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CURRICULUM VITAE
(November 2, 2015)
John Knodel
PLACE OF BIRTH
Mt. Vernon, New York
CITIZENSHIP
United States
OFFICE ADDRESS
Population Studies Center, University of Michigan
Institute for Social Research
426 Thompson St.
P.O. Box 1248, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1248
Phone: (734) 763-3714
Fax:
(734) 763-1428
Email: [email protected]
CURRENT POSITIONS
Research Professor Emeritus, Population Studies Center, Institute for Social Research, University of
Michigan
Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology, University of Michigan
International staff, College of Populations Studies, Chulalongkorn University (Bangkok, Thailand)
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
University of Michigan, Department of Sociology, as Associate Professor, 1975-79; Professor 1980-2002.
Population Council, Research Division, Consulting Senior Associate, 1991-93
Brown University, Department of Sociology: Visiting Associate Professor, 1974-75
Population Council, Field Staff: Demographic Advisor to the Institute of Population Studies, Chulalongkorn
University, Bangkok, Thailand, 1971-73
Rutgers University, Department of Sociology: Lecturer, 1969-70; Assistant Professor, 1970-71
Princeton University, Office of Population Research: Research Associate, 1965-67; Research Staff, 196770; Visiting Research Staff, 1970-71
EDUCATION
One year post-doctoral study, Free University, Berlin, 1965-66
Ph.D. in Sociology, Princeton University, 1965
M.A. in Sociology, Princeton University, 1963
A.B. in Psychology, Duke University, 1961
Summer program in Anthropology, Mexico City College, 1959
FELLOWSHIPS, HONORS AND EDITORIAL POSITIONS
Honorary Doctorate Degree form Chulalongkorn University, conferred Oct. 8, 2015
Editorial Committee of IUSSP website, “N-IUSSP
Honored Member of PAA since 2014
Member, International Advisory Board, Asian Population Studies
Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Asia-Pacific Population Journal
Vice President, Population Association of America (2001)
Research Fellowship, Center for Advanced Studies in Social Science, Australian National University,
Canberra, Australia, February - April 1996.
LS&A Excellence in Education Award, University of Michigan, 1991
Rockefeller Foundation Research Fellowship, for research in Cambridge, England, 1979-80
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst Fellow, Free University, Berlin, 1965
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Milbank Memorial Fund Fellowship, 1962-63, 1963-64, Princeton University
Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, 1961-62
Phi Beta Kappa, Summa cum Laude at graduation, Duke University, 1961
MAJOR FIELDS OF INTEREST
Current: General population studies, Southeast Asia (esp. Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar), issues
related to population aging.
Past: Social aspects of the AIDS epidemic, sexual behavior and attitudes, fertility, qualitative studies of
demographic behavior, education.
COURSES TAUGHT
Undergraduate: Population Studies, Studies in the Family, Population Growth and the Environment,
Population Problems and Policy
Graduate: Population Studies, Demographic Methods, Statistics, Comparative Study of World Population,
Historical Demography
SSRC training program in Vietnam: Qualitative Data Analysis; Combining Qualitative and Quantitative
Data Analysis
RESEARCH GRANTS
Proposal for a workshop on comparative analysis of aging. Funded by Population Association of America.
Grant N015763 (01/01/2013 - 04/30/2013)
The Future of Family Support for Thai Elderly: Perspectives from Family and Community, Funded by Thai
Research Collaboration Grants Program of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, University of Michigan
with proceeds from the Amnuay Samonsri Viravan Endowment for Thai Studies (April 2011-April 2012).
Older Age Parents and AIDS in the ERA of ART, the Case of Thailand. Funded by NIH as a supplement to
the Michigan P30 Center on the Demography of Aging. Grant F010780 (July 2008 - June 2009)
The Impact of AIDS, Poverty, and Social Upheaval on the Elderly: the Case of Cambodia. Funded by NIH
as a supplement to the Michigan P30 Center on the Demography of Aging. Grant F009700 (July 2003 June 2008)
Analysis of survey data in Vietnam. Sub p/g F010799, supplement to NIH grant P30 AG012846, ("Michigan
Center on the Demography of Aging.").
The Vietnamese Elderly in a Time of Change. Funded by NIH, grant 1-R03-AG14886-01 (August 1997 July 1998).
Gender and Aging: Asian Evidence. Funded by Rockefeller Foundation, grant N002206 (April 2001 - June
2003)
Socio-demographic Impact of AIDS on the Elderly. Funded by NIH, grant 1-R01-AG15983 (original grant
period September 1998 - August 2000; continuation period September 2000 - August 2003)
Pilot Project on AIDS and the Elderly in Thailand. Funded by Michigan Exploratory Center on the
Demography of Aging (June 1997 - May 1998).
(co-principal investigator) Rapid Demographic Change and the Welfare of the Elderly. Funded by NIH,
grant 1-R37-AG07637-01A1, April 1994 - March 1999 (extended to March 2000).
Social Influence of Primary Female Partners and Male Peers on Male Sexual Behavior in Thailand. Funded
by the Rockefeller Foundation, August 1993 - March 1995.
(co-principal investigator) Comparative Study of the Elderly in Four Asian Countries. Funded by NIH,
grant 1-R01-AG07637-01A1, 1989-1992, Extended 1992 - 1994.
(co-principal investigator) A Study of the Determinants of Continuation to Secondary School in Thailand.
Funded jointly by the Ford Foundation and The United Nations Population Fund, April 1991-June 1993.
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(co-principal investigator) Further Analysis of the 1987 Thailand Demographic and Health Survey on Two
Topics (Age Reporting and Coital Activity). Funded by the Hewlitt Foundation through the Institute for
Resource Development DHS Small Grants Program, January 1991-August 1991.
Technical Assistance: Consequences of Fertility Decline for the Thai Family. Funded by Family Health
International, January 1987- April, 1989.
Secondary Analysis of the Thailand Third Contraceptive Prevalence Survey (CPS3). Funded by Family
Health International, January 1986-August 1986.
An Integration of Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Fertility Decline in Thailand. Funded by the
Rockefeller Foundation, July, 1984-August, 1986.
Collecting Village Level Data to Permit an Analysis of the Impact of Contraceptive Availability and
Accessibility in Reproductive Change, 1969-1979. Funded by Population Council as Operations Research
Award ESEA/38.201A. December 1982-February 1984.
A Comprehensive Study of the Determinants of Fertility Levels and Change in Thailand. Funded by
Population Council as part of the Determinants of Fertility in Developing Countries Awards Program.
Grants No. CP82.41A and CP83.29A. July 1982-December 1984.
Population Dynamics during the Demographic Transition. Funded by NICHD. Grant R01-HD-14938.
Population Dynamics in German Villages. Funded by NICHD Grant 1-R01-HD- 10178-01. May 1976August 1978.
PUBLICATIONS
Books
Demographic Behavior in the Past: German Village Populations in the 18th and 19th Centuries.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988 (reprinted in 2002).
(J. Knodel, Aphichat Chamratrithirong and Nibhon Debavalya) Thailand's Reproductive Revolution: Rapid
Fertility Decline in a Third World Setting. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1987.
(John Knodel, Aphichat Chamratrithirong, Napaporn Chayovan, and Nibhon Debavalya) Fertility in
Thailand: Trends, Differentials and Proximate Determinants. Committee on Population and Demography,
Report No. 13, National Academy Press, 1982.
The Decline of Fertility in Germany, 1871-1939. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1974.
Edited Volumes
(J. Knodel, Pham Bich San, Peter Donaldson, and Charles Hirshman, eds.) Selected Readings in Social
Demography Translated from English Language Originals. (In Vietnamese) Hanoi: Institute of Sociology,
1995.
Monograph length reports
(Bussarawan Teerawichitchainan and John Knodel) Data Mapping on Aging in Asia and the Pacific:
Analytical Report. HelpAge International, East Asia and Pacific Regional Office, May 2015.
(John Knodel, Vipan Prachuabmoh and Napaporn Chayovan) The Changing Well-being of Thai Elderly: An
Update from the 2011 Survey of Older Persons in Thailand. Chiang Mai: HelpAge International, 2013. Also
issued as PSC Research Report 13-793, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.,
June 2013.
(John Knodel in collaboration with HelpAge international staff). 2014. The situation of older persons in
Myanmar: results from the 2012 survey of older persons (Revised 2014). Yangon: HelpAge International
Myanmar country office.
(John Knodel, Jiraporn Kespichayawattana, Chanpen Saengtienchai and Suvinee Wiwatwanich) Older-age
parents and the AIDS epidemic in Thailand: Changing impacts in the era of Anti-Retroviral Therapy.
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Bangkok: ESCAP (Publication ST/ESCAP/2552). 2009.
