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    29 March 2018, Volume 42 Issue 2
    Intergenerational Effects of Gender Preference:Observations through Desire and Behaviour of Parents
    Song Jian,Qin Tingting and Song Haoming
    2018, 42(2):  15-28. 
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    Using 2016 national sampling survey datathis paper analyzes the intergenerational effects of gender preference on the first married women in urban China. The influence is observed through either parents’ gender preference for grandchildren or parents’fertility behavior represented as the siblings'gender structure of the women.Results show that women’s parens have positive effects on their gender preference regardless of the number of the desired childrenwhile the effects of their parents?in?law are significant only for their first child.The sibling’s gender structure of the women also has significant positive effect on their gender preference. In additioncompared with the only childwomen who grew with both brothers and sisters have stronger male preference.The findings imply that although the majority of urban women have no gender preference for the first child and have both son and daughter preference when desire to have two childrenthere are exceptions who still prefer boys.Their parents' desire and behavior play important roles on their son preference.This paper also finds that the gender structure of women's existing children and the provinces where they live significantly affect women's gender preference.
    Second Birth Interval in China:A Study Using the Revised Lee-carter Model
    Huang Kuangshi and Liu Hongyan
    2018, 42(2):  29-38. 
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    Based on the De Jure Population Database of the 121 National Monitoring Counties in 2013 from the National Health and Family Planning Commissionthis study employs the revised Lee?Carter model to decompose the second birth intervals for women aged 20 to 50 between 1980 and 2013 intothree partsthe age?specific minimum second birth intervalthe elasticity of the second birth intervalcross ageand the over?time change of the second birth interval. The results show that the minimumsecond birth interval ranges from to years. Increasing age of women is associated with increasing minimum second birth interval.The elasticity curve cross age demonstrates an S?shapewhich flats between age 20~30,increases linearly between age 30~45,and declines slightly after age 45.Finallythe time effect on the second birth interval is negative between 1986 and 1996 while it is positive between 1980 and 1985 and between 1997 and 2013.These findings may help deepen our understanding of the age?specific pattern and time fluctuation of the second birth interval in China.
     The Impact of Urbanization on China’s Future Rural and Urban Age Structure
    Meng Xiangjing and Jiang Kaidi
    2018, 42(2):  39-53. 
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    Along with the social and economic development and urbanization policyChina's urbanization has entered into an accelerating period and the ruralurban migration becomes a major driving force.According to the national urban planningChina??s urbanization rate would reach to 60% in 2020and 70% in 2030,respectively.Using the 2000 and 2010 population census data and population balancing equationthis paper makes an estimation of the agespecific ruralurban transfer rate between 2000-2010 and conducts prediction of rural and urban age structure in 2010-2030.The results suggest that population ageing in rural area would speed up and the old dependency ratio in rural area would
    become much higher than that in urban area.Working age population would also face the problem of ageing.The school age population would decrease in rural area and increase in urban area.Both rural and urban area will face the challenge of the rapid change of age structure.The society needs to plan and prepare well for both rural and urban age structure changefocusing especially on the equal right for migrants in urban area and the development of rural area.
     Estimation and Prediction of China’s Agricultural Surplus Labor Stock in 1984~2050
    Zhao Weijun,Jiao Binlong and Han Yuanyuan
    2018, 42(2):  54-69. 
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    It has been controversial in measuring stock of agricultural surplus labor using man?days conversion method due to different definitions of reasonable and effective man?days of the agriculturallabor force.In this paperwe make corrections to the man?days conversion method by constructing the utility man?days conversion model.The seasonal index and the weather changing index are introduced to determine the reasonable working load man?days.On the premise of utility maximization of par consciousnessthe utility maximization man?days is determined. Agricultural labor force knowledge coefficient and agricultural technology index are introduced to determine the effective man?days of agricultural labor force. The surplus man?days are determined on the basis of reasonable working load man?days and effective man?days. The agricultural surplus labor time is converted into the quantity of agriculture surplus labor force through two kinds of representation of productivity.In additionChina’s agricultural surplus labor stock in 1984~2050 is estimated and predicted by the model.The analyses are evaluated by comparing the results with those of other scholars.
    A study on the Financial Planning of the Chinese Elderly for Later Life
    Zhang Wenjuan and Ji Jingyao
    2018, 42(2):  70-83. 
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    Employing data from 2014 China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey CLASS),this paper analyzes the situation and characteristics of financial planning behavior of Chinese elderly for their laterlives.Furthermorethis paper explores the heterogeneity of the Chinese elderly in their financial planning behavior and identifies the ones with high inclination to conduct financial planning.The results reveal that cash savings are still the most important way of financial preparation for the elderly.Elderly in urban and rural areas show high preference for financial investment and land transaction respectively.Significant diversity can be found in the planning behavior of the elderlysuch as the differences in financial planning among the elderly in different cohorts and with different characteristics and social situations.The elderly
    live in eastern areacitiesand the cohort who gave birth late are more likely to make financial planning.Meanwhilesocial situations interacting with elderly??s characteristics and individual capacity affect their fi?
    nancial planning.
    Population Ageing and Its Effect on Total Health Expenditure:A Prospective Age Perspective
    Yang Xin,Zuo Xuejin and Wang Meifeng
    2018, 42(2):  84-98. 
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    With the continuous extension of life expectancythe negative impact of population ageing may be exaggerated by using a static age perspective.In this paperwe try to forecast the population ageing trend of China under different age criteria in 2010-2050 and analyze their effects on total health expenditure.The results show that ageing rate measured with prospective age would be much lower than that measured with chronological age and the health expenditure for the elderly would be considerably reduced.The implications are that the ratio of labor force to the elderly population would changewhich would reduce health expenditure.Howeverin achieving thatit is necessary to promote the relevant social policies such as encouraging the postponement of retirement agechanging the concept of health serviceand reforming the health service system.
    The Estimation of Death Underreporting in the 2010 Population Census Based on DCMD Model Life Tables
    Li Cheng,Mi Hong and Sun Lingxue
    2018, 42(2):  99-112. 
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    Young?age and old?age death probabilities are essential for accurate estimation of life expectancy at age and 60,which have major implications for the formulation of endowment insurance and other policies.Previous studies have testified that death underreporting commonly exists in the mortality data of young?age and old?age groupsuch that various approaches of modification were offered.This paper recalculated sex?specific life tables of China and life expectancy at age and 60 for the 2010 population census based on the DCMD model life tablesusing child mortality data from UNICEFadult mortality information from IHMEand old?age mortality rates derived from the sex?specific population aged 60 75 in the census.The underreporting rates of young?age and old?age mortality are estimated.The result shows that in the 2010 population census adjusted infant mortality rates are 1641‰ for male and 1594‰ for femaleimplying an underreporting rate of 77% and 75% respectivelythe adjusted old?age from 60 to 89) death probabilities are 703 for male and 595 for female with the underreporting rate being % and % respectively.