German Rodríguez
Biographic Data
| ID | 3879790 |
|---|---|
| NAME | German Rodríguez |
| GIVEN NAMES | German |
| FAMILY NAME | Rodríguez |
| SIGNATURE | RODRIGUEZ G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Senior Research Demographer, Office of Population Research, Princeton University. |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5663-2216 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 151 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Extracting and reshaping World Fertility Survey data in Stata
The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) program has made available online a large number of public-use files from its predecessor, the World Fertility Survey (WFS) program, see wfs.dhsprogram.com
Multilevel Models in Demography
Increases in Blood Glucose in Older Adults: The Effects of Spousal Health
Stressful life transitions may compromise the glycemic levels of older adults. Taking on a caregiving role may erode some of the benefits of marriage and interfere with women's maintenance of their own health
Beyond Self-Reports: Changes in Biomarkers as Predictors of Mortality
The proliferation of biosocial surveys has increased the importance of weighing the costs and benefits of adding biomarker collection to population-based surveys. A crucial question is whether biomarkers offer incremental value beyond self-reported measures, which are easier to collect and impose less respondent burden. We use longitudinal data from a nationally representative sample of older Taiwanese (aged 54+ in 2000, examined in 2000 and 2006…
Representaciones sociales en torno a equidad, acceso y adaptación en educación universitaria
Presentamos un estudio analítico/relacional en el que, a partir del discurso de estudiantes universitarios, se reconstruyen sus representaciones sociales (RS) en torno a equidad en educación, acceso y adaptación universitaria. Se utilizó una metodología cualitativa, aplicando entrevistas individuales y grupales a una muestra de 11 estudiantes universitarios de la ciudad de Antofagasta. Los resultados indican que, en el actual contexto educacional…
Race, Ethnicity, And The Education Gradient In Health
Using pooled data from the 2000-2006 National Health Interview Survey, we document how the relationship between education and a broad range of health measures varies by race/ethnicity and nativity. We found that education is a more powerful determinant of health behaviors and outcomes for some groups than it is for others. In addition, the education differentials for foreign-born groups are typically more modest than those for corresponding nativ…
Demographic translation and tempo effects: An accelerated failure time perspective
In this paper I review the concept of tempo effects in demography, focusing on the tempo adjustments proposed by Bongaarts and Feeney and drawing on the work of Ryder and Zeng and Land. I show that the period-shift model that underlies the propose
Participating in social activities helps preserve cognitive function: An analysis of a longitudinal, population-based study of the elderly
BACKGROUND: This study examines how changes in cognition over time are related to participation in social activities and the extent of social networks. METHODS: Data are drawn from a population-based, longitudinal study that began in 1989 among elderly Taiwanese. An over-dispersed Poisson model is used to regress the number of failed cognitive tasks (0-5) in 1996, 1999, and 2000 on prior measures of cognitive impairment, social activities, social…
The Fertility Transition in Latin America
The Fertility Transition in Latin America
The Fertility Transition in Latin America
Prenatal and delivery care and childhood immunization in guatemala: Do family and community matter
In this paper we investigate family choices about pregnancy-related care and the use of childhood immunization. Estimates obtained from a multilevel logistic model indicate that use of formal (or “modern ”) health services differs substantially by ethnicity, by social and economic factors, and by availability of health services. The results also show that family and community membership are very important determinants of the use of health care, e…
Lactation, seasonality, and mother's postpartum weight change in Bangladesh: An analysis of maternal depletion
Longitudinally collected data from rural Bangladesh was used to investigate the effects of lactation, reproductive patterns, and seasonality on maternal weight and postpartum weight change. Results of multivariate analyses demonstrate that weight change exhibits a strong seasonal pattern, with losses in winter (December through March) and the rainy season (July through November) and gains in other months. The rate of weight loss peaks between 5 a…
Demographic Analysis: A Stochastic Approach
Introduction. Rates in Demographic Analysis. Life Tables. Multiple Decrement Tables. Markov Processes. Models in Demography. An Approach to Compositional Analysis. Spatial Distribution. Heterogeneity. Problems. Index
Trends and Differentials in Breastfeeding Behaviour: Evidence from the WFS and DHS
In this paper trends and correlates of breastfeeding behaviour are analysed with data from available surveys conducted in conjunction with the World Fertility Surveys (WFS) and the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS). Both these series of fertility surveys were designed and carried out in similar fashions, and in both, similar information on breastfeeding behaviour and its correlates was collected. Therefore, these data provide the best comparat…
A Note on the Sisterhood Estimator of Maternal Mortality
This paper comments on the Graham et al. extension of the sibling survival technique of Hill and Trussel to estimate maternal mortality. The basic ideas behind the sisterhood method are described. The Graham et al. thesis is found to be confusing and misleading in that multiple reporting or restricting the sample are viewed erroneously as equally valid alternatives. The sampling frame is confusing. All sisters drawn independently from the same di…
Modelling Marital Fertility by Age and Duration: An Empirical Appraisal of the Page Model
