Institute of Population Research

Current Research Activities

1. The necessity and feasibility to have a smooth transition in the family planning policy in the 21^st century.
2. General indicators of reproductive health.
3. Democratic management of family planning work under village autonomy.
4. The characteristics of urban poors and the strategy of poverty alleviation.
5. A risk factor study of the old age insurance scheme that combines individual saving and social supports.

National natural science funds project

6. The feasibility of introducing reproductive health to population planning.

Ministry of Education humanity and social sciences planning projects

7. A demographic-sociological study of Chinese rural youths and children who were unable to go to school.
8. An evaluation study on the urban purchasing index.
9. Old age supporting patterns in rural China and their improvement.
10. Population policy, living standards and sustainable development.

State Family Planning Commission “ninth National Plan” period project

11. An experiment on the newly introduced IUD – an evaluation study.

Ministry of Health project

12. Preventive anti-drug education.

State Family Planning Commission international cooperation project

13. Birth defect intervention project – an experiment.

International cooperation projects

14. Health and longevity research of the Chinese elderly.
15. A follow-up study of people aged 100 and above in the 1990 population

census.

16. The situation and needs of reproductive health of young female migrants

in urban areas.

17. Population growth, consumption patterns, and land utilization in India,

the U.S.A. and China.

World Bank project

18. The evaluation and training of the Chinese women management system.

World Health Organization project

19. A demand study of reproductive health in poverty regions.

University collaborative project

20. The reform of China’s medical system and the proper utilization of the