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Aging

Publications/Resources
Council researchers' names appear in boldface type.

2007
Zimmer, Zachary, Kim Korinek, John Knodel, and Napaporn Chayovan. "Support by migrants to their elderly parents in rural Cambodia and Thailand: A comparative study," Poverty, Gender, and Youth Working Paper no. 2. New York: Population Council. (abstract) (PDF)

2006
Bongaarts, John. "How long will we live?" Population and Development Review 32(4): 605–628. Also issued as Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 215. New York: Population Council, 2006. (PDF) (abstract)

Knodel, John E., Zachary S. Zimmer, Kiry Sovan Kim, and Sina Puch. "The impact of AIDS on older-age parents in Cambodia," Population Studies Center Research Report no. 06-594. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan. (abstract) (offsite PDF)

"Surviving catastrophe: The elderly in Cambodia," Population Briefs 12(1): 3. (full text)

Zimmer, Zachary. "Poverty, wealth inequality, and health among older adults in rural Cambodia," Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 217. New York: Population Council. (abstract) (PDF)

Zimmer, Zachary, Toshiko Kaneda, and Laura Spess. "Urban versus rural mortality among older adults in China," Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 214. New York: Population Council. (PDF) (abstract)

Zimmer, Zachary, John Knodel, Kiry S. Kim, and Sina Puch. "The impact of past conflicts and social disruption on the elderly in Cambodia," Population and Development Review
32(2): 333–360.

2005
Baker, Kristine R., Mary Beth Ofstedal, Zachary Zimmer, Zhe Tang, and Yi-Li Chuang. "Reciprocal effects of health and economic well-being among older adults in Taiwan and Beijing," Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 197. New York: Population Council. (PDF) (abstract)

Bongaarts, John. "Long-range trends in adult mortality: Models and projection methods," Demography 42(1): 23–49.* Also issued as Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 192. New York: Population Council, 2004. (PDF) (abstract)

Kaneda, Toshiko, Zachary Zimmer, and Zhe Tang. "Socioeconomic status differentials in life and active life expectancy among older adults in Beijing," Disability and Rehabilitation 27(5): 241–251.* Also issued as "Differentials in life expectancy and active life expectancy by socioeconomic status among older adults in Beijing," Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 189. New York: Population Council, 2004. (PDF) (abstract)

Zimmer, Zachary. "Active life expectancy and functional limitations among older Cambodians: Results from a 2004 survey," Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 201. New York: Population Council. (PDF) (abstract)

Zimmer, Zachary, John Knodel, Kiry Sovan Kim, and Sina Puch. "The impact of past conflicts and social disruption in Cambodia on the current generation of older adults," Population Studies Center Research Report no. 05-582. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan. (offsite PDF) (abstract)

Zimmer, Zachary, Linda G. Martin, and Hui–Sheng Lin. "Determinants of old–age mortality in Taiwan," Social Science and Medicine 60(3): 457–470.* Also issued as Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 181. New York: Population Council, 2003. (PDF) (abstract)

Zimmer, Zachary, Linda G. Martin, Mary Beth Ofstedal, and Yi-Li Chuang. "Education of adult children and mortality of their elderly parents in Taiwan," Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 199. New York: Population Council. (PDF) (abstract)

2004
Bongaarts, John.
"Population aging and the rising cost of public pensions," Population and Development Review 30(1): 1–23. (PDFAlso issued as Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 185. New York: Population Council. (PDF) (abstract)

"Examining trends in the health of older adults," Population Council Annual Report 2003. New York: Population Council. (full text)

"How long will we live? Demographers refine estimates," Population Briefs 10(1): 5. (full text)

Waite, Linda J. (ed.). Aging, Health, and Public Policy: Demographic and Economic Perspectives, supplement to Population and Development Review, vol. 30. New York: Population Council. (ordering information)

Zimmer, Zachary, Napaporn Chayovan, Hui–Sheng Lin, and Josefina Natividad. "How indicators of socioeconomic status relate to physical functioning of older adults in three Asian societies," Research on Aging 26(2): 224–258.* Also issued as a Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 172. New York: Population Council, 2003. (PDF) (abstract

Zimmer, Zachary, Xianghua Fang, Toshiko Kaneda, Zhe Tang, and Julia Kwong. "Trends and transitions in children's coresidence with older adults in Beijing municipality," Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 187. New York: Population Council. (PDF) (abstract)

Zimmer, Zachary and Julia Kwong. "Socioeconomic status and health among older adults in urban and rural China," Journal of Health and Aging 16(1): 44–70.*

2003
Zimmer, Zachary
. "A further discussion on revisiting the classification of household composition among elderly people," Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology 18(3): 247–250.*

Zimmer, Zachary and Julia Dayton. "The living arrangements of older adults in sub-Saharan Africa in a time of HIV/AIDS," Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 169. New York: Population Council. (PDF) (abstract)

Zimmer, Zachary and James S. House. "Education, income, and functional limitation transitions among American adults: Contrasting onset and progression," International Journal of Epidemiology 32(6): 1089–1097.*

Zimmer, Zachary and Julia Kwong. “Family size and support of older adults in urban and rural China: Current effects and future implications,” Demography 40(1): 23–44.*

2002
Bongaarts, John
and Zachary Zimmer. "Living arrangements of the elderly in the developing world: An analysis of DHS household surveys,” Journal of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 57(3): S145–S157.* Also issued as Policy Research Division Working Paper no.148New York: Population Council, 2001. (PDF) (abstract)

Freedman, Vicki A., Hakan Aykan, and Linda G. Martin. “Another look at aggregate changes in severe cognitive impairment: Further investigation into the cumulative effects of three survey design issues,” Journal of Gerontology 57B(2): S126–S131.*

Freedman, Vicki A., Linda G. Martin, and Robert F. Schoeni. “Recent trends in disability and functioning among older adults in the United States: A systematic review,” Journal of the American Medical Association 288(24): 3137–3146.*

Zimmer, Zachary. “The aging of Asia: Demands of demographic change,” Orgyn 14(1): 46–50.*

Zimmer, Zachary, Albert I. Hermalin, and Hui-Sheng Lin. “Whose education counts? The added impact of adult child education on physical functioning of older Taiwanese,” Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 57(1): S23–S32.* Also issued as Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 146. New York: Population Council, 2001. (PDF) (abstract)

Zimmer, Zachary, Josefina N. Natividad, Mary Beth Ofstedal, and Hui-Sheng Lin. “Physical and mental health of the elderly,” in Albert I. Hermalin (ed.), The Well-Being of the Elderly in Asia: A Four-Country Comparative Study. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, pp. 362–416.*

Zimmer, Zachary, Linda G. Martin, and Ming-Cheng Chang. “Changes in functional limitation and survival among older Taiwanese, 1993, 1996, and 1999,” Population Studies 56(3): 265–276.* Also issued as Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 155. New York: Population Council, 2002. (PDF) (abstract)

2001
Freedman, Vicki A., Hakan Aykan, and Linda G. Martin. “Aggregate changes in severe cognitive impairment among older Americans: 1993 and 1998,” Journal of Gerontology 56B(2): S100–S111.*

Zimmer, Zachary and Pattama Amornsirisomboon. “Socioeconomic status and health among older adults in Thailand: An examination using multiple indicators,” Social Science and Medicine 52(8): 1297–1311.*

Zimmer, Zachary and Sovan Kiry Kim. "Living arrangements and socio-demographic conditions of older adults in Cambodia,” Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology 16(4): 353–381.* Also issued as Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 157. New York: Population Council, 2002. (PDF) (abstract)

2000
Freedman, Vicki A. and Linda G. Martin. “The contribution of chronic conditions to aggregate changes in old-age functioning,” American Journal of Public Health 90(11): 1755–1760.*

Zimmer, Zachary, Josefina N. Natividad, Hui-Sheng Lin, and Napaporn Chayovan. “A cross-national examination of the determinants of self-assessed health,” Journal of Health and Social Behavior 41(4): 465–481.*

1999
Freedman, Vicki A. and Linda G. Martin. “The role of education in explaining and forecasting trends in functional limitations among older Americans,” Demography 36(4): 461–473.*

Zimmer, Zachary and Xian Liu. “A comparison of the impact of education on functional limitations across three countries: Taiwan, Thailand and the Philippines,” in Chaonan Chen, Albert I. Hermalin, Sheng-Cheng Hu, and James P. Smith (eds.), Emerging Social Economic Welfare Programs for Aging in Taiwan in a World Context. Taipei, Taiwan: Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica, pp. 305–336.*

1998
Freedman, Vicki A. and Linda G. Martin. “Understanding trends in functional limitations among older Americans,” American Journal of Public Health 88(10): 1457–1462.*

* Not available from the Population Council



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24 May 2007