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A cross-over in Mexican and Mexican-American fertility rates

Frank, Reanne; Heuveline, Patrick - In: Demographic Research 12 (2005) 4, pp. 77-104

the current approach to minority group fertility. Data come from six national surveys (three from Mexico and three from … rates in Mexico at the same time that continuous increases have been documented in the fertility rates of third …Against a backdrop of two new developments in the fertility behavior of the Mexican- Origin population in the U.S., the …

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The interrelationship of fertility, family maintenance and Mexico-U.S. Migration

Lindstrom, David P.; Saucedo, Silvia Giorguli - In: Demographic Research 17 (2007) 28, pp. 821-858

This study examines the interrelationship between migration and marital fertility, using a bi-national sample of … migration (to the U.S. or return to Mexico) and the type of migration (solo or couple), and (2) how current migration status and … cumulative migration experience influence the likelihood of a birth. Examining the effects of fertility on migration, and the …

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Patterns of contraceptive use among Mexican-origin women

White, Kari; Potter, Joseph E. - In: Demographic Research 28 (2013) 41, pp. 1199-1212

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Estimating spatial inequalities of urban child mortality

Jankowska, Marta; Benza, Magdalena; Weeks, John R. - In: Demographic Research 28 (2013) 2, pp. 33-62

Recent studies indicate that the traditional rural-urban dichotomy that points to cities as places of better health in the developing worldcan be complicated by poverty differentials; many poor urban women experiencechild mortality burdens as high as their rural counterparts. However, little is...

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A multilevel event history analysis of the effects of grandmothers on child mortality in a historical German population

Beise, Jan; Voland, Eckart - In: Demographic Research 7 (2002) 13, pp. 469-498

We analyzed data from the historic population of the Krummhörn (Ostfriesland, Germany, 1720-1874) to determine the effects of grandparents in general and grandmothers in particular on child mortality. Multilevel event-history models were used to test how the survival of grandparents in general...

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Effects of Parental Union Dissolution on Child Mortality and Child Schooling in Burkina Faso

Thiombiano, Bilampoa Gnoumou; Thomas LeGrand, K.; … - In: Demographic Research 29 (2013) 29, pp. 797-816

In this paper, we use data from a retrospective biographical survey in Burkina Faso to examine the effect of divorce and widowhood of the mother on childrenâ€™s risk of mortality under age 5 and on the probability of their entering primary school. The results from piecewise exponential...

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