Determinants of Weight Loss among Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Evidence from Costa Rica and England • Laura Blue, Princeton University

Influenza Mortality in the United States, 2009: Burden and Timing • Ann Nguyen, Palomar Health

Familial Health Histories and Their Relationship to Retirement Expectations and Retirement Wealth • Cathleen Zick, University of Utah ; Robert Mayer, University of Utah ; Lorayne Taylor, University of Utah

Socioeconomic Status and Health: A Role for Immune System Mechanisms? • Megan Todd, Princeton University

Biodemography of Mortality at Extreme Old Ages: A Study of Rodents and Humans • Natalia S. Gavrilova, University of Chicago ; Leonid A. Gavrilov, University of Chicago

Challenging the Inevitability of Age Related Prostate Enlargement: Low Levels of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia among Bolivian Amerindians • Benjamin Trumble, University of California, Santa Barbara ; Daniel Eid R., Universidad Mayor San Simon, Bolivia ; Edhit Cortez Linares, Proyecto de Salud y Antropologia ; Michael D. Gurven, University of California, Santa Barbara

Differentials in Basal Metabolic Rate, Body Mass Index and Diabetes in Selected States of India • Konsam Dinachandra Singh, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) ; D.A. Nagdeve, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

Women’s Bargaining Power within Family and Child Malnutrition in India • Dhiman Das, National University of Singapore

Overweight Children and Women in India's Cities: Evidence from Three Waves of the National Family Health Survey, 1992-2006 • Alka Dev, CUNY Institute for Demographic Research (CIDR)

The Relationship between Cognitive Decline and Early Retirement: A New Approach Using Genetic Material • Amal Harrati, University of California, Berkeley

Does Grandparental Care Pay off? The Effect of Childcare on Grandparents´ Cognitive Functioning • Valeria Bordone, Wittgenstein Centre (IIASA, VID/ÖAW, WU)

Rising Overweight-Obesity and Its Socio-Demographic Correlates in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2000-2011 • Yibeltal T. Bayou, World Health Organization (WHO) ; Charles H. Teller, George Washington University and Addis Ababa University ; Uriyoan Colon-Ramos, George Washington University

Using Vignettes to Understand Latino/White Disparities in Self-Rated Health by Domain • Sharon Bzostek, Rutgers University

Model Choice in Understanding the Changing Covariates of Infant Mortality: An Illustration Using Kenya Data • Sam Wafula, Population Council

Does the Choice of Rurality Measurement Matter? A Case Study of Rural-Urban Gradients in the Prevalence of Depression • Steven A. Cohen, Virginia Commonwealth University

Demographic Analysis of Armed Conflict and Humanitarian Crisis: The Complex Case of Evaluating Elevated Mortality and the US-Led War in Iraq, 2003-2011 • Laura Braslow, Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY)

Modeling Age-Specific Mortality for Countries with Generalized HIV Epidemics • David J. Sharrow, University of Washington

Monitoring Child Mortality through Community Health Worker Reporting of Births and Deaths: Case of Community Health Surveillance Assistants in Malawi • Benjamin Banda, National Statistical Office, Malawi ; Willie Kachaka, National Statistical Office, Malawi ; Agbessi Amouzou, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health ; Jennifer Bryce, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Siblings Count: The Extent and Effect of Double Counting in the Sibling Survival Method Using the Demographic and Health Surveys • Megan E. Costa, University of Pennsylvania ; Ian M. Timaeus, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)

Community Economic Status and Physical and Sexual Intimate Partner Violence against Women in Bangladesh: Compositional or Contextual Effects? • Kristin VanderEnde, Emory University ; Lynn Sibley, Emory University ; Yuk Fai Cheong, Emory University ; Kathryn M. Yount, Emory University

Measuring Trajectories of Neighborhood Poverty in California, 1970-2009 • Claire Margerison-Zilko, University of Texas at Austin ; Catherine Cubbin, University of Texas at Austin

