November 2006

Mary Beth Ofstedal Curriculum Vitae

ADDRESS: Work Home Institute for Social Research 3193 Lakewood Drive University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48103 426 Thompson St. (734) 669-2969 Ann Arbor, MI 48106 (734) 647-9070 (Phone) (734) 763-9803 (FAX) E-mail: mbo@umich.edu CITIZENSHIP: United States EDUCATION: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1987-1995. Ph.D. in Sociology, awarded December 1995. M.A. in Sociology, awarded May 1990. Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota, 1979-1983. B.A. awarded May 1983, summa cum laude. Majors: Sociology, Mathematics. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 2003 - present. Associate Research Scientist. Survey Research Center and Population Studies Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan. 2001 – 2003. Research Investigator. Survey Research Center and Population Studies Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan. 1997 - 2001. Assistant Research Scientist, Population Studies Center and Adjunct Assistant Research Scientist, Survey Research Center, University of Michigan. 1998 - 1999. Lecturer. Department of Sociology, University of Michigan. 1991 - 1997. Statistician. Division of Epidemiology, Office of Analysis, Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, Maryland. 1987 - 1991. Research Trainee, University of Michigan, Population Studies Center. Winter 1989. Teaching Assistant in Research Methods in Population and Human Ecology. Department of Sociology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Fall 1988. Teaching Assistant in Social Statistics. Department of Sociology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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Summer 1988. Research Consultant. Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. 1983 - 1987. Research Assistant. Institute on Aging, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. Spring 1983. Teaching Assistant for Social Research Methods. Department of Sociology, Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota. GRANTS AND AWARDS: Research Grant “Health and Retirement Study,” National Institute on Aging, Grant Number U001 AG12980-04, 1/1/06-12/31/11 (Co-Investigator) Direct Costs: $68,849,361. Research Grant “Comparative Study of Health Transitions in Later Life,” National Institute on Aging, Grant Number R01 AG20072-01, 9/01/01-8/31/05 (Principal Investigator.) Direct Costs: $450,000. Research Grant “Gender and Well-Being: Evidence from Asia,” Rockefeller Foundation, 4/1/01-8/31/02 (Co- Investigator) Direct Costs: $68,000. Research Grant “Aging, Demographics and Memory Study,” National Institute on Aging, Grant Number U01 AG09740-12S1A1, 5/15/01-12/31/05 (Co-Investigator) Direct Costs: $6,433,654. Research Grant “Michigan Center on the Demography of Aging,” National Institute on Aging, Grant Number P30 AG12846-06, 7/1/99-6/30/03 (Core C Director) Direct Costs: $1,428,598. Research Grant “Exacerbating Effects of Mental Health Comorbidities on Stroke and Diabetes Outcomes,” AARP Andrus Foundation, 1/1/00-12/31/02 (Collaborator) Direct Costs: $90,759. Research Grant “Volunteer Work Among Older Americans: Links with Health Outcomes,” Retirement Research Foundation, 11/1/99-10/31/00 (Collaborator) Direct costs: $91,904. Research Grant “Rapid Demographic Change and the Welfare of the Elderly,” National Institute on Aging, Grant Number: R37 AG07637, 9/1/97-3/31/00 (Collaborator) Direct Costs: $1,651,947. Director's Awards, National Center for Health Statistics, 1997, 1995, and 1994 Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship, 1991-1992. Regents' Fellowship (University of Michigan), 1987-1991. National Institute of Aging Traineeship in Demography, 1988-1991. Hewlett Foundation Fellowship, Summer 1990. NIA Stipend for Training in Aging Research, Summer 1988.

