52:30813 Harley, M.
Diana; Shapiro, Gary M. Statistical policies and review of
demographic reports published by the Census Bureau. In: American
Statistical Association, 1984 proceedings of the Social Statistics
Section. [1984]. 610-4 pp. American Statistical Association:
Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"This paper describes procedures for
statistically reviewing reports written in the demographic area of the
[U.S.] Census Bureau based on...[established] standards." The types of
statements tested and the problems and limitations of the statistical
review process are discussed.
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
52:30814 Mahmud,
Simeen; Becker, Stan. Error patterns in children's age
reports in retrospective sample surveys. Bangladesh Development
Studies, Vol. 12, No. 4, Dec 1984. 123-35 pp. Dhaka, Bangladesh. In
Eng.
The author examines the quality of reported age data for
children in Bangladesh using a field study conducted in 1980 in two
phases, the first involving detailed pregnancy histories and the
second, short census-type questionnaires. "In surveys which employ
short census type retrospective questions on births and deaths, it was
found that the accuracy of mothers' reports of children's ages was
negatively related to mother's age and parity and positively to her
level of schooling. Correct ages of surviving children were reported
mainly by mothers who were under 30, had less than 4 live births and
had attended at least one year of formal school."
In the more
detailed pregnancy history survey, "it was discovered that data quality
was substantially improved by asking the mothers to give the Bengali
month of each birth....The proportion of reported ages of currently
living children that were exact increased from less than one-fifth to
just over one half when the Bengali month of birth together with more
exhaustive probing was applied." Suggestions are made for designing
survey techniques to reduce age reporting errors.
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:30815 Norris,
Peter; Jones, Kelvyn. Planning applications of area
classification: some examples from Hampshire. Journal of Economic
and Social Measurement, Vol. 13, No. 1, Apr 1985. 97-111 pp. New York,
New York. In Eng.
This study is concerned with the application of
area classification, using cluster analysis, to U.K. census data in
order to meet the data needs of local authorities for planning
purposes. Examples from Hampshire are provided. "A number of
practical applications of area classification are discussed in varying
detail, most of them drawn from the town and country planning and
medical fields. Particular strengths of area classification are
emphasized, as is the importance of the operational decisions taken in
producing a classification."
Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
52:30816 United
Nations. Economic Commission for Africa [ECA] (Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia). Concepts, definitions and classifications of
international migration statistics in Africa. Statistical
Information Bulletin for Africa/Bulletin d'Information Statistique pour
l'Afrique, No. 17; E/ECA/SIB/17, 1985. 1-20 pp. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
In Eng. with sum. in Fre.
Concepts, definitions, and
classifications of international migration statistics are described,
with particular reference to Africa. Consideration is given to sources
of data, including censuses and surveys, and to differences in the data
among countries.
Location: Princeton University Library
(FST).
52:30817 United
Nations. Economic Commission for Africa [ECA] (Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia). Problems of identification and measurement of
special categories of persons that cross international boundaries in
Africa. Statistical Information Bulletin for Africa/Bulletin
d'Information Statistique pour l'Afrique, No. 17; E/ECA/SIB/17, 1985.
34-42 pp. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In Eng. with sum. in Fre.
Problems
of data collection related to special categories of persons who are
international migrants are explored. The geographic focus is on
Africa, and the special categories considered are nomads and
refugees.
Location: Princeton University Library (FST).
52:30818 United
Nations. Economic Commission for Africa [ECA] (Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia). Sources of international migration statistics
in Africa. Statistical Information Bulletin for Africa/Bulletin
d'Information Statistique pour l'Afrique, No. 17; E/ECA/SIB/17, 1985.
21-33 pp. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In Eng. with sum. in Fre.
A review
of available sources of data on international migration in Africa is
presented. Separate consideration is given to administrative records,
census or sample survey data, survey data, and indirect methods of
estimating net migration.
Location: Princeton University
Library (FST).
52:30819 Zhou,
Guangsheng. On the role played by household registration
materials in China's 1982 population census. Renkou Yanjiu, No. 6,
Nov 29, 1984. 27-30 pp. Beijing, China. In Chi.
The author examines
the relationship between the 1982 census and the population
registration system in China. Because the household registration data
are so complete (they include data on permanent and temporary
residence, births, deaths, and migration), they were used as a starting
point for census taking. In order for the census to take advantage of
household registrations, the registration data were reviewed and
corrected. This both reduced the cost of taking the census and
improved the quality of the registration data.