(John Knodel and Napaporn Chayovan) Population Ageing and the Well-Being of Older Persons in
Thailand: Past Trends, current situation and future challenges. Papers in Population Ageing Series, Number
5. Bangkok: UNFPA (December 2008). Also issued in a longer form as “Population Ageing and the WellBeing of Older Persons in Thailand.” PSC Research Report No. 08-659. October 2008.
(John Knodel, Jiraporn Kespichayawattana, Suvinee Wiwatwanich and Chanpen Saengtienchai) Migration
and Inter-generational Solidarity: Evidence from Rural Thailand. In UNFPA Country Technical Services
Team for East and Southeast Asia, Papers in Population Ageing Series, Number 2. Bangkok: UNFPA
(September 2007).
(Knodel, John E., Kiry Sovan Kim, Zachary S. Zimmer, and Sina Puch) "Older Persons in Cambodia: A
Profile from the 2004 Survey of Elderly." Phnom Penh: UNFPA and Royal University of Phnom Penh
(2005). Also issued as PSC Research Report No. 05-576. May 2005.
(Chanpen Saengtienchai and John Knodel) Parents providing care to adult sons and daughters with
HIV/AIDS in Thailand. UNAIDS Case Study, Best Practice Collection, Geneva: UNAIDS (Nov. 2001).
Also issued as “Parental Caregiving to Adult Children with AIDS: A Qualitative Analysis of Circumstances
and Consequences in Thailand.” Report 01-481, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor, MI., July 2001.
Articles, Chapters, and Research Reports
(John Knodel and Bussarawan Teerawichitchainan) Population Ageing and the Need for Research on
Ageing: Correcting a Misconception. Population Horizons (forthcoming).
(Bussarawan Teerawichitchainan and John Knodel) Economic Status and Old-Age Health in PovertyStricken Myanmar. Journal of Aging and Health 27(8) 1462–1484, 2015.
(Bussarawan Teerawichitchainan, John Knodel and Wiraporn Pothisiri) What Does Living Alone Really
Mean for Older Persons?: A Comparative Study of Myanmar, Vietnam, and Thailand. Demographic
Research 32:1329-1360, 2015.
(John Knodel and Wiraporn Pothisiri) "Inter-generational living arrangements in Myanmar and Thailand: A
comparative analysis" Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology 30(1):1-20, March 2015.
(John Knodel and Minh Duc Nguyen) “Grandparents and grandchildren: care and support in Myanmar,
Thailand and Vietnam” Ageing & Society 35(9): 1960-1988, 2015.
“An Elephantine Misunderstanding” in Gillian Ice (ed.) Disasters in Field Research, Lanham, Md.:
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers , 2015.
“The situation of older persons in Myanmar-an overview” BOLD 24(3): 9-16, May 2014
“Is Intergenerational Solidarity Really on the Decline? Cautionary Evidence from Thailand” Asian
Population Studies 10(2): 176-194, 2014.
(John Knodel and Napaporn Chayovan) “Gender and Ageing in Thailand: A situation analysis of older
women and men”. Chapter 2 in Theresa W. Devasahayam (ed.) Gender and Ageing: Southeast Asian
Perspectives. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, pp. 33-67, (2014). Also issued in longer
version as PSC Research Report No. 08-664. December 2008.
(John Knodel and Zachary Zimmer) “Gender and well-being of older persons in Cambodia.” Chapter 3 in
Theresa W. Devasahayam (ed.) Gender and Ageing: Southeast Asian Perspectives, Singapore: Institute of
Southeast Asian Studies, pp. 68-98, (2014). Also issued in longer version as PSC Research Report No. 09665. January 2009.
(Sochanny Hak, Il Oeur, John McAndrew and John Knodel “Consequences of Internal and Cross-Border
Migration of Adult Children for their Older Age Parents in Battambang Province, Cambodia: Grounding
Experiences in Local Settings and Family Circumstances”. Journal of Population and Social Studies,
Volume 21 Number 2 (Supplement) July 2013: S49-S73. Also issued as “Consequences of Internal and
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Cross-Border Migration of Adult Children for their Older Age Parents in Cambodia: A Micro Level
Analysis”. PSC Research Report No. 11-745. November 2011.
(Zachary Zimmer and John Knodel). 2013. “Older age parents in rural Cambodia and migration of adult
children: a case study of two communes in Battambang province” Asian Population Studies 9(2):156-174.
(John Knodel, Jiraporn Kespichayawattana, Suvinee Wiwatwanich and Chanpen Saengtienchai). 2013. "The
Future of Family Support for Thai Elderly: Views of the Populace." Journal of Population and Social
Studies 21(2): 110-132. Also issued in a earlier version as PSC Research Report No. 12-779. October 2012.
(John Knodel and Napaporn Chayovan). "Intergenerational Family Care for and by Older People in
Thailand." International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy 32(11): 682 - 694. 2012. Also issued in a
earlier version as PSC Research Report No. 11-732. March 2011
(Bussarawan Teerawichitchainan and John Knodel). 2012. “Tradition and Change in Marriage Payments in
Vietnam, 1963-2000". Asian Population Studies 8(2): 151-172. Also issued in a earlier version as “Change
and Persistence in Marriage Payments in Vietnam, 1963-2000." PSC Research Report No. 11-733. March
2011.
“The changing impact of the AIDS epidemic on older-age parents in the era of ART: Evidence from
Thailand", Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology 27:1-15. March 2012
(John Knodel, Sochanny Hak, Chandore Khuon, Dane So and John McAndrew). Parents and family
members in the Era of ART: Evidence form Cambodia and Thailand. AIDS Care 23(10):1264-1273. October
2011. Also issued in a longer version as A Comparative Study of Antiretroviral Therapy Assistance from
Parents and Family Members in Cambodia and Thailand. PSC Research Report 10-712, Population Studies
Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI., June 2010.
(John Knodel, Napaporn Chayovan and Vipan Prachuabmoh). Impact of Population Change on Well-Being
of Elderly in Thailand, chapter 3 in Gavin Jones and Wassana Im-em (ed.), Impact of Demographic Change
in Thailand, pp.35-63. Bangkok: UNFPA, 2011.
(Zachary Zimmer and John Knodel). 2010. Return Migration and the Health of Older Aged Parents:
Evidence from Rural Thailand. Journal of Aging and Health 22(7) 955–976. Also issued as PSC Research
Report No. 09-689. September 2009.
(John Knodel, Jiraporn Kespichayawattana, Chanpen Saengtienchai and Suvinee Wiwatwanich). How left
behind are rural parents of migrant children: Evidence from Thailand. Ageing and Society 30(5): 811-841.
July 2010.
(Bussarawan Teerawichitchainan, John Knodel, Vu Manh Loi, Vu Tuan Huy) The Gender Division of
Household Labor in Vietnam: Cohort Trends and Regional Variations. Journal of Comparative Family
Studies, Vol. 41(1):57-85. Winter 2010. Also issued as PSC Research Report No. 08-658. October 2008.
(Nathalie Williams, John Knodel & David Lam). 2010. HIV/AIDS and Older Persons: Shifting the Focus
from the Infected to the Affected. Research on Aging 32: 3-18.
(John Knodel, Jiraporn Kespichayawattana, Chanpen Saengtienchai and Suvinee Wiwatwanich). The Role
of Parents and Family Members in ART Treatment Adherence: Evidence from Thailand. Research on Aging
32(1): 19-39. Jan. 2010. Also issued as PSC Research Report No. 09-686. August 2009.
(John Knodel, Nathalie Williams, Sovan Kiry Kim, Sina Puch and Chanpen Saengtienchai) Community
Reaction to Older-age Parental AIDS Caregivers and their Families: Evidence from Cambodia. Research on
Aging 32(1):122-151, Jan. 2010. Also issued as PSC Research Report No. 09-673. February 2009.
(John Knodel and Napaporn Chayovan) “Older Persons in Thailand: A Demographic, Social and Economic
Profile”. Ageing International 33:3–14 (2009).
(John Knodel and Napaporn Chayovan) “Intergenerational Relationships and Family Care and Support for
Thai Elderly”. Ageing International 33:15-27 (2009).
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Williams, Nathalie, John Knodel, Sovan Kiry Kim, Sina Puch, and Chanpen Saengtienchai. Overlooked
Potential: Older-age Parents in the Era of ART. AIDS Care 20(10): 1169-1176. (2008)
(Zachary Zimmer, Kim Korinek, John Knodel and Napaporn Chayovan) "Migrant Interactions with Elderly
Parents in Rural Cambodia and Thailand." Journal of Marriage and Family 70 (August 2008): 585–598.
Also issued in an earlier version as "Support by migrants to their elderly parents in rural Cambodia and
Thailand: A comparative study," Poverty, Gender, and Youth Working Paper no. 2, 2007. New York:
Population Council.
“Poverty and the impact of AIDS on Older Persons: Evidence from Cambodia and Thailand.” Economic
Development and Cultural Change 56(2):441-475 (January 2008). Also issued in an earlier version as PSC
Research Report No. 06-597, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI., April
2006.
(Mark VanLandingham and John Knodel) “Sex and the Single (Older) Guy: Sexual Lives of Older
Unmarried Thai Men During the AIDS Era.” Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology 22:375-388, Dec.
2007. Also issued as PSC Research Report 03-536, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor, MI., June 2003.
(John Knodel, Zachary Zimmer, Kiry Sovan Kim, Sina Puch) “The Effect on Elderly Parents in Cambodia
of Losing an Adult Child to AIDS” Population and Development Review 33(3):479-500 (September 2007).
Also issued in an earlier version as "The Impact of AIDS on Older-age Parents in Cambodia." Phnom Penh:
UNFPA and Royal University of Phnom Penh (2006) and as PSC Research Report No. 06-594, revised
September 2006.
(John Knodel and Chanpen Saengtienchai) “Rural Parents with Urban Children: Social and Economic
Implications of Migration on the Rural Elderly in Thailand.” Population, Space and Place 13(3): 193-210,
May/June 2007. Also issued in longer version as PSC Research Report 05-574, April 2005. Also published
in Thai abbreviated form as Chanpen Saengtienchai and John Knodel, “Rural Parents with Urban Children:
Impacts of migration on the elderly” Journal of health Sciences 16(2):254-267, March-April 2007.
(John Knodel and Zachary Zimmer ) "Older Persons AIDS Knowledge and Willingness to Provide Care in
an Impoverished Nation: Evidence from Cambodia," Asia Pacific Population Journal 22(1):11-28, April
2007. Also issued as PSC Research Report 06-602, revised Sept. 2006.
(John Knodel, Vu Tuan Huy, Vu Manh Loi and Sharon Ghuman) “Vietnamese Aging and Marital Sexual
Behavior in Comparative Perspective”. Asian Population Studies 3(1):57-78, March 2007. Also issued in a
longer version as PSC Research Report 05-853, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor, MI., October 2005.
(Sharon Ghuman,, Vu Manh Loi, Vu Tuan Huy, John E. Knodel) “Continuity and Change in Premarital Sex
in Vietnam. International Family Planning Perspectives 32 (4): 166-174 (December 2006). Also issued as
PSC Research Report No. 05-585. November 2005.
“Parents of Persons with AIDS: Unrecognized Contributions and Unmet Needs” Global Ageing: Issues and
Action 4(2): 46-55, August 2006.
(Zachary Zimmer, John Knodel, Kiry Sovan Kim and Sina Puch) “The Impact of Past Conflicts and Social
Disruption in Cambodia on the Current Generation of Older Adults” Population and Development Review
32(2):333-360 (2006). Reprinted in Susan McDaniel (ed.), Ageing, Thousand Oaks CA: Sage Publications,
2008. Also issued PSC Research Report 05-582, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor, MI., September 2005.
(John Knodel and Chanpen Saengtienchai) “Older Aged Parents: The Final Safety Net for Adults Sons and
Daughters with AIDS in Thailand.” Journal of Family Issues 26(5): 665-698 (2005). Also issued as PSC
Research Report 02-503, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI., May 2002.
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(John Knodel, Vu Manh Loi, Rukmalie Jayakody, Vu Tuan Huy) “Gender Roles in the Family: Change and
Stability in Vietnam”. Asian Population Journal 1(1):69-92, March 2005. Also issued as PSC Research
Report 04-559, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI., May 2004.
“Researching the Impact of the AIDS epidemic on Older-age Parents in Africa: Lessons from Studies in
Thailand.” Generations Review 15(2):16-22, April 2005.
(John Knodel, Napaporn Chayovan, Preeya Mithranon, Pattama Amornsirisomboon, and Supraporn
Arunraksombat) "Thailand’s Older Population: Social and Economic Support as Assessed in 2002."
Bangkok: National Statistical Office (2005). Also issued as PSC Research Report 05-571. January 2005.
“Older Women in Thailand: Are They Really Worse Off Than the Men?” In K. Mehta (ed.), Untapped
Resources: Women in Ageing Societies Across Asia, 2nd edition (pp. 141-160). Singapore: Marshall
Cavendish Academic Press, 2004.
(John Knodel and Wassana Im-em) “The Economic Consequences for Parents of Losing an Adult Child to
AIDS: Evidence from Thailand.” Social Science & Medicine 59(5): 987-1001, September 2004. Also issued
as PSC Research Report 02-504, Revised Oct. 2003.
(John Knodel and Chanpen Saengtienchai) “AIDS and Older Persons: The View from Thailand.” In P.
Lloyd-Sherlock (ed), Living longer. Ageing, development and social protection. London: ZED, 2004, pp.
249-274. Also issued as PSC Research Report 02-497, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, MI., February 2002.
(Mary Beth Ofstedal, Erin Reidy, and John Knodel) “Gender Differences in Economic Support and WellBeing of Older Asians”, Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology 19:165-201, 2004. Also issued as PSC
Research Report 03-540, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI., Nov. 2003.
(John Knodel and Mary Beth Ofstedal) “Gender and aging in the developing world: where are the men?”
Population and Development Review 29 (4): 677-698 (December, 2003).
(Sobieszczyk, Teresa, John Knodel and Napaporn Chayovan) “Gender and Well-Being among the Elderly:
Evidence from Thailand.” Ageing & Society 23(6):701-735 (2003). Also issued as PSC Research Report 02531, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI., December 2002.
(Jed Friedman, John Knodel, Bui The Cuong, and Truong Si Anh) “Gender Dimensions of Support for
Elderly in Vietnam.” Research on Aging 25(6):587-630, Nov. 2003. Also issued as PSC Research Report
02-529, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI., Nov. 2002.
(John Knodel and Mark VanLandingham) “Return Migration in the Context of Parental Assistance in the
AIDS Epidemic: The Thai Experience,” Social Science & Medicine 57(2):327-342, July 2003. Also issued
as PSC Research Report 01-492, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.,
November 2001.
(John Knodel, Mark VanLandingham, Chanpen Saengtienchai, Wassana Im-em and Jiraporn
Kespichayawattana) “Data Collection Strategies for Studying the Impacts of AIDS on Older Parents:
Lessons from Research in Thailand.” PSC Research Report 03-537, Population Studies Center, University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI., June 2003
(John Knodel and Mark VanLandingham) “The impact of the AIDS epidemic on older persons,” AIDS
2002, 16 (suppl 4):S77-S83.
(John Knodel, Mary Beth Ofstedal and Albert Hermalin) “The Demographic, Socioeconomic and Cultural
Context of the Four Study Countries.” Chapter 2 in Albert Hermalin (ed.) The Well-Being of the Elderly in
Asia: A Four-Country Comparative Study, pp.25-63. Ann Arbor. MI: University of Michigan Press. 2002.
(John Knodel and Mary Beth Ofstedal) “Patterns and Determinants of Living Arrangements.” Chapter 5 in
Albert Hermalin (ed.) The Well-Being of the Elderly in Asia: A Four-Country Comparative Study, pp. 143184. Ann Arbor. MI: University of Michigan Press. 2002.
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(John Knodel and Truong Si Anh) “Vietnam's Older Population: the View from the Census,” Asia Pacific
Population Journal 17(3): 5-22, Sept. 2002. Also issued as PSC Research Report 02-523. August 2002.
(John Knodel, Wassana Im-em, Chanpen Saengtienchai, Mark VanLandingham and Jiraporn
Kespichayawattana) “The Impact of an Adult Child's Death Due to AIDS on Older-aged Parents: Results
from a Direct Interview Survey.” Publication 266. Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol
University, Thailand (2002). Bangkok: O.S. Printing House. Also issued as Research Report 02-498.
Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI., April 2002.
(John Knodel, Susan Watkins, and Mark VanLandingham) “AIDS and Older Persons: An International
Perspective,” JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology,
33:S153-S165 (June 2003, Supplement 2). Also issued as PSC Research Report No. 02-495, Population
Studies Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI., January 2002
(Kenneth W. Wachter, John E Knodel, Mark VanLandingham) “Parental Bereavement: Heterogeneous
Impacts of AIDS in Thailand,” Journal of Econometrics 112: 193-206 (2003).
(Wassana Im-em, Mark VanLandingham, John Knodel, Chanpen Saengtienchai) “HIV/AIDS-related
Knowledge and Attitudes: A Comparison of Older Persons and Young Adults in Thailand,” AIDS Education
and Prevention 14(3): 246-262 (June 2002). Also published as Knowledge and Attitudes of Older People
about HIV/AIDS in Thailand: A Comparison with Young Adults. Publication No. 257, Institute for
Population and Social Research, Mahidol University, Thailand (2001). Also issued as PSC Research Report
No. 01-464, 2001.
