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90-34     Family Migration in a Developing Country By: Brenda Davis Root and Gordon F. De Jong

Published As: Root, B.D. and G.F. De Jong (1991). "Family Migration in a Developing Country." Population Studies 45(2):221-233. |Journal Home Page|

90-36     The Changing Occupational Characteristics of Immigrants By: Gordon F. De Jong

Published As: De Jong, G.F. and M.C. Blair (1994). "Changing Occupational Characteristics of US Immigrants." Asian and Pacific Migration Journal 3(4):567-588. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

91-07     The Occupational Status of Puerto Rican Women in New York City By: Anna Victoria B. Madamba, Gordon F. De Jong, and Katherine Fennelly

Published As: Madamba, A.B. and G.F. De Jong (1994). "Determinants of White-Collar Employment: Puerto Rican Women in Metropolitan New York." Social Science Quarterly 75(1):53-66. |Journal Home Page|

91-27     Occupational Status and Migration: Payoffs to Short-Term Outmigration and Return Migration in a Developing Country By: Gordon F. De Jong and Marilou C. Legazpi Blair

Published As: De Jong, G.F. and M.C. Blair (1994). "Occupational Status of Rural Outmigrants and Return Migrants." Rural Sociology 59(4):693-707. |Journal Home Page|

92-10     Geographic Mobility of the Very Old: Motives and Explanations By: Gordon F. De Jong, Janet M. Wilmoth, Jacqueline L. Angel, and Gretchen T. Cornwell

Published As: De Jong, G.F. , J.M. Wilmoth , J.L. Angel and G.T. Cornwell (1995). "Motive and the Geographic Mobility of Very Old Americans." Journals of Gerontology--Series B: Psychological Sciences & Social Sciences 50B(6):S395-S404. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

92-22     Determinants of Community-Based and In-Home Elderly Service Utilization: Demographic, Social Support, and Functional Health Explanations By: Janet M. Wilmoth, Gordon F. De Jong, Jacqueline L. Angel, and Gretchen T. Cornwell

Published As: Angel, J.L. , G.F. De Jong , G.T. Cornwell and J.M. Wilmoth (1995). "Diminished Health and Living Arrangement of Rural Elderly Americans." National Journal of Sociology 9(1):31-57.

93-16     Consequences of International and Rural-Urban Internal Migration for Improving the Occupational Status of Rural Third-World Workers By: Marilou C. Legazpi Blair (School of Social Work, University of Oklahoma) and Gordon F. De Jong

Published As: Blair, M.C. and G.F. De Jong (1993). "Consequences of International and Rural-Urban Internal Migration for Improving the Occupational Status of Rural Third World Workers." In , International Population Conference/Congres International de la Population, Volume 1. International Union for the Scientific Study of Population.

94-11     Gender, Values, and Intentions to Move in a Developing Country By: Gordon F. De Jong, Kerry Richter, and Pimonpan Isarabhakdi

Published As: De Jong, G.F. , K. Richter and P. Isarabhakdi (1996). "Gender, Values, and Intentions to Move in Rural Thailand." International Migration Review 30(3):748-770. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

94-17     Migration in Market and Democracy Transition: Migration Intentions and Behavior in Romania By: Dumitru Sandu (University of Bucharest) and Gordon F. De Jong

Published As: Sandu, D. and G.F. De Jong (1996). "Migration in Market and Democracy Transition: Migration Intentions and Behavior in Romania." Population Research and Policy Review 15(5/6):437-457. |Journal Home Page|

94-26     Living Arrangements among Elderly Immigrants in the United States By: Janet M. Wilmoth, Gordon F. De Jong and Christine L. Himes

Published As: Wilmoth, J.M. , G.F. De Jong and C.L. Himes (1997). "Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Living Arrangements among America's White, Hispanic, and Asian Elderly Population." International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy 17(9/10):57-82. |Journal Home Page|

95-04     Choice Processes in Migration Intentions and Behavior By: Gordon F. De Jong

Published As: De Jong, G.F. (1999). "Choice Processes in Migration Behavior." In Pandit, K. and S.D. Withers, Migration and Restructuring in the United States. New York, NY: Rowman and Littlefield.

