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In “Mobility-Based Segregation in U.S. Metropolitan Areas,” Yongjun Zhang & @siwei_cheng offer measures of intragroup isolation & intergroup exposure & find that activity space is “an important locale of segregation & isolation." @stonybrooku @NYUSociology

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RT @clausportner: New in Demography: ‘How Is Fertility Behavior in Africa Different?’ Using DHS/MICS data, SSA–other-region fertility gaps….

“Female Advantages in Education & Union Formation”: @DanielaUrbinaJ uses DHS & Colombia National Census data to assess changes in union entry & assortative mating in a middle-income setting where women are, on average, better educated. @USCSociology

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“How Is Fertility Behavior in Africa Different?” Using DHS & MICS data for East Asia, South Asia, Latin America & SSA, @clausportner finds that “offspring mortality & school quality diffs both play a substantial role” in fertility outcomes across regions.

“Half of the Picture: Measuring the Sexual Identity Composition of Couples”: Chris Julian, @ClaireKampDush et al. employ NCHATS dyadic data to get natl. estimates of the sexual identity composition of couples using both partners’ identities. @LGBTQPolLabVU

RT @HMDatabase: 📈SDRs by sex and year are now available📉.➡️ We are excited to announce that the #HMD has been upda….

“Dynamic Family Size Preferences During the COVID-19 Mortality Crisis”: L Marteleto & S Kumar report that 40% of women with children changed their desired family size toward having more kids in response to rising COVID-related mortality. @PennPSC @sesp_nu.

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In “Life Expectancy & Health Expectancy in the 21st Century,” E Crimmins describes “the unthinkable, the inconceivable & the unknowable” & calls for “integration of our understanding of indiv. life circumstances, behaviors & policy" in forecasting trends.

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In “Impacts of COVID-19 on Internal Population Movements,” @MiguelGLeonardo, @Fcorowe et al. used Facebook user mobility data to illustrate that contrary to the Global North, “Mexico did not see an urban exodus during the pandemic." @geodatascience

In “Widow & Widower Mortality in India,” Reed et al. use IHDS data & find no ↑ mortality risk for widows or widowers aged 60+ relative to married individuals, but in the 25-59 group, the risk was 50% & 40% ↑ for widowers & widows, resp. @emory_sociology

“Retirement Trajectories & Health in Japan”: Mizuochi & Raymo use sequence analysis & naive classification to study trajectories of FT regular employees at 59 & their health at 66, finding “no clear causal effect of retirement trajectories on health.”

RT @PennPARC: ➡️ Who Cares? Study Reveals 50 Years of U.S. Caregiving Trends ⬅️ . Research by PARC Research Associate @pilargonalons & GG….

Hudomiet et al--“Inequalities in Duration & Lifetime Risk of Dementia”--report that, among those dying after 70, 41% had dementia 6 mos. before death & 20% had it 5 yrs before death. Lifetime risk was ↑ among Black & Hispanic persons & the less educated.

“Increasing Educational Inequality in Biological Aging”: Farina et al assess if educational inequalities in health are accompanied by widening diffs in biological age & find that the diff doubled to ~2 yrs—driven by aging deceleration among college grads.

In “Child Migration in Eastern and Southern Africa,” Menashe-Oren uses HDSS data from 5 countries to examine tied & independent child migration, finding most first out-migrations are indeed tied but some are related to death or mother’s migration history.

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