Kuwait's economy has grown substantially during the last few decades because of massive oil revenues. Economic growth increased such that labor demand far exceeded the indigenous supply. The large immigration of expatriate workers, needed to fill the demand for labor, transforme…
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The objective of this research is the mathematical development and computerization of a stochastic model of the pospartum period in human populations. Three interlocking models, based on Semi-Markov processes and covering the period from a live birth to subsequent pregnancy, pro…
This research documents and interprets a new demographic phenomenon in which several Chinese societies have begun to use their ancient lunar zodiac calendar as a guide in timing births. Birth data indicate that the phenomenon began with a baby boom in the Year of the Dragon in 1…
The purpose of the dissertation is to examine patterns of disability among the elderly in a number of less developed countries. Conceptual models of disablement are discussed, and a revised model of the disablement process is presented. There are two underlying research goals fo…
The rate of decline of mortality in developing countries has decelerated in recent years. This study provides a comprehensive analysis and description of Kuwait's mortality rate over the period 1965-1985 to show whether the rate of decline has slowed. Because Kuwait has higher p…
This study investigates demographic influences on income distribution at the micro level of households. Relevant theoretical arguments are discussed, and an empirical analysis is carried out in the context of Peninsular Malaysia, using the 1988 dataset of the second Malaysian Fa…
This dissertation examines the determinants of the desire for additional children for currently married women in Pakistan. Then the determinants of contraceptive use are examined. It is generally argued that the traditional social and economic structure of Pakistani society keep…
Recent demographic evidence for sub-Saharan Africa shows that the absence of a demand for small family sizes is the major barrier to a fertility decline in the region. Other evidence shows that the traditional child-spacing practices of breast-feeding and postpartum abstinence a…
In spite of remarkable advances in its socioeconomic setting, Jordan has one of the lowest female labor force participation rates among Arab countries, which are generally among the lowest in the world. Investigation of the reasons behind the underutilization of women in Jordan …
Although much study has been done on patterns of association between supply factors and female participation in economic activity, an examination of the relationship between female participation in the sectors of the labor market and their overall labor force participation has o…
Following the approach developed by Mosley and Chen to integrate both proximate and background determinants of infant and child mortality into a single framework, the research presented in this dissertation uses a 1986 Demographic and Health Survey to investigate the mechanisms …
Modelling the determinants of maternal compliant health behavior as related to child health production, this study focuses on Senegalese mothers as health care providers and their children. The 1986 Senegal Demographic and Health Survey provides the data used in this research. C…
The goal of this study was to assess the level of knowledge and attitudinal characteristics of secondary school teachers teaching population education; to examine the relationship between two dependent variables (population knowledge and attitude toward population education) and…
The present study investigates the determinants of positive deviance in nutrition in Hay Abiregreg, a suburban area of Rabat, the capital city of Morocco. The study is based on a sample of 316 children six to 36 months of age where the weight and height were measured. One-hundre…
This dissertation is a micro-level case study of the determinants of fertility in Cyprus. The data is obtained from the government of the Republic of Cyprus. Analysis of the data includes cross-tabulation, breakdown, correlation, regression, and path analyses. The major finding …
This research examines the differentials in child mortality in Bangladesh using both individual and community characteristics. Mortality differentials at the individual level are explained by selected socio-economic and demographic characteristics of the child (age, sex, birth o…
This research analyzes the determinants of contraceptive use in Matlab, Bangladesh using a microeconomic decision-making framework. The Matlab region of Bangladesh has experienced a large and sustained increase in contraceptive use since the late 1970s. This change in contracept…
This study analyzes migration expectation from Medan, a large urban area in Indonesia. The major objectives of the study are: (1) to determine the factors that affect the likelihood of migration and (2) to test whether migration expectation is responsive to variables used to exp…
This research project focuses attention on factors that explain why Nigerians who came to the United States to matriculate for a college or university degree either settled in the United States or returned to Nigeria. While literature on migration and brain drain reviewed emphas…