53:10633 Arias de
Blois, Jorge. Population and the young. [Poblacion y
juventud.] [1986?]. 92 pp. Asociacion pro-Bienestar de la Familia de
Guatemala [APROFAM], Unidad de Educacion, Informacion y Adiestramiento,
Programa de Poblacion y Desarrollo: Guatemala City, Guatemala. In Spa.
Changes between 1950 and 1980 in Guatemala's population aged 15 to
24 are examined in relation to age, sex, marital status, education,
economic activity, family formation, fertility, and mortality.
Projections to 2025 under hypotheses of constant, high, medium, and low
population growth are given.
Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
53:10634 Auba
Estremera, N.; Miralbes, M. R.; Martin Lou, M. A.; Solans Castro, M.;
Garcia Alvarado, J. M.; Navarro Madrid, A.; Casas Torres, J.
M. The aging of the population of Aragon (1900-1981).
[El envejecimiento de la poblacion de Aragon (1900-1981).]
Geographicalia, No. 25, Jan-Dec 1985. 5-44 pp. Saragossa, Spain. In
Spa.
The age structure of the population of Aragon, Spain, its
three constituent provinces, and their provincial capitals is first
described. The second part of the study examines trends in demographic
aging in the region since 1900 and changes in the spatial distribution
of the population between 1950 and 1981.
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:10635 Bodega
Fernandez, Maria I.; Garcia Alvarado, Jose M.; Gutierrez Ronco,
Sicilia; Martin Lou, Maria A.; Munoz Munoz, Jesus; Navarro Madrid,
Angel; Casas Torres, Jose M. Population density, total
population, and levels of demographic aging in the province of
Guadalajara (Spain) in 1981. [Densidades, poblacion absoluta, y
grados de envejecimiento de la poblacion en la provincia de Guadalajara
(Espana) en 1981.] Geographica, Vol. 28, 1986. 61-111 pp. [Madrid?],
Spain. In Spa. with sum. in Eng.
This report contains tables,
charts, and maps showing the effects of migration to Madrid on the age
structure, density, and geographic distribution of the population of
the province of Guadalajara, Spain. The focus is on the period
1960-1981.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:10636 Bosnic,
Slobodan. The age and sex composition of the
population. Yugoslav Survey, Vol. 24, No. 4, Nov 1983. 27-38 pp.
Belgrade, Yugoslavia. In Eng.
The age and sex distributions of the
population of Yugoslavia are analyzed based on 1981 census data. The
author selects as highlights the facts that the proportion of women in
the total population, while declining, is still greater than that of
men; that demographic aging is proceeding; that the ratio of the young
to those of working age has decreased, while the ratio of the young to
the elderly population has increased; and that regional differences are
declining. An attempt is made to forecast future trends concerning age
and sex distribution.
Location: Princeton University
Library (FST).
53:10637 Britton,
Malcolm; Edison, Nigel. The changing balance of the sexes
in England and Wales, 1851-2001. Population Trends, No. 46, Winter
1986. 22-5 pp. London, England. In Eng.
"At mid 1986 there were
about 950 males for every 1,000 females in England and Wales. This was
the highest population sex ratio for over 100 years. This short
article describes the trend in the ratio since 1851 and that projected
to the end of this century. The contribution of births, deaths and
migration to changes in the ratio are also
examined."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:10638 Concepcion,
Mercedes B. The elderly in Asia. Population Research
Leads, No. 23, 1986. 7 pp. U.N. Economic and Social Commission for Asia
and the Pacific [ESCAP]: Bangkok, Thailand. In Eng.
This paper is a
summary of a report to be published in due course concerning the impact
of demographic aging and increases in longevity on the countries of
Asia. The focus is on the need for governments to take present steps
to meet a future problem.
Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
53:10639 Eliseeva,
I. I. A socio-demographic profile of the student.
[Sotsial'no-demograficheskii portret studenta.] Populyarnaya
Demografiya, 1986. 95 pp. Mysl': Moscow, USSR. In Rus.