(Ken Wachter, John Knodel, and Mark VanLandingham) “AIDS and the elderly of Thailand: Projecting
familial impacts,” Demography 39(1) 25-41 (2002). Also issued as Report 00-446, Population Studies
Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI., 2000.
(John Knodel and Napaporn Chayovan) “Sexual Activity among older Thais: The influence of age, gender
and health,” Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology 16(2): 173-200 (2001). Also issued as Report 00-445,
Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI., 2000.
(John Knodel, Chanpen Saengtienchai, Wassana Im-em and Mark VanLandingham) “The Impact of AIDS
on Parents and Families in Thailand: A Key Informant Approach,” Research on Aging 23(6): 633-670 (Nov.
2001).
(John Knodel, Mark VanLandingham, Chanpen Saengtienchai and Wassana Im-em) “Older People and
AIDS: Quantitative Evidence of the Impact in Thailand,” Social Science & Medicine 52 (9): 1313-1327
(May 2001). Also issued as PSC Research Report No. 00-443, 2000.
(John Knodel, Chanpen Saengtienchai, Wassana Im-em and Mark VanLandingham) “The Impact of
Thailand’s Aids Epidemic On Older Persons: Quantitative Evidence From A Survey Of Key Informants.”
Publication No. 252, Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University, Thailand (2000).
Also issued as PSC Research Report No. 00-448, 2000.
(Mark VanLandingham, John Knodel, Wassana Im-em and Chanpen Saengtienchai) “The Impacts of
HIV/AIDS on Older Populations in Developing Countries: Some Observations based upon the Thai Case,”
Journal of Family Issues 21(6): 777-805 (Sept. 2000). Also issued as PSC Research Report No. 99-441.
(John Knodel and Mark VanLandingham) “Children and Older Persons: AIDS Unseen Victims” Editorial),
American Journal of Public Health 90(7): 1024-1025 (July 2000).
(Bui The Cuong, Si Truong Anh, Daniel Goodkind, John Knodel, Jed Friedman) “Vietnamese elderly amidst
transformations in social welfare policy.” In David Phillips (ed.), Ageing in the Asia-Pacific Regions: Issues
and Policies. London: Routledge, 2000, pp. 334-359.
(John Knodel, Napaporn Chayovan, Siriwan Graiurapong, Chutima Suraratdecha) “Ageing in Thailand: An
Overview of Formal and Informal Support.” In David Phillips (ed.), Ageing in the Asia-Pacific Regions:
Issues and Policies. London: Routledge, 2000, pp. 243-266.
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(John Knodel, Jed Friedman, Truong Si Anh, and Bui The Cuong) “Intergenerational Exchanges in
Vietnam: Family Size, Sex Composition, and the Location of Children,” Population Studies 54(1): 89-104
(March 2000).
“The Demography of Asia Ageing: Past Accomplishments and Future Challenges,” Asia-Pacific Population
Journal 14(4):39-56 (December 1999).
(John Knodel and Chanpen Saengtienchai) “Studying Living Arrangements of the Elderly: Lessons from a
Quasi Qualitative Case Study Approach in Thailand,” Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology 14(3): 197220 (Sept. 1999).
(Chanpen Saengtienchai, John Knodel, Mark VanLandingham and Anthony Pramualratana) "Prostitutes are
better than lovers: Wives' views on the extramarital sexual behaviour of Thai men." In Peter Jackson and
Nerida Cook (eds.), Genders and Sexuality in Modern Thailand. Chiang Mai: Silkworm Press, 1999, pp. 7892
(John Knodel, Chanpen Saengtienchai, Mark VanLandingham and Rachel Lucas) "Sexuality, Sexual
Experience and the Good Spouse: Views of Married Thai Men and Women.” In Peter Jackson and Nerida
Cook (eds.), Genders and Sexuality in Modern Thailand. Chiang Mai: Silkworm Press, 1999, pp. 93-113
(John Knodel, Rossarin Soottipong Gray, Porntip Sriwatcharin and Sara Peracca) “Religion and
Reproduction: Muslims in Buddhist Thailand,” Population Studies 53(2):149-164 (July 1999). Also issued
in longer version as Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, Research Report No. 98-417.
(Mary Beth Ofstedal, John Knodel and Napaporn Chayovan) “Intergenerational Support and Gender: A
Comparison of Four Asian Countries,” Southeast Asian Journal of Social Sciences 27(2): 21-42, 1999.
“Deconstructing Population Momentum,” Population Today 27(3):1-2,7, March 1999.
(Mark VanLandingham, John Knodel, Chanpen Saengtienchai and Anthony Pramualratana) "In the
Company of Friends: Peer Influence on Thai Male Extramarital Sex," Social Science & Medicine 47(12):
1993-2011, 1998.
(Sara Peracca, John Knodel and Chanpen Saengtienchai) "Can Prostitutes Marry? Thai Attitudes Toward
Female Sex Workers," Social Science & Medicine 47(2): 255-267, 1998.
“Using Qualitative Data for Understanding Old Age Security and Fertility.” In A. Basu and A. Aaby (eds.),
The Methods and Uses of Anthropological Demography. Oxford. Clarendon Press , 1998, pp. 57-80.
(Truong Si Anh, John Knodel, David Lam and Jed Friedman) “Family Size and Children’s Education in
Vietnam,” Demography 35(1): 57-70, February 1998.
“A Case for Nonanthropological Qualitative Methods for Demographers,” Population Development Review
23(4):847-853, December 1997.
(John Knodel and Nibhon Debavalya) “Living Arrangements and Support Among Elderly in Southeast Asia:
An Introduction,” Asia Pacific Population Journal 12(4):5-16, December 1997.
(Knodel, John and Napaporn Chayovan) “Family Support and Living Arrangements of Thai Elderly,” Asia
Pacific Population Journal 12(4):51-68, December 1997
(Truong Si Anh, Bui The Cuong, Daniel Goodkind and John Knodel) “Living Arrangements, Patrilineality,
and Sources of Support Among Elderly Vietnamese,” Asia Pacific Population Journal 12(4):69-88,
December 1997
(John Knodel, Bobbi Low, Chanpen Saengtienchai, and Rachel Lucas) "An Evolutionary Perspective on
Thai Sexual Behavior and Attitudes," Journal of Sex Research 34(3):292-303, September 1997.
(John Knodel, Pattama Amornsirisomboon, Jiraporn Khiewyoo) "Living Arrangements, Family Support
and the Welfare of the Elderly: Findings and Implications of the 1994 Survey of Elderly in Thailand."
Comparative Study of the Elderly in Asia, Research Report No. 97-43, Population Studies Center,
University of Michigan, July 1997.
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(John Knodel and Napaporn Chayovan) “Persistence and Change in the Living Arrangements and Support
of Thai Elderly.” Comparative Study of the Elderly in Asia, Research Report No. 97-42, Population Studies
Center, University of Michigan, June 1997.
"The Closing of the Gender Gap in Schooling: The Case of Thailand," Comparative Education 33(1): 61-86,
March 1997. Reprinted in Edward Beauchamp (ed.), Comparative Education Reader, 2002, Chapter 9,
pp.183-215. New York: RoutledgeFalmer.
(Napaporn Chayovan and John Knodel) A Report of the Survey of the Welfare of the Elderly in Thailand,
IPS Publication 248/97. Bangkok: Institute of Population Studies, Chulalongkorn University, March 1997.
(John Knodel, Rossarin Soottipong, and Chanpen Saengtienchai) "AIDS Awareness and Knowledge in
Thailand: Quantitative and Qualitative Evidence," Research Report No. 97-380, Population Studies Center,
University of Michigan, February 1997.
(John Knodel and Gavin Jones) "Post Cairo Population Policy: Does Promoting Girls Schooling Miss the
Mark?" Population and Development Review 22(4): 683-702, December, 1996. Also issued as Working
Papers in Demography, No. 63, Australian National University, 1996.
(John Knodel, Vipan Prachuabmoh Ruffolo, Pakamas Ratanalangkorn, Kua Wongboonsin) "Reproductive
Preferences in Post-transition Thailand: Implications for the Future Course of Fertility," Studies in Family
Planning 27(6): 307-318 (November/December 1996).
(John Knodel and Chanpen Saengtienchai) "Family Care for Rural Elderly in the Midst of Rapid Social
Change: The Case of Thailand," Social Change 26(2): 98-115 (June 1996). Reprinted in Rajiv Balakrishnon
(ed.) Demographic Transition: An Asian Perspective. New Delhi: Konark Publishers, Chapter 15, pp. 501516 (2011). Also Comparative Study of the Elderly in Asia, Research Report No. 95-31, Population Studies
Center, University of Michigan, August 1995.
(John Knodel, Mark VanLandingham, Chanpen Saengtienchai and Anthony Pramualratana) "Thai Views of
Sexuality and Sexual Behavior," Health Transition Review 6(2): 179-201, October 1996. Also issued as
Research Report No. 96-363, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, March 1996.
(Nguyen Van Phai, John Knodel, Mai Van Cam and Hoang Xuyen) "Fertility and Family Planning in
Vietnam: Evidence from the 1994 Inter-censal Demographic Survey," Studies in Family Planning 27 (1): 117 (Jan/Feb 1996).
(Truong Si Anh, John Knodel, Le Huong and Tran Thi Thanh Thuy) "Education in Vietnam: Trends and
Differentials," Research Report No. 96-359, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, December
1995. Also Published by General Statistical Office, Hanoi, Vietnam (1996).
(Truong Si Anh, Ngo Thi Thai, John Knodel, Le Huong, Tran Thi Thanh Thuy) "Infant Feeding Practices in
Vietnam," Asia-Pacific Population Journal 10(4): 3-22 (December 1995). Also Published by General
Statistical Office, Hanoi, Vietnam (1996).
(John Knodel, Napaporn Chayovan and Siriwan Siriboon) "Familial Support and the Life Course of Thai
Elderly and Their Children." Pp. 438- 461 in Tamara Hareven (ed.), Aging and Generational Relations over
the Life Course: A Historical and Cross-Cultural Perspective. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter & Co. (1995).
Also pp. 217-240 in Tamara Hareven (ed.), Aging and Generational Relations: Life-Course and CrossCultural Perspective. Hawthorne, NY: Aldine de Gruyter.
(John Knodel and Anthony Pramualratana) "Prospects for Increased Condom Use in Marital Unions in
Thailand," International Family Planning Perspectives 22(3): 97-102 (Sept. 1996).
(John Knodel, Phan Thuc Anh and Dao Xuan Vinh) “Vietnam's Population and Family Planning Program
as Viewed by its Implementers.” Regional Working Papers (South and Southeast Asia), No. 2. Bangkok:
The Population Council. (August 1995)
(Chanpen Saengtienchai, Anthony Pramualratana, John Knodel, and Mark VanLandingham) “Extramarital
Sex of Thai Men as viewed by Wives” (in Thai), Journal of Demography 11(1):1-16 (March 1995).
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(Mark VanLandingham, John Knodel, Chanpen Saengtienchai and Anthony Pramualratana) “Friends,
Wives and Extramarital Sex in Thailand.” IPS Publication No. 222/95. Bangkok: Institute of Population
Studies (February 1995). Also issued as Research Report No. 95-328, Population Studies Center, University
of Michigan, March 1995.
(John Knodel, Chanpen Saengtienchai and Walter Obiero) "Do Small Families Jeopardize Old Age
Security? Evidence from Thailand," BOLD 5(4): 13-17 (August 1995).
(John Knodel, Phan Thuc Anh, Truong Viet Dung and Dao Xuan Vinh) "Why is Oral Contraceptive Pill
Use in Vietnam So Low?" International Family Planning Perspectives 21(1): 11-18 (March 1995).
(Maruja Milagros B. Asis, Lita Domingo, John Knodel, and Kalyani Mehta) "Living Arrangements in Four
Asian Countries: A Comparative Perspective," Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology 10: 145-162 (April
1995). 10: 145-162, (April 1995).
(John Knodel, Chanpen Saengtienchai and Werasit Sittitrai) "The Living Arrangements of Elderly in
Thailand: Views of the Populace," Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology 10: 79-111. (April 1995).
"Focus Groups as a Qualitative Method for Cross-Cultural Research in Social Gerontology," Journal of
Cross-Cultural Gerontology 10: 7-20 (April 1995).
"Introduction" (to special issue on focus group research on living arrangement of Asian Elderly), Journal of
Cross-Cultural Gerontology 10: 1-6 (April 1995).
"Conducting Comparative Focus Group Research: Cautionary Comments from a Coordinator," Health
Transition Review 4(1): 99-104 (1994).
"Population Ageing and Fertility: Some Implications for Thailand." In Institute of Population Studies and
UNFPA (eds.), New Directions in Population Policies and Programs in Thailand, Bangkok: Institute of
Population Studies, Chulalongkorn University, IPS Publication no. 217/94. (November 1994)
(Mark VanLandingham, John Knodel, Chanpen Saengtienchai and Anthony Pramualratana) "Aren't Sexual
Issues Supposed to be Sensitive?" Health Transition Review 4(1): 85-90 (1994).
(John Knodel, Napaporn Chayovan and Chanpen Saengtienchai) "Are Thais Deserting Their Elderly
Parents? New Evidence from the 1990 Census," BOLD 4(3): 7-11, May 1994.
(Siriwan Siriboon and John Knodel) "Thai Elderly Who Do Not Coreside with Their Children," Journal of
Cross-Cultural Gerontology 9(1): 21-38 (January 1994).
"Gender and Schooling in Thailand: Qualitative Evidence from Rural Parents." In Reflections from the
Grassroots: Issues and Options for Increasing Educational Opportunity, Proceedings of a seminar
sponsored by the Graduate School, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, 10 September 1993. Also issued
as Research Report No. 93-292, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, Sept. 1993
(John Knodel and Boonreang Kajornsin) "Popular Attitudes Concerning Gender Differences in Schooling
in Thailand." In Reflections from the Grassroots: Issues and Options for Increasing Educational
Opportunity, Proceedings of a seminar sponsored by the Graduate School, Srinakharinwirot University,
Bangkok, 10 September 1993.
(Boonreang Kajornsin and John Knodel) "Birth Order and Opportunity to Go to Secondary School." In
Reflections from the Grassroots: Issues and Options for Increasing Educational Opportunity, Proceedings
of a seminar sponsored by the Graduate School, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, 10 September 1993.
(John Knodel and Carol Kaufman) "Work, Pay and Educational Attainment among Thai Youths: Results
from the 1987 Children and Youth Survey," National Education Journal (Thailand) 27(5): 69-89. (In Thai).
Also issued in a longer English language version as Research Report No. 93-279, Population Studies Center,
University of Michigan, April 1993. And included in Reflections from the Grassroots: Issues and Options
for Increasing Educational Opportunity, Proceeding of a seminar sponsored by the Graduate School,
Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, 10 September 1993.
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(Werasit Sittitrai, Brent Wolff, John Knodel, Napaporn Havanon and Chai Podhisita) "Family Size and
Family Well Being: The Views of Thai Villagers." In Donald Bogue, Eduardo Arriaga and Douglas
Anderton (eds.), Readings in Population Research Methodology. Chicago: Social Development Center (for
UNFPA), 1993. Also issued in longer form as Research Report No. 5 (January 1991), Project on Socioeconomic Consequences of Fertility Decline for the Thai Family. Bangkok: Institute of Population Studies,
Chulalongkorn University.
"The Design and Analysis of Focus Group Studies: A Practical Approach.” In David Morgan (ed.),
Successful Focus Groups: Advancing the State of the Art. Newbury Park, Ca: Sage, 1993.
(Brent Wolff, John Knodel and Werasit Sittitrai) "Focus Groups and Surveys as Complementary Research
Methods: A Case Example." In David Morgan (ed.), Successful Focus Groups: Advancing the State of the
Art, Newbury Park, Ca: Sage, 1993.
(John Knodel and Napaporn Chayovan) "Do Thai Newlyweds Really Live Separately?" Social Forces
71(2), December, 1992.
(John Knodel and Napaporn Havanon) "The Transition to Secondary School: Views of Parents in a Rural
District of Central Thailand." Research Report No. 92-252, Population Studies Center, University of
Michigan (September 1992).
"Fertility Decline and Children's Education in Thailand: Some Macro and Micro Effects." In Cynthia B.
Lloyd ed., Fertility, Family Size, and Structure: Consequences for Families and Children, New York: The
Population Council, 1993, pp. 267-296. Also issued as The Population Council, Research Division,
Working Papers No. 41, 1992.
John Knodel, Napaporn Chayovan and Siriwan Siriboon, "The Familial Support System of Thai Elderly: An
Overview," Asia-Pacific Population Journal 7(3): 105-126, (Sept. 1992).
John Knodel and Nibhon Debavalya, "Social and Economic Support Systems for the Elderly in Asia: An
Introduction," Asia-Pacific Population Journal 7(3): 5-12, (Sept. 1992).
(Napaporn Havanon, Anthony Bennett and John Knodel) "Sexual Networking in a Provincial Thai Setting,"
Studies in Family Planning 24(1), Jan/Feb, 1993. Also in longer version as AIDS Prevention Monograph
Series Paper No. 1, Family Health International, AIDSCAP Project, June 1992
(John Knodel, Napaporn Chayovan and Siriwan Siriboon) "The Impact of Fertility Decline on Familial
Support for the Elderly: An Illustration from Thailand," Population and Development Review 18(1): 79-102
(1992). Also issued as The Population Council, Research Division, Working Papers No. 36, 1992.
