A Simple Approach to Assess Group Differences in Estimated Baseline Survivor Functions from Cox Proportional Hazards Models • Daniel A. Powers, University of Texas at Austin

New Methodology for Multivariate Analysis of the Total Fertility Rate and Its Components Based on Birth-History Data • Robert D. Retherford, East West Center ; Hassan Eini-Zinab, University of Hawaii at Manoa ; Naohiro Ogawa, Nihon University ; Rikiya Matsukura, Nihon University

Cohort Postponement and Period Measures • Joshua R. Goldstein, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research ; Thomas Cassidy, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

Multistage Model of First Marriage and Birth: An Extension of the Coale-McNeil Nuputiality Model • Ryuichi Kaneko, National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan