type="main" <p>China has the world's largest oldest-old population, but information on trends in late-life disability is lacking. We use data from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey for 1998 to 2008 to determine whether prevalence of limitations with physical functions and daily...</p>

This is an expanded version of comments on the future of the demography of aging at an invited session of the 2008 annual meeting of the Population Association of America. In an introduction, John Haaga offers reasons for a revival of interest in population aging, including greater realization...

Books reviewed in this article: Copyright 2002 by The Population Council, Inc..

Books reviewed in this article: Copyright 2001 by The Population Council, Inc..

Books reviewed in this article: Copyright 2001 by The Population Council, Inc..

Books reviewed in this article: Copyright 2002 by The Population Council, Inc..

Little systematic quantitative research is available on the parents of adults who become ill and die of AIDS despite their large number and the wide range of adverse consequences. This study, based on survey data from Cambodia, explores economic and social effects on parents in a country...

Cambodia experienced violence during the rule of the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s. Many who died were the children or spouses of today's elderly. This may have resulted in an erosion of family support in a country where formal channels of assistance are virtually absent. This article examines the...

Books reviewed in this article: Copyright 2001 by The Population Council, Inc..