1. Editorial

   • Klaus F. Zimmermann

   EditorialNotes Pages: 327 - 328

2. Fertility of rural China. Effects of local family planning and health programs

   • T. Paul Schultz
   • Yi Zeng

   OriginalPaper Pages: 329 - 350

3. Marital status and earnings in developed countries

   • Robert F. Schoeni

   OriginalPaper Pages: 351 - 359

4. Assessing poverty. Some reflections on the literature

   • Björn Gustafsson

   Poverty Pages: 361 - 381

5. Elderly poverty alleviation through living with family

   • Michael S. Rendall
   • Alden Speare Jr.

   Poverty Pages: 383 - 405

6. Emigration and living standards in Ireland since the Famine

   • Kevin O'Rourke

   Irish Historical Demography Pages: 407 - 421

7. Fertility control early in marriage in Ireland a century ago

   • Cormac Ó Gráda
   • Niall Duffy

   Irish historical demography Pages: 423 - 431

8. Ninth ESPE Conference and General Assembly in Lisbon, 1995

   Announcement Pages: 433 - 433

9. Call for papers

   Announcement Pages: 438 - 438

10. Acknowledgement to editorial collaborators

    Acknowledgments Pages: 439 - 439