Elders left behind: migration and family structures in Mexico • Adriana Lopez Ramirez, Brown University

Civil status dynamics and household positions in Flanders (Belgium) • Martine J.C. Corijn, Center for Population and Family Studies, Brussels ; Edith Lodewijckx, Center for Population and Family Studies, Brussels

Determinants of living arrangements among older people: a European comparison • Joëlle Gaymu, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED) ; Christiane Delbes, FNG ; Sabine Springer, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED) ; Adrien Binet, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED) ; Aline Desesquelles, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED)

An old age transition: changes in residential arrangements of the elderly in 7 Latin-American cities • Julieta Perez Amador, University of Wisconsin at Madison ; Gilbert Brenes, University of Wisconsin at Madison

Race and independent living among elderly Brazilians since 1980 • Susan De Vos, University of Wisconsin at Madison ; Flavia Andrade, University of Wisconsin at Madison