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PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: Ad hoc reviewer: Asian Population Studies Demography International Journal of Aging and Human Development Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences Journal of Gerontology:Psychological Sciences Journal of Health and Social Behavior Milbank Memorial Public Opinion Quarterly Research on Aging Advisory Committee Member: Interagency Agreement between the Pan American Health Organization and National Institute on Aging, Promoting Cross-National Research on Aging and Use of Information for Policy Formulation. Technical Advisory Group Member: Polisher Research Institute, Project on the Development of an Assistive Technology and Environmental Assessment Instrument for National Surveys. Survey design consultant on: Ageing, Health and Generations in Asia (multi-country panel survey of older Asians in Southeast Asia coordinated by the National University of Singapore, planned for 2003-2008) Survey of Health and Living Status of the Elderly and Near-Elderly in Taiwan, 1989-2003 (Bureau of Health Promotion, Taiwan) Transitions in Health, Wealth, and Welfare of Elderly Singaporeans: 1995-1999 (National University of Singapore) Philippine Survey of the Near Elderly and Elderly, 1996-2000 (University of the Philippines) Survey of Family Change, 2001 (Institute of Sociology, Hanoi, Vietnam) Co-Instructor (with Mick Couper): Workshop on Survey Design and Methods, Hanoi, November 2000 Member: Population Association of America Gerontological Society of America PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS: A.I. Hermalin, M.B. Ofstedal and R. Tesfai. Future characteristics of the elderly in developing countries and their implications for policy. Asian Population Studies, forthcoming. K.R. Jenkins, N. Johnson and M.B. Ofstedal. Social class, body weight and hypertension: A cross-cultural study of three Asian societies. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, forthcoming. M.B. Ofstedal, Z. Zimmer, G. Cruz, A. Chan, and Y.L. Chuang. Self-assessed health expectancy among older Asians: A comparison of six Asian settings. Hallym International Journal, 6(2):95-117, 2004 (printed in 2006).

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K. Langa, B. Plassman, R. Wallace, A.R. Herzog, M.B. Ofstedal, et al. The Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study: Study design and methods. Neuroepidemiology, 25(4):181-191, 2005. J. Liang, J.W. Brown, N. Krause, and M.B. Ofstedal. Health and living arrangements among older Americans: Does marriage matter? Journal of Aging and Health, 17(3): 305-335, 2005. L.A. Wray, M.B. Ofstedal, K. Langa, and C.S. Blaum. The effect of diabetes on disability in middle- aged and older adults. Journals of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 60A(9): 1206-1211, 2005. M.B. Ofstedal, E. Reidy and J. Knodel. Gender differences in economic support and well-being among older Asians. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology 19:165-201, 2004. L.A. Wray, C.S. Blaum, M.B. Ofstedal and A.R. Herzog. Diabetes diagnosis and weight loss in middle-aged adults. Research on Aging 26(1): 62-81, 2004. J. Knodel and M.B. Ofstedal. Gender and aging in the developing world: Where are the men? Population and Development Review 29(4): 677-698, 2003. W. Rodgers, M.B. Ofstedal and A.R. Herzog. Trends in scores on tests of cognitive ability in the elderly U.S. population: 1993-2000. Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 58B(6): S338-S346, 2003. N. Fultz, M.B. Ofstedal A.R. Herzog, and R.B. Wallace. Effects of depressive symptoms and cognitive impairment on functional outcomes of diabetes and stroke. Journal of Aging and Health 15(3): 465-481, 2003. C. Blaum, M.B. Ofstedal, K. Langa and L. Wray. Functional status and health outcomes in older Americans with diabetes: Should diabetes management be targeted to health status? Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 51(6): 745-53, 2003. M.K. Whyte, A.I. Hermalin and M.B. Ofstedal. How unique are parent-child relations in urban China? A comparison with urban Taiwan. In M.K. Whyte (Ed.), China’s Revolutions and Parent-Child Relations. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Center for Chinese Studies, 2003. A.I. Hermalin, M.B. Ofstedal and S.P. Shih. Patterns of intergenerational exchange in urban China and urban Taiwan. In M.K. Whyte (Ed.), China’s Revolutions and Parent-Child Relations. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Center for Chinese Studies, 2003. C. Blaum, M.B. Ofstedal and J. Liang. The relationship of low cognitive performance to task specific disability: Findings from a population-based survey. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences 57(8): M523- M531, 2002. E. Frankenberg, A. Chan and M.B. Ofstedal. Stability and change in living arrangements: Evidence from

Indonesia, Singapore and Taiwan. Population Studies 56(2): 201-213, 2002. A.R. Herzog, M.B. Ofstedal and L.M. Wheeler. Social engagement and its relationship to health. In K. Holland

and R. Palmer (Eds.) Clinics in Geriatric Medicine. Philadelphia, PA: W.B. Sanders & Co, 2002. A. Chan, M.B. Ofstedal and A.I. Hermalin. Changes in objective and subjective measures of economic well-

being and their interrelationship among the elderly in Singapore and Taiwan. Social Indicators Research 57:263-300, 2002.

