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Ageing in China, India and Indonesia: an Overview
Author/editor: Jones, G
Year published: 2016
Population ageing is proceeding inexorably in China, India and Indonesia, though at varying pace. The elderly’s share of total population is increasing more rapidly in China than in India or Indonesia. Between 2015 and 2030, the proportion of the population aged 65 and over is projected to rise...
Contemporary Demographic Transformations in China, India and Indonesia
Author/editor: Guilmoto, C, Jones, G
Year published: 2016
Do asylum seekers and refugees choose destination countries? Evidence from large-scale surveys in Australia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
Author/editor: McAuliffe, M, Jayasuriya, D
Year published: 2016
Some literature depicts refugees as more passive than active when selecting a destination country. We draw on surveys of over 35,000 people in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Australia, to show that most potential asylum seekers and refugees of Hazara, Rohingya, Muslim and Tamil...
Education in Indonesia: Trends, differentials, and implications for development
Author/editor: Jones, G, Pratomo, D
Year published: 2016
This chapter focuses on trends in educational attainment in Indonesia over the past two decades, with a particular emphasis on regional and socio-economic differentials. The different possible sources of data for such analysis are first discussed, and trends in educational enrollment and...
Epidemiological transition in Australia - the last hundred years
Author/editor: Booth, H, Tickle, L, Zhao, J
Year published: 2016
Mortality change in Australia since 1907 is analysed in the light of Epidemiologic Transition theory. Trends in life expectancy by sex and the sex difference, are examined at ages 0, 50, 65 and 85 years. Trends in mortality by major cause of death are broadly related to the stages of the...
Forty Percent of the World
Author/editor: Guilmoto, C, Jones, G
Year published: 2016
This chapter provides a comparative picture of demographic change in China, India and Indonesia in a broader perspective and focuses on some of the major linkages and singularities across the three countries. It starts with a first section devoted to the state of demographic knowledge and sources...
Fundamentals of Demographic Analysis: Concepts, Measures and Methods
Author/editor: Carmichael, G.
Year published: 2016
This book is the ultimate product of my efforts to make demographic analysis more accessible to students with limited quantitative backgrounds, without being too pedestrian for those with greater mathematical aptitude. This book is intended to be an introductory text, leaving ample scope for resort...
Gender, mental health, physical health and retirement: A prospective study of 21,608 Australians aged 55-69 years
Author/editor: Byles, J, Vo, K, Forder, P, Banks, E, Thomas, L, Rodgers, B, Bauman, A
Year published: 2016
Objectives We examined retirement transitions by gender, and different associations between retirement, physical function and mental health. Methods Data for 21,608 participants aged 55–69 from the 45 and Up Study were used. Generalised estimating equations were used to investigate longitudinal...
Generic and eating disorder-specific impairment in binge eating disorder with and without overvaluation of weight or shape
Author/editor: Harrison, C, Mond, JM, Rieger, E, Rodgers, B
Year published: 2016
Objective We sought to elucidate the nature and extent of impairment in quality of life among individuals with binge eating disorder (BED) with and without the overvaluation of weight or shape (“overvaluation”). Method Subgroups of women – probable BED with overvaluation (n = 102), probable BED...
Identifying Persuasive Public Health Messages to Change Community Knowledge and Attitudes About Bulimia Nervosa
Author/editor: McLean, S, Paxton, S, Massey, R, Hay, P, Mond, J M, Rodgers, B
Year published: 2016
