53:20755 Bradshaw,
Benjamin S.; Frisbie, W. Parker. The usefulness of census
Spanish surname and Spanish origin data with vital statistics
data. Texas Population Research Center Papers, Series 9: 1987,
No. 9.004, 1987. 19 pp. University of Texas, Texas Population Research
Center: Austin, Texas. In Eng.
"Given the increased availability of
census and vital statistics data on the Hispanic population--defined by
Spanish surname classifications or by inquiries about Spanish
origin--the question arises as to which set of data more nearly
approximates the frequencies of vital events in the population. The
purpose of this paper is to examine the appropriateness of these data
sets for estimating death rates and measures based on them for the
population of Mexican origin. Several ancillary questions are also
addressed which pertain to the degree of correspondence between the
identifiers, the effect on demographic measures of using inconsistently
defined Spanish surname data, and the comparison of measures based on
surname data and origin data. Death records for Texas, 1980, which
contain information on Spanish surname and on Spanish origin are
employed."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:20756 Cuba.
Comite Estatal de Estadisticas. Instituto de Investigaciones
Estadisticas [INSIE] (Havana, Cuba). The seasonality of
selected demographic indicators. [La estacionalidad de algunos
indicadores demograficos.] [1986?]. 59 pp. Havana, Cuba. In Spa.
Data from official Cuban sources and surveys are used to analyze
the seasonality of fertility and mortality between 1980 and 1985.
Consideration is also given to natural increase, infant mortality,
marriage, and divorce.
Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
53:20757 Nordstrom,
David. Current methods of collecting fertility and
mortality data in Botswana. Botswana Notes and Records, Vol. 17,
1985. 99-110 pp. Gaborone, Botswana. In Eng.
The main sources of
data on fertility and mortality are listed, their strengths and
weaknesses are assessed, and their use in Botswana is described. They
include censuses, vital statistics, sample surveys, health care
records, and community health worker records. The data are used to
analyze current trends in fertility and mortality in the
country.
Location: Princeton University Library (FST).
53:20758 Nunez,
Leopoldo. An estimate of the effect of faulty declaration
of age on demographic information collected in Mexico. [Una
aproximacion al efecto de la mala declaracion de la edad en la
informacion demografica recabada en Mexico.] 1984. 35 pp. Direccion
General del Registro Nacional de Poblacion e Identificacion Personal:
Mexico City, Mexico. In Spa.
The impact of age misreporting on the
demographic data available for Mexico is examined. Particular
consideration is given to age misreporting among women and to
preferences for years ending in five or zero. The extent of such
misreporting in the 1970 census and in some recent demographic surveys
is reviewed, with particular attention to their impact on the accuracy
of fertility rates. Techniques for minimizing the effects are
examined.
Location: U.N. Centro Latinoamericano de
Demografia, Santiago, Chile.
53:20759 Lambert,
Deborah A.; Strauss, Lilo T. Analysis of unlinked infant
death certificates from the NIMS project. Public Health Reports,
Vol. 102, No. 2, Mar-Apr 1987. 200-4 pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
The authors study unlinked infant death certificates and their
effects on the calculation of birth weight-specific infant mortality
risks for the 1980 U.S. birth cohort in the National Infant Mortality
Surveillance (NIMS) project. "Estimates of the percentage successfully
linked by State ranged from 86.0 to 100.0. After adjusting for the
certainly unlinked infant death certificates, nine States' infant
mortality risks increased by more than 0.2 per 1,000 live births.
Improvements are needed both within and between States to ensure more
complete birth and infant death certificate
linkage."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:20760 Mojarro,
Octavio. The under-registration of vital statistics.
[El subregistro de los hechos vitales.] 1984. 25 pp. Direccion General
del Registro Nacional de Poblacion e Identificacion Personal: Mexico
City, Mexico. In Spa.
The quality of vital statistics in Mexico is
assessed, with emphasis on the extent of the under-registration of
births and deaths. Consideration is given to how the quality of these
data can be improved.
Location: U.N. Centro Latinoamericano
de Demografia, Santiago, Chile.
53:20761 Prager,
Kate; Flinchum, Glenn A.; Johnson, David P. The NCHS pilot
project to link birth and infant death records: Stage 1. Public
Health Reports, Vol. 102, No. 2, Mar-Apr 1987. 216-23 pp. Washington,
D.C. In Eng.
The authors present the method used by the U.S.
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) to compile a linked file
of birth and infant death records for the 1982 birth cohort in a
nine-state area. The completeness and quality of the pilot project
files are evaluated. It is found that "the initial match rate of 93.2
percent for the project's linked record file was increased to 96.7
percent as a result of efforts by the pilot States to complete the
matching of birth and infant death records." The NCHS plans for
extending the linked file program nationally are
discussed.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:20762 Strauss,
Lilo T.; Freedman, Mary A.; Gunter, Nita; Powell-Griner, Eve; Smith,
Jack C. Experiences with linked birth and infant death
certificates from the NIMS project. Public Health Reports, Vol.