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J. Knodel, M.B. Ofstedal and A.I. Hermalin. Demographic, socioeconomic, and cultural context. Chapter 2 in A.I. Hermalin (Ed.), The Well-Being of the Elderly in Asia: A Four-Country Comparative Study. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press, 2002.

M.B. Ofstedal, N. Chayovan, A. Chan, Y.L. Chuang, K. Mehta, A. Perez, and A.I. Hermalin. Policies and

programs pertaining to the welfare of the elderly. Chapter 3 in A.I. Hermalin (Ed.), The Well-Being of the Elderly in Asia: A Four-Country Comparative Study. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press, 2002.

J. Knodel and M.B. Ofstedal. Patterns and determinants of living arrangements. Chapter 5 in A.I. Hermalin

(Ed.), The Well-Being of the Elderly in Asia: A Four-Country Comparative Study. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press, 2002.

A. Biddlecom, M.B. Ofstedal and N. Chayovan. Intergenerational exchanges and support. Chapter 6 in A.I.

Hermalin (Ed.), The Well-Being of the Elderly in Asia: A Four-Country Comparative Study. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press, 2002.

Z. Zimmer, J. Natividad, M.B. Ofstedal, and H.S. Lin. Physical and mental health and well-being. Chapter 9

in A.I. Hermalin (Ed.), The Well-Being of the Elderly in Asia: A Four-Country Comparative Study. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press, 2002.

M.B. Ofstedal and J. Natividad. Patterns of health service utilization. Chapter 10 in A.I. Hermalin (Ed.), The

Well-Being of the Elderly in Asia: A Four-Country Comparative Study. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press, 2002.

A.I. Hermalin, M.B. Ofstedal and K. Mehta. The disadvantaged elderly. Chapter 11 in A.I. Hermalin (Ed.), The Well-Being of the Elderly in Asia: A Four-Country Comparative Study. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press, 2002. K.M. Langa, M.U. Kabeto, et al. The quantity and cost of informal caregiving for the elderly with dementia: Estimates from a nationally representative sample. Journal of General Internal Medicine16:1-9, 2001. Z. Zimmer, M.B. Ofstedal and M.C. Chang. Impact of cognitive status and decline on service and support utilization among older adults in Taiwan. Research on Aging 23(3): 267-303, 2001. M.B. Ofstedal, Z. Zimmer and H.S. Lin. A comparison of factors associated with cognitive functioning of older persons in Taiwan and the United States. Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 58B(5), 1999. M.B. Ofstedal, J. Knodel and N. Chayovan. Intergenerational support and gender: A comparison of four Asian countries. Southeast Asian Journal of Social Sciences, 27(2), 1999. A.I. Hermalin, M.B. Ofstedal and M.C. Chang. Types of supports for the aged and their providers in Taiwan. In T. Haraven (Ed.), Aging and Generational Relations. Berlin: Aldine de Gruyter, 1996. M.B. Ofstedal. Changes in family and household composition in the United States. In D. Levinson (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Marriage and the Family. New York: MacMillan Publishing Company, Fall 1995. M.B. Ofstedal, J. Kozak, M. Moien, B. Stussman, et al. 1991 Gender Bias Survey: Report of findings. Report prepared for center-wide distribution at the National Center for Health Statistics, December 1993.

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A.I. Hermalin and M.B.Ofstedal. A comparison of alternative approaches to measuring needs and levels of support received by the elderly in Taiwan. In K. Mahadevan (Ed.), Readings in Population Research, 1993. M.B. Ofstedal and J.H. Madans. Family structure and women's health. Proceedings of the 1992 Annual Meeting of the American Statistical Association, Winter 1993. PUBLICATIONS UNDER REVIEW: M.B. Ofstedal, Z. Zimmer, A. Chan, Y.H. Lin, J. Natividad, Z. Tang. Short-term trends in functional limitation among older Asians: A comparison of five Asian settings. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology. (under review) Z. Zimmer, L.G. Martin, M.B. Ofstedal and Y.L. Chuang. The effect of education of adult children on the mortality of their elderly parents. Demography. (under review) K.R. Baker, M.B. Ofstedal, Z. Zimmer, Z. Tang, and Y.L. Chuang. Reciprocal effects of health and economic well-being among older adults in Taiwan and Beijing. Social Science and Medicine. (under review) REPORTS AND WORKING PAPERS: A.I. Hermalin, M.B. Ofstedal and R. Tesfai. Future characteristics of the elderly in developing countries and Their implications for policy. PSC Elderly in Asia Research Report No. 06-62. Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2006. Z. Zimmer, L.G. Martin, M.B. Ofstedal, and Y.L. Chuang. 2005. Education of adult children and mortality of

their elderly parents in Taiwan. Policy Research Division Working Papers Series, No. 199. New York: Population Council, 2005.

