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Multivariate explanation of the 1985–1990 and 1995–2000 destination choices of newly arrived immigrants in the United States: the beginning of a new trend?
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2007-09)
This paper identifies the salient features in the 1985–1990 and 1995–2000 destination choices of newly arrived immigrants, and performs multivariate explanation of these choices, based on an application of a multinomial ...
Rural parents with urban children: social and economic implications of migration for the rural elderly in Thailand
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2007-05)
The present study explores the social and economic consequences of the migration of adult children to urban areas for rural parents in Thailand. Attention is given to the circumstances under which such migration takes ...
Gendered Patterns of Migration in Rural South Africa
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc.Ashgate, 2014-08)
Gender is increasingly recognised as fundamental to understanding migration processes, causes, and consequences. In South Africa, it is intrinsic to the social transformations fueling high levels of internal migration and ...
Childhood Mortality Differentials by Ecological Region in Nepal
(Macro International Inc.Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2017-03)
Despite the rapid decline of childhood mortality in Nepal, there is considerable variation in the rate of progress by ecological region. Using the Nepal Demographic Health Survey 2011 data, we investigate two critical ...