Vienna Institute of Demography (Ed.)


Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 2010



ISSN 1728-4414
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ISSN 1728-5305
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ISBN 978-3-7001-6967-3
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ISBN 978-3-7001-7031-0
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doi:10.1553/populationyearbook2010
Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 2010 
2010,  313 Seiten, 24x16,8cm, broschiert
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Contents:
Introduction
Bilal Barakat - Hans-Peter Blossfeld: The search for a demography of education: some thoughts

Demographic Debate
Wolfgang Lutz: Education will be at the heart of 21st century demography
Harvey J. Graff: The Literacy Myth: literacy, education and demography
Alaka Malwade Basu: Mass schooling, empowerment, and demographic and economic outcomes: a note of dissent

Refereed Articles
John Bongaarts: The causes of educational differences in fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa
Christos Bagavos: Education and childlessness: the relationship between educational field, educational level, employment and childlessness among Greek women born in 1955-195
Karel Neels - David De Wachter: Postponement and recuperation of Belgian fertility: how are they related to rising female educational attainment?
Jan Van Bavel - Joanna Ró¿a¿ska-Putek: Second birth rates across europe: interactions between women's level of education and child care enrolment
Johannes Klotz: Convergence or divergence of educational disparities in mortality and morbidity? The evolution of life expectancy and health expectancy by educational attainment in Austria in 1981-2006
Regina Fuchs - Elsie Pamuk - Wolfgang Lutz: Education or wealth: which matters more for reducing child mortality in developing countries?
Samir KC - Harold Lentzner: The effect of education on adult mortality and disability: a global perspective
Priska Flandorfer - Katrin Fliegenschnee: Education and health: theoretical considerations based on a qualitative grounded theory
Martin Spielauer: Persistence and change of the relative difference in educational attainment by ethno-cultural group and gender in Canada
Eduardo Luiz Gonçalves Rios-Neto - Raquel Rangel de Meireles Guimarães: The demography of education in Brazil: inequality of educational opportunities based on Grade Progression Probability (1986-2008)

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Vienna Institute of Demography (Ed.)


Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 2010



ISSN 1728-4414
Print Edition
ISSN 1728-5305
Online Edition
ISBN 978-3-7001-6967-3
Print Edition
ISBN 978-3-7001-7031-0
Online Edition
doi:10.1553/populationyearbook2010
Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 2010 
2010,  313 Seiten, 24x16,8cm, broschiert
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Regina Fuchs, Elsie Pamuk, Wolfgang Lutz
S.  175 - 199
doi:10.1553/populationyearbook2010s175

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Abstract:
This article systematically addresses mother’s education as a fundamental determinant of child mortality in developing countries. The main proposition is that setting the right policy priorities in developing countries requires distinguishing between the role of education and that of material resources in influencing child survival. Despite a tendency to regard both education and economic resources as interchangeable indicators of socioeconomic status, determining their relative importance with respect to child health is important because policies for enhancing one or the other can be quite different. We begin with a comprehensive review of the literature addressing the different causal mechanisms through which maternal education impacts on the health of her offspring. We include better maternal health, increased health-specific knowledge, adoption of non-traditional behaviours, and general female empowerment in addition to the effects of greater economic resources gained as a consequence of education. We use recent Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data for developing countries and examine the associations between survival of the youngest child over the first year of life, the mother’s educational attainment and the DHS indicator of household wealth both descriptively and using multivariate models. The results show that in the vast majority of countries and under virtually all models mother’s education matters more for infant survival than household wealth. Our findings challenge frequently held views and suggest a reorientation of global health policies to more directly address increasing female education as a primary policy option for improving child health.

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Contents:
Introduction
Bilal Barakat - Hans-Peter Blossfeld: The search for a demography of education: some thoughts

Demographic Debate
Wolfgang Lutz: Education will be at the heart of 21st century demography
Harvey J. Graff: The Literacy Myth: literacy, education and demography
Alaka Malwade Basu: Mass schooling, empowerment, and demographic and economic outcomes: a note of dissent

Refereed Articles
John Bongaarts: The causes of educational differences in fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa
Christos Bagavos: Education and childlessness: the relationship between educational field, educational level, employment and childlessness among Greek women born in 1955-195
Karel Neels - David De Wachter: Postponement and recuperation of Belgian fertility: how are they related to rising female educational attainment?
Jan Van Bavel - Joanna Ró¿a¿ska-Putek: Second birth rates across europe: interactions between women's level of education and child care enrolment
Johannes Klotz: Convergence or divergence of educational disparities in mortality and morbidity? The evolution of life expectancy and health expectancy by educational attainment in Austria in 1981-2006
Regina Fuchs - Elsie Pamuk - Wolfgang Lutz: Education or wealth: which matters more for reducing child mortality in developing countries?
Samir KC - Harold Lentzner: The effect of education on adult mortality and disability: a global perspective
Priska Flandorfer - Katrin Fliegenschnee: Education and health: theoretical considerations based on a qualitative grounded theory
Martin Spielauer: Persistence and change of the relative difference in educational attainment by ethno-cultural group and gender in Canada
Eduardo Luiz Gonçalves Rios-Neto - Raquel Rangel de Meireles Guimarães: The demography of education in Brazil: inequality of educational opportunities based on Grade Progression Probability (1986-2008)



Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
A-1011 Wien, Dr. Ignaz Seipel-Platz 2
Tel. +43-1-515 81/DW 3420, Fax +43-1-515 81/DW 3400
https://verlag.oeaw.ac.at, e-mail: verlag@oeaw.ac.at