A.I. Hermalin, M.B. Ofstedal, K.R. Baker, and Y.L. Chuang. Moving from household structure to living arrangement transitions: What do we learn? PSC Elderly in Asia Research Report No. 05-61. Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2005. K.R. Baker, M.B. Ofstedal, Z. Zimmer, Z. Tang, and Y.L. Chuang. Reciprocal effects of health and economic well-being among older adults in Taiwan and Beijing. Policy Division Research Paper No. 197. Population Council, New York, 2005. S. Ghuman and M.B. Ofstedal. Gender and family support for older adults in Bangladesh. PSC Research Report No. 04-563. Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, August 2004. M.B. Ofstedal, E. Reidy and J. Knodel. Gender differences in economic support and well-being among older

Asians. PSC Research Report No. 03-540. Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, November 2003.

M.B. Ofstedal, Z. Zimmer, G. Cruz, A. Chan, and Y.H. Lin. Self-assessed health expectancy among older Asians: A comparison of Sullivan and Multistate life table methods. Comparative Study of the Elderly

in Four Asian Countries, Research Report No. 03-60. Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, March 2003.

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M.B. Ofstedal, G.G. McAuley and A.R. Herzog. Documentation of cognitive functioning measures in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS/AHEAD). HRS Working Paper Series, Survey Research Center, University of Michigan, November 2001. A. Biddlecom, M.B. Ofstedal, A.I. Hermalin and M.C. Chang. Tradeoffs between public and private

economic support of the elderly: Results from a natural experiment in Taiwan. Comparative Study of the Elderly in Four Asian Countries, Research Report No. 01-58. Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, July 2001.

A.I. Hermalin, M.B. Ofstedal, R. Freedman, M.C. Chang, and C. Roan. Methodological considerations in aligning reported levels of parental support from independent surveys of two generations: With illustrative data from Taiwan. Comparative Study of the Elderly in Four Asian Countries, Research Report No. 96-38. Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, December 1996. C. Roan, A.I. Hermalin and M.B. Ofstedal. Intergenerational contact and support in Taiwan: A comparison of elderly parents' and children's reports. Comparative Study of the Elderly in Four Asian Countries, Research Report No. 96-36. Population Studies Center, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, September 1996. A.I. Hermalin, M.B. Ofstedal and M.L. Lee. Characteristics of children and intergenerational transfers in Taiwan. Comparative Study of the Elderly in Four Asian Countries, Research Report No. 92-21. Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, June 1992. A.I. Hermalin, M.B. Ofstedal and C. Li. Kin availability of the elderly in Taiwan: Who is available and where are they? Comparative Study of the Elderly in Four Asian Countries, Research Report No. 92-18. Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, May 1992. J. Casterline, L. Williams, et al. Differences in the living arrangements of the elderly in four Asian countries: The interplay of constraints and preferences. Comparative Study of the Elderly in Four Asian Countries, Research Report No. 91-10. Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1991. A.I. Hermalin, M.C. Chang, H.S. Lin, M.L. Lee, and M.B. Ofstedal. Patterns of support among the elderly in Taiwan and their policy implications. Comparative Study of the Elderly in Four Asian Countries, Research Report No. 90-4. Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1990. M.C. Chang and M.B. Ofstedal. Changing attitudes toward old-age support in Taiwan: 1973-1985. Comparative Study of the Elderly in Four Asian Countries, Research Report No. 91-8. Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1990. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS: M.B. Ofstedal. Disability trends and determinants in older ages in Asian countries. Presented as part of a panel session on “Aging with Disability: A Global Perspective.” U-M Council for Disability Concerns, University of Michigan, October 27, 2006. M. Couper and M.B. Ofstedal. Keeping in contact with mobile sample members. Presented at the Methodology of Longitudinal Studies Conference, University of Essex, Colchester, UK, July 2006.