This is a
collection of nine essays by various authors concerning the
characteristics of the student population of the USSR. Information is
included on the attitude of students toward marriage and the
family.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:10640
Fauve-Chamoux, Antoinette. Aging and the stem
family. [Vieillesse et famille-souche.] Annales de Demographie
Historique, 1985. 111-25 pp. Paris, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
Demographic aging in the nineteenth century in the Pyrenees region
of southern France is analyzed. Consideration is given to the
population characteristics of the elderly and to their family
situation.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:10641 Guralnik,
Jack M.; FitzSimmons, Stacey C. Aging in America: a
demographic perspective. Cardiology Clinics, Vol. 4, No. 2, May
1986. 175-83 pp. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In Eng.
The current
situation concerning demographic aging in the United States is
reviewed. Consideration is given to the demographic characteristics of
the elderly and of the oldest old, and to mortality, morbidity, and
health care utilization patterns.
Location: U.S. National
Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Md.
53:10642 Heenan, L.
D. B.; Moffat, Kevin. Interregional demographic aging and
migration of the elderly in New Zealand. Asia-Pacific Population
Journal, Vol. 1, No. 4, Dec 1986. 49-74 pp. Bangkok, Thailand. In Eng.
The authors examine the growth of the elderly population in New
Zealand, with particular attention to interregional migration. "The
main aim of this article is to document the way in which the increased
number and proportion of the elderly evident at the national level has
been manifested among major regions of the country, and to identify the
demographic factors which have been responsible for the regional
differences which occur." The data used are primarily from national
censuses
While various migration patterns by age group are noted, it
is concluded that "the high proportions of non-migrants among the
elderly living in every region indicates that aging-in-place and
associated dying-in-place are the principal processes affecting the
broad geographical distribution of elderly New
Zealanders."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:10643 Hwang,
Sean-Shong; Albrecht, Don E. Constraints to the
fulfillment of residential preferences among Texas homebuyers.
Demography, Vol. 24, No. 1, Feb 1987. 61-76 pp. Washington, D.C. In
Eng.
"A 1983 survey of Texas homebuyers reveals a high degree of
mismatch between their preferred and actual residences. Analysis
indicates that the logit of fulfilling residential preference is
largely determined by the type of area preferred and the occupation and
age of the homebuyer. Mismatch is most common among homebuyers
preferring a suburban location, less so for those preferring
nonmetropolitan residences, and lowest among people preferring central
cities."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:10644
Kandamuthan, M. A study on the socio-demographic
status of the population of Pangappara, Trivandrum--1983. Journal
of Family Welfare, Vol. 32, No. 2 [mislabeled 3], Dec 1985. 62-72 pp.
Bombay, India. In Eng.
The author reports the findings of a 1983
survey of 47,125 persons living in 9,652 households in an area of
Trivandrum, India. The survey was conducted "to assess (i) the
progress made in the socio-demographic status of the population of this
area since 1977, (ii) the effect of educational status on the
acceptance of family planning methods and (iii) the immunisation status
of the pre-school children." The topics discussed include
environmental sanitation, religion, literacy, occupations, income, the
child-woman ratio, family planning, parity, fertility, immunization
status, age and sex distribution, and vital
statistics.
Location: Population Council Library, New York,
N.Y.
53:10645 Kuchar,
Ivan; Pavlik, Zdenek. Optimalization of the age
structure. [Optimalizace vekove struktury.] Demografie, Vol. 28,
No. 4, 1986. 289-98 pp. Prague, Czechoslovakia. In Cze. with sum. in
Eng; Rus.
The concept of optimum population is examined. The focus
is on the optimum age and sex structure under specific national
conditions, in this case those of Czechoslovakia. The authors conclude
that the optimum population for the country involves an element of
population stability combined with flexibility of policies in order to
respond to possible future demographic
imbalances.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:10646 Liang,
Jersey; Tu, Edward Jow-Ching; Chen, Xiangming. Population
aging in the People's Republic of China. Social Science and
Medicine, Vol. 23, No. 12, 1986. 1,353-62 pp. Elmsford, New
York/Oxford, England. In Eng.
"This paper provides a factual
assessment of China's population aging and its social and economic
consequences. It is projected that China will have a substantially
older population in the middle of the 21st century. Major policy
implications concerning old age support and health care have been
examined."
Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
53:10647
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (New York, New
York). Profile of centenarians. Statistical Bulletin,
Vol. 68, No. 1, Jan-Mar 1987. 2-9 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
Recent trends concerning centenarians in the United States are
reviewed. Consideration is given to differences by sex and region and
to questions of age misreporting. A commentary by Gregory Spencer (pp.
8-9) is included.
Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
53:10648 Sembajwe,
I. S. L. Population structure and its implications for
rural development in Tanzania. Institute of Resource Assessment
Research Report, No. 57, Jun 1983. 67 pp. University of Dar es Salaam,
Institute of Resource Assessment: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. In Eng.
An analysis of available data on age distribution from the 1978
census of Tanzania is attempted in order to indicate some of the
problems faced by development planners. The author first notes that
data by single years of age are not yet available; the analysis
presented here is therefore dependent on data for broad age groups,
which have been published for villages, wards, and regions. The
available data are included in an appendix to the report.
Consideration is given to the impact of internal migration on the age
and sex distribution of the population, particularly in rural
areas.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:10649 Stone,
Leroy O.; Fletcher, Susan. The seniors boom: dramatic
increases in longevity and prospects for better health. [Le boom
du troisieme age: hausses considerables de la longevite et meilleures
perspectives de sante.] Pub. Order No. 89-515. ISBN 0-660-52898-3. Oct
1986. [96] pp. Statistics Canada: Ottawa, Canada. In Eng; Fre.
"This chartbook highlights the dramatic recent improvements in
survival rates in the older population [of Canada] as well as aspects
of health promotion." Data are taken from official sources. Sections
are included on projections of the aged population, age structure
variations, mortality declines, and improvements in health practices
among the elderly.
Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
53:10650 Thailand.
National Statistical Office (Bangkok, Thailand). Report.
The survey of hill tribe population: 1985. Tak province. Pub.
Order No. E-SuR-Hil-k No. 1-86. [1986]. [x], 52 pp. Bangkok, Thailand.
In Eng; Tha.
This report presents results from a survey of the
demographic characteristics of the hill tribe population of Thailand.
It concerns the hill population of Tak province. The data come from a
1985 complete enumeration of hill tribe individuals and households
residing in the province. The total population enumerated was just
over 69,000 persons. Data are presented on the communities concerned
as well as on the demographic characteristics of the
individuals.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:10651 Vasilev,
Dimitar. Population aging and some socio-political
consequences. [Zastaryavaneto na naselenieto i nyakoi porodeni ot
nego sotsialnopoliticheski problemi.] Naselenie, Vol. 4, No. 3, 1986.
79-95 pp. Sofia, Bulgaria. In Bul. with sum. in Eng; Rus.
Demographic aging and its consequences around the world are
reviewed, with consideration of the situation in Bulgaria. The author
notes that the rate of demographic aging will increase over the next
few decades. In quantitative terms, more than half of the world's aged
in the year 2000 will be concentrated in Europe and Eastern Asia. At
the present time, the relative share of aged to total population is
three times higher in developed than developing countries. The social
costs of providing for the elderly are discussed.
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:10652 Zurayk,
Huda C.; Armenian, Haroutune K.; Bryce, Jennifer; Khlat, Myriam;
Kronfol, Nabil; Lockwood-Hourani, Laurel. Beirut 1984: a
population and health profile. 1985. x, 253, [34] pp. American
University of Beirut, Faculty of Health Sciences: Beirut, Lebanon. In
Eng.
The results of a survey of approximately 2,752 households
interviewed in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1983-1984 as part of an effort to
establish a population laboratory in that city are presented. The
methodology used in developing the survey is first described.
Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the survey population,
including age and sex composition, nuptiality, mortality, fertility,
and migration are discussed in one chapter. The bulk of the report is
concerned with morbidity and the use of health
services.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:10653 Casanas
Martin, Wilfredo; Cruz Martin, Alberto; Somarriba Lopez,
Lorenzo. Some considerations concerning longevity in
Cuba. [Algunas consideraciones acerca del problema de la
longevidad en Cuba.] Revista Cubana de Administracion de Salud, Vol.
12, No. 2, Apr-Jun 1986. 139-48 pp. Havana, Cuba. In Spa. with sum. in
Eng; Fre.
The situation regarding longevity in Cuba is reviewed.
