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B F Pendleton

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PubMed1986

Migration as a demographic response: the age differentials.

"This study uses the theory of demographic response as the background against which regional human migration is examined as a response to selected environmental conditions for the 1,056 counties in the North Central Region [of the United States]. Specifically, this study addresses two migration-related questions concerning county populations in the North Central Region: (1) What are the socioeconomic, demographic, and ecological factors to which county populations respond in adjusting their migration behavior? (2) Do socially important age cohorts respond to these factors differently or in a similar manner?" Factors affecting migration are employment status, income levels, educational status, ethnic group, residence location, marital status, home ownership, and age. Data are from the U.S. Census Bureau for the period 1965-1970.

Age Factors↗
PubMed1985

Socioeconomic and health effects on mortality declines in developing countries.

It has been argued that mortality declines in developing countries have not been associated with social and economic factors because of the diffusion from the developed countries to the developing countries of health and medical techniques. This paper examines the relationship between socioeconomic development and health and mortality declines in developing countries which are in two different stages of the demographic transition. A path model linking socioeconomic and health variables and mortality is developed and tested for early and late transition nations. The empirical findings indicated that the network of socioeconomic variables and their effects on mortality were much more significant in late transition countries than in early transition countries. While the impact of health services on crude death rates is large in the early transition nations, its impact declines considerably as countries reach a more transitionally 'mature' stage.

Cross-Cultural Comparison↗
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Socioeconomic status and use of family planning among Ghanaian government workers.

The low utilization of family planning methods in Ghana, and by inference in much of Africa, is explained by reference to traditional sociocultural values held by males. A LISREL model is tested using data collected from educated males working in the Ghanaian government. Among the findings are that lack of couple communication, segregated conjugal role relationships, and male-dominated decision-making are all significant predictors of non-use of family planning methods (pronatalist attitude is not). Possession of knowledge of family planning among Ghanaian males alone is unlikely to initiate use of family planning methods. Additional sociodemographic and modernization findings are reported.

Adult↗