Page's model of marital fertility by age and duration is fitted by maximum likelihood techniques to data from 38 of the 41 developing countries that participated in the World Fertility Survey. The results indicate that the model does an excellent job of capturing variations in fertility patterns, with only two parameters. Moreover, national-level estimates of the parameter representing the degree of control of marital fertility correlate reasonab…
The Effect of Parental Education on Marital Fertility in Developing Countries
The effects of parents' education on marital fertility are analysed with data from 38 Surveys in the WFS programme, and a two-parameter model in which the age-dependent level of fertility and a duration-dependent slope of fertility are estimated. The level parameter reflects post-partum infecundity and, in some populations, contraceptive spacing of births. The slope parameter reflects parity-specific birth control. The effects of the husband's an…
An Approach to the Analysis of Menstrual Patterns in the Critical Evaluation of Contraceptives
An approach to a standardized analysis of menstrual bleeding patterns is presented. The method utilizes a prospective bleeding record and characterizes the menstrual pattern of a woman according to bleeding and nonbleeding events without imposing definitions of cycle or intermenstrual bleeding. Further, the analysis is done within a time reference period similar to life-table analysis, with the experience of each woman having equal value. The met…
Prenatal and delivery care and childhood immunization in guatemala: Do family and community matter
In this paper we investigate family choices about pregnancy-related care and the use of childhood immunization. Estimates obtained from a multilevel logistic model indicate that use of formal (or “modern ”) health services differs substantially by ethnicity, by social and economic factors, and by availability of health services. The results also show that family and community membership are very important determinants of the use of health care, e…
The Effect of Parental Education on Marital Fertility in Developing Countries
The effects of parents' education on marital fertility are analysed with data from 38 Surveys in the WFS programme, and a two-parameter model in which the age-dependent level of fertility and a duration-dependent slope of fertility are estimated. The level parameter reflects post-partum infecundity and, in some populations, contraceptive spacing of births. The slope parameter reflects parity-specific birth control. The effects of the husband's an…
Trends and Differentials in Breastfeeding Behaviour: Evidence from the WFS and DHS
In this paper trends and correlates of breastfeeding behaviour are analysed with data from available surveys conducted in conjunction with the World Fertility Surveys (WFS) and the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS). Both these series of fertility surveys were designed and carried out in similar fashions, and in both, similar information on breastfeeding behaviour and its correlates was collected. Therefore, these data provide the best comparat…
Demographic translation and tempo effects: An accelerated failure time perspective
In this paper I review the concept of tempo effects in demography, focusing on the tempo adjustments proposed by Bongaarts and Feeney and drawing on the work of Ryder and Zeng and Land. I show that the period-shift model that underlies the propose
A Note on the Sisterhood Estimator of Maternal Mortality
This paper comments on the Graham et al. extension of the sibling survival technique of Hill and Trussel to estimate maternal mortality. The basic ideas behind the sisterhood method are described. The Graham et al. thesis is found to be confusing and misleading in that multiple reporting or restricting the sample are viewed erroneously as equally valid alternatives. The sampling frame is confusing. All sisters drawn independently from the same di…
Modelling Marital Fertility by Age and Duration: An Empirical Appraisal of the Page Model
Page's model of marital fertility by age and duration is fitted by maximum likelihood techniques to data from 38 of the 41 developing countries that participated in the World Fertility Survey. The results indicate that the model does an excellent job of capturing variations in fertility patterns, with only two parameters. Moreover, national-level estimates of the parameter representing the degree of control of marital fertility correlate reasonab…
Beyond Self-Reports: Changes in Biomarkers as Predictors of Mortality
The proliferation of biosocial surveys has increased the importance of weighing the costs and benefits of adding biomarker collection to population-based surveys. A crucial question is whether biomarkers offer incremental value beyond self-reported measures, which are easier to collect and impose less respondent burden. We use longitudinal data from a nationally representative sample of older Taiwanese (aged 54+ in 2000, examined in 2000 and 2006…
Increases in Blood Glucose in Older Adults: The Effects of Spousal Health
Stressful life transitions may compromise the glycemic levels of older adults. Taking on a caregiving role may erode some of the benefits of marriage and interfere with women's maintenance of their own health
An Approach to the Analysis of Menstrual Patterns in the Critical Evaluation of Contraceptives
An approach to a standardized analysis of menstrual bleeding patterns is presented. The method utilizes a prospective bleeding record and characterizes the menstrual pattern of a woman according to bleeding and nonbleeding events without imposing definitions of cycle or intermenstrual bleeding. Further, the analysis is done within a time reference period similar to life-table analysis, with the experience of each woman having equal value. The met…
Modelling Marital Fertility by Age and Duration: An Empirical Appraisal of the Page Model
Page's model of marital fertility by age and duration is fitted by maximum likelihood techniques to data from 38 of the 41 developing countries that participated in the World Fertility Survey. The results indicate that the model does an excellent job of capturing variations in fertility patterns, with only two parameters. Moreover, national-level estimates of the parameter representing the degree of control of marital fertility correlate reasonab…
The Effect of Parental Education on Marital Fertility in Developing Countries