Drawing on both global literature and Cuban experience, the author
considers the factors affecting longevity. The need to develop a
national organization for the elderly in Cuba is
suggested.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:10654 Farhud, D.
D.; Kamali, M. S.; Marzban, M.; Nevisi, N. Sex ratio in
the Iranian urban and rural areas. Man in India, Vol. 66, No. 2,
Jun 1986. 122-32 pp. Ranchi, India. In Eng.
Factors affecting the
sex ratio are examined using data for 1,169,489 births occurring in
rural and urban districts of Tehran, Iran, between 1971 and 1979.
Attention is given to geographic, socioeconomic, psychological, and
nutritional factors. It is found that "male births occurred more in
Winter and Spring in the urban and rural areas, respectively. Female
births occurred more in Fall in both urban and rural areas. Mean sex
ratio was 108.20 in rural and 105.44 in urban areas." Reasons for the
differentials between urban and rural areas are
suggested.
Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
53:10655 Foster,
Andrew; Menken, Jane; Chowdhury, Alauddin; Trussell, James.
Female reproductive development: a hazards model analysis.
Social Biology, Vol. 33, No. 3-4, Fall-Winter 1986. 183-98 pp. Madison,
Wisconsin. In Eng.
"In this paper we applied a recently developed
statistical technique, hazard modelling, to the study of menarche and
adolescent subfecundity. Using data collected in Bangladesh in 1976
and 1977, which included anthropometric and socioeconomic status
measures, we found that age and weight were significant predictors of
menarche; no other measure of growth significantly added explanatory
power....Low SES [socioeconomic status] was associated with later age
at menarche and appears to act through slower growth....[However,] it
seems to have little effect on the interval of adolescent subfecundity.
Indeed, late maturers exhibit some degree of 'catching up' in that the
length of the subfecundity interval is negatively related to age at
menarche."
The study also has a methodological focus. The authors
"demonstrate that use of hazard models permits more detailed and
penetrating findings to be extracted from the kinds of retrospective
data traditionally collected as well as from longitudinal data of the
types only recently available. In particular, multivariate analysis of
age at menarche and the subfecundity interval, and their relations to
anthropometric time-varying covariates as well as socioeconomic
indicators, is shown to be feasible and
informative."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:10656 Kapoor, A.
K.; Kapoor, Satwanti. The effects of high altitude on age
at menarche and menopause. International Journal of
Biometeorology, Vol. 30, No. 1, Mar 1986. 21-6 pp. Lisse, Netherlands.
In Eng.
The effect of living at high altitudes on age at menarche
and menopause is examined using data on three groups of Bhotia females
living in the Himalaya region of Uttar Pradesh, India. A trend toward
increase in age at menarche and menopause with increases in altitude is
noted, but no significant impact on fertility is
observed.
Location: U.S. National Library of Medicine,
Bethesda, Md.
53:10657 Monari,
Paola; Veronesi, Fosca M. Methodological problems in
bio-demographic research. A sample study of the age at menopause.
[Problemi di metodo nella ricerca biodemografica. Un'indagine
campionaria sull'eta alla menopausa.] Statistica, Vol. 46, No. 2,
Apr-Jun 1986. 189-98 pp. Bologna, Italy. In Ita. with sum. in Eng; Fre.
Two methods for the analysis of age at menopause, the longitudinal,
or retrospective, method and the transversal, or status quo, method,
are compared. The differences between these two methods are
emphasized. "The former describes an historically ended situation and
estimates the probability that a woman will reach such condition at age
x. The latter considers the phenomenon from the viewpoint of its
composite actuality and estimates the probability that a woman of age x
is undergoing menopause." The different results obtained from the
application of the two methods to data sets concerning 767 and 270
women born in Bologna, Italy, between 1920 and 1945 are
described.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:10658 Nakamura,
Izumi; Shimura, Masako; Nonaka, Koichi; Miura, Teiji.
Changes of recollected menarcheal age and month among women in
Tokyo over a period of 90 years. Annals of Human Biology, Vol. 13,
No. 6, Nov-Dec 1986. 547-54 pp. London, England. In Eng. with sum. in
Fre; Ger.
