Poster Session 7
Exploring Perceptions, Behaviors and Awareness: Water and Water Pollution in South Africa Barbara A. Anderson, University of Michigan ; John H. Romani, University of Michigan ; Heston Phillips, Statistics South Africa ; Marie Wentzel, Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa (HSRC) ; Kholadi Tlabela, Department of Correctional Services, South Africa
Post-Migration Commuting Behavior among Urban to Rural Migrants in England and Wales, 2001 Tony Champion, University of Newcastle upon Tyne ; David L. Brown, Cornell University ; Mike Coombes, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Foreign but at Home: Migration and Integration of Turkish and Bosnian Women in Vienna Katrin Fliegenschnee, Vienna Institute of Demography ; Silvia Dallinger, Vienna Institute of Demography ; Caroline Berghammer, Vienna Institute of Demography
The Value of Remittances: Effects of Labor Migration on Family Income in Tajikistan Erin T. Hofmann, University of Texas at Austin ; Cynthia Buckley, University of Texas at Austin
Socio-Spatial Controls of Obesity in Delhi and Its Environs Naresh Kumar, University of Iowa and Brown University ; Adina K. Batnitzky, University of Oxford
International Migration and Development: The Case of China Zai Liang, University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY) ; Hideki Morooka, University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY)
Migration and Rural Urbanization: The Diffusion of Urban Behavior to Rural Communities in Guatemala David P. Lindstrom, Brown University ; Adriana Lopez Ramirez, Brown University ; Elisa Munoz-Franco, Brown University
Mortality Surveillance at Burial Sites in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia): Major Methodological Issues and Opportunities for Research Tekebash Araya, Addis Ababa University ; Georges Reniers, University of Colorado at Boulder and University of the Witwatersrand ; Gail Davey, Addis Ababa University ; Yemane Berhane, Addis Ababa University ; Eduard J. Sanders, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)
Perceived Health Status of Elderly in Rural Maharashtra: Do Socio-Economic Differentials Explain Anything? Dhananjay W. Bansod, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
Socioeconomic Characteristics and Health in Old Age: Intergenerational Influences in the Chinese Family Toshiko Kaneda, Population Reference Bureau (PRB) ; Zachary Zimmer, University of Utah ; Xianghua Fang, Beijing Municipal Network for Health & Care of the Elderly ; Zhe Tang, Beijing Municipal Network for Health & Care of the Elderly
Socioeconomic Status and Self-Rated Health in China Guangya Liu, North Carolina State University ; Feinian Chen, North Carolina State University
Estimating the Migrant Survival Advantage from Parental Orphanhood of Second Generation Migrants Marc Luy, University of Rostock
Impact of ICD-10 Implementation on the Continuity of the Cause-of-Death Statistics: The Case of France France Meslé, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED) ; Jacques Vallin, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED)
Age Distribution in Seasonal Influenza and Pneumonia Mortality in the United States, 1960-2002 Nobuko Mizoguchi, University of California, Berkeley
The Effect of Life Transitions on Suicide in the Elderly Brenda Ohta, Arizona State University ; Leah Rohlfsen, Arizona State University
Early-Life Experience and Old-Age Mortality: Evidence from Union Army Veterans Dejun Su, University of Texas-Pan American
The Health and Social Context of Menopause Symptoms Sarah E. Tom, University of California, Berkeley
Abortion-Related Deaths in Brazil: A Case Study Sandra Valongueiro, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco ; Alessandra Chacham, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais
Living in Radiation World: Populations Neuropsychiatric Projections Sergiy V. Volovyk, Duke University ; Konstantin Loganovsky, Research Center for Radiation Medicine, Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine ; Dimitry Bazyka, Research Center for Radiation Medicine, Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine ; Volodymyr Bebeshko, Research Center for Radiation Medicine, Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine
Is Self-Rated Health a Valid Outcome Measure for Studying Educational Differences in Health? Anna Zajacova, Princeton University
Correlates of School Dropout in Ethiopia: Family and School Factors Kassahun A. Admassu, Brown University
Delayed Dispersal in Humans: Natal Territory Quality and Dispersal Timing Elizabeth Blum, Birmingham-Southern College
Exploring Social Disorganization: A Multilevel Analysis of Child Mortality in Metropolitan São Paulo, Brazil Kuniko Chijiwa, University of Florida ; John D. Reitzel, Illinois State University
Weight Overestimation as a Predictor of Disordered Eating Behaviors among Young Women in the United States Amanda R. Conley, University of Colorado at Boulder
The Impact of HIV/AIDS and Other Macrosocial Transformations on Children's Living Arrangements in South Africa Erika K. Barth Cottrell, University of Wisconsin at Madison ; Nompumelelo B. Nzimande, University of Wisconsin at Madison
The Differential Value of Sons and Daughters in Contemporary Society Rebecca Kippen, Australian National University ; Ann Evans, Australian National University ; Edith E. Gray, Australian National University
Adolescent Fertility, Marriage, Race and Religion in Brazil Sarah McKinnon, University of Texas at Austin ; Catherine McNamee, University of Texas at Austin
Ethnicity, Family Structure, Household Socioeconomic Status and Premarital Sexual Initiation and Safe Sex Practices among Adolescents in Zimbabwe William Sambisa, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Sian Curtis, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; C. Shannon Stokes, Pennsylvania State University
