Special Collection 30

Family Changes and Inequality in East Asia

Published 11 May 2021

This Special Collection, edited by Hyunjoon Park, presents eight articles that share the common interest of how families in East Asia have evolved against a backdrop of growing economic inequality and persistent gender inequality across a variety of family-related outcomes. They collectively demonstrate the relevance of increased labor market uncertainty and the continuing male breadwinner norm to emerging patterns of family behavior in East Asia.

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13 June 2014 | research article

Do student loans delay marriage? Debt repayment and family formation in young adulthood

Robert Bozick, Angela Estacion

Volume: 30 Article ID: 69
Pages: 1865–1891
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.69

12 June 2014 | descriptive finding

Spatial inequalities in infant survival at an early stage of the longevity revolution: A pan-European view across 5000+ regions and localities in 1910

Sebastian Kluesener, Isabelle Devos, Peter Ekamper, Ian Gregory, Siegfried Gruber, Jordi Martí-Henneberg, Frans van Poppel, Luís Espinha da Silveira, Arne Solli

Volume: 30 Article ID: 68
Pages: 1849–1864
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.68

11 June 2014 | research article

Gender differentials in the timing of measles vaccination in rural India

Anu Rammohan, Niyi Awofeso, Kazi Iqbal

Volume: 30 Article ID: 67
Pages: 1825–1848
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.67

06 June 2014 | research article

Value of Children and the social production of welfare

Bernhard Nauck

Volume: 30 Article ID: 66
Pages: 1793–1824
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.66

05 June 2014 | research article

Homogamy in socio-economic background and education, and the dissolution of cohabiting unions

Elina Mäenpää, Marika Jalovaara

Volume: 30 Article ID: 65
Pages: 1769–1792
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.65

04 June 2014 | research article

Jobs, careers, and becoming a parent under state socialist and market conditions: Evidence from Estonia 1971-2006

Sunnee Billingsley, Allan Puur, Luule Sakkeus

Volume: 30 Article ID: 64
Pages: 1733–1768
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.64

03 June 2014 | research article

Couples' fertility decision-making

Petra Stein, Sebastian Willen, Monika Pavetic

Volume: 30 Article ID: 63
Pages: 1697–1732
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.63

28 May 2014 | research article

A note on computing average state occupation times

Jan Beyersmann, Hein Putter

Volume: 30 Article ID: 62
Pages: 1681–1696
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.62

27 May 2014 | research article

The long-term consequences of parental divorce for children’s educational attainment

Fabrizio Bernardi, Jonas Radl

Volume: 30 Article ID: 61
Pages: 1653–1680
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.61

23 May 2014 | descriptive finding

Three-generation family households in early childhood: Comparisons between the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia

Natasha Pilkauskas, Melissa Martinson

Volume: 30 Article ID: 60
Pages: 1639–1652
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.60

22 May 2014 | descriptive finding

Towards a Geography of Unmarried Cohabitation in the Americas

Antonio López-Gay, Albert Esteve, Julián López-Colás, Iñaki Permanyer, Anna Turu, Sheela Kennedy, Benoît Laplante, Ron Lesthaeghe

Volume: 30 Article ID: 59
Pages: 1621–1638
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.59

21 May 2014 | research article

Multistate event history analysis with frailty

Govert Ewout Bijwaard

Volume: 30 Article ID: 58
Pages: 1591–1620
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.58

20 May 2014 | research article

The pace of aging: Intrinsic time scales in demography

Tomasz Wrycza, Annette Baudisch

Volume: 30 Article ID: 57
Pages: 1571–1590
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.57

16 May 2014 | formal relationship

Is the fraction of people ever born who are currently alive rising or falling?