102, No. 2, Mar-Apr 1987. 204-10 pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
The
authors analyze the quality of data in the files of linked birth and
death certificates from the U.S. National Infant Mortality Surveillance
(NIMS) project. The project compared individual states' total infant
mortality experiences for the 1980 cohort. Uniformity among the
separate data sets is considered essential. Variations in definitions,
variations in states' linking procedures, variations in the recording
of some pregnancy outcomes, ambiguous treatment of unknowns or zero
values, and unexpected data problems are
discussed.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:20763 Arowolo, O.
O.; Daramola, O. Philosophy of population census in
Nigeria. [1982?]. xii, 291 pp. National Population Commission:
Lagos, Nigeria. In Eng.
This publication is a product of a seminar
on population census issues in Nigeria, organized by the National
Population Commission and held at the University of Ibadan, February
1-5, 1982. The main themes of the conference were the "meaning and
utility services of population census data; strategies for
depoliticizing population censuses; ways of educating the public about
the importance of [the] population census; how to obtain meaningful
population figures; [the] relationship between population and
development; and, using the population census to evaluate human
resources." The general conclusion of the seminar was that a census was
urgently required and that steps were needed to depoliticize the
census; among the steps suggested was the distribution of development
programs throughout the country regardless of population
numbers.
Publisher's address: PMB 12628, Lagos,
Nigeria.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:20764 Associacao
Brasileira de Estudos Populacionais [ABEP] (Sao Paulo,
Brazil). Censuses, consensus, and nonsense: third seminar
on the methodology of population censuses, Ouro Preto, June 1984.
[Censos, consensos, contra-sensos: III seminario metodologico dos
censos demograficos, Ouro Preto, junho de 1984.] [1984?]. 281 pp. Sao
Paulo, Brazil. In Por.
These are the proceedings of a 1984 seminar
on methodological aspects of censuses in Brazil. The volume consists
of seven papers by different authors concerning problems in enumeration
and analysis of data concerning the economically active population,
income, educational status, internal migration, religion, race, and the
family
Publisher's address: Avenida Casper Libero, 464--11o. andar,
01033 Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
53:20765 Banister,
Judith. China's census and the decade beyond. In:
China: the 80s era, edited by Norton Ginsburg and Bernard A. Lalor.
Westview Special Studies on East Asia, ISBN 0-86531-668-6. LC 84-50347.
1984. 173-91 pp. Westview Press: Boulder, Colorado/London, England. In
Eng.
The author describes the 1982 census of China and its
importance in light of the problems with alternative population data
sources, such as population registers.
Location: Princeton
University Library (FST).
53:20766 Boone,
Margaret S. Inner-city black undercount: an exploratory
study on the causes of coverage error. Evaluation Review, Vol. 11,
No. 2, Apr 1987. 216-41 pp. Newbury Park, California/London, England.
In Eng.
"This report summarizes findings from a 1984 study on the
sociological causes of coverage error in the 1980 [U.S.] census in a
disadvantaged black community in a large northeastern city. The
research design increased the likelihood of finding sample persons by
obtaining as many as eight possible addresses from hospital records and
field interviews. Analysis of social and demographic characteristics
of sample persons (all female) suggests that residential stability and
presence of an adult male in the household are positively related to
being recorded in the census. Within-household analysis of coresident
persons suggests that the young, all males, and especially consensual
partners are most likely to be omitted from household
rosters."
Author's address: U.S. General Accounting Office,
Washington, DC.
Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
53:20767 Clem, Ralph
S. Research guide to the Russian and Soviet censuses.
Studies in Soviet History and Society, ISBN 0-8014-1838-0. LC 86-47638.
1986. 323 pp. Cornell University Press: Ithaca, New York/London,
England. In Eng.
This volume is a general reference work on Russian
and Soviet censuses. It is in two parts. The first part "consists of
three chapters on general subjects dealing with the published censuses
of Russia and the USSR, followed by five chapters on ten specific
topics, the study of which requires the use of census figures." The
topics include ethnicity and language; occupations and labor force;
urbanization and migration; marriage, family, and fertility; and
education and literacy. The second part "is an index to and list of
every published table in the six major censuses taken in Russia (1897)
and the USSR (1926, 1939, 1959, 1970, and 1979). Cross-tabulations
(i.e., combinations of topics, such as 'Educational Attainment by Age')
are provided in great detail."
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
53:20768 Crothers,
Charles. The uses and limitations of census data: recent
censuses to 1981. New Zealand Demographic Society Occasional
Paper, No. 6, Dec 1986. 184 pp. New Zealand Demographic Society:
Wellington, New Zealand. In Eng.