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:30820 India.
Office of the Registrar General. Vital Statistics Division (New Delhi,
India). Sample Registration Bulletin. Vol. 19, No. 1,
Jun 1985. ii, 28 pp. New Delhi, India. In Eng; Hin.
This is one in
a series of reports giving results from the Sample Registration System
(SRS) of India. Data are included on estimated vital rates, 1971-1983;
annual birth and death rates, 1980-1983; birth and death rates based on
a three-year moving average, 1971-1983; estimated age-specific
fertility and mortality rates, 1981; and life expectancy at birth for
India and its major states, 1976-1980.
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
52:30821 Argentina.
Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos (Buenos Aires, Argentina);
United Nations. Centro Latinoamericano de Demografia [CELADE]
(Santiago, Chile); Canadian International Development Agency [CIDA]
(Ottawa, Canada). The population censuses of the 1980s: a
workshop for analysis and evaluation. [Los censos de poblacion del
80: taller de analisis y evaluacion.] Estudios INDEC, No. 2, 1985. 407
pp. Buenos Aires, Argentina. In Spa.
These are the proceedings of a
workshop held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 20-24, 1985, at which
developments in census taking were discussed, with particular reference
to the experience of Latin American countries in the 1980 census round.
Separate sections are included on cartography, spatial subdivisions,
and housing characteristics; population characteristics, including
education; families and households and economic characteristics; the
contents of the census form; the use of samples; the processing of
data; and census cartography.
Location: New York Public
Library.
52:30822 Baines,
Jervoise A. Census of India, 1891: a general report.
1985. 324 pp. Manas Publications: Delhi, India. In Eng.
This is a
reprint of a report presenting the results of the 1891 census of India,
first published in 1893. Sections are included on population
distribution; migration; occupations; ethnic groups, including
language, religion, and caste, tribe, or race; literacy; handicapped
population; sex distribution; marriage and widowhood; and age
distribution. The census covered an area that includes present-day
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Burma.
Location: U.S.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
52:30823 Bair,
Robert R.; Torrey, Barbara B. The challenge of census
taking in developing countries. Government Information Quarterly,
Vol. 2, No. 4, 1985. 433-52 pp. Greenwich, Connecticut. In Eng.
This paper describes the new and inexpensive technologies that have
been developed at the U.S. Bureau of the Census in order to assist in
data processing of census results in developing countries. The process
of U.S. technical assistance in this field is described. The authors
then consider differences and similarities in processing and producing
census data. The article concludes with a discussion of the available
technologies, including microcomputing software developed for the 1990
census round.
Location: Princeton University Library (SF).
52:30824 Behar,
Cem. The 1300 (1883) and 1332 (1905) tahrirs as sources
for Ottoman historical demography. Arastirma Raporu/Research
Papers, No. 85/03, [1985?]. 37, [2] pp. Bogazici Universitesi, Sosyal
Bilimler Enstitusu: Istanbul, Turkey. In Eng.
The author presents a
detailed description of the 1883 and 1905 censuses of the Ottoman
Empire (known as the 1300 and 1332 censuses according to the Hegirian
calendar), the regulations under which they were conducted, and the
types of data collected. Attention is given to efforts to establish
permanent population registers.
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
52:30825 Brown,
Rachel F. Research on the uses of administrative records
for the 1990 census. In: American Statistical Association, 1984
proceedings of the Social Statistics Section. [1984]. 443-8 pp.
American Statistical Association: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
After
reviewing problems that restricted the use of administrative records in
the 1980 U.S. census, the author discusses the possibility of using
these records in the 1990 census for such purposes as improving the
completeness of the census count, evaluating coverage and content,
improving content, collecting census data, enumerating special places,
and creating an administrative records census.
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:30826 Charlton,
Martin; Openshaw, Stan; Wymer, Colin. Some new
classifications of census enumeration districts in Britain: a poor
man's ACORN. Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, Vol. 13,
No. 1, Apr 1985. 69-96 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
"This
article reports some results from a project, sponsored by the Economic
and Social Research Council, that is concerned with developing a
classification of the 130,000 Enumeration Districts for which 1981
[U.K.] Census of Population data are available." The cluster analysis
techniques developed are described, and their applicability to data
analysis in other countries is considered. The problems of obtaining
stable results are discussed, and their sensitivity to a number of
operational factors are investigated.
