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BiB Data and Technical Report 4/2016 | 02.12.2016Methodology Report on the Follow-up Survey of the PinK Study

The paper describes the follow-up survey of the interdisciplinary PinK study that aims at a broader and better understanding of the situation of couples with an unfulfilled desire to have a child. more: Methodology Report on the Follow-up Survey of the PinK Study …

BiB Data and Technical Report 3/2016 | 08.11.2016Data Set and Data Report for the Second Wave of the JobMob Study

A scientific use file of the longitudinal data of the second wave of the study Job Mobilities and Family Lives in Europe (JobMob) is now available. more: Data Set and Data Report for the Second Wave of the JobMob Study …

Logo of the research project “Job Mobilities and Family Lives in Europe” (refer to: Data Set and Data Report for the Second Wave of the JobMob Study)

Chart of the Month | 27.10.2016More and More Elderly People Live in Cohabiting Relationships

Most recently, the percentage of older people who live continuously together with a partner in a common household has strongly increased. Whereas in 1996 only about half of the people aged between 70 and 79 years lived in cohabiting relationships, meanwhile already 2 thirds of them are doing so. more: More and More Elderly People Live in Cohabiting Relationships …

Two press releases of the Institute (refer to: More and More Elderly People Live in Cohabiting Relationships)

Chart of the Month | 27.10.2016Pension Duration Has Increased by Over 40 Percent in the Last Four Decades

Employees retiring today can expect to receive 19.9 years of old-age pension payments. In comparison, retirees in 1970 received payments for 13.9 years on average. more: Pension Duration Has Increased by Over 40 Percent in the Last Four Decades …

Two press releases of the Institute (refer to: Pension Duration Has Increased by Over 40 Percent in the Last Four Decades)

European Population Conference 2016 | 20.10.2016Looking Back: A Special Report and an Interview about the EPC 2016 in Mainz

Subsequent to the European Population Conference, Professor Norbert F. Schneider – the director of the BiB – told in an interview what he has learned from the conference about the situation and orientation of international demographic research. more: Looking Back: A Special Report and an Interview about the EPC 2016 in Mainz …

The photo shows the EPC poster at the entrance of the European Population Conference 2016 in the University of Mainz. (refer to: Looking Back: A Special Report and an Interview about the EPC 2016 in Mainz) | Source: Milton Arias

Global Burden of Disease | 11.10.2016What Influences Life Expectancy and How Healthy Are We? New Insights Published in The Lancet

Since 1990 the Global Burden of Disease Study (GDB) provides data on worldwide trends of health and causes of death. The current results were presented on 7 October 2016. Three researchers of the BiB have been involved in this study. more: What Influences Life Expectancy and How Healthy Are We? New Insights Published in The Lancet …

Chart of the Month | 10.10.2016Turnaround in the Birth Rate

After 35 years of decline, the birth rate in Germany recently took a distinct upswing. This is a finding from a study by the BiB in which the figures from the official population statistics were extrapolated. more: Turnaround in the Birth Rate …

Two press releases of the Institute (refer to: Turnaround in the Birth Rate)

New Article in KZfSS | 06.10.2016Increasing Childlessness or Fewer Families with Many Children?

The decline of fertility in the course of the Second Demographic Transition is mainly caused by both an increase in childlessness and a decline of large families. But which of these effects is stronger? more: Increasing Childlessness or Fewer Families with Many Children? …

Chart of the Month | 17.08.2016More and More Children Born with the Help of Reproductive Medicine

A consistently increasing number of children are born in Germany with the help of modern reproductive methods. In 2001, 12,500 births fell into this category, by now the number has risen to 17,100 in 2013. more: More and More Children Born with the Help of Reproductive Medicine …

Two press releases of the Institute (refer to: More and More Children Born with the Help of Reproductive Medicine)

BiB Data and Technical Report 2/2016 | 28.07.2016Methodology Report on the TOP Study

The documentation of the first wave of the survey Transitions and Old Age Potential (TOP) has been published in English. more: Methodology Report on the TOP Study …

Logo of the research project “Transitions and Old Age Potential” (refer to: Methodology Report on the TOP Study)

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