"Data on the recollected age at menarche of 47,881 women
born [in Japan] between 1881 and 1970 were examined. The mean
menarcheal age had changed from 15.1 years in those born up to 1900 to
12.5 years in those born during the 1960s. The age at menarche
differed according to the month of birth, and the pattern of average
age distribution by month of birth was not the same when the year of
birth was different."
Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
53:10659 Svanborg,
Alvur; Shibata, Hiroshi; Hatano, Shuichi; Matsuzaki,
Toshihisa. Comparison of ecology, ageing and state of
health in Japan and Sweden, the present and previous leaders in
longevity. Acta Medica Scandinavica, Vol. 218, No. 1, 1985. 5-17
pp. Stockholm, Sweden. In Eng.
A comparative analysis of the
factors associated with longevity in Japan and Sweden is presented.
The authors first note that Japan has recently taken over the position,
previously held by Sweden, of having the highest life expectancy in the
world. Factors considered include nutrition, smoking, alcohol
consumption, profession-related risks, family structure, and general
standard of living. The data are from official sources in the two
countries concerned.
Location: U.S. National Library of
Medicine, Bethesda, Md.
53:10660 Cain,
Mead. The consequences of reproductive failure:
dependence, mobility, and mortality among the elderly of rural South
Asia. Population Studies, Vol. 40, No. 3, Nov 1986. 375-88 pp.
London, England. In Eng.
"This paper examines the proposition that
the economic mobility of persons in rural South Asia is affected by
their reproductive outcomes: specifically, that reproductive failure
(defined as the failure to rear a surviving son) entails material loss.
Underlying this proposition is the notion that sons in this setting
constitute an important source of insurance against the risk of income
insufficiency in old age and in a variety of other
contingencies."
The results of analyses of data on the living
arrangements of the elderly in several rural communities and histories
of asset gain and loss suggest that "the consequences of reproductive
failure include higher mortality risks and a high probability of
property loss, that these consequences are more severe for women than
for men, and are considerably more severe in rural Bangladesh than in
the sampled areas of rural India."
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
53:10661 Exter,
Thomas G. Where the money is. American Demographics,
Vol. 9, No. 3, Mar 1987. 26-32 pp. Ithaca, New York. In Eng.
The
current situation with regard to U.S. incomes is analyzed using data
from the 1986 Current Population Survey. Consideration is given to
differences in income by age, educational status, and household
type.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:10662 Novitskii,
A. G. Population in the labor force. [Trudovaya
aktivnost' naseleniya.] Populyarnaya Demografiya, 1986. 101 pp. Mysl':
Moscow, USSR. In Rus.
This collection of essays by different
authors is concerned with the economic characteristics of the
population of the USSR. Topics covered include various forms of
economic activity, part-time employment, working at home, and labor
substitution. Special attention is paid to problems related to
combining women's participation in the labor force with
maternity.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:10663 Ganji, M.
H. A geographical approach to some demographic features of
the Moslem countries. Population Geography, Vol. 4, No. 1-2,
Jun-Dec 1982. 10-25 pp. Chandigarh, India. In Eng.
This paper is
concerned with the Muslim populations of 20 Asian and 30 African
countries, the geographic distribution of Muslim countries, and Muslim
minorities in non-Muslim countries. Data are primarily from the United
Nations for the year 1975. Population density, annual population
growth rate, life expectancy, age distribution, and languages are
studied comparatively at country and continent levels. Anticipated
future trends are discussed.
Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
53:10664 Allen,
Walter R.; Farley, Reynolds. The shifting social and
economic tides of black America, 1950-1980. Annual Review of
Sociology, Vol. 12, 1986. 277-306 pp. Palo Alto, California. In Eng.
"This article examines significant demographic trends that
illustrate the advances of many black Americans from 1954 to 1984. We
also examine trends which indicate deterioration in the socioeconomic
circumstances and life chances of a significant portion of the black
population. The two competing trends in the status of black Americans
(at one extreme an emerging black elite, at the other a growing black
underclass) have been central in provocative debates about economics
and race over the past decade. This article locates the debate in
historical context, summarizing the work of early theorists on this
issue."
The authors use U.S. census data "to document changes from
1950-1980 in occupational distribution, labor force participation,
educational attainment, income and earnings, fertility and mortality
rates, and family organizational patterns for blacks and whites. Using
the political economy perspective, we argue that race and economic
status are inexorably linked in this society. Shifts in the society's
economic base coupled with historical (and contemporary) patterns of
racial oppression explain the disproportionate concentration of blacks
in the underclass."
