Social Disconnectedness and Hypertension in Late Life • Courtney Boen, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Psychological Resilience and the Onset of Activity of Daily Living Disability among Older Adults in China: A Nationwide Longitudinal Analysis • Yiqing Yang, University of Utah ; Ming Wen, University of Utah

Socioeconomic Status and Subjective Social Status Are Associated with Physical and Pulmonary Function in Late Life • Sarinnapha Vasunilashorn, Princeton University

The Pace of Functional Decline among Mexican-Origin Elders • Jacqueline Angel, University of Texas at Austin ; Terrence D. Hill, Florida State University ; Ronald Angel, University of Texas at Austin

Gender Differences in Depressive Symptoms in China: An Explanatory Model • Paige Borelli, Duke University ; Matt Bradshaw, Duke University

Correlates of Disability Status in Filipino Women • Tita Lorna L. Perez, University of San Carlos ; Nanette Lee, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Paulita L. Duazo, University of San Carlos ; Linda Adair, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Sources of Joy or Sorrow? Grandchildren and Depressive Symptoms among Filipino Women • Alan B. Feranil, University of San Carlos ; Delia B. Carba, University of San Carlos ; Sonny S. Agustin, University of San Carlos ; Feinian Chen, University of Maryland

Regional Differences in Long-Term Care in Germany and Their Relationship with Socio-Economic Factors. A Study Based on the Concept of Disability-Free Life Expectancy • Daniel Kreft, Rostock Center for the Study of Demographic Change ; Gabriele Doblhammer, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

The Contribution of Chronic Diseases to Disability Burden among the Elderly Population in China: Empirical Evidence for Health Policy Priorities • He Chen, Peking University ; Haochen Wang, Peking University ; Chengli Huang, Peking University ; Xiaoying Zheng, Peking University

Assessing the Health Status and Disability Level of the Elderly Living in Nairobi Slums: An Analysis Using the Frontier Method • Ousmane Faye, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar

Socio-Demographic Correlates of Well-Being of the Elderly in a Rural Community in North Central Nigeria, Sub-Sahara Africa • Atte O. Grace, University of Ibadan ; Ayo S. Adebowale, University of Ibadan

SES and Health Expectancies in the Mexican Elderly Population • Cesar Gonzalez-Gonzalez, Instituto Nacional de Geriatría, México ; Roberto Ham-Chande, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte

Associations between Heart Attack, Stroke and Arthritis and Disability Levels among European Older Populations • Liili Abuladze, Tallinn University ; Julia Klein, Tallinn University ; Luule Sakkeus, Tallinn University ; Kati Karelson, Estonian Interuniversity Population Research Centre and Estonian National Institute for Health Development

Who Cares for the Disabled Elderly in China: Evidence from CHARLS • Xinxin Chen, Zhejiang Gongshang University

Suicide Trends in Sweden, 1920-2000: the Impact of Solidarity, Gender Roles and Work-Family Policies • Julianne K. Ohlander, University of California, Irvine

Examination of Anemia among Young Women in 34 DHS Countries: Prevalence by Age, Residence, Education and Household Wealth • Suzumi Yasutake, Johns Hopkins University ; Huan He, Johns Hopkins University ; Robert Blum, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Bias in Estimates of Child Obesity from Panel Surveys • Michael S. Rendall, University of Maryland ; Peter Brownell, RAND Corporation ; Margaret M. Weden, RAND Corporation ; Christopher Lau, RAND Corporation ; Meena Fernandes, Abt Associates ; Zafar Nazarov, Cornell University

The Intergenerational Transmission of Cigarette Smoking: Comparing Non-Hispanic White, Black and Hispanic Youth • Peter Brownell, RAND Corporation ; Margaret M. Weden, RAND Corporation ; Jeremy Miles, RAND Corporation ; Michael S. Pollard, RAND Corporation

Cohort Variability in Remaining Life Span at Retirement Age: Evidence from OECD Countries, Russia and Taiwan • Gabriel Movsesyan, CUNY Institute for Demographic Research (CIDR)

Unmasking Heterogeneity in Longitudinal Data: Biodemographic Genetic Analyses • Anatoliy I. Yashin, Duke University ; Svetlana V. Ukraintseva, Duke University

Projecting the Impact of Obesity on a Cohort of School-Aged Hispanic Children • Heide Jackson, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Heterogeneity Identified at Birth and Hypertension Risk at Adulthood • Furrina F. Lee, University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY) ; Erin O'Neill, University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY) ; A. DiRienzo, University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY) ; Timothy B. Gage, University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY)

Height and Risk of Gestational Diabetes: Does Maternal Race Make a Difference? • Jennifer Brite, City University of New York (CUNY) ; Eric Shiroma, Harvard University ; Katherine Bowers, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center ; Edwina Yeung, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), NIH ; Katherine Laughon, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), NIH ; Una Grewal, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), NIH ; Cuilin Zhang, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), NIH

Comparing Survival Outcomes for the Siblings of Twins • Shannen L. Robson, University of Utah

Influence of Education and Occupation on Smokeless Tobacco Use among Male Adults in India • Ramu, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

