54:20924 Australia.
Bureau of Statistics (Belconnen, Australia). Census of
Population and Housing, 30 June 1986. Census 86--Standard Tables on
Magnetic Tape [MRDF]. Pub. Order No. Cat. 2186.0. 1987. Bureau of
Statistics [producer and distributor]: Belconnen, Australia. In Eng.
These seven files contain small-area summary data and
cross-classified tables from the 1986 Census of Population and Housing
of Australia. Most of the census topics for persons, families, and
dwellings are covered for each of the small areas implied in the file
titles: Collection District Summary File, Statistical Local Area
Summary File--Place of Enumeration, Statistical Local Area Summary
File--Place of Usual Residence, Large Legal Local Government Area
Summary File--Place of Enumeration, Large Legal Local Government Area
Summary File--Place of Usual Residence, Commonwealth Electoral Division
Summary File, and Urban Centre Summary File. Each file has accompanying
documentation designed for programmers to use in processing the
file.
Correspondence: Australian Bureau of Statistics, P.O.
Box 10, Belconnen, ACT 2616, Australia. Source: Distributor's
announcement.
54:20925 Bentzon,
Karl-Henrik; Thomsen, Soren R. Danish Electoral and Census
Statistics since 1970, II [MRDF]. Pub. Order No. DDA-0680. Aug
1983. Danish Data Archives [producer and distributor]: Odense, Denmark.
In Eng.
This file contains 346 cases, with 1,055 variables. "The
study consists of aggregate data concerning elections and censuses
since 1970. All Danish elections (i.e. general elections, county
council elections and municipal elections) and referenda are included.
The census statistics included cover demographic and social data. The
material was collected on the basis of statistical publications and the
data are aggregated in units corresponding to municipalities; however,
large municipalities have been divided into a number of constituencies,
or sub-units."
Correspondence: Dansk Data Arkiv, Niels
Bohrs Alle 25, 5230 Odense M, Denmark. Source: DDA-NYT No. 41,
Spring 1987; and distributor's correspondence.
54:20926 Canada.
Statistics Canada. Small Area and Administrative Data Division (Ottawa,
Canada). SHOWCASE--Data and Software Package [MRDF].
Sep 25, 1987. Statistics Canada, Small Area and Administrative Data
Division [producer and distributor]: Ottawa, Canada. In Eng; Fre.
This data package, on 14 diskettes for use on the IBM PC, contains
data on population and vital statistics for the 266 census divisions of
Canada. Smaller packages consisting of data for census divisions in
each of the four regions are also available. The data are for the
years 1976-1986, depending on the variable, and will be updated
annually. Technical and user guides are provided. Data are also
presented on income, manufacturing, farms, migration, building permits,
and unemployment. A software utility is included for accessing the
data; it can also be used in packages such as
Lotus.
Correspondence: Small Area and Administrative Data
Division, Statistics Canada, Room 2306, Main Building, Tunney's
Pasture, Ottawa, Ontario K1A OT6, Canada. Source:
Distributor's correspondence.
54:20927 United
Kingdom. Office of Population Censuses and Surveys [OPCS] (London,
England). 1971-1981 Census Change File Statistics for
Comparable Areas in England and Wales [MRDF]. Pub. Order No. 2085
and 2086. [1986?]. Office of Population Censuses and Surveys [OPCS]
[producer and distributor]: London, England. In Eng.
These files
are part of the data archives of the 1981 census of Great Britain.
They have accompanying documentation and "contain statistics extracted
from the small area statistics from the 1971 and 1981 censuses (100%
population and household) aggregated to comparable area levels." The
small area statistics file includes information on total population,
sex, population in households, age, country of birth, migration,
employment, marital status, number of children, housing, and
language.
Correspondence: Census and Large Data Set Unit,
ESRC Data Archive, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester,
Essex CO4 3SQ, England.
