Decriminalization of adultery likely changed women’s views on divorce following spousal infidelity in South Korea [PDF]
Demographic ResearchBACKGROUND: Laws imposing criminal penalties for extramarital affairs stir intense debates in several countries, highlighted by recent repeals in countries like India, South Korea, and Taiwan.
Jiwon Lee, Yool Choi
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A comprehensive database of estimates and forecasts of Spanish sex–age death rates by climate area, income level, and habitat size (2010–2050) [PDF]
Demographic ResearchBACKGROUND: Analysing mortality is relevant for decision-making. Life tables have traditionally been based on age and sex, assuming homogeneous mortality rates within these groups. This omits other factors that could affect mortality risks.
Celia Sifre-Armengol +2 more
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Left behind single in the partnering market? Entry into cohabiting unions by women and men with low educational attainment across regions of Europe, cohorts 1960 to 1985 [PDF]
Demographic ResearchBACKGROUND: In recent cohorts, obtaining an advanced educational qualification has become the norm across European countries and women now outnumber men in tertiary education, possibly leading to shifts in men’s preference for equally or higher-educated ...
Nadia Sturm, Jan Van Bavel
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Using online genealogical data for demographic research: An empirical examination of the FamiLinx database [PDF]
Demographic ResearchBACKGROUND: Online genealogies are promising data sources for demographic research, but their limitations are understudied. This paper takes a critical approach to evaluating the potential strengths and weaknesses of using online genealogical data for ...
Andrea Colasurdo, Riccardo Omenti
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Children under 5 in polygynous households in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000 to 2020 [PDF]
Demographic ResearchBACKGROUND: Cross-sectional analyses have identified polygyny as a prevalent family form across sub-Saharan Africa, though it has been declining over time in most countries.
Emily Treleaven, Emma Banchoff
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International Journal of Population Data ScienceIntroduction Recent years have seen an increase in linkages between survey and administrative data. It is important to evaluate the quality of such data linkages to discern the likely reliability of ensuing research.
Richard Silverwood +5 more
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Socioeconomic development and Chinese young adults’ propensity to live alone: An extended replication study [PDF]
Demographic ResearchBACKGROUND: The proportion of young adults living alone has increased remarkably in China. This study seeks to assess current patterns and influencing factors in this phenomenon by replicating Cheung and Yeung’s (2021) study, which highlighted the ...
Xin Wang, Chenyu Yan, Che Deng, Hong He
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Data Resource Profile: the Virtual International Care Homes Trials Archive (VICHTA)
International Journal of Population Data ScienceIntroduction Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) conducted in care home settings address a range of health conditions impacting older people, but often include a common core of data about residents and the care home environment.
Lisa Irvine +9 more
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The division of housework and childcare from a dyadic perspective: Discrepancies between partners’ reports across the transition to parenthood [PDF]
Demographic ResearchBACKGROUND: There is a large body of research on the gendered division of domestic labor, but differences between women’s and men’s reported contributions to childcare and housework remain a puzzle. OBJECTIVE: This study examines the reporting gap in the
Tabea Naujoks
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Tumor Biology, 2019 The use of zebrafish in cancer xenograft models has grown rapidly in recent years. This is primarily due to the fact that this model takes advantage of the ease of in vivo imaging and the high-throughput screening capabilities that zebrafish have to ...
Stephen Dockins +3 more
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