Creating a Neighborhood Organization Scale: Predicting Self-Reported Health Status from Interviewer Observations • Rachael Walsh, U.S. Census Bureau

Social Capital, Civic Engagement and Self-Reported Health and Well-Being in Ghana • Winfred A. Avogo, Illinois State University

Village and Region as Contexts for Health and Demographic Outcomes • Reeve Vanneman, University of Maryland ; Manjistha Banerji, University of Maryland ; Esha Chatterjee, University of Maryland ; Kriti Vikram, University of Maryland

A Contextual Analysis of Health and Wellbeing of Older Persons in South Africa: Do District Conditions Matter? • Margaret L. Ralston, University of Missouri, Columbia

My Community, My Weight: Neighbourhood Environmental and Socio-Cultural Factors Associated with Overweight and Obesity among the Urban Poor in Accra, Ghana • Fidelia A. A. Dake, University of Ghana ; Samuel N. A. Codjoe, University of Ghana ; Samuel Agyei-Mensah, University of Ghana

The Geography of Personality • Katherine King, Duke University and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

What Makes for a Good Night’s Sleep? A Multilevel Investigation of Individual and Neighborhood Influences on Sleep Disparities • Nyesha C. Black, Pennsylvania State University

Changes in the Social Environment and Mental Health during the Transition from Adolescence to Young Adulthood • Bethany Everett, University of Illinois at Chicago

From Adolescent Schooling to Adult Health: Elucidating the Link between High School Experiences and Inflammation in Young Adulthood • Kristen M. Schorpp, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Assessing the Impact of Social Networks on Mothers' Childhood Immunization Decisions in Bungudu Local Government Area, Zamfara State, Northern Nigeria • Allison Goldberg, Columbia University

Gender Differences in Neighborhood Effects on Individual-Level Stressors and Psychosocial Resources: Midlife and Older Adults in the U.S. • Eliva A. Ambugo, Rutgers University ; Carol S. Aneshensel, University of California, Los Angeles

Temporal and Regional Variations in Social Disparities in Body Weight in China • Weixiang Luo, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)

Cohort Differences in the Relationship between Obesity and Health: Is Educational Attainment Maintaining Its Protective Effect? • Jamie Boydstun, Mississippi State University

Height, Weight and Mortality in the Past: New Evidence from a Late-Nineteenth Century New Zealand Cohort • Evan Roberts, University of Minnesota ; Kris Inwood, University of Guelph ; Les Oxley, University of Waikato

The Demography of Obesity within New York City: An Analysis of the NYC Hanes • Gabriel Movsesyan, CUNY Institute for Demographic Research (CIDR)

Religion and Obesity among Adults in Brazil • Ana Paula A. Verona, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) ; Brunah Schall, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) ; Cláudio Santiago Dias Jr, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)

Multilevel Effects of Socioeconomic Status and Income Inequality on Obesity among Chinese Adults • Libin Zhang, University of Massachusetts at Boston ; Tim Futing Liao, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Obesity/Underweight Disparities by Gender and Education in Mainland China and Taiwan • Chih-Chien Huang, Arizona State University ; Jennie J. Kronenfeld, Arizona State University

The Implications of Aging and Diversification of Population on Overweight and Obesity and the Economic Burden Associated with Overweight and Obesity in the U.S. From 2000 to 2050 • Nazrul Hoque, University of Texas at San Antonio

Modal Age at Death: Lifespan Indicator in the Era of Longevity Extension • Shiro Horiuchi, CUNY Institute for Demographic Research (CIDR) ; Nadine Ouellette, University of California, Berkeley ; Siu Lan Karen Cheung, University of Hong Kong ; Jean-Marie Robine, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)

Self-Rated Health among Multiracial Young Adults in the United States • Karen Tabb, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; Amelia Gavin, University of Washington ; Gunnar R. Almgren, University of Washington

Trends in the Arab-Jewish Life Expectancy Gap in Israel, 1975-2008 • Ameed Saabneh, University of Pennsylvania