Sources of Variation in U.S. Mortality: A Latent Variable Analysis • Andrew Stokes, University of Pennsylvania ; Chris Tencza, University of Pennsylvania

Use of Maternal Health Care in Rural India: Relative Importance of Socio-Economic Status and Accessibility • Biplab Dhak, Gujarat Institute of Development Research

Influence of Spouses’ Health Status on the Health Behavior of Older Adults • Yun Zhang, Ohio State University

Working Hours, Body Mass Index and Health Status: A Time Use Analysis • Joelle Abramowitz, University of Washington

Does Racial Segregation Aggravate or Alleviate the Association between Race/Ethnicity and Maternal Smoking during Pregnancy: A Multilevel Analysis • Carla Shoff, Pennsylvania State University ; Tse-Chuan Yang, Pennsylvania State University ; Nyesha C. Black, Pennsylvania State University ; Corey S. Sparks, University of Texas at San Antonio

Active Lifestyle, Health and Perceived Well-Being • Sarah Flood, University of Minnesota ; Deborah Carr, Rutgers University ; Yoonjoo Lee, University of Maryland

Health Lifestyles in Early Childhood • Stefanie F. Mollborn, University of Colorado at Boulder ; Laurie James-Hawkins, University of Colorado at Boulder ; Elizabeth Lawrence, University of Colorado at Boulder

How Many Years of Life Could Be Saved If Cardiovascular Disease Was Prevented in South Africa? • Olutobi A. Sanuade, University of Ghana and Pennsylvania State University ; John K. Anarfi, University of Ghana

Progression in Tobacco Use in India: An Application of Survival Function Analysis • Gyan Chandra Kashyap, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) ; Shrikant Singh, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

"Rational Fatalism": Non-Monotonic Choices in Response to Risk • Jason Kerwin, University of Michigan

Missing Out on More than Health: Global Health and Social Integration in Adolescence • Jeanne L. Long, Emory University ; Elizabeth Vaquera, University of South Florida

Disparities in Health Care Spending among Older Adults: Trends in Total and Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditures by Sex, Race/Ethnicity and Income between 1996 and 2010 • Toshiko Kaneda, Population Reference Bureau (PRB) ; James B. Kirby, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), DHHS

Marriage-Lock: Staying Together for the Sake of Health Insurance • Heeju Sohn, University of Pennsylvania

Metro/Non-Metro Differences in the Uninsured Populations within U.S. States • Lauren A. Bowers, U.S. Census Bureau ; Tamara Lee, U.S. Census Bureau

Disparities in Access to Care for Children with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders • Carrie Henning-Smith, University of Minnesota ; Christine G. Kunitz, University of Minnesota

The Impact of Unmet Health Needs on Self-Rated Health and Out-of-Pocket Spending: Findings from IHIS-MEPS Linked Data • Kathleen Rowan, University of Minnesota ; Christine G. Kunitz, University of Minnesota

Barrier of Distance and Transportation Cost to Access Maternity Services in Rural Bangladesh • K.T. Keya, Population Council Bangladesh ; Benjamin Bellows, Population Council

Out-of-Pocket Expenses for Maternity Care in Rural Bangladesh: A Public – Private Comparison • Moshiur Rahman, Population Council ; Ubaidur Rob, Population Council

Does a National Health Insurance Program Correlate with Life Satisfaction among Older Adults? Longitudinal Findings from a Natural-Experimental Design in Taiwan • Chi Chiao, National Yang Ming University

Adult Mortality Estimates for Small Areas in Brazil, 1980-2010 • Everton Lima, Cedeplar, UFMG

The Increasing HIV Prevalence in Uganda: The Next Steps • Peter Wakooba, Uganda AIDS Commission

The Effect of Childhood Maltreatment on HIV- Risk-Related Sexual Behavior among Sexually Active Young Adults in the U.S. • Rabindra K. C., University of Texas at San Antonio

Socioeconomic Determinants of the Use of Antenatal Care Services in Colombia: Exploring the Role of Communities • Luis Miguel Tovar, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Cali ; Ana M. Osorio, Universitat de Barcelona and Pontificia Universidad Javeriana-Cali ; Katharina Rathmann, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin

The Kenyan HIV Epidemic: 2003-2010 • Sanyu A. Mojola, University of Colorado at Boulder ; Danielle Denardo, University of Colorado at Boulder

Men’s Gender Attitudes and HIV Risk in Urban Malawi • Rachael S. Pierotti, University of Michigan

Male Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence and HIV Risk Behavior in Guatemala • John J. Hembling, Tulane University

Infection Status Disclosure among Men and Women Receiving Treatment for HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia • Ayalu Reda, Brown University ; Sibhatu Biadgilign, Jimma University ; Kebede Deribe, Jimma University ; Amare Deribew, Jimma University

Black and White: Does Race Matter for Infant Health Outcomes among Hispanics? • Juanita J. Chinn, Princeton University

The Role of Community Members in the Skilled Delivery Program in Rural Northern Ghana • Evelyn Sakeah, Boston University ; Lois McCloskey, Boston University ; Henry V. Doctor, Columbia University ; Judith Bernstein, Boston University ; Kojo Yeboah-Antwi, Boston University ; Samuel Mills, World Bank Group

