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· 2d
Modest changes in spousal age differences over time in sub-Saharan Africa - N-IUSSP
Using information from 144 surveys across 34 countries from 1980 to 2020, Pearl Kyei, Samuel Agyei-Mensah, John Casterline and Ayaga Bawah find that the age difference between spouses decreased by ......
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· 6d
Pace of Aging of older adults in the US and UK - N-IUSSP
Based on a longitudinal analysis of dried-bloodspot, physical-exam, and performance-test biomarkers in nearly 20,000 participants in the US Health and Retirement Study and English Longitudinal Study o...
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· 13d
A century of mortality crises in France and its regions - N-IUSSP
While the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted societies worldwide, its demographic toll in France was far lower than the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic or the 1911 heatwave. Florian Bonnet and Carlo-Giovanni Camar...
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· 15d
Does grit matter for migration? The case of South Africa 2018–2020 - N-IUSSP
Michael J. White, Tyler W. Myroniuk, Carren Ginsburg, and Chantel Pheiffer examine the question of whether migrants in the South African context (2018–2020, rural-to-urban migration) have more “grit”—...
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· 19d
Is there a strong two-child norm among U.S. women? - N-IUSSP
For decades, the majority of Americans have reported ideal family sizes of two children, yet actual birth rates are falling well below reported ideals. Julia Behrman, Emily Marshall, and Florian ... R...
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· 23d
The silent rise of solitary older adults in Ghana - N-IUSSP
This qualitative study explores solitary ageing in Ghana’s Greater Accra Region. Interviews with 52 older adults from six communities revealed situations of emotional isolation, social disconnection, ...
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· 27d
Why delaying old-age pension claiming might not be worth the risk for everyone - N-IUSSP
Lifespan is uncertain, even for well-informed individuals. Sha Jiang, Wenyun Zuo, Zhen Guo and Shripad Tuljapurkar show that this irreducible demographic risk increases with delayed pension claiming a...
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· Sep 8
Ten years of emergency contraception in Italy (2012-21) - N-IUSSP
Emergency contraception has been on the rise in Italy in the past 10 years, especially after recent liberalization laws. Gianpiero Dalla-Zuanna, Anna Giraldo and Marzia Loghi discuss the pros and ... ...
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· Sep 1
How internal migration affects sex-ratios in rural eastern Germany - N-IUSSP
Rural-to-urban migration within eastern Germany has overtaken east-west migration as the main driver of skewed adult sex ratios in rural areas. The shift in migration patterns, according to Nico Stawa...
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· Aug 25
Mental disorder and (reduced) fertility in Norway - N-IUSSP
Several countries have seen recent increases in the prevalence of mental disorders. Has this contributed to reduced fertility? A Norwegian register-based analysis shows negative associations between m...
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· Jul 7
The growing role of ART in fertility rates in Norway - N-IUSSP
Assisted reproductive technology (ART) is playing an increasingly important role in the realization of childbearing intentions in advanced societies. While ART is more accessible than ever, its usage ...
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· Jun 23
Divergent pathways into adulthood in the Global South - N-IUSSP
Young people in the Global South are following increasingly diverse and ever-changing paths to adulthood. Yet, inequalities persist. Shelley Clark and Khandys Agnant show that despite impressive gains...
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· Jun 16
What we know about child protective services in the Global North - N-IUSSP
All over the world, child protective services have a duty to deal with cases of child maltreatment. However, even confining research to the Global North, better equipped, in principle, for ... Read mo...
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· Jun 9
Cohabitation and mortality in Sweden: does living with a non-marital partner extend life? - N-IUSSP
Married individuals tend to live longer, but what about cohabiters? Using data from the Swedish registry, Jesper Lindmarker, Martin Kolk and Sven Drefahl find that cohabitation reduces the risk of ......
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· Jun 2
Young immigrants adapt to Swedish childbearing norms - N-IUSSP
Do immigrants have more children than people who were born in their destination country? Does immigrant childbearing behaviour adapt towards destination childbearing norms? In a new case study, Ben Wi...
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