Demography Journal

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In Vol. 63, Issue 1: Ten articles & seven notes, covering antibiotic pollution & infant mortality, the cumulative risk of criminalization, the demographic potential of polygyny, the earnings of unauthorized immigrants & more. Volume 63 Issue 1 | Demography | Duke University Press

@silviapalmaccio @DeniMazrekaj & @DeWitteK find that individuals from divorced families have lower completed fertility. @DondenaCentre @leuvenresearch Fertility Outcomes of Adult Children With Divorced Parents: Evidence From Population Data | Demography | Duke University Press

“Cumulative Exposure to Exclusionary Zoning in Impoverished Neighborhoods”: Mleczko finds that zoning is associated with ↑ hardship for renting h'holds. @MarquetteU The Cumulative Exposure to Exclusionary Zoning in Impoverished Neighborhoods | Demography | Duke University Press

In “Activity Locations & Residential Segregation,” Liang Cai et al. examine the role of segregation clusters in residents' mobility patterns. @UChicagoSoc The Social Context of Spatial Choice: Activity Locations and Residential Segregation | Demography | Duke University Press

“More Education, Fewer Children?”: Beck et al assess how educ. contributed to fertility. @PRUhelsinkiuni @MPIDRnews More Education and Fewer Children? The Contribution of Educational Enrollment and Attainment to the Fertility Decline in Norway | Demography | Duke University Press

@mollysrosenberg et al show prebaseline mortality can impact outcome measures. Cohort Prevalence Estimates Are Sensitive to Prebaseline Mortality: A Research Note Using Cognitive Impairment Data From the HAALSI Cohort in Rural South Africa | Demography | Duke University Press

Jan Einhoff estimates WLE & WYL to retirement, unemployment & inactivity for cohorts aged 55-64 & 65-74 across 21 European countries. @MPIDRnews @HumboldtUni Cohorts’ Working Life Expectancies and Working Years Lost in 21 European Countries | Demography | Duke University Press

Andres Villarreal & Christopher Tamborini employ a new method that links CPS/ASEC data & Social Security records to compare the earnings trajectories of unauthorized & authorized immigrants. The Earnings Assimilation of Unauthorized Immigrants | Demography | Duke University Press

@BadolatoLuca @ugobas @ezagheni et al assess a range of statistical & machine learning survival analysis models on mortality. @MPIDRnews The Limits of Predicting Individual-Level Longevity: Insights From the U.S. Health and Retirement Study | Demography | Duke University Press

In “Antibiotic Pollution & Infant Mortality,” Dumas et al. report a 16% rise in mean mortality in the 1st year among infants born in a rural area with a river. @ximenajativas Antibiotic Pollution and Infant Mortality in India: A Research Note | Demography | Duke University Press

“Health, Wealth & Racial Welfare Gaps Among Older Americans”: Sayorn Chin & Ray Miller find that the majority of the gap is determined by age 60 initial conditions. Beyond Income: Health, Wealth, and Racial Welfare Gaps Among Older Americans | Demography | Duke University Press

@DrEmmaZang et al use Bayesian MLST to assess racial/ethnic diffs in late-life living arrangements. Beyond Lifelong Marriage and Spousal Coresidence: A Research Note on Racial and Ethnic Differences in Late-Life Family and Living Arrangements | Demography | Duke University Press

“Cumulative Risk of Criminalization” assesses risk across 1971-1995 cohorts, finding subfelony criminalization to be far more prevalent than felony, esp for women. @UAlberta Cohort Differences in the Cumulative Risk of Criminalization in Texas | Demography | Duke University Press

In “The Demographic Potential of Polygyny,” Luca Maria Pesando evaluates “the suitability of a simple indicator—gamma—to measure the demographic potential of polygyny in the context of sub-Saharan Africa" & considers related applications and directions in demographic research.

“Mothers & Maternal Grandmothers Kept Children Alive During Slavery”: @ThompKristina et al. find that mothers’ presence was most important determinant of childhood survival, esp. before 18 months--bringing needed attention to the demography of enslaved populations. @Radboud_Uni

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In “A Profile of Great-Grandparenthood in the U.S.,” @margolis_r & @AVerdery find rates of great-grandparenthood for older cohorts are stable bc of ↑ life expectancy & postponed fertility, but rates for younger cohorts are lower. @westernuSocSci @icds_psu

“Texas’s Operation Lone Star Migrant Busing Program Increased Hispanic Homelessness in Destination Cities”: The title tells the tale—Buddy Scarborough et al demonstrate that receiving cities had a 36% increase in Hispanic homelessness. @UNTsocial @irrppuic read.dukeupress.edu/demography/art…

“Loneliness as a Driver of International Migration”: In this research note, T. van den Broek assesses “the lonely migrant effect,” finding that “lonely individuals were ~1.27 times as likely to emigrate” as their nonlonely peers. @MPBVanDenBroek @EshpmE read.dukeupress.edu/demography/art…