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M.B. Ofstedal, M. Hurd and S. Heeringa. Basic findings from the Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study (ADAMS): Prevalence and correlates of dementia. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, November 2005. M.B. Ofstedal and A.I. Hermalin. Future characteristics of the elderly in developing countries and their Implications for policy. Presented at the 24th IUSSP (International Union for the Scientific Study of Population) Conference, Tours, France, July 2005. M.B. Ofstedal, Z. Zimmer, A.I. Hermalin, A. Chan, Y.L. Chuang, J. Natividad, and Z. Tang. Short-term trends in functional limitation among older Asian: A comparison of five Asian settings. Presented at the 24th IUSSP (International Union for the Scientific Study of Population) Conference, Tours, France, July 2005. A.I. Hermalin, M.B. Ofstedal, K.R. Baker, and Y.L. Chuang. Moving from household structure to living arrangement transitions: What do we learn? Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Philadelphia, March 2005. Z. Zimmer, L.G. Martin, M.B. Ofstedal and Y.L. Chuang. The effect of education of adult children on the mortality of their elderly parents. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Philadelphia, March 2005. L.S. Yang, M.B. Ofstedal and S.H. Lin. Life satisfaction, self-rated health and mortality in Taiwanese elderly. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Philadelphia, March 2005. M.B. Ofstedal, Z. Zimmer, A. Chan, Y.H. Lin, J. Natividad, Z. Tang. Changes in the prevalence of limitation in physical functioning among older Asians: A cross-national comparison. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington DC, November 2004. K.R. Baker, M.B. Ofstedal, Z. Zimmer, Z. Tang, and Y.L. Chuang. Interactions between socioeconomic status and health among older adults in Taiwan and Beijing. Presented at the International Sociological Association Inter-Congress Conference on Ageing, Roehampton University, September 2004. M.B. Ofstedal, A.I. Hermalin, S.J. Ghuman and A.E. Biddlecom. Patterns of familial support among older Asians: A comparative overview. Invited plenary presentation at the Changing Asian Family Conference, Singapore, May 2004. S. Ghuman and M.B. Ofstedal. Gender and family support for older adults in rural Bangladesh. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Boston, April 2004. W.L. Rodgers, G. Fisher, M.B. Ofstedal, and R.J. Willis. The whys and hows of cognitive measures in the HRS. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, November 2003. K.R. Jenkins, M.B. Ofstedal, and N. Johnson. Social class, body weight and hypertension: A cross-cultural study of three Asian societies. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, November 2003. M.B. Ofstedal. A comparative analysis of disability-free life expectancy among older Asians. Presented at the Third International Conference of Asian Scholars, Singapore, August 2003.

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M.B. Ofstedal, A. Chan, A.I. Hermalin, and J. Natividad. Changes in the prevalence of ADL limitation among older Asians: A cross-country comparison. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Minneapolis, May 2003. M.B. Ofstedal, Z. Zimmer, G. Cruz, A. Chan, and Y.H. Lin. A comparison of self-assessed health expectancy among older Asians. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, November 2002. J.W. Brown, J. Liang, N. Krause, and M.B. Ofstedal. Health and changes in living arrangement among older Americans: Does marriage matter? Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, November 2002. M.B. Ofstedal, E.B. Reidy and J. Knodel. Gender Differences in economic support and well-being of older Asians. Presented at the IUSSP Regional Population Conference, Bangkok, June 2002. A.I. Hermalin and M.B. Ofstedal. The disadvantaged elderly: A comparison of four Asian countries. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Atlanta, May 2002. E.B. Reidy and M.B. Ofstedal. Gender differences in the association between marriage and self-rated health for older adults across eight Asian countries. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Atlanta, May 2002. M.B. Ofstedal, Z. Zimmer, G. Cruz, A. Chan, and Y.H. Lin. Self-assessed health expectancy among older adults in several Asian countries: A comparison of Sullivan and multi-state life table methods. Presented at the Réseau sur l'espérance de vie en santé (REVES) Conference, Tunis, April 24-26, 2002. M.B. Ofstedal, N. Fultz, A.R. Herzog, and R.B. Wallace. The role of depressive symptoms and cognitive impairment in functional outcomes of diabetes and stroke. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, November 2001. A.I. Hermalin and M.B. Ofstedal. How are the elderly in Asia faring under rapid demographic and socioeconomic change? Presented at the 17th Congress of the International Association of Gerontology, Vancouver, British Columbia, July 2001. M.B. Ofstedal, A. Chan and E. Frankenberg. Stability and change in living arrangements: Evidence from Indonesia, Singapore and Taiwan. Presented at the 17th Congress of the International Association of Gerontology, Vancouver, British Columbia, July 2001. M.B. Ofstedal, A. Chan and A.I. Hermalin. Changes in objective and subjective measures of economic well-

being and their interrelationship among the elderly in Singapore and Taiwan. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Washington, D.C., March 2001.