Joel E. Cohen

Volume: 30 Article ID: 56
Pages: 1561–1570
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.56

15 May 2014 | research article

Income pooling strategies among cohabiting and married couples: A comparative perspective

Nicole Hiekel, Aart C. Liefbroer, Anne-Rigt Poortman

Volume: 30 Article ID: 55
Pages: 1527–1560
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.55

14 May 2014 | research article

Attitudes on marriage and new relationships: Cross-national evidence on the deinstitutionalization of marriage

Judith Treas, Jonathan Lui, Zoya Gubernskaya

Volume: 30 Article ID: 54
Pages: 1495–1526
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.54

13 May 2014 | research article

Educational differentials in cohort fertility during the fertility transition in South Korea

Sam Hyun Yoo

Volume: 30 Article ID: 53
Pages: 1463–1494
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.53

09 May 2014 | descriptive finding

Births to single mothers: Age- and education-related changes in Poland between 1985 and 2010

Zuzanna Brzozowska

Volume: 30 Article ID: 52
Pages: 1445–1462
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.52

08 May 2014 | research article

Children’s union status and contact with mothers: A cross-national study

Jenjira Yahirun, Dana Hamplová

Volume: 30 Article ID: 51
Pages: 1413–1444
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.51

07 May 2014 | formal relationship

Variance in age at death equals average squared remaining life expectancy at death

Tomasz Wrycza

Volume: 30 Article ID: 50
Pages: 1405–1412
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.50

06 May 2014 | formal relationship

Entropy of the Gompertz-Makeham mortality model

Tomasz Wrycza

Volume: 30 Article ID: 49
Pages: 1397–1404
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.49

01 May 2014 | research article

Why do lifespan variability trends for the young and old diverge? A perturbation analysis

Michal Engelman, Hal Caswell, Emily Agree

Volume: 30 Article ID: 48
Pages: 1367–1396
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.48

30 April 2014 | research article

Migration and marriage: Modeling the joint process

Bohyun Jang, John C. Casterline, Anastasia Snyder

Volume: 30 Article ID: 47
Pages: 1339–1366
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.47

29 April 2014 | descriptive finding

The sexual double standard and gender differences in attitudes toward casual sex among U.S. university students

Paula England, Jonathan Bearak

Volume: 30 Article ID: 46
Pages: 1327–1338
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.46

25 April 2014 | research article

A life-course approach to fertility

Johannes Huinink, Martin Kohli

Volume: 30 Article ID: 45
Pages: 1293–1326
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.45

24 April 2014 | descriptive finding

Adult outcomes of teen mothers across birth cohorts

Anne Driscoll

Volume: 30 Article ID: 44
Pages: 1277–1292
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.44

23 April 2014 | research article

White-Hispanic differences in meeting lifetime fertility intentions in the U.S.

Caroline Hartnett

Volume: 30 Article ID: 43
Pages: 1245–1276
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.43

15 April 2014 | research article

Investigating healthy life expectancy using a multi-state model in the presence of missing data and misclassification

Ardo van den Hout, Ekaterina Ogurtsova, Jutta Gampe, Fiona Matthews

Volume: 30 Article ID: 42
Pages: 1219–1244
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.42

11 April 2014 | research article

What happens after you drop out? Transition to adulthood among early school-leavers in urban Indonesia

Ariane Utomo, Anna Reimondos, Iwu Utomo, Peter McDonald, Terence H. Hull

Volume: 30 Article ID: 41
Pages: 1189–1218
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.41

10 April 2014 | research article

Anticipatory child fostering and household economic security in Malawi

Lauren Bachan

Volume: 30 Article ID: 40
Pages: 1157–1188
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.40

09 April 2014 | research article

Household ecology and out-migration among ethnic Karen along the Thai-Myanmar border

Daniel M. Parker, James W. Wood, Shinsuke Tomita, Sharon DeWitte, Julia Jennings, Liwang Cui

Volume: 30 Article ID: 39
Pages: 1129–1156
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.39

08 April 2014 | research article

Socioeconomic fertility differentials in a late transition setting: A micro-level analysis of the Saguenay region in Quebec

Hélène Vézina, Danielle Gauvreau, Alain Gagnon

Volume: 30 Article ID: 38
Pages: 1097–1128
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.38

04 April 2014 | research article

When not to have another baby: An evolutionary approach to low fertility

Ruth Mace

Volume: 30 Article ID: 37
Pages: 1074–1096
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.37

