.1 Independent Variables of Interest
14.4.2 Analytic Strategy
14.5 Results
14.6 Discussion
14.7 Policy Implications & Conclusions
References
Chapter 15: Union Formation Selectivity After Childbearing: Do Local Marriage Markets Matter?
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Marriage Selectivity
15.3 Marital Search
15.4 Research Aims and Expectations
15.5 Data and Methods
15.5.1 Sample Selection and Characteristics
15.5.2 Dependent Variable
15.5.3 Marriage Market Conditions
15.5.4 Social Learning Characteristics
15.5.5 Control Variables
15.5.6 Partner/Wife Characteristics
15.6 Analysis
15.7 Results
15.8 Discussion and Conclusion
Appendix
References
Chapter 16: Minority Student Participation in International Programs
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Review of Literature
16.3 International Education at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
16.4 Methodology
16.4.1 Population and Sample
16.4.2 Survey Design
16.5 Analysis
16.5.1 Sociodemographic Characteristics of the Study Respondents
16.5.2 General Attitudes and Abilities
16.5.3 Foreign Language Proficiency and Ability
16.5.4 Formal International Education and Travel Experiences
16.5.5 Perceived Benefits After Traveling Outside the U.S. for Academic Purposes
16.6 Conclusion
References
Chapter 17: Community Well-being and Mexican Interstate Migration in the United States
17.1 Introduction
17.2 Measurement of Mexican Interstate Migration
17.3 A Gravity Model and an Ecological Model of Migration
17.4 Data and Methods
17.5 Results
17.6 Discussion
References
Chapter 18: Family Values and Work in the Mississippi Delta: Effects of Marriage and Employment on the Well-being of TANF Participants
18.1 Introduction
18.2 Review of Literature
18.2.1 Marriage
18.2.2 Work
18.2.3 Marriage, Employment, & Economic Wellbeing
18.3 Data and Methods
18.3.1 Data
18.3.2 Estimation Methods
18.3.3 Dependent Variables
18.3.4 Independent Variables
18.3.4.1 Employment and Marital Transitions
18.3.4.2 Characteristics of the Spouse
18.3.4.3 Characteristics of Work
18.3.4.4 Location
18.3.4.5 Controls
18.4 Results
18.4.1 Logistic Regression Models
18.4.2 Simulations
18.5 Summary and Conclusion
References
Index