Distinct Elements of a Multidimensional Measure of Young Adult SES Differentially Predict Obesity across Race/Ethnicity Melissa Scharoun-Lee, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Penny Gordon-Larsen, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The Global Distribution of Infant Mortality: A Subnational Spatial View Adam Storeygard, Brown University ; Marc Levy, Columbia University ; Glenn D. Deane, University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY)
Neighborhood Disadvantage and Perceptions of Social Support among Adolescents Sapna Swaroop, University of Chicago ; Michelle Pannor Silver, University of Chicago ; Kathleen A. Cagney, University of Chicago
Assessing the Effect of Mother’s Migration on Childhood Mortality in Informal Urban Settlements Ye Yazoume, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) ; Adama Konseiga, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) ; Eliya M. Zulu, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)
Economic Analysis of the Abortion Incidence in the U.S. in 2000 Karin Ganter, Ipas
Welfare Recipiency and Its Effect on Immigrant Earnings Mark A. Leach, University of California, Irvine ; Raaj Tiagi, University of California, Irvine
Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Relationship between Income Inequality and Family Structure: A Cohort Analysis Christine Percheski, Princeton University
The Mommy Track: Job Placement and the Wages of Working Mothers Jeremy Staff, Pennsylvania State University
Women, Marriage, and Social Security Benefits: Revisited Christopher R. Tamborini, U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) ; Kevin Whitman, U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA)
Women’s Retirement Expectations: A Longitudinal Study of a Transitional Cohort in the U.S. Jen D. Wong, Pennsylvania State University
Problems of Mortality Measurement at Advanced Ages Leonid A. Gavrilov, University of Chicago
Using Interpolated Curves to Represent and Compare Life Course Patterns Joy Pixley, University of California, Irvine
Empirical Prediction Intervals for County Population Forecasts Stefan Rayer, University of Florida ; Stanley K. Smith, University of Florida ; Jeff Tayman, San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)
Estimating Conflict-Related Mortality in Timor-Leste, 1974-1999: A Comparative Review of Demographic and Statistical Estimation Methods Romesh Silva, Human Rights Data Analysis Group, Benetech ; Patrick Ball, Human Rights Data Analysis Group, Benetech
Standardized versus Spontaneous Translation of Survey Questions: An Analysis of Kenyan DHS Data Alexander Weinreb, Hebrew University of Jerusalem ; Mariano Sana, Louisiana State University
Explaining Variation in Fertility Timing: Evidence from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study Marah A. Curtis, Boston University ; Jane Waldfogel, Columbia University
Contraceptive Failure Rates: Results from a French Population-Based Survey Caroline Moreau, Princeton University ; Jean Bouyer, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) ; Germán Rodríguez, Princeton University ; James Trussell, Princeton University
Demographic and Behavioral Factors Associated with Inconsistent Condom Use among Women at Sexual Risk in Los Angeles County Eunice Muthengi, University of California, Los Angeles ; Mike Janson, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Domestic Violence and Constrained Contraceptive Choices in Selected Areas of Osun State, Nigeria Amos O. Oyedokun, University of the Witwatersrand
Which Women Stop at One Child? Evidence from Australia Nick Parr, Macquarie University
Intervention of IEC to Improve Male Involvement in Reproductive Health: Lessons Learned from Tribal Population of Central India Kalyan B. Saha, Regional Medical Research Centre for Tribals (ICMR), India ; Neeru Singh, Regional Medical Research Centre for Tribals (ICMR), India ; Uma C. Saha, Xavier Institute of Development, Action and Studies (XIDAS) ; Arvind Pandey, National Institute of Research in Medical Statistics (ICMR), India
Reproductive Status, Risk Perception and Coital Behavior Haijiang Wang, Johns Hopkins University
The Role of Student Debt, Consumer Debt, and Assets in Union Transitions during Early Adulthood Jeff Dew, Pennsylvania State University
Predicting Registered Domestic Partnerships among Gay Men and Lesbians Gary J. Gates, University of California, Los Angeles ; Natalya Maisel, University of California, Los Angeles ; M.V. Lee Badgett, University of Massachusetts
What is Important for a Successful Marriage? Attitudinal Differences by Race, Class, and Gender Kristen Harknett, University of Pennsylvania ; Arielle Kuperberg, University of Pennsylvania
The Impacts of Late-Life Parental Death on Sibling Relationships: Do Advance Directives Help or Hurt? Dmitry Khodyakov, Rutgers University ; Deborah Carr, Rutgers University
Determinants of Female Family Headship in Sub-Saharan Africa Dionisia Maffioli, Università degli Studi di Bari
Extramarital Affairs in China: A Feminist Approach Yuanting Zhang, Bowling Green State University ; Zhenmei Zhang, Michigan State University
The Demography of U.S. Veterans: Changing Military Staffing Policy and Influence on Risk of Service for Black and White Men, 1950 - 2004 Amy K. Bailey, University of Washington
The Aboriginal Population and the Census: 135 Years of Information – 1871 to 2006 Gustave Goldmann, Statistics Canada
New Times, Old Beliefs: Projecting the Future Size of Religions in Austria, Canada and Switzerland Anne Goujon, Vienna Institute of Demography and International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) ; Vegard Skirbekk, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) ; Katrin Fliegenschnee, Vienna Institute of Demography
Achievement in Income among Asian and Hispanic American Young Adults Chunyan Song, California State University, Chico
Generational Differences in the Fertility of Immigrant Populations in the United States Sarah Walchuk Thayer, University of California, Berkeley