03 April 2014 | research article

A Bayesian analysis of the spatial concentration of individual wealth in the US North during the nineteenth century

Alice Kasakoff, Andrew Lawson, Emily Van Meter

Volume: 30 Article ID: 36
Pages: 1035–1074
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.36

02 April 2014 | research article

Regional probabilistic fertility forecasting by modeling between-country correlations

Bailey Fosdick, Adrian E. Raftery

Volume: 30 Article ID: 35
Pages: 1011–1034
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.35

01 April 2014 | research article

Economic support ratios and the demographic dividend in Europe

Alexia Prskawetz, Jože Sambt

Volume: 30 Article ID: 34
Pages: 963–1010
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.34

26 March 2014 | research article

The mid-twentieth century Baby Boom and the changing educational gradient in Belgian cohort fertility

Jan Van Bavel

Volume: 30 Article ID: 33
Pages: 925–962
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.33

25 March 2014 | descriptive finding

Quantifying paradigm change in demography

Jakub Bijak, Daniel Courgeau, Eric Silverman, Robert Franck

Volume: 30 Article ID: 32
Pages: 911–924
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.32

21 March 2014 | descriptive finding

She said, he said: Comparing mothers' and fathers' reports on the non-resident father's contact with his children

Ragni Hege Kitterød, Jan Lyngstad

Volume: 30 Article ID: 31
Pages: 899–910
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.31

20 March 2014 | descriptive finding

Immigrant fertility in Sweden, 2000-2011: A descriptive note

Lotta Persson, Jan M. Hoem

Volume: 30 Article ID: 30
Pages: 887–898
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.30

19 March 2014 | research article

Occupation and fertility on the frontier: Evidence from the state of Utah

Thomas N. Maloney, Heidi Hanson, Ken Smith

Volume: 30 Article ID: 29
Pages: 853–886
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.29

18 March 2014 | research article

Fertility transition and social stratification in the town of Alghero, Sardinia (1866-1935)

Marco Breschi, Massimo Esposito, Stanislao Mazzoni, Lucia Pozzi

Volume: 30 Article ID: 28
Pages: 823–852
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.28

14 March 2014 | research article

Joint probabilistic projection of female and male life expectancy

Adrian E. Raftery, Nevena Lalic, Patrick Gerland

Volume: 30 Article ID: 27
Pages: 795–822
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.27

13 March 2014 | research article

Education, Elderly Health, and Differential Population Aging in South Korea: A Demographic Approach

Bongoh Kye, Erika Arenas, Graciela Teruel, Luis Rubalcava

Volume: 30 Article ID: 26
Pages: 753–794
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.26

12 March 2014 | descriptive finding

Digit preferences in marriage formation in Sweden: Millennium marriages and birthday peaks

Sofi Ohlsson-Wijk

Volume: 30 Article ID: 25
Pages: 739–752
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.25

11 March 2014 | research article

Fertility in the context of Mexican migration to the United States: A case for incorporating the pre-migration fertility of immigrants

Kate Choi

Volume: 30 Article ID: 24
Pages: 703–738
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.24

07 March 2014 | research article

Long-term trends of men’s co-residence with children in England and Wales

Ursula Henz

Volume: 30 Article ID: 23
Pages: 671–702
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.23

06 March 2014 | review article

Social networks and fertility

Laura Bernardi, Andreas Klärner

Volume: 30 Article ID: 22
Pages: 641–670
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.22

05 March 2014 | research article

Non-marital pregnancy and the second demographic transition in Australia in historical perspective

Gordon Carmichael

Volume: 30 Article ID: 21
Pages: 609–640
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.21

04 March 2014 | research article

Quantifying policy tradeoffs to support aging populations

Sergei Scherbov, Warren C. Sanderson, Marija Mamolo

Volume: 30 Article ID: 20
Pages: 579–608
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.20

27 February 2014 | research article

Sibling support and the educational prospects of young adults in Malawi

Jenny Trinitapoli, Sara Yeatman, Jasmine Fledderjohann

Volume: 30 Article ID: 19
Pages: 547–578
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.19

26 February 2014 | descriptive finding

When one spouse has an affair, who is more likely to leave?

