53:10797
Ayiomamitis, Anthony. A computer algorithm for the
assessment of age reporting bias in censal population estimates using
Myers' "blended" method. Computer Methods and Programs in
Biomedicine, Vol. 21, No. 2, Nov 1985. 107-11 pp. Amsterdam,
Netherlands. In Eng.
"A population's age structure is widely used
in the computation of many vital statistics. The importance of highly
accurate vital statistics cannot be overemphasized--such statistics are
used extensively by governments to determine the proper allocation of
health resources and services, and by demographers, sociologists and
epidemiologists to study secular trends. A computer program has been
developed for use on an Apple II+ microcomputer for the analysis of
population age profiles and determination of age reporting
bias."
Location: U.S. National Library of Medicine,
Bethesda, Md.
53:10798 Dahmann,
Donald C. Population and migration trends: data
sources. Urban Geography, Vol. 7, No. 1, Jan-Mar 1986. 81-92 pp.
Silver Spring, Maryland. In Eng.
This report reviews the major data
sources available through the U.S. Bureau of the Census for the study
of population and migration trends in the United States. Separate
consideration is given to the census, current surveys, population
estimates and projections, and other sources.
Location:
Princeton University Library (UES).
53:10799 Gajanayake,
Indra. An evaluation of birth statistics. Demographic
Training and Research Unit Working Paper, No. 5, Jan 1987. 5, [8] pp.
University of Colombo, Demographic Training and Research Unit: Colombo,
Sri Lanka. In Eng.
The author examines the quality of birth
registration in Sri Lanka, giving particular attention to the 1981
change to classification by place of residence and year of occurrence
rather than place and year of registration. The impact of the previous
method on earlier fertility research is discussed
Publisher's
address: Editor, Working Papers, Demographic Training and Research
Unit, University of Colombo, P.O. Box 1490, Colombo 3, Sri
Lanka.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:10800 Kirtane,
Leena S. Effective utilisation of community health guides
in improving civil registration. Journal of Family Welfare, Vol.
32, No. 4, Jun 1986. 50-68 pp. Bombay, India. In Eng.
The author
studies registration of births and deaths in India, with a focus on the
potential usefulness of community health guides (CHGs) who record vital
events. Using her 1982-1983 experience with the Vadu Rural Health
Project, the author finds that "if CHGs are well trained and are given
a procedure for registration and follow-up right from the pregnancy
stage, they could be ideal notifiers, bringing about a direct
improvement in the quality of civil
registration."
Location: Population Council Library, New
York, N.Y.
53:10801 Luxembourg.
Service Central de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques [STATEC]
(Luxembourg). The population of Luxembourg: a comparative
analysis of the data from STATEC and from the General Population
Register. [La population du Luxembourg: analyse comparee des
chiffres du STATEC et du Repertoire general des personnes physiques.]
Bulletin du STATEC, Vol. 32, No. 7, 1986. 206-9 pp. Luxembourg. In Fre.
Differences between the population statistics generated by STATEC
and those from the General Population Register set up in 1984 are
outlined. The data concern population by nationality, sex, and age;
and the resident population by commune. Reasons for the differences
noted are considered.
Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
53:10802 Schwarz,
Karl. Cohort or longitudinal analysis in official
population statistics of the former German Reich and in the Federal
Republic of Germany. [Die Kohorten- oder Langsschnittanalyse in
der amtlichen Bevolkerungsstatistik des Deutschen Reichs und der
Bundesrepublik Deutschland.] Zeitschrift fur Bevolkerungswissenschaft,
Vol. 12, No. 3, 1986. 325-45 pp. Wiesbaden, Germany, Federal Republic
of. In Ger. with sum. in Eng; Fre.
The author refutes the
allegation that cohort analyses are underutilized in the presentation
of official population statistics in the Federal Republic of Germany.
Examples from statistics of births, deaths, marriage and divorce,
migration, and the labor force are offered in support of the author's
claim. Attention is also given to longitudinal studies concerning the
family life cycle.
Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
53:10803 Stolnitz,
George J. The Population Commission and demographic
research: an overview. Population Bulletin of the United Nations,
No. 19-20, 1987. 27-34 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
"The author
introduces eight papers on demographic research carried out under the
direction of the [U.N.] Population Commission. He reviews the progress
of the Population Division's work in making timely and useful estimates
and projections of population. He describes the Division's comparative
and interpretive efforts concerned with fertility and mortality levels
and he discusses the work of the Division in the areas of age
structure, urban analysis and internal migration....He concludes his
overview by identifying some significant gaps in the research work of
the Division."
Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
53:10804 Terry,
Geraldine B.; Hart, Shirley K. The role of demographic
data in the operation of public policy: a case study of the Job
Training Partnership Act. Population Research and Policy Review,
Vol. 5, No. 2, 1986. 147-62 pp. Dordrecht, Netherlands. In Eng.
The
use of demographic data in the planning and execution of the Job
Training Partnership Act (JTPA), established in the United States in
1983, is explored. The data include unemployment, poverty, occupational
supply and demand, wage structure, and other kinds of data, some of
which are only available through the decennial census and become
progressively out of date.
The authors note that "the framers of the
Act had little or no knowledge of the forms in which data are collected
and thus definitions given in the Act do not always agree with
definitions used in the demographic data which are available. The
policymakers for future government benefit programs could learn from
this mistake: before writing legislation which is so heavily dependent
on demographic data, they should ascertain what types of data are
available or can be generated for use in the
program."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:10805 United
Kingdom. Office of Population Censuses and Surveys [OPCS] (London,
England). Mortality statistics: comparison of 8th and 9th
Revisions of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD),
incorporating short list bridge-coding, 1978 (sample) for England and
Wales. Series DH1, No. 10, ISBN 0-11-690983-8. 1983. iv, 110 pp.
London, England. In Eng.
This report concerns an exercise performed
on morbidity and mortality data for England and Wales to determine the
impact of the changeover from the 8th to the 9th Revision of the
International Classification of Diseases, which was implemented in
1979. This bridge-coding exercise was based on a 25 percent sample of
the available data.
Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
53:10806 United
Nations. Secretariat (New York, New York). Forty years of
population statistics at the United Nations. Population Bulletin
of the United Nations, No. 19-20, 1987. 146-57 pp. New York, New York.
In Eng.
Forty years of population statistics at the United Nations
are reviewed, including the publication of handbooks, manuals, and
technical reports. Steps leading to the almost universal availability
of the basic elements of demographic statistics are traced, while it is
noted that accuracy, coverage, and comparability of demographic
statistics are not yet fully satisfactory. The examination is divided
into three sections: statistical concerns of the United Nations,
1945-1954; national programs of continuous demographic data collection,
1955-1974; and recent developments in demographic statistics,
1975-1985.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:10807 United
Nations. Secretariat (New York, New York). Urbanization
and internal migration. Population Bulletin of the United Nations,
No. 19-20, 1987. 70-81 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
This is a
survey of the U.N. Population Division's contributions to the study of
urbanization and internal migration, related research, and
publications. In order to review these contributions, the relevant
U.N. publications are classified under five broad topics: "estimates
and projections of urban, rural and city populations, including
problems of data comparability and methods to measure internal
migration; monitoring of trends in urbanization; estimates and analyses
of migration as a component of urban and metropolitan growth; studies
of demographic and socio-economic aspects of urbanization, and studies
of demographic and socio-economic aspects of internal
migration."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:10808 Carmichael,
Gordon A. Birth order in Australian vital statistics.
Journal of the Australian Population Association, Vol. 3, No. 1, May
1986. 27-39 pp. North Sydney, Australia. In Eng.
The author
examines factors contributing to the poor quality of Australian vital
statistics on birth order. Among these are the lack of standardization
of birth registration procedures, census respondents' reluctance to
provide information concerning illegitimate births, and problems
associated with differences in instructions to parents registering
births. Instructions for Australian birth registration forms are
suggested. The author stresses that "information needs to be gathered
on previous issue in respect of all births registered, not just marital
births; and it needs to be gathered in respect of all children born
alive to the mother, not just those of the current marriage or
relationship."
Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
53:10809
International Institute for Vital Registration and Statistics
[IIVRS] (Bethesda, Maryland). Organization and status of
civil registration and vital statistics in various countries of the
world. IIVRS Technical Paper, No. 29, Dec 1986. i, 25 pp.
Bethesda, Maryland. In Eng.
The results of a survey on the
organization of civil registration and vital statistics around the
world undertaken by the International Institute for Vital Registration
and Statistics (IIVRS) in 1984 are presented.
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:10810
International Institute for Vital Registration and Statistics
[IIVRS] (Bethesda, Maryland). Urgently needed reforms in
civil registration in Asian countries. IIVRS Technical Paper, No.
28, Oct 1986. ii, 11 pp. Bethesda, Maryland. In Eng.
This is the
report of a committee formed by the International Institute for Vital
Registration and Statistics (IIVRS) and the U.N. Economic and Social
Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) to assist government
officials in Asia in improving their civil registration and vital
statistics systems. Attention is given to the uses of vital
statistics, the structural organization of vital statistics systems in
the region, obstacles to the improvement of these systems, and a
strategy for improvement.
Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
53:10811 Smolinski,
Zbigniew. The impact of population age structure on vital
rates. [Wplyw struktury wieku na poziom ruchu naturalnego
ludnosci.] Wiadomosci Statystyczne, Vol. 31, No. 8, Aug 1986. 8-11 pp.
Warsaw, Poland. In Pol.
The impact of the age structure of the
population on international comparisons of vital statistics data is
considered. The author attempts to recalculate vital rates for
selected European countries using a common age distribution of the
population.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:10812 Banister,
Chris. Developing a census data-mapping package for
Sirius. Computers and Geosciences, Vol. 11, No. 3, 1985. 301-3 pp.
Elmsford, New York/Oxford, England. In Ger.
This paper describes
the development of a census data-mapping package for the Sirius
microcomputer. The major objective was to display data from the 1981
United Kingdom Census Small Area Statistics onto various map bases for
use in published reports and for interactive comparisons among census
variables.
Location: Princeton University Library (SG).
53:10813 Bean, Frank
D.; de la Garza, Rodolfo O. Should illegal aliens be
included in 1990 census counts? Texas Population Research Center
Papers, Series 8: 1986, No. 8.019, 1986. 20 pp. University of Texas,
Texas Population Research Center: Austin, Texas. In Eng.
"The
primary purpose of this paper is to consider arguments about whether
illegal aliens should be included in 1990 [U.S.] Census counts. A
secondary purpose, if it is assumed that illegal aliens are to be
included, is to consider what residence rules should be applied to this
group in the case of the 1990 Census. We begin by examining the
demographic, economic, and social contexts within which the question of
including or excluding illegal aliens from census counts has arisen,
especially in the case of the 1980 census....We then turn to an
examination of the legal history of this issue." The authors offer
their reasons for supporting the inclusion of illegal aliens in the
census counts.
Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
53:10814 Camm, J. C.
R. Past populations of Australia: a review of the
historical development of Australian colonial censuses, 1828-1901.
Research Papers in Geography, No. 28, ISBN 0-7259-0500-X. LC 85-213368.
1984. iv, 65 pp. University of Newcastle, Department of Geography:
Newcastle, Australia. In Eng.
"This paper attempts to bring
together the history, development, and organization of the censuses in
the six colonies [of Australia] from 1828 to 1901. After a brief
outline of the early attempts to count people in New South Wales and
Van Diemen's Land, it details the basic features of modern
census-taking....The six colonial governments developed their own
census-taking methods and before 1881 there was little uniformity in
the way in which information was collected and tabulated. A series of
conferences in the 1890s paved the way for greater standardization in
the 1901 census. By this date, census-taking in Australia had reached
a high standard."
Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
53:10815 Domschke,
Eliane; Goyer, Doreen S. The handbook of national
population censuses: Africa and Asia. ISBN 0-313-25361-7. LC
85-31712. 1986. xiii, 1,032 pp. Greenwood Press: Westport,
Connecticut/London, England. In Eng.