Learning from a Bitter Past? Behavioral Effect of Child’s Death on Mothers • Ryoko Sato, University of Michigan

Applying the Ready-Willing-Able Conceptualization to Mortality Transitions in Turkey • Rengin Aktar, University of Wisconsin-Madison

It’s about Time: An Examination of Breastfeeding and Women’s Time Use in Kenya • Kathryn Grace, University of Utah ; Jude Mikal, University of Utah

Not so Supportive? Black-White Differences in the Protective Effect of Social Support on Birthweight and Preterm Delivery • Courtney Thomas, Vanderbilt University

Global Patterns of Sex Differentials in Child Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa: Multivariable Analysis of 30 National Datasets • Adebiyi Germain Boco, University of Lethbridge

Determinants of Intermittent Preventive Treatment (IPT) of Malaria among Pregnant Women in Uganda • Peninah Agaba, Makerere University

Accounting for Recent Trends in the Prevalence of Diarrhea among under-Five Children in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) • Jacques B. O. Emina, University of Kinshasa ; Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala, University of Warwick

The Changes of Urban-Rural Disparity in Disability-Free Life Expectancy of Chinese Elderly: 2005-2010 • Shenghui Yang, Renmin University of China ; Wei Guo, Nanjing University

Shale Gas Development and Infant Health: Evidence from Colorado • Elaine Hill, Cornell University

Mother's Early Age of Marriage Predicts Children Malaria Risk in the Peruvian Amazon • Sheng Liu, Duke University ; William Pan, Duke University

Documenting and Explaining Birthweight Trends in the United States, 1989-2007 • Xiuhong You, University of Texas at San Antonio

Health Care-Seeking Practices of Caregivers of under-Five Children with Diarrheal Diseases in Two Informal Settlements in Nairobi, Kenya • Carol K. Mukiira, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) ; Latifat D. G. Ibisomi, University of the Witwatersrand

Excess Female Infant Mortality and Gender Gap in Childhood Investment in Bihar, India • Sanjukta Chaudhuri, University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire

Conceptualization and Assessment of Prenatal Maternal Stress in Diverse Women: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach • Ceylan Cizmeli, Stony Brook University, State University of New York (SUNY) ; Marci Lobel, Stony Brook University, State University of New York (SUNY) ; Audrey Saftlas, University of Iowa

A New Approach to Indirect Estimation of Child Mortality: Application to Malawi • Agbessi Amouzou, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health ; Kenneth Hill, Harvard University

Pregnancy Intention, Women's Autonomy and Use of Maternal Health Services in South Western Ethiopia • Yohannes D. Wado, Jimma University ; Mesganaw F. Afework, Addis Ababa University

Utilization of Maternal Health Care Services and Reproductive Health Complications in Assam, India • Mousumi Gogoi, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) ; Sayeed Unisa, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) ; Abhishek Kumar, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

Contextual Influences on the Use of Antenatal Care in Nigeria • Dorothy Ononokpono, University of Uyo

Effect of Unmet Need for Contraception on Child Survival: Evidence from Nigeria • Sunday Adedini, University of the Witwatersrand

Strategies to Improve Child Immunization via Antenatal Care Visits in India: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis • Laxmi Kant Dwivedi, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) ; Priyanka Dixit, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

"Girl Power": Women's Autonomy and Children's Immunization Status in Ethiopia • Jane Ebot, University of Texas at Austin

The Multigenerational Origins of Infant Health: Examining Social and Biological Pathways • Michael McFarland, Princeton University ; Nancy E. Reichman, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School ; Bridget J. Goosby, University of Nebraska at Lincoln

Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder Diagnosis at Kindergarten Entry: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Sample of U.S. Children • Marianne M. Hillemeier, Pennsylvania State University ; Paul Morgan, Pennsylvania State University ; George Farkas, University of California, Irvine ; Steven Maczuga, Pennsylvania State University

Depression in Later Life: The Impact of Early Stressors, Marital Status and Later Life Circumstances • Yumiko Kamiya, United Nations ; Martha Doyle, Trinity College Dublin ; John C. Henretta, University of Florida ; Virpi Timonen, Trinity College Dublin

State Health Service Eligibility, Community Clinics and Regular Physician Care for Children of Mexican Immigrants • Deborah Roempke Graefe, Pennsylvania State University ; Gordon F. De Jong, Pennsylvania State University ; Stephanie Howe, Pennsylvania State University

Does Health Selection Vary by Education Level for Asian Immigrants in the United States? Evidences from New Immigrant Survey and National Health Interview Survey • Ying-Ting Wang, University of Texas at Austin

The Quality of Life and Mortality Risk of Elderly People in Rural China: The Role of Family Support • Huijun Liu, Xi'an Jiaotong University ; Yanzhi Cai, Xi'an Jiaotong University

A Simple Clinical Criteria for Diagnosing Severe or Moderate Anemia in Adolescent Girls in Community Settings Where Hemoglobin Testing Is Not Readily Available • Hanimi Reddy Modugu, IntraHealth International, Inc.