(John Knodel, Napaporn Havanon and Anthony Pramualratana) "Thailand's Fertility Reexamined." In
Institute of Sociology, Demographic Transition in Southeast Asia - Experiences for Vietnam, Volume I.
Hanoi: Institute of Sociology, 1992.
(Napaporn Havanon, John Knodel and Werasit Sittitrai) "The Impact of Family Size on Wealth
Accumulation in Rural Thailand," Population Studies 46(1):37-51, March 1992. Also issued in a
substantially longer form as Research Report No. 3 (April 1990), Project on Socio-economic Consequences
of Fertility Decline for the Thai Family. Bangkok: Institute of Population Studies, Chulalongkorn
University.
(John Knodel, Napaporn Chayovan and Siriwan Siriboon) "Population Aging and the Demand for Hospital
Care in Thailand," Asian Pacific Population Forum 6(1):1-4,21-24, Spring 1992. Also in a slightly different
version as (Napaporn Chayovan, John Knodel and Siriwan Siriboon) "Population Ageing and
Hospitalization in Thailand," Journal of Demography 7(2):47-59 (in Thai).
(Anne Pebley, Albert Hermalin and John Knodel) "Birth Spacing and Infant Mortality: Evidence for
Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century German Villages," Journal of Biosocial Science 23(4), October 1991.
(John Knodel and Napaporn Chayovan) "Coital Activity among Married Thai Women." In The
Demographic and Health Surveys World Conference, Proceedings, Vol. II, pp. 925-945, 1991. A
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substantially longer version has been issued as "Coital Activity among Married Thai Women: Evidence from
the 1987 Thailand Demographic and Health Survey," Research Report No. 91-221, Population Studies
Center, University of Michigan (July 1991).
(John Knodel and Napaporn Chayovan) "Age and Date Reporting in Thailand," Asian Pacific Population
Forum 5(2-3):41-50,64-76, Summer - Fall 1991. Also issued in a substantially longer version as
Demographic and Health Surveys Working Papers, Number 3, Macro International Inc., Columbia, Md.,
August 1993.
(with 8 co-authors) "Differences in the Living Arrangements of the Elderly in Four Asian Countries: The
Interplay of Constraints and Preferences," Comparative Study of the Elderly in Asia, Research Report No.
91-10, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, March 1991.
(John Knodel, Werasit Sittitrai and Tim Brown) "Focus Group Discussions for Social Science Research: A
Practical Guide with an Emphasis on the Topic of Ageing," Comparative Study of the Elderly in Asia,
Research Report No. 90-3, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, September 1990.
(Napaporn Chayovan, John Knodel and Siriwan Siriboon) "Thailand's Elderly Population: A Demographic
and Social Profile Based on Official Statistical Sources," Comparative Study of the Elderly in Asia,
Research Report No. 90-2, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, September 1990.
(John Knodel and Malinee Wongsith) "Family Size and Children's Education in Thailand: Evidence from a
National Sample," Demography 28(1), February 1991. Also issued in a substantially longer form as
Research Report No. 89-168, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan.
(Chai Podhisita, Napaporn Havanon, John Knodel and Werasit Sittitrai) "Women's Work and Family Size
in Rural Thailand," Asia-Pacific Population Journal 5(2):31-52, June 1990.
(John Knodel, Napaporn Chayovan and Kua Wongboonsin) "Breast-feeding Trends, Patterns and Policies
in Thailand," Asia-Pacific Population Journal 5(1):135-150, March 1990
(Malinee Wongsith and John Knodel) "Two Reports on Educational Attainment,” IPS Publication No.
172/89, December 1989. Bangkok: Institute of Population Studies, Chulalongkorn University. Also
published in Journal of the Faculty of Education (Chulalongkorn University) 13(No. 3-4):54-82, 1989 (in
Thai).
(John Knodel and Malinee Wongsith) "Monitoring the Educational Gap in Thailand: Trends and
Differentials in Secondary School Enrollment," Asian and Pacific Population Forum 3(4):1-10, 25-35,
Winter 1989.
(Siriwan Siriboon, Chanpen Saengtienchai and John Knodel) "Who Forgets to Take the Pill?: The Thai
Experience," International Family Planning Perspectives 16(1):23-28, March 1990.
(John Knodel, Napaporn Havanon and Werasit Sittitrai) "Family Size and the Education of Children in the
Context of Rapid Fertility Decline," Population and Development Review 16(1):31-62 (March 1990). Also
issued in a longer version as Research Report No. 2 (January 1990), Project on Socio-economic
Consequences of Fertility Decline for the Thai Family. Bangkok: Institute of Population Studies,
Chulalongkorn University.
(John Knodel and Malinee Wongsith) "Educational Expectations and Attainment Patterns for Thai
Children." In Institute of Population Studies, Health and Population Studies Based On the 1987 Thailand
Demographic and Health Survey. Demographic and Health Surveys Further Analysis Series, No. 1.
New York: Population Council and Institute for Resource Development, December, 1989.
(Pichit Pitaktepsombati, John Knodel and Raphiphat Kasemsook) "Child Immunization in Thailand: An
Analysis of DHS Data." In Institute of Population Studies, Health and Population Studies Based On the
1987 Thailand Demographic and Health Survey. Demographic and Health Surveys Further Analysis Series,
No. 1. New York: Population Council and Institute for Resource Development, December, 1989.
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(Napaporn Chayovan, John Knodel, and Kua Wongboonsin) "Infant Feeding Practices in Thailand: An
Update from the 1987 Demographic and Health Survey," Studies in Family Planning, 21(1):40-50, January,
1990. Also in Institute of Population Studies, Health and Population Studies Based On the 1987 Thailand
Demographic and Health Survey. Demographic and Health Surveys Further Analysis Series, No. 1.
New York: Population Council and Institute for Resource Development, December, 1989.
(John Knodel and Napaporn Chayovan) "Contraceptive Initiation Patterns in Thailand,” Population Studies
44(2):257-271, July 1990.
(Peter McDonald and J. Knodel) "The Impact of Changes in Birth Spacing on Age at Last Birth: A
Response to Anderton," Demography 26:471-472, August 1989.
(Kua Wongboonsin and J. Knodel) "Birth Interval and Birth Order Distribution Over Thailand's Fertility
Transition." Proceedings of the 1988 National Seminar on Population. Bangkok: The Thai Population
Association, November, 1988.
(J. Knodel, Napaporn Chayovan and Carl Frisen) "Has Thailand's Fertility Decline Stalled?" Asia-Pacific
Population Journal 3(3):3-20, 1988.
(Napaporn Chayovan, J. Knodel and Peerasit Kamnuansilpa) "Approaching Replacement Fertility in
Thailand: Results of the 1987 Thailand Demographic and Health Survey," International Family Planning
Perspectives 14:86-93, 1988.
(J. Knodel and Peerasit Kamnuansilpa) "Contraception after Childbirth in Thailand," Journal of Biosocial
Science 20:321-332. Also issued in a substantially longer version as "The Initiation of Postpartum
Contraception in Thailand: Results from the 1984 Contraceptive Prevalence Survey." Research Report
No. 86-97, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan.
"Two Centuries of Infant, Child and Maternal Mortality in German Village Populations." In Anders
Brändstrom and Lars-Göran Tedebrand (eds.), Society, Health, and Population during the Demographic
Transition, pp. 23-48. Stockholm: Almqvist and Wiksell International, 1988.
(Napaporn Chayovan, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa and J. Knodel) Thailand Demographic and Health Survey,
1987. Bangkok, Thailand: Chulalongkorn University Printing House, July, 1988.
(J. Knodel, Chai Podhisita and Werasit Sittitrai) "An Annotated Questionnaire to Explore the Socioeconomic Consequences of Family Size in Thailand." Project on Socio-economic Consequences of Fertility
Decline for the Thai Family (SEC), Report No. 1. Bangkok, Thailand: Chulalongkorn University, Institute
of Population Studies, June, 1988.
"Starting, Stopping and Spacing During Early Stages of the Fertility Transition: The Experience of German
Village Populations in the 18th and 19th Centuries," Demography 24:143-162, May 1987.
(J. Knodel, Anthony Pramualratana and Napaporn Havanon) "Focus Group Research on Fertility Decline in
Thailand: Methodology and Findings." In J. C. Caldwell, Allan Hill and Valerie Hull (eds.), Micro
Approaches to Demographic Research, Chapter 3. London: Kegan Paul International, 1988, pp. 41-55.
"Thailand's Reproductive Revolution," Social Science 72(1):52-56, Spring, 1987.