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
52:30827 Chilton,
Roland; Sutton, Gordon F. Classification by race and
Spanish origin in the 1980 census and its impact on white and nonwhite
rates. American Statistician, Vol. 40, No. 3, Aug 1986. 197-201
pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
A basic change concerning the racial
classification of persons of Spanish origin used in the 1980 U.S.
census is examined for its impact on white and nonwhite population
counts, particularly in urban areas. "Arrest rates by race for central
city Phoenix together with 1980 census data by race and ethnicity for
Phoenix and 11 other central cities are used to illustrate the
substantive effect of changes in the white and 'other race' counts
produced by this change in procedure."
The authors consider
"remedies for the problems faced by those using published census
data..., and one possibility for creating comparable rates is
presented. Closely related complications created by the failure of the
Office of Management and Budget to arrive at a single, logical
statistical standard for the classification of U.S. residents by race
and ethnicity are also identified."
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
52:30828 Choldin,
Harvey M. Statistics and politics: the "Hispanic issue"
in the 1980 census. Demography, Vol. 23, No. 3, Aug 1986. 403-18
pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"Based upon documents and interviews,
this paper presents an analytical history of interactions between the
United States Bureau of the Census and Mexican-American leaders
preparatory to the 1980 census. Participants confronted several
issues, such as defining Hispanic ethnicity, designing instruments and
field procedures, and maximizing public participation. Although census
officials and ethnic leaders aimed at getting a 'full count,' the
former emphasized scientific objectives while the latter emphasized the
political."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:30829 Danyi,
Dezso. The 200th anniversary of the first population
census in Hungary. [Az elso Magyarorszagi nepszamlalas ketszazeves
evfordulojara.] Nepessegtudomanyi Kutato Intezet Torteneti Demografiai
Fuzetei, No. 2, 1985. 71-97, 100, 103-4 pp. Kozponti Statisztikai
Hivatal, Nepessegtudomanyi Kutato Intezetenek: Budapest, Hungary. In
Hun. with sum. in Eng; Rus.
The author describes the 1785-1787
census of the Hungarian population and assesses its usefulness. Data
from the first census are compared with consecutive censuses, and
particularly unreliable information is identified.
It is concluded
that "the significance of the first population census is twofold. It
gives an opportunity to estimate the size and structure of the
population during the period following the cessation of Turkish wars
until the end of the 18th century, and at the same time it makes
estimates until the mid-19th century possible."
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:30830 Denham,
Chris. The 1981 census in retrospect. Journal of
Economic and Social Measurement, Vol. 13, No. 1, Apr 1985. 5-17 pp. New
York, New York. In Eng.
"This paper reviews the 1981 census of
Britain, which, by many measures, was a success. Its design was
straightforward and results were delivered to users on time. The
planning and conduct of the census are briefly described, and the data
available are summarized. Limitations of a decennial census are
recognized and some current problems in its use are
assessed."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:30831
Esenwein-Rothe, Ingeborg. "Census" in the
twentieth century: on the indispensability of the census.
["Zensus" im 20. Jahrhundert: uber die Unverzichtbarkeit einer
Volkszahlung.] Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Studium, Vol. 13, No. 5,
May 1984. 253-7 pp. Munich, Germany, Federal Republic of. In Ger.
This article focuses on the uses and limits of a population census
from a scientific statistical viewpoint, with a geographic emphasis on
the Federal Republic of Germany. Comparisons are made among the
minimum census program recommended by the United Nations and the U.S.
and German census programs. The role of the census in relation to
population registers and surveys is also discussed. Finally, the
indispensability of the census for economic and social policy is
noted.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:30832 Herriot,
Roger A.; Speaker, Robert C. Residence rules for the 1990
decennial census. In: American Statistical Association, 1984
proceedings of the Social Statistics Section. [1984]. 449-51 pp.
American Statistical Association: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
The
authors consider the issues of enumeration rules and residence rules
and outline "plans to document current practices, to examine
alternatives, and to make recommendations for the 1990 [U.S.] Decennial
Census."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:30833 Hogan,
Howard. Research plan on adjustment for the 1990 decennial
census. In: American Statistical Association, 1984 proceedings of
the Social Statistics Section. [1984]. 452-7 pp. American Statistical
Association: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
After reviewing the principal
uses and levels of census adjustment, the author presents some
questions related to adjustment, some proposed answers to these
questions, basic assumptions, and potential obstacles. The focus is on
preparation for the 1990 U.S. census.