This publication is primarily a
product of a session held at the July 1983 New Zealand Demographic
Society Conference on the uses and limits of census data. It includes
revised versions of several of the papers presented at that session
together with papers commissioned subsequently. In the 14 papers, the
various authors each examine the fit between the census data available
and the theoretical and methodological concerns of their area of
research or investigation, with particular reference to decisions about
the classifications used in collecting, processing, and publishing the
data. Chapters are included on education, income, religion, internal
migration, housing and households, sex, ethnicity, labor force, social
security, journey to work, health, fertility, and small area
data.
Publisher's address: P.O. Box 225, Wellington, New
Zealand.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:20769 Klinger,
A.; Kepecs, J. Methodological aspects of the 1984
Hungarian microcensus. Statistical Journal of the United Nations
Economic Commission for Europe, Vol. 4, No. 1, May 1986. 1-18 pp.
Amsterdam, Netherlands. In Eng.
The methodology used in the 1984
microcensus of Hungary is described. The main innovation involved the
use of preprinted personal data from the National Population
Registration Office, which meant that enumerators had prepared
questionnaires available before undertaking census interviews. A trial
census held in 1984 in Gyor County is also
described.
Location: Princeton University Library (UN).
53:20770 Labutova,
T. The trial population census. [Probnaya perepis'
naseleniya.] Vestnik Statistiki, No. 10, 1986. 28-34 pp. Moscow, USSR.
In Rus.
The author describes the trial population census that was
scheduled to take place in the USSR in December 1986 to test
methodology, programs, and computational techniques to be used in the
1989 census. The sample for the trial census was 800,000 individuals
residing in various parts of the country.
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:20771 Rasul, M.
Aminur. Nature and extent of age reporting errors and
implications for fertility estimation: 1981 census of Bangladesh.
In: Studies in African and Asian demography: CDC annual seminar, 1986.
CDC Research Monograph Series, No. 16, 1987. 611-36 pp. Cairo
Demographic Centre: Cairo, Egypt. In Eng.
The author examines the
nature, pattern, and extent of age reporting errors in the 1981 census
of Bangladesh in terms of stable population analysis and considers the
implication of age misreporting for fertility estimates. Estimates of
some vital measures are derived on the basis of the stable population
analysis.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:20772 Redmond,
Mary. State Data Centers: improving access to census
information. Government Information Quarterly, Vol. 3, No. 3,
1986. 291-303 pp. Greenwich, Connecticut. In Eng.
"The U.S. Bureau
of the Census created the State Data Center program in 1978 to improve
public access to census information. This article discusses the
background, structure, and services of that program; the role of
libraries in the program; and future directions in State Data
Center/library relationships. The appendix lists contact person names,
as well as addresses and telephone numbers for State Data Center lead
agencies."
Author's address: Legislative and Governmental Services,
New York State Library, Cultural Education Center, Albany, NY
12230.
Location: Princeton University Library (SF).
53:20773 Robertson,
Isobel M. L. Scottish-English comparisons: a cautionary
note on the census. Scottish Geographical Magazine, Vol. 102, No.
2, Sep 1986. 93-6 pp. Edinburgh, Scotland. In Eng.
"This paper
draws attention to the variation in Census Enumeration District size
between Scotland and England and the implications for country-wide
research. It also reflects on the varying definition of a room between
the countries and over time."
Author's address: Town and Regional
Planning, University of Glasgow, Glasgow,
Scotland.
Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
53:20774 Saxena,
Prem C.; Verma, Ravi K.; Sharma, Arun K. Errors in
age-reporting in India: a socio-cultural and psychological
explanation. Indian Journal of Social Work, Vol. 47, No. 2, Jul
1986. 127-35 pp. Bombay, India. In Eng.
The causes of errors in age
reporting in Indian censuses are examined. The authors propose an
explanation in which such errors are the result of cultural and
psychological causes rather than illiteracy and
underdevelopment
Author's address: Department of Mathematical
Demography and Statistics, IIPS, Deonar, Govandi Station Road, Bombay
400 088, India.
Location: Princeton University Library
(PR).
53:20775 Smith,
Wayne R.; Pryor, Edward T. The census of Canada: current
situation and future developments. Statistical Journal of the
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Vol. 4, No. 1, May 1986.
19-30 pp. Amsterdam, Netherlands. In Eng.
Recent developments
concerning censuses in Canada are described. Efforts to improve data
quality in the 1981 census are first discussed. The authors explain
how the 1986 census was approved, then cancelled, and finally
reinstated. Consideration is given to data processing, costs, census
products, and international cooperation on census
problems.
Location: Princeton University Library (UN).
53:20776 Spain.
Instituto Nacional de Estadistica [INE] (Madrid, Spain).