The effects of parents' education on marital fertility are analysed with data from 38 Surveys in the WFS programme, and a two-parameter model in which the age-dependent level of fertility and a duration-dependent slope of fertility are estimated. The level parameter reflects post-partum infecundity and, in some populations, contraceptive spacing of births. The slope parameter reflects parity-specific birth control. The effects of the husband's an…
A Note on the Sisterhood Estimator of Maternal Mortality
This paper comments on the Graham et al. extension of the sibling survival technique of Hill and Trussel to estimate maternal mortality. The basic ideas behind the sisterhood method are described. The Graham et al. thesis is found to be confusing and misleading in that multiple reporting or restricting the sample are viewed erroneously as equally valid alternatives. The sampling frame is confusing. All sisters drawn independently from the same di…
Demographic Analysis: A Stochastic Approach
Introduction. Rates in Demographic Analysis. Life Tables. Multiple Decrement Tables. Markov Processes. Models in Demography. An Approach to Compositional Analysis. Spatial Distribution. Heterogeneity. Problems. Index
Trends and Differentials in Breastfeeding Behaviour: Evidence from the WFS and DHS
In this paper trends and correlates of breastfeeding behaviour are analysed with data from available surveys conducted in conjunction with the World Fertility Surveys (WFS) and the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS). Both these series of fertility surveys were designed and carried out in similar fashions, and in both, similar information on breastfeeding behaviour and its correlates was collected. Therefore, these data provide the best comparat…
Lactation, seasonality, and mother's postpartum weight change in Bangladesh: An analysis of maternal depletion
Longitudinally collected data from rural Bangladesh was used to investigate the effects of lactation, reproductive patterns, and seasonality on maternal weight and postpartum weight change. Results of multivariate analyses demonstrate that weight change exhibits a strong seasonal pattern, with losses in winter (December through March) and the rainy season (July through November) and gains in other months. The rate of weight loss peaks between 5 a…
Prenatal and delivery care and childhood immunization in guatemala: Do family and community matter
In this paper we investigate family choices about pregnancy-related care and the use of childhood immunization. Estimates obtained from a multilevel logistic model indicate that use of formal (or “modern ”) health services differs substantially by ethnicity, by social and economic factors, and by availability of health services. The results also show that family and community membership are very important determinants of the use of health care, e…
The Fertility Transition in Latin America
The Fertility Transition in Latin America
The Fertility Transition in Latin America
Participating in social activities helps preserve cognitive function: An analysis of a longitudinal, population-based study of the elderly
BACKGROUND: This study examines how changes in cognition over time are related to participation in social activities and the extent of social networks. METHODS: Data are drawn from a population-based, longitudinal study that began in 1989 among elderly Taiwanese. An over-dispersed Poisson model is used to regress the number of failed cognitive tasks (0-5) in 1996, 1999, and 2000 on prior measures of cognitive impairment, social activities, social…
Demographic translation and tempo effects: An accelerated failure time perspective
In this paper I review the concept of tempo effects in demography, focusing on the tempo adjustments proposed by Bongaarts and Feeney and drawing on the work of Ryder and Zeng and Land. I show that the period-shift model that underlies the propose
Race, Ethnicity, And The Education Gradient In Health
Using pooled data from the 2000-2006 National Health Interview Survey, we document how the relationship between education and a broad range of health measures varies by race/ethnicity and nativity. We found that education is a more powerful determinant of health behaviors and outcomes for some groups than it is for others. In addition, the education differentials for foreign-born groups are typically more modest than those for corresponding nativ…
Representaciones sociales en torno a equidad, acceso y adaptación en educación universitaria
Presentamos un estudio analítico/relacional en el que, a partir del discurso de estudiantes universitarios, se reconstruyen sus representaciones sociales (RS) en torno a equidad en educación, acceso y adaptación universitaria. Se utilizó una metodología cualitativa, aplicando entrevistas individuales y grupales a una muestra de 11 estudiantes universitarios de la ciudad de Antofagasta. Los resultados indican que, en el actual contexto educacional…
Increases in Blood Glucose in Older Adults: The Effects of Spousal Health
Stressful life transitions may compromise the glycemic levels of older adults. Taking on a caregiving role may erode some of the benefits of marriage and interfere with women's maintenance of their own health
Beyond Self-Reports: Changes in Biomarkers as Predictors of Mortality
The proliferation of biosocial surveys has increased the importance of weighing the costs and benefits of adding biomarker collection to population-based surveys. A crucial question is whether biomarkers offer incremental value beyond self-reported measures, which are easier to collect and impose less respondent burden. We use longitudinal data from a nationally representative sample of older Taiwanese (aged 54+ in 2000, examined in 2000 and 2006…
Multilevel Models in Demography
Extracting and reshaping World Fertility Survey data in Stata
The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) program has made available online a large number of public-use files from its predecessor, the World Fertility Survey (WFS) program, see wfs.dhsprogram.com
Demography (16 works) · Population (14 works) · Sociology (14 works) · Medicine (10 works) · Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management (9 works) · Fertility (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Geography (6 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (6 works) · Psychology (6 works)