Location: Princeton University Library
(PF).
53:10665 Browning,
Harley L.; de la Garza, Rodolfo O. Mexican immigrants and
Mexican Americans: an evolving relation. CMAS Publications, ISBN
0-292-75094-3. LC 85-073572. 1986. 256 pp. University of Texas, Center
for Mexican American Studies: Austin, Texas. In Eng.
This
collection of papers by various authors is a result of a conference
entitled The Impact of Mexican Immigration on the Chicano Population of
the United States, held at the University of Texas at Austin in October
1982. The focus of the papers is on the relationships between three
related but separate population groups: Mexican Americans,
Mexican-born legal immigrants, and illegal immigrants from Mexico.
Consideration is given to "the absolute and relative numbers of the
three groups according to region and community; residential, employment
and interactional patterns; educational and cultural distinctions; and
the different political orientations."
Location: New York
Public Library.
53:10666 Bruk,
S. Ethnodemographic processes. The world population at
the threshold of the 21st century. Soviet Ethnographic Studies,
No. 5, LC 86-174981. 1986. 185 pp. Academy of Sciences, "Social
Sciences Today" Editorial Board: Moscow, USSR. In Eng.
This
publication, which is translated from the original Russian and is also
available in French, German, and Spanish, examines world population
dynamics since the end of World War II, with particular attention to
ethnic and nationality problems. It is in two parts, together with a
statistical appendix. The first part describes the dynamics of
population size and growth and includes consideration of natural
increase, family structure, marriage, divorce, age and sex
distribution, migration, spatial distribution, and urbanization. The
second part examines the distribution of the world's population by
ethnic group, including distribution by race, language, and
religion
Publisher's address: 33/12 Arbat, Moscow 121818,
USSR.
Location: U.S. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
53:10667 Gann, L.
H.; Duignan, Peter J. The Hispanics in the United States:
a history. ISBN 0-8133-0335-4. LC 86-4087. 1986. xv, 392 pp.
Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace: Stanford, California;
Westview Press: Boulder, Colorado/London, England. In Eng.
This is
a general survey of the history, politics, and culture of the main
Hispanic groups in the United States. Consideration is given to the
beginnings of large-scale Mexican immigration into the borderlands at
the turn of the century, socioeconomic changes associated with World
War I, and changes in the demographic composition of the country as a
result of later immigration. The current debate over immigration
policy is reviewed, including consideration of whether immigrants
compete for jobs and social services, whether the Immigration and
Naturalization Service is capable of handling the flow of immigrants,
and whether employer sanctions are just. The demographic and
socioeconomic characteristics of the major Hispanic groups are
described.
Location: New York Public Library.
53:10668 Kerecsenyi,
Edit. The population of Croat villages in Zala County as
reflected in historical demography. Review of Historical
Demography/Communications de Demographie Historique, No. 5, 1986. 7-53
pp. Budapest, Hungary. In Eng. with sum. in Fre.
The author surveys
demographic developments in eight Croat settlements in the Zala region
of Hungary since the early 1700s. The data are primarily from official
censuses. Information is provided in tabular form concerning age,
occupation, and religion; vital statistics, 1829-1938 and 1911-1970;
population growth, 1870-1980; sex and age distribution, 1900 and 1980;
occupations; and language.
Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
53:10669 Lapointe,
Gerard; Amyot, Michel. The state of the French language in
Quebec: balance sheet and outlook. [L'etat de la langue francaise
au Quebec: bilan et prospective.] Conseil de la Langue Francaise Notes
et Documents, No. 58 and 59, ISBN 2-550-16896-8. 1986. xxvi, 856 pp.
Conseil de la Langue Francaise: Quebec City, Canada. In Fre.
