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Zimmer, Zachary | Determinants of old-age mortality in Taiwan | Relationships among socio-demographic characteristics, general assessments of health, and old-age mortality are well established in developed countries. There is also an increasing focus on the connection between early-life experiences and late-life health. This paper tests these and other associat... | Mortality determinants; Gompertz regression | 2003 |
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Zimmer, Zachary | Family size and support of older adults in urban and rural China: current effects and future implications | China will experience rapid growth in the proportion and number of older people in its population in the near future as a consequence of an extraordinarily rapid decline in fertility over the past several decades. Total fertility rates were as high as 7.5 in the early 1950s, but have fallen to below... | Urban China; Rural China; Support; Older adults; One-child policy | 2003 |
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Zimmer, Zachary | How indicators of socioeconomic status relate to physical functioning of older adults in three Asian societies | In developed countries, socioeconomic status has been identified as one of the most important demographic and social determinants of older adult health. The relationship has not been well studied or contrasted across much of the developing world. Yet, with population aging occurring rapidly in much ... | Physical functioning; Older adult health | 2003 |
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Zimmer, Zachary | Living arrangements of older adults in sub-Saharan Africa in a time of HIV/AIDS | The detrimental consequences of the AIDS epidemic for older adults in sub-Saharan Africa suggest the need to investigate their characteristics, living situations, and well-being. In this study, we examine the living arrangements of persons aged 60 and older in 16 countries. Data come from the house... | Living arrangements; Older adults; Sub-Saharan Africa; HIV/AIDS | 2003 |
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