95-12     Job Mismatch among Asians in the United States: Gender and Ethnic Group Comparisons By: Anna B. Madamba (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill) and Gordon F. De Jong

Published As: Madamba, A.B. and G.F. De Jong (1997). "Job Mismatch among Asians in the United States: Ethnic Group Comparisons." Social Science Quarterly 78(2):524-542. |Journal Home Page|

96-04     Social Change, Ideology, and Migration Intentions By: Dumitru Sandu (University of Bucharest) and Gordon F. De Jong

Published As: Sandu, D. and G.F. De Jong (1998). "Political Change, Ideology, and Migration Intentions." Romanian Journal of Sociology 9(2).

97-05     Temporary and More Permanent Rural-Urban Migration in Thailand By: Gordon F. De Jong

Published As: De Jong, G.F. (2000). "Expectations, Gender, and Norms in Migration Decision-Making." Population Studies 54:307-319. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

99-07     For Better, For Worse: Life Satisfaction Consequences of Migration By: Gordon F. De Jong, Aphichat Chamratrithirong (United Nations Population Fund), and Quynh-Giang Tran

Published As: De Jong, G.F. , A. Chamratrithirong and Q.G. Tran (2002). "For Better, For Worse: Life Satisfaction Consequences of Migration." International Migration Review 36(3):838-863. |Journal Home Page|

00-09     Expectations, Gender, and Norms in Migration Decision-Making By: Gordon F. De Jong

Published As: De Jong, G.F. (2000). "Expectations, Gender, and Norms in Migration Decision-Making." Population Studies 54:307-319. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

04-02     Why Poor Families Move: Life Course Transitions, Welfare Rules and State Economies By: Deborah Graefe and Gordon De Jong

08-05     Predicting Post-2000 Welfare-to-Work Transition: Individual and Family, Life Course, Work and Welfare Histories, State Welfare Rules, and State Economic Effects By: Shelley K. Irving, Deborah Roempke Graefe and Gordon F. De Jong

PA-01     Children and Youth in Pennsylvania: Demographic Trends of a Diminishing Resource By: Gordon F. De Jong

Published As: De Jong, G.F. (1986). Children and Youth in Pennsylvania: Demographic Trends of a Diminishing Resource. Middletown, PA: Pennsylvania State Data Center.

PA-02     Current Demographic Trends and State Policy: an Overview By: Gordon F. De Jong, Gretchen T. Cornwell and Janice Costanzo

Published As: De Jong, G.F. (1987). Current Demographic Trends and State Policy: An Overview. Middletown, PA: Pennsylvania State Data Center.

PA-03     The Changing Employment Patterns of Men and Women in Pennsylvania By: Gordon F. De Jong, Gretchen T. Cornwell and Janice Costanzo

Published As: De Jong, G.F. (1987). The Changing Employment Patterns of Men and Women in Pennsylvania. Middletown, PA: Pennsylvania State Data Center.

PA-04     The Payoffs of Education for Pennsylvania Workers: How to Sustain Economic Development By: Gordon F. De Jong and Gretchen T. Cornwell

Published As: De Jong, G.F. (1988). The Payoffs of Education for Pennsylvania Workers: How to Sustain Economic Development. Middletown, PA: Pennsylvania State Data Center.

PA-05     Pennsylvania Migration in the 1980's By: Gordon F. De Jong and Gretchen T. Cornwell

Published As: De Jong, G.F. and G.T. Cornwell (1989). Pennsylvania Migration in the 1980's. Middletown, PA: Pennsylvania State Data Center.