A. Biddlecom, M.B. Ofstedal, A.I. Hermalin and M.C. Chang. Tradeoffs between public and private support

of the elderly: Results from a natural experiment in Taiwan. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Washington, D.C., March 2001.

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A.R. Herzog, M.B. Ofstedal, M.C. Luoh, and S.J. Fonda. Volunteer work and health among older Americans. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C., November 2000.

L.A. Wray, C.S. Blaum, A.R. Herzog, and M.B. Ofstedal. The link between diabetes diagnosis and subsequent

weight loss in middle-aged adults. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C., November 2000.

M.B. Ofstedal, L. Wheeler and A.R. Herzog. The link between activity and mental health in older adults. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington DC, August 2000. L. Wray and M.B. Ofstedal. The link between depression and function in middle-aged and older adults: Moderators and exacerbators. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, November 1999. M.B. Ofstedal, A. Hermalin, A. Perez, and A. Chan. Programs and policies relating to old-age support. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, Nov. 1999. A. Biddlecom, M.B. Ofstedal, S. Panapasa, and N. Chayovan. Patterns of informal support among older Asians: A comparative analysis. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, November 1999. L. Wray and M.B. Ofstedal. Health dimensions, function, and health care use in older adults. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Chicago, November 1999. K.M. Langa, A.R. Herzog, M.B. Ofstedal, R.J. Willis, M.U. Kabeto, M.E. Chernew, A.M. Fendrick. Cost of family caregiving for the elderly with dementia: New estimates from a nationally representative sample. Presented at the National Meeting of the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars, November 1999. A.R. Herzog and M.B. Ofstedal. The effect of lifestyle on change in cognitive functioning. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, August 1999. M.B. Ofstedal and N. Chayovan. Intergenerational support and gender: A comparison of four Asian countries. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, New York, March 1999. M.B. Ofstedal and A.R. Herzog. Factors associated with change in cognitive functioning among older persons. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Philadelphia, Nov. 1998. Z. Zimmer, M.B. Ofstedal and M.C. Chang. The association between cognitive functioning and use of formal and informal health services in Taiwan. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Philadelphia, November 1998. J.D. Weeks and M.B. Ofstedal. Interviewing the elderly: Lessons from the Longitudinal Studies of Aging. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Philadelphia, November 1998. M.B. Ofstedal, Z. Zimmer and H.S. Lin. An evaluation of measures of cognitive functioning in several Southeast Asian countries. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Chicago, April 1998.

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M.B. Ofstedal, J.D. Weeks, H.R. Lentzner, J.J. Feldman, and J.H. Madans. Trends in functional impairment among U.S. elderly: Findings from a new survey. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Cincinnati, November 1997. M.B. Ofstedal, J.D. Weeks and A.I. Mihelic. Factors associated with nonreporting and misreporting of Medicare numbers among survey respondents. Presented at the Annual Joint Statistical Meetings, Anaheim, August 1997. M.B. Ofstedal. Aging in the Nineties: Research Issues and Data Resources. Presented at the South Carolina Center for Gerontology, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, April 1997. T. Rutrough and M.B. Ofstedal. Grandparents caring for grandchildren: A metropolitan-nonmetropolitan comparison. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Washington, D.C., April 1997. A. I. Mihelic, J.D. Weeks and M.B. Ofstedal. Individual and environmental determinants of length of hospital stays among Medicare beneficiaries. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C., November 1996. J.D. Weeks, H. Lentzner and M.B. Ofstedal. The effects of parity on health outcomes of older parents. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C., November 1996. A.I. Hermalin, M.B. Ofstedal and S. Shih. Intergenerational exchange in urban China and urban Taiwan. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C., Nov. 1996. Z. Zimmer and M.B. Ofstedal. The impact of health and functional status on living arrangements of the elderly in Taiwan. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Sociological Association, Toronto, June 1996. A.I. Mihelic, M.B. Ofstedal and J.D. Weeks. Need versus access: Determinants of hospital use among older Americans. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, New Orleans, May 1996. C. Roan, A.I. Hermalin and M.B. Ofstedal. Intergenerational contact and support in Taiwan: A comparison of elderly parents' and children's reports. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, November 1995. M.B. Ofstedal, J.D. Weeks and H. Lentzner. Evaluating alternative ways to measure change in health status: Perceived change versus change in ADL and IADL scores in the Longitudinal Study of Aging. Presented at the Sixth Conference on Health Survey Research Methods, Breckenridge, Colorado, June 1995. A.I. Hermalin, M.B. Ofstedal, R. Freedman, and M.C. Chang. Comparing reports of parents and adult children on the magnitude and importance of support provided to the elderly in Taiwan. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, San Francisco, April 1995. M.B. Ofstedal. Demographic, socioeconomic, and health factors affecting coresidence among the elderly in Taiwan. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, San Francisco, April 1995.