The Influence of Race and Education on the Rate of Aging • Morgan Levine, University of Southern California

Exploring Factors Influencing the Decision to Drink among Native Americans • Ashley M. Loving, University of Washington

Lifecourse Pathways to Racial Disparities in Cognitive Impairment among Elderly Americans • Zhenmei Zhang, Michigan State University ; Yan-Liang Yu, Michigan State University

Timing and Predictors of Early Mortality among a Cohort of American Men from the National Survey of Adolescent Males • Laura Hinson, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health ; Jacinda K. Dariotis, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health ; Joseph H. Pleck, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; Arik V. Marcell, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health ; Mark Emerson, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Adolescent Mortality in South Africa: An Analysis of Unnatural Causes of Deaths by Sex, 2006- 2009 • Nicole De Wet, University of the Witwatersrand ; Genevieve Dean, University of the Witwatersrand

Adult Mortality and the Intersection of Race and Socioeconomic Status in the United States • Katherine Pearson, Pennsylvania State University

Changing Profile and the Burden of Treatment of Cancer in India • Shalini Rudra, Jawaharlal Nehru University ; Indrani Gupta, Institute of Economic Growth (IEG)

The Socioeconomic Inequality in Traffic-Related Disability among Chinese Adults: The Application of Concentration Index • Wei Du, Peking University ; Ning Li, Peking University ; Gong Chen, Peking University

Bargaining Bonus or Breadwinning Burden? Relative Spousal Earnings and Mental Health • Katrina M. Leupp, University of Washington

Cardiovascular Mortality among Hispanics in Texas: A County Level Analysis • Rabindra K. C., University of Texas at San Antonio

The Dynamics of Health and Its Determinants among Older Adults • Younoh Kim, University of Southern California

Childhood Health and the Business Cycle: Evidence from Western Europe • Viola Angelini, University of Groningen ; Jochen O. Mierau, University of Groningen

Inequalities in Childhood Immunization in Ethiopia: Evidence from the 2011 DHS Data • Bezuhan A. Wale, BZY Consult

Confidant Isolation, Psychosocial Processes and Psychological Distress: • Jinwoo Lee, University of Texas at Austin

Military Career Outcome and Lifespan of Six Classes of Annapolis and West Point Graduates: Causation and Selection Effects • Ronny Westerman, University of Marburg ; Allan Mazur, Syracuse University ; Cedric Noessler, University of Marburg ; Ulrich O. Mueller, University of Marburg

Does It Work?: Examining the Utility of the Stress Process Model for Explaining Variations in Mental Health among African American Young Adults • Taylor Hargrove, Vanderbilt University

Discrimination and Poor Health: Weathering vs. Habituation • Torsheika Maddox, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Exposures to Traumatic Life Events and Chronic Strains: Health and Mortality among Elder Mexican-Origin Individuals • Marc A. Garcia, University of Texas at Austin

Post-Mortem Presence of Drugs and Method of Completed Suicide in Colorado • Connor Sheehan, University of Colorado at Boulder ; Richard G. Rogers, University of Colorado at Boulder

The Strength of Family Ties: A Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression of Self-Reported Social Support and Mortality • Eran Shor, McGill University ; David Roelfs, University of Louisville

Working Conditions, Lifestyles and Health • Elena Cottini, Università Bocconi ; Paolo Ghinetti, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale

Educational Attainment by Life Course Sexual Attraction: Prevalence and Correlates in a Nationally Representative Sample of Young Adults • Katrina M. Walsemann, University of South Carolina ; Lisa Lindley, George Mason University ; Danielle Gentile, University of South Carolina ; Shehan Welihindha, University of South Carolina

Differences in Insurance Coverage and Access to Health Care for Married Persons and Same-Sex and Different-Sex Unmarried Partners: Evidence from the National Health Interview Survey, 2007-2011 • Miriam King, University of Minnesota ; Ryan Moltz, University of Minnesota