(Aphichat Chamratrithirong, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa and J. Knodel) "Contraceptive Practice and Fertility in
Thailand: Results of the Third Contraceptive Prevalence Survey," Studies in Family Planning 17:278-287,
November/December, 1986.
(J. Knodel, Aphichat Chamratrithirong and Nibhon Debavalya) "The Cultural Context of Thailand's
Fertility Decline," Asia-Pacific Population Journal 1(1):23-48, March, 1986.
"Demographic Transitions in German Villages." In A. J. Coale and Susan Watkins (eds.), The Decline of
European Fertility. Chapter 9, pp. 337-389. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1986. Also published
in Spanish as "Transiciones Demográficas en pueblos alemanes," Boletin de la Asociacion de Demografia
Historia 4(3):2-66.
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(Napaporn Chayovan and J. Knodel) "Improving the Collection of Village Level Data: An Experience from
Thailand." In John Casterline (ed.), The Collection and Analysis of Community Data. The Hague:
International Statistical Institute, 1985.
(J. Knodel, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa and Aphichat Chamratrithirong) "Infant Feeding Practices and
Postpartum Amenorrhea in Thailand: Results from the 1984 Contraceptive Prevalence Survey,” Studies in
Family Planning 16:302-311, November/December 1985.
(Peerasit Kamnuansilpa and J. Knodel) "Mortality, Health and Infant Feeding Practices in the Northeast of
Thailand: Methodological Issues and Substantive Results." Bangkok: National Institute of Development
Administration, 1985.
(J. Knodel and Katherine Lynch) "The Decline of Remarriage: Evidence from German Village Populations
in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries," Journal of Family History 10(1):34-59, Spring 1985.
(Anthony Pramualratana, Napaporn Havanon and J. Knodel) "Exploring the Normative Basis for Age at
Marriage in Thailand: An Example from Focus Group Research," Journal of Marriage and the
Family 47(1):203- 210, February 1985.
(J. Knodel and Gary Lewis) "Postpartum Amenorrhea in Selected Developing Countries: Estimates from
Contraceptive Prevalence Surveys," Social Biology 31(3-4):308-320, Fall-Winter 1984.
(Napaporn Chayovan, A. Hermalin and J. Knodel) "The Impact of Accessibility in Contraceptive Use in
Rural Thailand." Paper No. 51. Bangkok: Institute of Population Studies, Chulalongkorn University,
November 1984.
(Napaporn Chayovan, A. Hermalin and J. Knodel) "Measuring Accessibility to Family Planning Services in
Rural Thailand," Studies in Family Planning 15(5):201-211, October, 1984.
(J. Knodel, Napaporn Havanon and Anthony Pramualratana) "Toward an Understanding of Thailand's
Rapid Fertility Decline," Fertility Determinants Research Notes No. 1, September, 1984.
(J. Knodel, Tony Bennett and Suthon Panyadilok) "Do Free Pills Make a Difference? Thailand's
Experience," International Family Planning Perspectives 10(3):93-97, September, 1984.
(J. Knodel and Albert I. Hermalin) "Effects of Birth Rank, Maternal Age, Birth Interval, and Sibship Size
on Child Mortality: Evidence from 18th and 19th Century Reproductive Histories," American Journal of
Public Health 74(10):1098-1106, October, 1984.
(J. Knodel, Napaporn Havanon and Anthony Pramualratana) "Fertility Transition in Thailand: A
Qualitative Analysis," Population and Development Review 10(2):297-328, June 1984. Also issued in a
substantially longer form as "A Tale of Two Generations: A Qualitative Analysis of Fertility Transition in
Thailand." Research Report No. 83-44, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan and Publication
No. 80, Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University.
(J. Knodel, Nibhon Debavalya, Aphichat Chamratrithirong, and Napaporn Chayovan) "Marriage Patterns in
Thailand: A Review of Demographic Evidence." In Aphichat Chamratrithirong (ed.), Perspectives on the
Thai Marriage. IPSR Publication No. 81. Bangkok: Mahidol University, 1984.
(Yawarat Porapakkham, J. Knodel and Somjai Pramanpol) "Maternal and Child Health and Family
Planning: Comparative Study of Thai Buddhists and Thai Moslems, Jana District, Songkla" (in Thai). In
Proceedings of the Seminar on Fertility, Family Planning and Development Issues of Population in the
South of Thailand. Joint publication of Institute of Population Studies, Chulalongkorn University and
Institute of Population and Social Research, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 1984.
(Napaporn Chayovan and J. Knodel) "Buddhist-Moslem Differentials in Fertility and Family Planning in
Thailand with Special Emphasis on the Southern Region: An Analysis of Data from the 1975 Survey of
Fertility in Thailand" (in Thai). In Proceedings of the Seminar on Fertility, Family Planning and
Development Issues of Population in the South of Thailand. Joint publication of the Institute of Population
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Studies, Chulalongkorn University and Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University,
Bangkok, 1984.
(Peerasit Kamnuansilpa, Aphichat Chamratrithirong and J. Knodel) "Family Planning and Fertility in the
South of Thailand with Data from the 1981 Contraceptive Prevalence Survey," Contraceptive Prevalence
Surveys Further Analysis Report, Westinghouse Health Systems, 1983.
"Seasonal Variation in Infant Mortality: An Approach with Applications," Annales de Démographie
Historique, 1983.
"Natural Fertility: Patterns, Levels and Trends." In R. A. Bulatao and R. D. Lee (eds.), Determinants of
Fertility in Developing Countries: A Summary of Knowledge, Volume 1, Chapter 3, pp. 61-103. New York:
Academic Press, 1983.
"Child Mortality and Reproductive Behavior in German Village Populations in the Past: A Micro-level
Analysis of the Replacement Effect," Population Studies 36(2):177-200, July 1982.
(J. Knodel, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa and Aphichat Chamratrithirong) "Breastfeeding in Thailand: Data from
the 1981 Contraceptive Prevalence Survey," Studies in Family Planning 13(11):307-315, November 1982.
(J. Knodel, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa and Aphichat Chamratrithirong) "Thailand's Reproductive Revolution:
An Update," International Family Planning Perspectives 8(2):51-56, June 1982.
"Breastfeeding." In John A. Ross (ed.), International Encyclopedia of Population, Vol. 1:71-76. New
York: The Free Press, 1982.
(J. Knodel and Nibhon Debavalya) "Breastfeeding Trends in Thailand and Their Demographic Impact,"
Intercom, March 1981.
(J. Knodel and Chris Wilson) "The Secular Increase in Fecundity in German Village Populations: An
Analysis of Reproductive Histories of Couples Married 1750-1899," Population Studies 35:53-84, March
1981.
(J. Knodel and Nibhon Debavalya) "Breastfeeding in Thailand: Trends and Differentials 1969-1979,"
Studies in Family Planning 11(12):355-377, December 1980. Also issued in a substantially longer and
somewhat different form as "Trends and Differentials in Breastfeeding in Thailand: An Analysis of Survey
Data 1969-1979," Research Paper Series of the Institute of Population Studies, Chulalongkorn University,
No. 36, 1980.
"Espacement des Naissances et Planification Familiale: Une Critique de la Méthode Dupâquier-Lachiver,"
Annales E.S.C. 3:473-494, May/June 1981. Also issued as "Birth Spacing and Family Limitation: A
Critique of the Dupaquier-Lachiver Technique for Detecting Birth Control from Family Reconstitution
Data." Research Report No. 81-5, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan.
"Remarriage and Marital Fertility in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Germany: An Exploratory
Analysis Based on German Village Genealogies." In J. Dupâquier, Étienne Hélin, Peter Laslett, Massimo
Livi-Bacci, and Solvi Sognar, (eds.), Marriage and Remarriage in Past Populations. Pp. 591-604, Academic
Press, 1981.
(J. Knodel, Nibhon Debavalya and Peerasit Kamnuansilpa) "Thailand's Continuing Fertility Decline,"
International Family Planning Perspectives 6(3), September 1980.
(J. Knodel and Susan DeVos) "Preferences for the Sex of Offspring and Demographic Behavior in
Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Germany: An Examination of Evidence from Village Genealogies,"
Journal of Family History, Pp. 145-166, Summer 1980.
(With twelve co-authors) "Third Evaluation of the Thailand National Family Planning Program," AID
Program Evaluation Report No.3, Agency for International Development, February 1980.
(E. van de Walle and J. Knodel) "Europe's Fertility Transition: New Evidence and Lessons for Today's
Developing World," Population Bulletin 34(6), 1980.
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"The Influence of Child Mortality on Fertility in a Natural Fertility Setting: An Analysis of Individual Level
Data for Selected German Villages." In Henri Leridon and Jane Menken, eds., Natural Fertility: Concepts,
Evidences, Implications, and Theory, Pp. 275-284, Ordina Editions, 1980.