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K.M. Brett and M.B. Ofstedal. Estimating the health care needs of elderly women: Data from the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics. Presented at the Joint Work Session on Statistics of Women, sponsored by the Economic Commission for Europe and the International Institute on Research and Training for the Advancement of Women. Geneva, March 6-8, 1995. M.B. Ofstedal. A simultaneous logit approach to studies of coresidence. Presented at the Economic Demography Seminar, Syracuse University, February 23, 1995. M. Moien, M.B. Ofstedal, and L.J. Kozak. A Discussion of gender differences in a federal statistical agency. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Statistical Association, Toronto, August 1994. M.B. Ofstedal. An application of the simultaneous logit model: Coresidence choices of elderly parents in Taiwan. Presented at the 1994 NIA Summer Institute on the Demography, Economics, and Epidemiology of Aging. Santa Monica, August 10-14. M.B. Ofstedal. The Second Supplement on Aging: Design and content. Presented at the 1994 NIA Summer Institute on the Demography, Economics, and Epidemiology of Aging. Santa Monica, August 10-14. M.B. Ofstedal, J.H. Madans, and J.J. Feldman. Estimates of change in functional limitation in the U.S. elderly population. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Miami, May 1994. M.B. Ofstedal, J.D. Weeks, and H. Lentzner. Are we adding life to our years? Results from the Longitudinal Study of Aging. Presented at the 72nd Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Social Science Association, San Antonio, March 1993. M. Eberhardt, S. Eslami, M.B. Ofstedal, and B. Stussman. Gender bias at the National Center for Health Statistics: Report of findings from the 1991 Gender Bias Survey. Presented at Executive Staff Meeting at the National Center for Health Statistics, March 1994. M.B. Ofstedal, A.I. Hermalin, and H.S. Lin. Exchanges of support involving the elderly in Taiwan. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, November 1993. M.B. Ofstedal and K.A. Kuhlthau. Breast cancer screening among elderly women. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, November 1993. M.B. Ofstedal and H.S. Lin. What the elderly in Taiwan do for others. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Cincinnati, April 1993. M.B. Ofstedal and J.H. Madans. Family structure and women's health: A longitudinal perspective. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Cincinnati, April 1993. M.B. Ofstedal and L. Chi. Patterns of intergenerational living arrangements among the elderly in Taiwan. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C., November 1992. M.B. Ofstedal and J.H. Madans. Family structure and women's health. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Statistical Association, Boston, August 1992.

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J.H. Madans and M.B. Ofstedal. Demographics of aging in the United States. Paper presented at the 1992 Public Health Nutrition Update Conference on Nutrition and Aging, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, May 1992. M.B. Ofstedal, A.I. Hermalin, and L. Chi. Kin availability of the elderly in Taiwan: Who's availability and where are they? Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, November 1991. A.I. Hermalin and M.B. Ofstedal. Kin availability and patterns of support among the elderly in Taiwan. Presentation at the Population Studies Center Brownbag Seminar Series, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, October 1991. J.H. Madans and M.B. Ofstedal. Demographics of aging in the United States. Paper presented at the Second Annual Searle Symposium on Prevention and Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, October 1991. J.H. Madans and M.B. Ofstedal. Disease, disability and death in women 45-64 years of age in the United States. Paper presented at the Meetings of the North American Menopause Society, Montreal, Canada, October 1991. M.B. Ofstedal. Living arrangements of the elderly in Taiwan. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, November 1990. A.I. Hermalin and M.B. Ofstedal. Patterns of social support among the elderly in Taiwan. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, November 1990. M.B. Ofstedal and M.C. Chang. Changing attitudes toward old-age support in Taiwan: 1973-1985. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Minneapolis, and the Demography of Aging Seminar, University of Michigan, November 1989.