This is the second volume of a
projected three-volume set that will document the definitions,
concepts, trends, and contents of population censuses throughout the
world. The present volume concerns Africa and Asia. It includes an
introduction on the development of the modern population census and
world population census programs as well as a general explanation of
terms and definitions. The information is organized by continent and
country. The information for each country includes a map of the
country, a description of each known census taken, and a chart showing
the topics covered in each census. Appendixes contain international
population charts for countries, capitals, major cities, and
metropolitan areas; and international topic charts, which provide an
additional means for the user to identify which censuses include data
on specific topics.
For a previous volume presenting information on
the Americas and Oceania, published by Goyer and Domschke in 1983, see
49:20779.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:10816 Luther,
Norman Y.; Dhanasakdi, Neramit; Arnold, Fred. Consistent
correction of census and vital registration data for Thailand,
1960-80. Papers of the East-West Population Institute, No. 103,
ISBN 0-86638-089-2. LC 86-32807. Dec 1986. vii, 39 pp. East-West
Center, Population Institute: Honolulu, Hawaii. In Eng.
"A new
procedure for the simultaneous and consistent correction of two or more
censuses and intercensal registered births and deaths is applied to
Thailand's censuses of 1960, 1970, and 1980, and to registered births
and deaths for the period 1960-80. The procedure begins with a set of
preliminary correction factors that are inconsistent because they are
derived from a variety of existing sources. The procedure then
identifies the set of consistent correction factors that are 'closest'
to the preliminary factors."
It is found that there was
"underenumeration of the 0-4 age group in each census, especially the
1960 census in which age rounding was apparently prevalent. Age
exaggeration at the oldest ages is also indicated, at least in the 1970
and 1980 censuses. Birth registration completeness rose during
1960-80, from about 82 to 85 percent for males and from about 78 to 85
percent for females. Nevertheless, death registration completeness for
both sexes hovered within the 61 to 67 percent range, declining
slightly until the early 1970s, when it leveled off or began to
rise."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:10817 Pakistan.
Population Census Organisation (Islamabad, Pakistan). Hand
book of population census data. Dec 1985. 85 pp. Islamabad,
Pakistan. In Eng.
This handbook is intended as a guide to the data
available in the census publications produced in Pakistan from the
census of 1951 to that of 1981. The publication consists of a series
of tables of selected data from the censuses of 1951, 1961, 1972, and
1981. Data are included on population size and growth, density, and
urban population by area and province; household size; rural and urban
population; population of major cities; religion; language; handicapped
population; sex ratio; age distribution; marital status; literacy;
school enrollment; educational status; migration; labor force;
employment; fertility; birthrates; age at marriage; and child
mortality.
Location: Stanford University Libraries.
Source: APLIC Census Network List, No. 69, Jan 1987.
53:10818 Piperow,
Christine. Effects of the population census verdict of the
Supreme Court on the content and implementation of the 1987 population
census. [Auswirkungen des Volkszahlungsurteils des
Bundesverfassungsgerichts auf Inhalt und Durchfuhrung der Volkszahlung
1987.] Berliner Statistik: Monatsschrift, Vol. 40, No. 5, 1986. 74-85
pp. Berlin, Germany, Federal Republic of. In Ger.
The controversy
that led to the postponement of the population census in the Federal
Republic of Germany from 1983 to May 1987 is described, and the
judicial decisions incorporated in the new 1987 census law are
outlined. The effects of these decisions on the planned content and
implementation of the census are then discussed. A copy of the census
law is also included.
Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
53:10819 Theodore,
Gerard. Similarities and differences in population census
methodologies in industrialized and developing countries.
[Similitudes et differences dans la methodologie des recensements de
population dans les pays industrialises et les pays en voie de
developpement.] Journal de la Societe de Statistique de Paris, Vol.
127, No. 2, 1986. 111-23 pp. Nancy, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
The author notes the diverse factors that make the comparability of
census results among developed and developing countries difficult and
outlines a framework for achieving a minimum level of comparability.