This
two-volume report presents 15 studies commissioned by the government of
Quebec on the subject of the future of the French language in the
province. Some general trends in the linguistic situation in Canada
and Quebec are first reviewed. Three papers are then devoted to
questions of migration and linguistic changes and transfers. The next
three papers deal with socioeconomic aspects of the language problem,
followed by three papers on cultural questions. Four papers on the
place of the French language in the sciences and new communication
technologies are then included. A final section gives details of the
relevant legislation concerning language in
Quebec.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:10670 Passel,
Jeffrey S.; Berman, Patricia A. Quality of 1980 census
data for American Indians. Social Biology, Vol. 33, No. 3-4,
Fall-Winter 1986. 163-82 pp. Madison, Wisconsin. In Eng.
The
authors examine the reasons for the 70 percent increase in the count of
American Indians between the 1970 and 1980 U.S. censuses. The emphasis
is on changes in the response patterns between these two censuses. "In
addition to presenting demographic analyses of the American Indian data
at the national level, this paper includes an analysis of geographic
variation of implied birth, death, and migration rates at the state
level. States which historically have had large American Indian
populations in general had high birth and death rates with reasonable
migration rates. Many other states, however, had anomalously low birth
and death rates with extraordinarily high implied migration rates.
This pattern suggests that the changes in response may have occurred
primarily in the latter areas."
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
53:10671 Sinha, U.
P. Demographic study of tribal population in India: a
census analysis. In: Dynamics of population and family welfare,
1985, edited by K. Srinivasan and S. Mukerji. Dec 1985. 439-80 pp.
Himalaya Publishing House: Bombay, India. In Eng.
"This study
analyses the growth in the tribal population in different states and
Union Territories of India during the period 1961-81, and also by some
of the major tribes. The data available from the censuses of 1961,
1971 and 1981 have been used to study the trends in the growth rates of
the tribal population. Estimates of fertility and mortality rates,
based on child-women [ratios] and other indirect procedures, age at
marriage, trends in the educational and literacy level of the
population, the changes in their economic conditions and work
participation rates have been studied for the period from 1961 to
1981."
It is found that "the proportion of the tribal population has
increased during the period from 1971 to 1981 and that the increase has
been due to a reduction in the death rates." Particular attention is
given to the internal migration of tribes.
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:10672 Snipp, C.
Matthew. Who are American Indians? Some observations
about the perils and pitfalls of data for race and ethnicity.
Population Research and Policy Review, Vol. 5, No. 3, 1986. 237-52 pp.
Dordrecht, Netherlands. In Eng.
"The data for race and ethnicity
published from the 1980 [U.S.] Census are based on racial and ethnic
self-identification of respondents. Self-identification of race and
ethnicity is problematic mainly because analysts are frequently
inclined to treat this information as immutable. However, as this paper
suggests, for some groups such as American Indians, racial and ethnic
identity is an extremely complex phenomenon which has the potential to
be highly variable....This paper shows that, depending on how American
Indians are defined, population estimates can range from less than 1.0
million to nearly 7.0 million. Furthermore, it is possible to isolate
three types of American Indian identities in 1980 [U.S.] Census data,
and each of these groups have different socioeconomic
profiles."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:10673 Tas, R. F.
J. The demographic development of the Suriname and
Netherlands Antillean population in the Netherlands, 1971-1986.
[De demografische ontwikkeling van de Surinaamse en Antilliaanse
bevolking in Nederland, 1971-1986.] Maandstatistiek van de Bevolking,
Vol. 34, No. 10, Oct 1986. 25-39 pp. Voorburg, Netherlands. In Dut.
with sum. in Eng.
The dynamics of the population resident in the
Netherlands of Netherlands Antilles or Suriname origin are described
for the period 1971-1986. This population represented about 1.6 percent
of the total population of the Netherlands in 1986. Consideration is
given to differences in fertility and mortality between this population
and the Dutch population as a whole.
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
53:10674 United
Kingdom. Office of Population Censuses and Surveys [OPCS]. Population
Statistics Division (London, England). Ethnic minority
populations in Great Britain. Population Trends, No. 46, Winter
1986. 18-21 pp. London, England. In Eng.
"This article summarises
some of the main demographic features of ethnic minority populations
resident in Great Britain, using information provided by the annual
Labour Force Surveys for the period 1983 to 1985. The current rate of
increase in the size of the non-white population is estimated. These
estimates are found to be close to results from the 1976-based
projections of the population of New Commonwealth and Pakistan ethnic
origin, taking into account differences in definition."
For a
related study, also published in 1986, see 52:30677.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