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
52:30834 Horvath,
Robert. Hungarian population censuses in the era of
Joseph. [AII. Jozsef koraban vegrehajtott magyarorszagi
nepszamlalas.] Statisztikai Szemle, Vol. 64, No. 6, Jun 1986. 624-39
pp. Budapest, Hungary. In Hun. with sum. in Eng; Rus.
Population
censuses concerning Hungary conducted during the period of the
Austro-Hungarian Empire are reviewed. The emphasis is on the so-called
Josephian census of 1784-1785. Consideration is given to subsequent
censuses and their data content concerning
Hungary.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:30835 Liu,
Minghao; Zhou, Zugen. Appraisal of advanced sample
tabulation of 1982 census of Shanghai. Population Research, Vol.
2, No. 4, Oct 1985. 35-41 pp. Beijing, China. In Eng.
A comparison
is made between the results of the 1982 census of China for Shanghai
obtained from the analysis of a 10 percent advanced return sample and
the analysis of the complete return. The need for some changes in the
selection of appropriate samples in the future is
noted.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:30836 Masters, R.
J. The Scottish experience in 1981: a guide to the
future? Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, Vol. 13, No.
1, Apr 1985. 19-28 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
"This paper
addresses two issues: first, the way in which census data were made
available to local authorities in Scotland is described, and how this
has significantly increased the analytical potential of the data
compared with the equivalent in England and Wales. Second, local
government's general requirements for census-type data are described,
with particular reference to the emergence of a trend toward the use of
operational data as an alternative to census data."
The author
concludes "by drawing implications from the 1981 experience for both
the 1991 census in particular and the wider issue of information
exchange between central and local government."
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:30837 Miskura,
Susan; Woltman, Henry; Thompson, John. Research plan:
uses of sampling for the census count. In: American Statistical
Association, 1984 proceedings of the Social Statistics Section. [1984].
458-63 pp. American Statistical Association: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
This paper focuses on four ways to use sampling to obtain
population and housing counts in the 1990 U.S. census: a sample
census, sampling for nonresponse follow-up, sampling for verification,
and sampling for coverage improvement. Cost, legal, political,
perceptual, adjustment-related, technical, and operational issues are
among the subjects covered.
Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
52:30838 Passel,
Jeffrey S.; Robinson, J. Gregory. Revised estimates of the
coverage of the population in the 1980 census based on demographic
analysis: a report on work in progress. In: American Statistical
Association, 1984 proceedings of the Social Statistics Section. [1984].
160-5 pp. American Statistical Association: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
The authors use demographic analysis techniques to revise the
estimates of coverage of the 1980 U.S. census in the areas of birth and
death statistics, immigration statistics, and Medicare statistics.
They then present revisions to 1980 census data and preliminary
estimates of coverage of the legally resident population in 1970 and
1980.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:30839 Passel,
Jeffrey S.; Woodrow, Karen A. The judicial basis for
enumeration of undocumented aliens in the 1980 census and implications
for 1990. In: American Statistical Association, 1984 proceedings
of the Social Statistics Section. [1984]. 464-9 pp. American
Statistical Association: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"This paper
discusses the judicial basis for the enumeration and inclusion of
undocumented aliens in the [U.S. census] figures provided to the
President and Congress for apportionment." The suit brought by the
Federation for American Immigration Reform to challenge the preparation
of the population figures by the Bureau of the Census is described in
detail. The implications for the 1990 census are
discussed.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:30840 Rhind,
David. Successors to the census of population.
Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, Vol. 13, No. 1, Apr 1985.
29-38 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
This article examines the
strengths and weaknesses of the approach used in the United Kingdom to
present census results in the context of recent developments in
computing and of user needs. Two scenarios that might achieve a better
product are outlined, and their associated institutional and other
difficulties, as well as their advantages, are reviewed.
"The more
radical of these involves integration of data from the many existing
data sources to give an ongoing, 'cradle to grave' inventory of people
and land. The less radical solution proposed for the short run--the
1991 census--includes a facility whereby users can create their own
cross-tabulations and summaries on-line, conversing with the 'raw'
census data base via a 'rules machine' or Intelligent Knowledge Based
System."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:30841 Shen,
Yimin. The characteristics of China's population census of
1982. Renkou Yanjiu, No. 4, Jul 29, 1984. 7-13 pp. Beijing, China.
In Chi.
