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View article: State level differences in life expectancy and lifespan inequality: Is it a matter of socioeconomic inequalities?
State level differences in life expectancy and lifespan inequality: Is it a matter of socioeconomic inequalities? Open
Lifespan inequality refers to the variation in the age at which people die or the uncertainty surrounding the time of their death. This study investigates the patterns of lifespan inequality at the state level in the United States between …
View article: Stated preferences for new HIV prevention technologies among men who have sex with men in India: A discrete choice experiment
Stated preferences for new HIV prevention technologies among men who have sex with men in India: A discrete choice experiment Open
Introduction India has the second largest HIV epidemic in the world. Despite successes in epidemic control at the population level, a concentrated epidemic persists among gay and other men who have sex with men (MSM). However, India lags i…
View article: Modelling and Forecasting Interregional Migration for Multiregional Population Projections
Modelling and Forecasting Interregional Migration for Multiregional Population Projections Open
In this paper we focus on modelling and forecasting gross interregional migration in a way that can be embedded within multiregional population projections. We revisit, and apply, a family of spatial interaction models first formulated dur…
View article: Tuakana-teina peer education programme to help Māori elders enhance wellbeing and social connectedness
Tuakana-teina peer education programme to help Māori elders enhance wellbeing and social connectedness Open
Background There are significant inequities between Māori (Indigenous people) and non-Māori in ageing outcomes. This study used a strengths-based approach based on the key cultural concept of mana motuhake (autonomy and self-actualisation)…
View article: Pre-drinking behaviour of people in the night-time economy
Pre-drinking behaviour of people in the night-time economy Open
This report looks at pre-drinking behaviour (the consumption of alcohol before a night out or event) in Hamilton’s Central Business District at night. The research found that most people who had consumed alcohol had been pre-drinking, and …
View article: Enhancing health outcomes for Māori elders through an intergenerational cultural exchange and physical activity programme: a cross-sectional baseline study
Enhancing health outcomes for Māori elders through an intergenerational cultural exchange and physical activity programme: a cross-sectional baseline study Open
Background The study offers baseline data for a strengths-based approach emphasizing intergenerational cultural knowledge exchange and physical activity developed through a partnership with kaumātua (Māori elders) and kaumātua service prov…
View article: The labour market trade-offs of pet ownership
The labour market trade-offs of pet ownership Open
Pets are an important part of many peoples’ lives, and provide mental, physical and emotional benefits. However, the costs of pet ownership have received little attention. We investigate the association between pet ownership and wage incom…
View article: The measurement of structural ageing – an axiomatic approach
The measurement of structural ageing – an axiomatic approach Open
The structural ageing of the population is one of the key global trends of the 21st Century. In this paper, we outline four axioms that, along with easy interpretability, we believe should underpin a theoretically valid measure of structur…
View article: The Causal Impact of Solid Fuel Use on Mortality – A Cross- Country Panel Analysis
The Causal Impact of Solid Fuel Use on Mortality – A Cross- Country Panel Analysis Open
Biomass consumption causes indoor air pollution which impairs health and environment. In this paper, we examine the causal relationship between biomass fuel consumption and measures of life expectancy and infant and child mortality. Using …
View article: The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on higher education students in New Zealand
The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on higher education students in New Zealand Open
The coronavirus pandemic and associated move to online learning for students in higher education has been disruptive and challenging. We report on the New Zealand arm of an international survey of higher education students (n = 147). Using…
View article: A mixed-methods evaluation of the one-way door and CitySafe patrol policies in Whangarei, New Zealand
A mixed-methods evaluation of the one-way door and CitySafe patrol policies in Whangarei, New Zealand Open
In this paper, we evaluate the impacts of one-way door and CitySafe patrol policies in Whangarei, New Zealand, using a mixed-methods approach. In the quantitative analyses, we apply interrupted time series analysis and difference-in-differ…
View article: The relationship between alcohol outlets and crime is not an artefact of retail geography
The relationship between alcohol outlets and crime is not an artefact of retail geography Open
Background and Aims In previous research, the spatial distribution of alcohol outlets has been shown to be related to the spatial distribution of crime. However, the spatial distribution of alcohol outlets is also related to the spatial di…
View article: Towards a dynamic spatial microsimulation model for projecting Auckland's spatial distribution of ethnic groups
Towards a dynamic spatial microsimulation model for projecting Auckland's spatial distribution of ethnic groups Open
In this paper we describe the development, calibration and validation of a dynamic spatial microsimulation model for projecting small area (area unit) ethnic populations in Auckland, New Zealand. The key elements of the microsimulation mod…
View article: Interventions to mitigate indoor air pollution: A cost-benefit analysis
Interventions to mitigate indoor air pollution: A cost-benefit analysis Open
Globally, around three billion people depend upon solid fuels such as firewood, dry animal dung, crop residues, or coal, and use traditional stoves for cooking and heating purposes. This solid fuel combustion causes indoor air pollution (I…
View article: What Kind of Economic Citizen? A Comment
What Kind of Economic Citizen? A Comment Open
Crowley and Swan (2018) proposed a categorisation of economic citizenship, in which they extend earlier work to include a new type, the discerning economic citizen. I argue that the discerning economic citizen is not a distinct type from t…
View article: Judgement of Breath Alcohol Concentration Levels Among Pedestrians in the Night-Time Economy—A Street-Intercept Field Study
Judgement of Breath Alcohol Concentration Levels Among Pedestrians in the Night-Time Economy—A Street-Intercept Field Study Open
A field study of drinkers in the night-time economy of a New Zealand university town was conducted to evaluate how well drinkers can assess their breath alcohol concentration (BrAC). Drinkers in this setting inaccurately estimate their int…
View article: The relative (un)certainty of subnational population decline
The relative (un)certainty of subnational population decline Open
“Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future.” This quote is attributed to Danish physicist and Nobel prize winner Niels Bohr, but the difficulty of making predictions does not stop us from making forecasts of economic, demog…
View article: Local Institutional Quality and Return Migration: Evidence from Vietnam
Local Institutional Quality and Return Migration: Evidence from Vietnam Open
This paper examines the link between local institutional quality in the home country and locational choices of international return migrants. We scrutinize the locational choices of Vietnamese return migrants to the south central and the s…
View article: Kaumātua mana motuhake: Kaumātua managing life-transitions through tuakana-teina/peer-education
Kaumātua mana motuhake: Kaumātua managing life-transitions through tuakana-teina/peer-education Open
People face signifi cant transition points as they age, such as loss of independent living, loss of a spouse and changing health conditions. Successfully navigating these transitions depends on being able to manage emotional and socio-econ…