Paula England, Paul D. Allison, Liana C. Sayer

Volume: 30 Article ID: 18
Pages: 535–546
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.18

25 February 2014 | research article

The historical fertility transition at the micro level: Southern Sweden 1815-1939

Tommy Bengtsson, Martin Dribe

Volume: 30 Article ID: 17
Pages: 493–534
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.17

20 February 2014 | research article

How does education change the relationship between fertility and age-dependency under environmental constraints? A long-term simulation exercise

Erich Striessnig, Wolfgang Lutz

Volume: 30 Article ID: 16
Pages: 465–492
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.16

11 February 2014 | research article

Social class and net fertility before, during, and after the demographic transition: A micro-level analysis of Sweden 1880-1970

Martin Dribe, Francesco Scalone

Volume: 30 Article ID: 15
Pages: 429–464
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.15

07 February 2014 | descriptive finding

Male and female sterility in Zambia

Athena Pantazis, Samuel J. Clark

Volume: 30 Article ID: 14
Pages: 413–428
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.14

06 February 2014 | research article

Ethnic differences in integration levels and return migration intentions: A study of Estonian migrants in Finland

Kristi Anniste, Tiit Tammaru

Volume: 30 Article ID: 13
Pages: 377–412
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.13

05 February 2014 | descriptive finding

Estimating the contribution of mothers of foreign origin to total fertility: The recent recovery of period fertility in the Belgian region of Flanders

Lisa Van Landschoot, Jan Van Bavel, Helga de Valk

Volume: 30 Article ID: 12
Pages: 361–376
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.12

04 February 2014 | research article

Another 'futile quest'? A simulation study of Yang and Land's Hierarchical Age-Period-Cohort model

Andrew Bell, Kelvyn Jones

Volume: 30 Article ID: 11
Pages: 333–360
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.11

29 January 2014 | research article

Heterogeneity's ruses: How hidden variation affects population trajectories of age-dependent fecundity in Drosophila melanogaster

Aziz Khazaeli, James Curtsinger

Volume: 30 Article ID: 10
Pages: 313–332
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.10

28 January 2014 | research article

Modelling the constraints on consanguineous marriage when fertility declines

Bilal Barakat, Stuart Gietel-Basten

Volume: 30 Article ID: 9
Pages: 277–312
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.9

24 January 2014 | review article

Children are costly, but raising them may pay: The economic approach to fertility

Martin Werding

Volume: 30 Article ID: 8
Pages: 253–276
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.8

23 January 2014 | research article

Self-Reported Versus Performance-Based Measures of Physical Function: Prognostic Value for Survival

Noreen Goldman, Dana Glei, Luis Rosero-Bixby, Shu-Ti Chiou, Maxine Weinstein

Volume: 30 Article ID: 7
Pages: 227–252
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.7

22 January 2014 | research article

Pathways to marriage and cohabitation in Central America

Kathryn Grace, Stuart Sweeney

Volume: 30 Article ID: 6
Pages: 187–226
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.6

21 January 2014 | research article

Structural and diffusion effects in the Dutch fertility transition, 1870-1940

Hilde Bras

Volume: 30 Article ID: 5
Pages: 151–186
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.5

17 January 2014 | research article

Health consequences of child labour in Bangladesh

Salma Ahmad, Ranjan Ray

Volume: 30 Article ID: 4
Pages: 111–150
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.4

15 January 2014 | research article

Men’s economic status and marital transitions of fragile families

Sharon Sassler, Soma Roy, Elizabeth Stasny

Volume: 30 Article ID: 3
Pages: 71–110
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.3

10 January 2014 | research article

Sex composition of children, parental separation, and parity progression: Is Finland a Nordic outlier?

Jan Saarela, Fjalar Finnäs

Volume: 30 Article ID: 2
Pages: 49–70
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.2

08 January 2014 | research article

An application of MCMC simulation in mortality projection for populations with limited data

Jackie Li

Volume: 30 Article ID: 1
Pages: 1–48
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.1