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Utz, Rebecca L. | Parental divorce among young and adult children: a long-term quantitative analysis of mental health and family solidarity | In 2008, it was estimated that 40 percent of all marriages ended in divorce (U.S. Census, 2004) . Research has long suggested that the consequences of divorce can be profound for the children of divorced families (Amato, 2000). For example, children who experienced parental divorce were 50 percent m... | | 2012-01-01 |
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Zimmer, Zachary | Disability and active life expectancy among older Cambodians | Older adults in Cambodia are survivors of harsh living conditions, including poverty and periods of extreme violence. Although these experiences may affect health outcomes, little data has existed to monitor Cambodia's older population. The current paper uses data from the 2004 Study of the Elder... | Active Life Expectancy; Ageing; Cambodia; Disability; Functional Status; Southeast Asia | 2006-07 |
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Zimmer, Zachary | Older persons' AIDS knowledge and willingness to provide care in an impoverished nation: evidence from Cambodia | Since the beginning of the global pandemic, assessing knowledge and attitudes regarding AIDS has been an important subject of research and for good reasons. Given the unusual features of HIV/AIDS, there is considerable potential for misunderstanding important aspects of the disease that could affect... | AIDS knowledge | 2007 |
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Wen, Ming | Racial and ethnic differences in general health status and limiting health conditions among American children: parental reports in the 1999 National Survey of America's Families | Objectives: This research investigates the association between race/ethnicity and child health and examines the role of family structure, family SES, and healthcare factors in this association. Five major racial/ethnic groups in the United States are studied. Two child health outcomes including pare... | Socioeconomic status; Health care; Children; Race; Ethnicity | 2006-09-01 |
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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 | Impact of past conflicts and social disruption on the elderly in Cambodia | Cambodia experienced violence during the rule of the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s. Many who died were the children or spouses of today's elderly. This may have resulted in an erosion of family support in a country where formal channels of assistance are virtually absent. This article examines the extent... | Cambodia; Elderly; Social Disruption; Conflicts; Poverty | 2006-06 |