A description of the organization and administration of the
1982 census of China is presented. It includes both the preparations
for the census, the training of enumerators, the implementation of the
census, and the tabulation of results.
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
52:30842 Webber,
Richard. The use of census-derived classifications in the
marketing of consumer products in the United Kingdom. Journal of
Economic and Social Measurement, Vol. 13, No. 1, Apr 1985. 113-24 pp.
New York, New York. In Eng.
"This paper describes ways in which the
U.K. census has been successfully applied to target the marketing of
consumer products. The rapid growth in these applications since 1979
is explained in terms of the movement of experts in quantitative
techniques from public to private sector organizations and the linkage
of the small area classification system ACORN to syndicated market
research surveys such as the Target Group Index."
The author
"reviews current applications in the four functional areas of major
consumer marketing organizations--market research, advertising, retail,
and sales management--and cites examples of emerging interest in the
public sector in the techniques borrowed from it by the private
sector."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:30843 Worley,
John; Assifi, Najib. Post census communication: the
dissemination of census results to data users and the public.
1985. 6 pp. United Nations Development Programme [UNDP], Asia and
Pacific Programme for Development Training and Communication Planning:
Bangkok, Thailand. In Eng.
This paper describes some of the
processes and possible strategies involved in the dissemination and
utilization of data collected during the course of population
censuses.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:30844 Yang,
Wen. Analyses and discussions of data from China's 1982
census--a report on the International Seminar on China's 1982
Census. Social Sciences in China, Vol. 6, No. 1, Mar 1985. 33-50
pp. Beijing, China. In Eng.
This is a report from an international
seminar held in Beijing, China, devoted to the results of the 1982
census of China. The report includes a synopsis of the discussions on
topics such as the sex ratio, age distribution, fertility, mortality,
labor force, and household size and family
structure.
Location: U.S. Library of Congress, Washington,
D.C.
52:30845 Jeong,
Sang-Hee. Development of demographic sample surveys in
Asia. Studies in Population Problems, Vol. 1, Dec 1984. 115-66 pp.
Pusan, Korea, Republic of. In Eng. with sum. in Kor.
Some aspects
of demographic sample surveys undertaken in Asia are examined. "This
paper aims to stimulate discussion of some of the important
methodological issues raised through the different survey-taking
experiences (ranging from single-round and multi-round retrospective,
dual-method, longitudinal, and multi-purpose continuous) in selected
countries of the region...." An appendix lists demographic sample
surveys carried out in Asia from 1970 to 1979.
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:30846 Park,
Jay-Soo. Sample design for demographic surveys.
Studies in Population Problems, Vol. 2, Dec 1985. 5-53 pp. Pusan,
Korea, Republic of. In Eng. with sum. in Kor.
This study is
concerned with aspects and features of sampling methods that are
particularly relevant to demographic sample surveys. Consideration is
first given to the choice of survey objectives and to definitions of
population and domains of study. The next section deals with basic
sampling design, including stratified multistage sampling,
self-weighting design, rotation sampling, and interpenetrating
sampling. The factors determining sample size are then reviewed. The
final sections deal with estimation procedures and the estimation of
sampling error.
Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
52:30847 United
Nations. Department of International Economic and Social Affairs.
Statistical Office (New York, New York). Handbook of
household surveys. Studies in Methods, Series F, Rev. ed. No. 31;
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.F31, Pub. Order No. E.83.XVII.13. 1984. xv, 277 pp. New
York, New York. In Eng.
This is a revised edition of the basic
document in a technical series published by the United Nations to
assist countries in planning, implementing, and utilizing the results
from household surveys. It "provides overall technical information and
guidance of a relatively general nature to middle- and senior-level
personnel who are producers or users of survey statistics....The full
range of activities involved in survey work is covered in order to
promote overall coordination."
Included in the topics discussed are
"planning, strategy and technical design; selection of topics and their
translation into survey instruments and preparation of the accompanying
manuals, instructions and training activities; organization and
implementation of field work; processing, compilation, tabulation and
dissemination of data; evaluation of the data and the procedures used
to collect and process them; and analyses and arrangements for active
storage and retrieval of the survey results." Selected issues from
survey experience in Africa, Asia, and Latin America are
discussed.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