Attention is given to conceptual, psychological, technical, and
administrative factors that influence census procedures in various
countries. A common set of measures, necessary for the success of any
census, is summarized. Among the measures listed are coordinated
programming and budgeting, early attention to processing constraints,
careful study of the nature of the information to be sought,
preliminary mapping, the establishment of a control system, and the
integration of the census system into the national statistical
system.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:10820 Travis,
Carole. Guide to Latin American and West Indian census
material: a bibliography and union list. 2. Chile. ISBN
0-901145-50-5. LC 84-102693. 1982. 32 pp. Institute of Latin American
Studies: London, England. In Eng.
This is the second in a planned
series of census lists concerning the countries of Latin America
prepared for the Advisory Committee on Latin American Materials of the
Standing Conference of National and University Libraries. The first
list covered Venezuela and was published in 1981; the present list
deals with Chile and contains a list of known census publications by
date of census, the basic bibliographic information, and information
concerning their location in libraries in the United
Kingdom.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:10821 United
Nations. Department of Technical Co-operation for Development (New
York, New York). Uses of census data for demographic
research and development planning in Africa: aspects of technical
co-operation. No. ST/TCD/Ser.E/3, Pub. Order No. E.86.II.H.1.
1986. iv, 24 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
This study examines
the use of data from population censuses in Africa for development
planning. It shows how the quality and quantity of such data have
improved during the 1980s and, despite problems concerning the
availability of trained manpower to undertake analysis and research,
how such data are increasingly used in the development planning
process. The situations in the following countries are examined:
Botswana, Cape Verde, Kenya, Lesotho, Mauritius, Rwanda, Sierra Leone,
and Tanzania. The limitations of using census data for such purposes
are also considered. An appendix describes available software for
population data processing and analysis.
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:10822 Zaremba,
Halina; Ratajczak, Bronislawa. Topical scope of the 1988
national population census. [Zakres tematyczny Narodowego Spisu
Powszechnego 1988 r.] Wiadomosci Statystyczne, Vol. 31, No. 8, Aug
1986. 2-7 pp. Warsaw, Poland. In Pol.
This article reviews the
questionnaire that has been prepared for the 1988 census of Poland.
Changes in the questions from those asked in previous censuses are
noted.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:10823 Belov,
I. On the 1985 socio-demographic sample survey of the
population. [O vyborochnom sotsial'no-demograficheskom
obsledovanii naseleniya 1985 g.] Vestnik Statistiki, No. 9, 1986. 40-5
pp. Moscow, USSR. In Rus.
The program and results of the five
percent sample survey of the population undertaken in the USSR in 1985
are reviewed. The author notes that the lessons learned will be
applied to the 1986 test census and the 1989 All-Union population
census.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:10824
Chandrasekaran, C. The Mysore Study.
Population Bulletin of the United Nations, No. 19-20, 1987. 6-13 pp.
New York, New York. In Eng.
"This paper describes a sample survey
proposed by the [U.N.] Population Commission at its fourth session and
undertaken [in the 1950s] in co-operation with the Government of India.
Conducted in the Indian state of Mysore, the study was an attempt to
demonstrate, in a concrete manner, that a sample survey of households
could be used to measure demographic characteristics and link them with
the process of economic and social change. Topics to be studied were
selected with a view to providing demographic information needed for
planning and policy-making. The study sought to shed light on how the
population would grow in the future and what economic and social
provisions were needed to accommodate that growth. This was
accomplished by relating demographic differentials to social and
economic differentials." The author discusses how the Mysore Study
influenced population policies and family planning programs in other
developing countries and served as a precursor to the schedules of the
World Fertility Survey.
Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
53:10825
International Institute for Population Sciences (Bombay,
India); Marathwada University, Department of Sociology (Aurangabad,
India). Baseline survey on fertility, mortality, and
related factors in Maharashtra. Jul 1985. 229 pp. Bombay, India;
Aurangabad, India. In Eng.
The results of a baseline survey
undertaken in the Osmanabad and Parbhani districts of Maharashtra
State, India, are presented. The survey was designed to establish
levels of fertility, family planning, morbidity, mortality, and
utilization of health services prior to the implementation of model
health plans. The health plans are intended to improve basic health
and family planning services and were developed by the government of
India with assistance from the U.S. Agency for International
Development (AID).
Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