54:20928 United
Nations. Department of International Economic and Social Affairs (New
York, New York). MortPak-Lite: the United Nations
software package for mortality measurement. Interactive software for
the IBM-PC and compatibles. Population Studies, No. 104;
ST/ESA/SER.A/104, Pub. Order No. E.88.XIII.2. ISBN 92-1-151167-4. 1988.
vi, 121 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
"The present volume
contains the working manual for MORTPAK-LITE, a software package for
demographic measurement in developing countries, with special emphasis
on mortality measurement. MORTPAK-LITE includes 16 applications in the
areas of life-table and stable-population construction, graduation of
mortality data, indirect mortality estimation, indirect fertility
estimation, and other indirect procedures for evaluating age
distributions and the completeness of censuses. The package
incorporates recently developed techniques that take advantage of the
United Nations model life tables and generalized stable-population
equations. MORTPAK-LITE features an interactive, user-friendly
interface designed for microcomputer users." MORTPAK-LITE is available
on diskettes for IBM-PCs and compatibles.
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
54:20929 United
States. Bureau of the Census (Washington, D.C.). Census of
Population and Housing, 1980 (United States): Summary Tape File 3D
Congressional District-Level Extract [MRDF]. Pub. Order No. ICPSR
8710. 1987. U.S. Bureau of the Census [producer and distributor]:
Washington, D.C. In Eng.
This rectangular file contains 436 cases,
with 6 records per case and a logical record length of 2,016
characters. "Congressional district records were extracted from
Summary Tape File 3D files and combined into a single file with the
[U.S.] congressional district as the unit of analysis....The 436
congressional districts described in the file are defined according to
the boundaries established for the 98th Congress....These files contain
sample data inflated to represent the total population but also include
100-percent counts and unweighted sample counts for some variables.
Complete-count data are supplied for demographic characteristics such
as age, race, sex, marital status, and Spanish origin, and for housing
information....Sample data are provided for other items including
education, language, ancestry, employment, transportation, and
income."
Source: ICPSR Bulletin 8(2).
54:20930 United
States. Bureau of the Census (Washington, D.C.). Census of
Population and Housing, 1980: American Indian Supplementary
Questionnaire Public Use Microdata Sample [MRDF]. Pub. Order No.
ICPSR 8664. [1987]. U.S. Bureau of the Census [producer and
distributor]: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
This file contains 63,214
records (with a logical record length of 113 characters) and has
accompanying documentation. "The 1980 American Indian supplementary
file provides information on the American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut
populations beyond that obtained from the regular 1980 census
questionnaire. The questionnaire was used on all federal and state
reservations and in the historic areas of Oklahoma (excluding urbanized
areas) to obtain information about the unique living conditions present
on many reservations and in those specified areas of Oklahoma. The
file is comprised of two types of records (housing and person) in a
hierarchical structure. Population items from the supplementary
questionnaire include: tribal affiliation, educational attainment,
health services received, occupation, work history, benefits received,
and income."
Source: ICPSR Bulletin, Sep 1987.
54:20931 United
States. National Center for Health Statistics [NCHS] (Hyattsville,
Maryland). National Health Interview Survey, 1984-1986:
Longitudinal Study of Aging, 70 Years and Over [MRDF]. Pub. Order
No. ICPSR 8719. 1987. U.S. National Center for Health Statistics [NCHS]
[producer and distributor]: Hyattsville, Maryland. In Eng.
This
rectangular file contains 5,151 logical records (with a record length
of 1,160 characters) and has accompanying documentation. This is one
of two public-use files to be released containing results of the
Longitudinal Study of the Aging (LSOA), which is following a sample of
16,147 U.S. residents aged 55 and over drawn from the 1984 National
Health Interview Survey. This file provides data on 7,541 persons who
were aged 70 and over at the time of the 1984 interviews. "The LSOA is
designed to (a) provide mortality rates by demographic, social,
economic, and health characteristics that are not available from the
vital statistics system, (b) measure change in the functional status
and living arrangements of older people, and (c) provide measures of
health care use. It is also designed to describe the continuum from
functionally independent living in the community through dependence,
possibly institutionalization, and finally to
death."
Source: ICPSR Bulletin 8(2).