(With six co-authors) Fertility and Mortality Changes in Thailand, 1950-1975. Report No. 2, Committee
on Population and Demography, National Academy of Sciences, 1980.
(J. Knodel and Steven Hochstadt) "Urban and Rural Illegitimacy in Imperial Germany." In P. Laslett, K.
Oosterveen, and R. Smith, eds., Bastardy and Its Comparative History, Pp. 284-312, Edward Arnold, 1980.
(J. Knodel and Sauvaluck Piampiti) "Revised Estimates of Age-Specific Fertility from the Survey of
Fertility in Thailand." Supplement to Report No. 1, World Fertility Survey, Survey of Fertility in Thailand,
1979.
"From Natural Fertility to Family Limitation: The Onset of Fertility Transition in a Sample of German
Villages," Demography 16(4):493-521, November 1979.
(J. Knodel and E. van de Walle) "Lessons from the Past: Policy Implications of Historical Fertility
Studies," Population and Development Review 5(2):217-245, June 1979. Reprinted in A. J. Coale and Susan
Watkins (eds.), The Decline of Fertility in Europe, Chapter 10, pp. 390-419, Princeton: Princeton
University Press. Also published in an abridged and revised form as "Fertility Decline: European
Transition." In John Ross, ed., International Encyclopedia of Population, Vol. 1:268-275. Free Press, 1982.
"An Exercise on Household Composition for Use in Courses in Historical Demography," Local Population
Studies, No. 23, Autumn 1979.
(J. Knodel and Aphichat Chamratrithirong) "Infant and Child Mortality in Thailand: Levels, Trends, and
Differentials as Derived from Indirect Estimation Techniques." Papers of the East-West Population
Institute, No. 57, November 1978.
(J. Knodel and Nibhon Debavalya) "Thailand's Reproductive Revolution." In International Family Planning
Perspectives and Digest 4(2):34-49, Summer 1978. Issued in a longer form as "Fertility Transition in
Thailand: A Comparative Analysis of Survey Data," Report No. 3, World Fertility Survey, Survey of Fertility
in Thailand, 1978.
(Aphichat Chamratrithirong, Nibhon Debavalya and J. Knodel) "Age Reporting in Thailand: Age at Last
Birthday and Age at Next Birthday," Paper 25 in the Research Paper Series of the Institute of Population
Studies, Chulalongkorn University, September 1978.
"Natural Fertility in Preindustrial Germany," Population Studies 32(3):481-510, November 1978.
"The Influence of Child Mortality on Fertility in European Populations in the Past: Results from Individual
Data." In Samuel H. Preston, ed., The Effects of Infant and Child Mortality on Fertility, Chapter 2, pp. 103118, New York and London: Academic Press, 1978.
"Breast Feeding and Population Growth: Assessing the Demographic Impact of Changing Infant Feeding
Practices in the Third World," Science 198(4322):1111-1115, 1977.
(J. Knodel and Hallie Kintner) "The Impact of Breast Feeding Patterns on the Biometric Analysis of Infant
Mortality," Demography 14(4):391-409, November 1977.
"Town and Country in Nineteenth-Century Germany: A Review of Urban-Rural Differentials in
Demographic Behavior," Social Science History 1(3):354-382, 1977. Translated and published in German
as Chapter 10, "Stadt und Land im Deutschland des 19 Jahrhunderts: Eine Überprüfung der Stadt-LandUnterschiede im demographischen Verhalten." In W. H. Schröder, ed., Sozialwissenschaftliche Ansätze in
der modernen Stadtgeschichte. HSF Sammelband 8, 1980.
"Family Limitation and the Fertility Transition: Evidence from the Age Patterns of Fertility in Europe and
Asia," Population Studies 31(2):219-249, July 1977.
(J. Knodel and Sauvaluck Piampiti) "Response Reliability in a Longitudinal Survey in Thailand," Studies in
Family Planning 8(3):55-66, March 1977.
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(J. Knodel and M. J. Maynes) "Urban and Rural Marriage Patterns in Imperial Germany," Journal of Family
History 1(2):129-168, 1977.
(J. Knodel and Edward Shorter) "The Reliability of Family Reconstitution Data on German Village
Genealogies (Ortssippenbücher)," Annales de Demographie Historique, Pp. 115-154, 1976.
(J. Knodel and Visid Prachuabmoh) "Preferences for Sex of Children in Thailand: A Comparison of
Husbands' and Wives' Attitudes," Studies in Family Planning 7(5):137-143, May 1976.
(J. Knodel and Pichit Pitaktepsombati) "Fertility and Family Planning in Thailand: Results from Two
Rounds of a National Survey," Studies in Family Planning 6(11):402-413, November 1975. Issued in a
substantially longer version with several additional sections as "Fertility and Family Planning in Thailand:
Results of the Second Round of a National Survey." Paper 18, Institute of Population Studies,
Chulalongkorn University, 1975.
"Ortssippenbücher als Daten für die historische Demographie," Gesellschaft und Geschichte 1(2/3):288-324,
1975.
(J. Knodel and Visid Prachuabmoh) "Demographic Aspects of Fertility in Thailand," Population
Studies 28(3):423-448, November 1974.
(Visid Prachuabmoh, J. Knodel and J. Oscar Alers) "Son Preference, Desire for Additional Children and
Family Planning," Journal of Marriage and the Family, pp. 601-614, August 1974.
(Visid Prachuabmoh and J. Knodel) "The Longitudinal Study of Social, Economic and Demographic
Change in Thailand: Review of Findings," Asian Survey 14(4):350-364, April 1974.
(J. Knodel and Visid Prachuabmoh) The Fertility of Thai Women, Institute of Population Studies,
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 1974.
(Visid Prachuabmoh, J. Knodel and Pichit Pitaktepsombati) "The Longitudinal Study of Social, Economic,
and Demographic Change: The Second Rounds." Paper No. 3, Institute of Population Studies,
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 1973.
(J. Knodel and Visid Prachuabmoh) "Desired Family Size in Thailand: Are the Responses Meaningful?"
Demography 10(4):619-637, November 1973.
(J. Knodel and Pichit Pitaktepsombati) "Thailand: Fertility and Family Planning among Rural and Urban
Women," Studies in Family Planning 4(9):229-255, September 1973.
(Visid Prachuabmoh, J. Knodel, Suchart Prasithrathsin, and Nibhon Debavalya) The Rural and Urban
Population of Thailand: Comparative Profiles, Institute of Population Studies, Chulalongkorn University,
1972.
(With ten co-authors) The Methodology of the Longitudinal Study of Social, Economic, and Demographic
Change. Institute of Population Studies, Chulalongkorn University, 1972.
(J. Knodel and T. Espenshade) "Genealogical Studies as Demographic Data." In I. Z. Husain (ed.),
Population Analysis and Studies, Pp. 112-123, Somaiya, Bombay, and New Delhi, 1972.
"Historical Demography and Genealogy." In Genealogica et Heraldica, 10th International Congress of
Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences, Vienna 14-19 September 1970. Proceedings, Verlag der Wiener
Medizinischen Akadaemie, Pp. 79-85, Vienna, 1972. Also published as "Historische Demographie und
Genealogie," Genealogie 11(3):65-70, March 1972.
"Malthus Amiss: Marriage Restrictions in Nineteenth Century Germany," Social Science 47(1):40-45,
January 1972.
(E. Shorter, J. Knodel and E. van de Walle) "The Decline of Non-marital Fertility in Europe," Population
Studies 25(3):375-393, November 1971.
(E. van de Walle and J. Knodel) "Teaching Population Dynamics with a Simulation Exercise,"
Demography 7(4):433-448, November 1970.
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"Two and a Half Centuries of Demographic History in a Bavarian Village," Population Studies 24(3):353376, November 1970.
"Infant Mortality and Fertility in Three Bavarian Villages: An Analysis of Family Histories from the 19th
Century," Population Studies 22(3):297-318, November 1968.
"Aussichten für die historische demographische Forschung," Mitteilungen der deutschen Gesellschaft für
Bevölkerungswissenschaft 38(2):33-37, April 1968.
(E. van de Walle and J. Knodel) "Demographic Transition and the Fertility Decline: The European Case,"
International Union for the Scientific Study of Population, Sydney Conference, August 21-25, 1967.
Contributed Papers, Australian National University Press, 1968.
(J. Knodel and E. van de Walle) "Breastfeeding, Fertility, and Infant Mortality: An Analysis of Some Early
German Data," Population Studies, September 1967.
"Law, Marriage, and Illegitimacy in Nineteenth-Century Germany," Population Studies 20(4):279-294,
March 1967. Also published in a condensed version as "Restrizioni matrimoniali nella Germania dell'
1800," Mercurio, pp. 63-66, September 1967.