The 1787 "Floridablanca" census: Seville. [Censo de 1787
"Floridablanca": Sevilla.] ISBN 84-260-1413-5. 1986. xxiv, [77] pp.
Madrid, Spain. In Spa.
This is a compilation of part of the 1787
national census of Spain, which was carried out by order of King Carlos
III's Secretary of State, Don Jose Monina y Redondo, first Count of
Floridablanca. It contains reproductions of the original data on
Seville and its suburbs together with modern data on those living in
family dwellings and collective housing by age, sex, marital status,
and occupation. There is also a table showing the administrative
characteristics of the locations covered.
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:20777 Wurzberger,
Paul; Stortzbach, Bernd; Sturmer, Bernd. Census, 1987:
legal bases and general concept according to the ruling of the Federal
Constitutional Court of December 15, 1983. [Volkszahlung 1987:
rechtliche Grundlagen und Konzept nach dem Urteil des
Bundesverfassungsgerichts vom 15. Dezember 1983.] Wirtschaft und
Statistik, No. 12, Dec 1986. 927-57 pp. Wiesbaden, Germany, Federal
Republic of. In Ger.
The controversy over the census in the Federal
Republic of Germany is described, and the 1987 census law, which is
based on a 1983 ruling of the Federal Constitutional Court, is
discussed. Comparisons are then made between the 1987 and 1983 census
laws, and the concept and organization of the 1987 census are outlined.
Preparations for the census at the local level, as well as plans for
analyzing the data, are also described.
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
53:20778 Barnes,
Robert. Use of registers and population censuses as
sampling frames in Great Britain. Statistical Journal of the
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Vol. 4, No. 1, May 1986.
81-92 pp. Amsterdam, Netherlands. In Eng.
The use of official data
sources as sampling frames for numerous government surveys in the
United Kingdom is described. "The great majority of these surveys use
registers of various kinds as sampling frames. Some of these registers
are intended to cover all addresses in the country in which there are
private households. Other registers relate to specific sub-groups of
the population. Each of the general registers has advantages and
disadvantages but none is ideal for sampling purposes. In recent years
nearly all samples required of the general population have been drawn,
by automated means, from the Postcode Address File, although the
balance of advantages of this system need to be continually monitored
and evaluated." Reasons why the census is not often used as a sampling
frame are considered.
Location: Princeton University
Library (UN).
53:20779 Hoem, Jan
M. The issue of weights in panel surveys of individual
behavior. Stockholm Research Reports in Demography, No. 39, ISBN
91-7820-026-1. May 1987. 45 pp. University of Stockholm, Section of
Demography: Stockholm, Sweden. In Eng.
"This paper argues that
sample-based analyses of individual longitudinal behavior can normally
do well without sampling weights. Instead of worrying about such
weights, it pays to concentrate on the modelling of behavior and on
drawing inference about features of the model. One should not feel
confined to finite population totals and means, finite population
regression coefficients, and other finite population statistics. Also,
some of the claims about the good properties of conventional weighting
seem exaggerated." The geographic focus is
worldwide.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:20780 Ouaidou,
Nassour; van de Walle, Etienne. Methodological reflections
on multi-stage field surveys: the EMIS survey of the region of
Bobo-Dioulasso. [Reflexions methodologiques sur une enquete a
passages repetes: l'EMIS de Bobo-Dioulasso.] Population, Vol. 42, No.
2, Mar-Apr 1987. 249-65 pp. Paris, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng;
Spa.
Some problems concerning data collection in multistage surveys
are examined using the example of the EMIS survey on infant mortality
in the Sahel, carried out between 1981 and 1984 in the region of
Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. The emphasis is on the problem of
nonresponse for unknown reasons. The reasons for error sources include
the determination of place of delivery, especially for women undergoing
cesarean sections who were moved from outlying health centers, and for
deliveries where the child subsequently died. The evidence also
indicates that some women, particularly those in vulnerable categories,
were not included in subsequent phases of the
survey.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
53:20781 Srinivasan,
K.; Muthiah, A. C. Fertility estimation from retrospective
surveys: biases attributable to pregnancy-related movement of
mothers. Demography, Vol. 24, No. 2, May 1987. 271-8 pp.
Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"In a number of developing countries,
especially in South Asia, there is a custom for a pregnant woman to go
to her mother's home for delivery and remain for some months
afterwards. In this context, estimates of various fertility measures,
based on data from a sample survey of resident women, will be seriously
biased. Inclusion of data for visitors to the sample households does
not fully compensate for this bias. The presence and magnitude of the
bias is illustrated by the analysis of data from large-scale sample
surveys conducted in the state of Orissa in India and by World
Fertility Survey data from Bangladesh and Nepal."
Author's address:
International Institute for Population Sciences, Bombay, 400 088
India.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