PA-06     Pennsylvania's Changing Nonmetropolitan Population By: Gretchen T. Cornwell, Marianne Guidos and Gordon F. De Jong

Published As: De Jong, G.F. (1989). Pennsylvania's Changing Nonmetropolitan Population. Middletown, PA: Pennsylvania State Data Center.

PA-07     Underemployment of Pennsylvania Workers By: Gordon F. De Jong, Gretchen T. Cornwell and Marianne Guidos

Published As: De Jong, G.F. (1990). Underemployment of Pennsylvania Workers. Middletown, PA: Pennsylvania State Data Center.

PA-08     A Demographic Profile of Pennsylvania's Unemployed and Underemployed Workers By: Gordon F. De Jong, Lynne M. Casper and Gretchen T. Cornwell

Published As: De Jong, G.F. (1990). A Demographic Profile of Pennsylvania's Unemployed and Underemployed Workers. Middletown, PA: Pennsylvania State Data Center.

PA-09     Pennsylvania's Changing Labor Force: Women and Their Families By: Gretchen T. Cornwell, Gordon F. De Jong, Lynne M. Casper and Diane E. Snopp

Published As: Cornwell, G.T. , G.F. De Jong , L.M. Casper and D. Shoop (1990). Pennsylvania's Changing Labor Force: Women and Their Families. Middletown, PA: Pennsylvania State Data Center.

PA-10     Demographics and Housing in Pennsylvania By: Gordon F. De Jong, Gretchen T. Cornwell, Lynne M. Casper and Diane E. Snopp

Published As: De Jong, G.F. , G.T. Cornwell and L.M. Casper (1991). Demographics and Housing in Pennsylvania. Middletown, PA: Pennsylvania State Data Center.

PA92-01     The Demographic State of Black Pennsylvanians in the 1990s By: Gordon F. De Jong and Gretchen T. Cornwell

Published As: De Jong, G.F. and G.T. Cornwell (1993). "The Demographic State of Black Pennsylvania in the 1990s." In Hughes, V., The State of Black Pennsylvania. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus.

PA92-02     Educational Attainment and Economic Development: Pennsylvania's Young Workers in the 1990s By: Gordon F. De Jong

Published As: De Jong, G.F. (1992). Educational Attainment and Economic Development: Pennsylvania's Young Workers In the 1990s. Middletown, PA: Pennsylvania State Data Center.

PA92-03     Health Insurance Coverage of Pennsylvania Children By: Gretchen T. Cornwell, Lynne M. Casper and Gordon F. De Jong

Published As: Cornwell, G.T. , L.M. Casper and G.F. De Jong (1992). Health Insurance Coverage of Pennsylvania Children. Middletown, PA: Pennsylvania State Data Center.

PA93-01     The Well-Being of Children and Youth in Pennsylvania: Demographic Trends By: Gordon F. De Jong, Gretchen T. Cornwell and Janet M. Wilmoth

Published As: De Jong, G.F. , G.T. Cornwell and J.M. Wilmoth (1993). The Well-Being of Children and Youth in Pennsylvania: Demographic Trends. Middletown, PA: Pennsylvania State Data Center.

PA93-02     Demographic Trends in the Supply and Quality of Pennsylvania Workers By: Gordon F. De Jong

Published As: De Jong, G.F. (1993). Demographic Trends in the Supply and Quality of Pennsylvania Workers. Middletown, PA: Pennsylvania State Data Center.

PA99-01     Educational Attainment of Pennsylvania's Young Workers: What's it Worth? By: Gordon F. De Jong and Pamela Klein

Published As: De Jong, G.F. (1999). Educational Attainment of Pennsylvania's Young Workers: What's it Worth?. Middletown, PA: Pennsylvania State Data Center.

PA99-02     Pennsylvania's Brain Drain Migration in the Mid-1990s By: Gordon F. De Jong and Pamela M. Klein

Published As: De Jong, G.F. and P.M. Klein (1999). Pennsylvania's Brain Drain Migration in the Mid-1990s. Middletown, PA: Pennsylvania State Data Center.

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