Coronavirus situation
15 May 2020
We now welcome all types of submissions, although in the next few months we will still prioritise Descriptive Findings related to COVID-19. For other papers, the processing times may be therefore longer than usual. Thank you for your understanding.
Editorial on p-values
14 October 2019
In the last few years, the American Statistical Association has published position statements on the correct use and interpretation of p-values and on avoiding possible traps in applied statistical work. As much of empirical research in demography relies on statistical methods, in order to meet the challenge, Demographic Research has now also issued editorial guidance on our expectations regarding statistical rigour and replicability in empirical work. Please find the full editorial here:
demographic-research.org/.../vol41/32
Recent Articles
03 June 2020 | research article
»Young women's joint relationship, sex, and contraceptive trajectories: Evidence from the United States
Bridget Brew, Abigail Weitzman, Kelly Musick, Yasamin Kusunoki
Volume: 42 Article ID: 34 Pages: 933–984
28 May 2020 | research article
»Ready for parenthood? Dual earners' relative labour market positions and entry into parenthood in Belgium
Leen Marynissen, Karel Neels, Jonas Wood, Sarah Van de Velde
Volume: 42 Article ID: 33 Pages: 901–932
19 May 2020 | research article
»Calloused hands, shorter life? Occupation and older-age survival in Mexico
Hiram Beltrán-Sánchez, Noreen Goldman, Anne Pebley, Josefina Flores Morales
Volume: 42 Article ID: 32 Pages: 875–900
13 May 2020 | research article 
»Fertility patterns of migrants from low-fertility countries in Norway
Marianne Tønnessen, Eleonora Mussino
Volume: 42 Article ID: 31 Pages: 859–874
07 May 2020 | research article
»The emergence of birth limitation as a new stage in the fertility transition in sub-Saharan Africa
Mathias Lerch, Thomas Spoorenberg
Volume: 42 Article ID: 30 Pages: 827–858
06 May 2020 | research article
»Entrance into parenthood at the onset of low fertility in Ukraine: The role of family relationships and perceived security
Yuliya Hilevych
Volume: 42 Article ID: 29 Pages: 799–826
05 May 2020 | reflection
»Are sibling models a suitable tool in analyses of how reproductive factors affect child mortality?
Øystein Kravdal
Volume: 42 Article ID: 28 Pages: 777–798
30 April 2020 | research material
»A visual tool to explore the composition of international migration flows in the EU countries, 1998–2015
Beata Nowok
Volume: 42 Article ID: 27 Pages: 763–776
28 April 2020 | research material
»Computations of French lifetables by department, 1901–2014
Florian Bonnet
Volume: 42 Article ID: 26 Pages: 741–762
09 April 2020 | descriptive finding
»Onset of the old-age gender gap in survival
Virginia Zarulli, Rune Lindahl-Jacobsen, James W. Vaupel
Volume: 42 Article ID: 25 Pages: 727–740