Social Marginalization and Health Service Utilization among MSM and Transgender Women in San Salvador, El Salvador • Katherine Andrinopoulos, Tulane University ; Flor de Maria Hernandez, TEPHINET ; Maria Elena Guardado, TEPHINET

Same-Sex Unions and Health: An Examination of Alcohol Use • Corinne Reczek, University of Cincinnati ; Hui Liu, Michigan State University ; Russell Spiker, University of Cincinnati

The Economic Cost of Disability, Morbidity and Illness on Labor Market Outcomes in Indonesia • Sophie Mitra, Fordham University ; Usha Sambamoorthi, West Virginia University

Social Support and Cumulative Physiological Dysregulation among Chinese at Advanced Ages: Preliminary Findings from the CLHLS • Ting Li, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Xiaoming Shi, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) ; Zhaoxue Yin, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) ; Yi Zeng, Duke University and Peking University

Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment and Control of Hypertension in Urban Poor Communities in Accra • Raphael B. Awuah, University of Ghana ; Ama de-Graft Aikins, University of Ghana

Marital Status, Mental Health and Mortality: Evidence from the Taiwan Longitudinal Study on Aging • Yi Sin Chen, National Taiwan University

Determinants of Full Child Immunization among 12-23 Months Old in Nigeria • Funmi Adebiyi, University of the Witwatersrand

Data Issues in the Study of Non-Communicable Disease Risk Factors among Youth in Low and Middle Income Countries • Laura Nolan Khan, Princeton University ; Toshiko Kaneda, Population Reference Bureau (PRB) ; Wendy Baldwin, Population Reference Bureau (PRB) ; Lindsey Amato, Population Reference Bureau (PRB)

Recast(e)ing Inequality: Residential Segregation by Caste across City Size in India • Gayatri Singh, Brown University ; Trina Vithayathil, Brown University

Transformations of Public Healthcare Services in Puerto Rico from 1993 until 2010 • Alexis R. Santos-Lozada, University of Texas at San Antonio

Impact of Perceptions of Neighborhood Walkability and Perceptions of Behavioral Control over Exercise on Obesity in a Diverse Population • Shira Schwartz, NYU Langone Medical Center ; Bruce Link, Columbia University ; Andrew Rundle, Columbia University ; Gina Lovasi, Columbia University

Gender Differences in Correlates of Multiple Concurrent Sexual Partnerships in Namibia • Dominique Meekers, Tulane University ; Ainura Moldokmatova, Tulane University

Child Vaccinations in Ghana: Which Children Benefit from the National Vaccination Days Campaigns? • C. Joy Msiska, Indiana University ; Dominique Meekers, Tulane University

Adolescent Experience Affects Longevity: Evidence from Historical Epidemiology • April Falconi, University of California, Berkeley ; Alison Gemmill, University of California, Berkeley ; Ronald Dahl, University of California, Berkeley ; Ralph Catalano, University of California, Berkeley

Temporal Changes in Self-Rated Health: APC Models of Racial Disparities • Audrey N. Beck, San Diego State University ; Brian K. Finch, RAND Corporation ; Shih-Fan Lin, San Diego State University

Temporal Trends in Oral Health: Understanding the Role of Social Conditions • Shih-Fan Lin, San Diego State University ; Tracy Finlayson, San Diego State University

The Effect of Incarceration on Adult BMI Trajectories, United States, 1981-2006 • Brian Houle, University of Colorado at Boulder

An Analysis of the Socio-Demographic and Spatial Determinants of under-Five Mortality in Zambia • Brian Munkombwe, University of Texas at San Antonio

Excess Fertility and Infant Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa • Jason Wencak, Bowling Green State University

The Puzzling Role of Context in Race Specific Odds of Death • Wesley L. James, University of Memphis ; Jeralynn S. Cossman, Mississippi State University

School Quality Trajectories and Later-Life Physical and Mental Health • Sze Liu, Harvard School of Public Health ; Andrew Halpern-Manners, University of Minnesota