Pop digests

PopDigests

PopDigests are short, comprehensive summaries of research results with a link to the original publication (if accessible online). This allows population experts and other interested audiences to be able to easily access information to the latest research results. 

Couples holding baby shoes

Understanding fertility declines

Changes in union and first birth dynamics in Finland
Julia Hellstrand (University of Helsinki), Jessica Nisén (University of Turku) and Mikko Myrskylä (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research) investigated changes in the union and first birth dynamics from 2000 through 2018 in Finland.

Julia Hellstrand (University of Helsinki), Jessica Nisén (University of Turku) and Mikko Myrskylä (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research) investigated changes in the union and first birth dynamics from 2000 through 2018 in Finland.

Caregiver with Asian elderly woman outdoor

Are we meeting people's needs in social care?

Dynamics of unmet needs in England
Athina Vlachantoni, Maria Evandrou, Jane Falkingham and Min Qin (University of Southampton) explore how need and unmet need are both conceptualised theoretically and operationalised empirically by incorporating a temporal dimension in the analysis to investigate the dynamics of met and unmet need for social care over time.

Athina Vlachantoni, Maria Evandrou, Jane Falkingham and Min Qin (University of Southampton) explore how need and unmet need are both conceptualised theoretically and operationalised empirically by incorporating a temporal dimension in the analysis to investigate the dynamics of met and unmet need for social care over time.

Couple sitting on a rug surrounded by boxes

Should we move in together?

Examining partnership transitions among young adults in England and Wales
Alina Pelikh (University College London), Júlia Mikolai (University of St Andrews) and Hill Kulu (University of St Andrews) use data from BHPS and UKHLS to study how first partnership transitions have changed across three birth cohorts: 1974-1979, 1980-1984 and 1985-1990, who were observed between 1991 and 2016 and were aged between 16 and 27.

Alina Pelikh (University College London), Júlia Mikolai (University of St Andrews) and Hill Kulu (University of St Andrews) use data from BHPS and UKHLS to study how first partnership transitions have changed across three birth cohorts: 1974-1979, 1980-1984 and 1985-1990, who were observed between 1991 and 2016 and were aged between 16 and 27.

Different forms of contraception

Why some women went off the pill

Concerns about adverse side-effects and claims of naturalness as reasons for rejecting hormonal contraception in Western countries
Mireille Le Guen (Ined and UCLouvain), Clémence Schantz (IRD-Ceped), Arnaud Regnier Loilier (Ined) and Elise de La Rochebrochard (Ined, Inserm-Cesp) conducted a systematic review of the scientific literature in order to build a typology of arguments given by female users and their male partners against hormonal contraceptive methods.

Mireille Le Guen (Ined and UCLouvain), Clémence Schantz (IRD-Ceped), Arnaud Regnier Loilier (Ined) and Elise de La Rochebrochard (Ined, Inserm-Cesp) conducted a systematic review of the scientific literature in order to build a typology of arguments given by female users and their male partners against hormonal contraceptive methods.

Person at airport with luggage and german passport

Will we ever see them again?

Return migration of German-affiliated researchers
Xinyi Zhao (MPIDR, University of Oxford), Samin Aref (University of Toronto), Emilio Zagheni MPIDR) and Guy Stecklov (University of British Columbia) analysed the migration rates of internationally mobile researchers returning to Germany, tracking location data obtained from institutional affiliations identified from millions of Scopus publications.

Xinyi Zhao (MPIDR, University of Oxford), Samin Aref (University of Toronto), Emilio Zagheni MPIDR) and Guy Stecklov (University of British Columbia) analysed the migration rates of internationally mobile researchers returning to Germany, tracking location data obtained from institutional affiliations identified from millions of Scopus publications.

Park with people

Let’s meet at the park

Barriers to public green space use
Charlotte Noël, Lisa Van Landschoot, Christophe Vanroelen and Sylvie Gadeyne (Interface Demography, Sociology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel) investigate the subjective, self-perceived social barriers that prevent people to visit available and accessible PGSs, or that prevent them from using PGSs in an intensive way.

Charlotte Noël, Lisa Van Landschoot, Christophe Vanroelen and Sylvie Gadeyne (Interface Demography, Sociology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel) investigate the subjective, self-perceived social barriers that prevent people to visit available and accessible PGSs, or that prevent them from using PGSs in an intensive way.

Family moving

Did the COVID-19 pandemic cause an urban exodus?

Examining patterns of internal migration in Spain
Miguel González-Leonardo (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis), Antonio López-Gay and Joaquín Recaño (Centre d'Estudis Demogràfic and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), and Niall Newsham and Francisco Rowe (University of Liverpool) analyse changes in internal migration patterns across the urban hierarchy in Spain.

Miguel González-Leonardo (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis), Antonio López-Gay and Joaquín Recaño (Centre d'Estudis Demogràfic and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), and Niall Newsham and Francisco Rowe (University of Liverpool)  analyse changes in internal migration patterns across the urban hierarchy in Spain.

Older man gardening

Staying Busy

The effect of retirement on volunteering
Peter Eibich, Angelo Lorenti (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research) and Irene Mosca (Maynooth University) examine how the transition into retirement affects engagement in voluntary work.

Peter Eibich, Angelo Lorenti (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research) and Irene Mosca (Maynooth University) examine how the transition into retirement affects engagement in voluntary work.

Older women head in palm

Providing help before it is too late

Association between a history of clinical depression and dementia
Kaarina Korhonen, Lasse Tarkiainen (University of Helsinki); Taina Leinonen (Finnish Institute of Occupational Health); Elina Einiö and Pekka Martikainen (University of Helsinki) investigate, in more detail, the long-term association between depression and dementia.

Kaarina Korhonen, Lasse Tarkiainen (University of Helsinki); Taina Leinonen (Finnish Institute of Occupational Health); Elina Einiö and Pekka Martikainen (University of Helsinki) investigate, in more detail, the long-term association between depression and dementia.

Train going by in a train station

Commuting willingness and actual commuting behaviour

Does individual willingness to commute long distances influence commuting behaviour or vice versa?
Heiko Rüger, Nico Stawarz, Thomas Skora (Federal Institute for Population Research, BiB) and Brenton M. Wiernik (University of South Florida) use longitudinal data from the Job Mobilities and Family Lives in Europe survey to examine the relationship between the willingness to commute long distances and actual commuting behavior.

Heiko Rüger, Nico Stawarz, Thomas Skora (Federal Institute for Population Research, BiB) and Brenton M. Wiernik (University of South Florida) use longitudinal data from the Job Mobilities and Family Lives in Europe survey to examine the relationship between the willingness to commute long distances and actual commuting behavior.