55:10739 Bonnet,
Doris. A cultural approach to the study of malaria and to
measures of morbidity and mortality among young children in Burkina
Faso. [Approche culturelles du paludisme et mesures de la
morbidite et de la mortalite chez les jeunes enfants au Burkina Faso.]
In: African Population Conference/Congres Africain de Population,
Dakar, Senegal, November/novembre 7-12, 1988. Vol. 1, 1988. 1.2.39-49
pp. International Union for the Scientific Study of Population [IUSSP]:
Liege, Belgium. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
The author discusses an
anthropological approach to data collection in order to obtain accurate
measures of malaria-related morbidity and mortality without biological
examination. The focus is on the Mossi tribe of Burkina Faso, West
Africa.
Correspondence: D. Bonnet, ORSTOM BP 182,
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
55:10740 Clairin,
Remy. The recording of causes of deaths by nonmedical
personnel. [L'enregistrement des causes de deces par un personnel
non medical.] Etudes et Documents, No. 12, Oct 1988. 53 pp. Groupe de
Demographie du Developpement [IDP, INED, INSEE, MINCOOP, ORSTOM]:
Paris, France. In Fre.
Problems involved in collecting satisfactory
demograpic data in developing countries are addressed, using the
example of the collection of data by nonmedical personnel on causes of
death in Africa, and, more specifically, experiences in Burkina Faso
(Upper Volta) and Benin (Dahomey). The emphasis is on the experience
gained during the 1950s, particularly the work of Yves Biraud and
Pierre Cantrelle, which the author suggests has been subsequently
overlooked.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:10741 Ferry,
Benoit; Cantrelle, Pierre. The use of micro-computers for
collection of demographic data in the field. [L'utilisation de
micro-ordinateurs de terrain pour la collecte en demographie.] In:
African Population Conference/Congres Africain de Population, Dakar,
Senegal, November/novembre 7-12, 1988. Vol. 1, 1988. 1.2.15-30 pp.
International Union for the Scientific Study of Population [IUSSP]:
Liege, Belgium. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
"Considering the key
points of data collection and editing in demography, the authors look
at the recent improvements given by micro-computers on these topics.
They show the use of micros closer to the field-work for data-entry,
the use of lap-top computers [in the] field with specific programs and
data bases, generally replicating desk tasks [in the] field....The
authors illustrate this with the Integrated System of Data Collection,
a new software, based on a radically different approach, which has been
already used successfully with lap-tops [in the]
field."
Correspondence: B. Ferry, ORSTOM, Unite de
Recherche Population-Sante, 75006 Paris, France. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:10742 Groupe de
Demographie Africaine [IDP, INED, INSEE, MINCOOP, ORSTOM] (Paris,
France). Population size in African countries: an
evaluation. Volume II. ISBN 2-7099-0830-1. 1988. iii, 419 pp.
Paris, France. In Eng.
This is the second of two volumes presenting
44 studies by different authors on the population of African countries.
The present volume includes studies for 21 countries and an overview
of the project that generated these studies. The individual country
papers each have a section on demographic data sources; some also have
a critique of those sources, while others have an analysis of current
population trends. The concluding review summarizes the situation
concerning data sources, presents a critical analysis of those sources,
and considers questions of data consistency.
This is a translation
of the French edition, published in 1984, and cited in 51:10087.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:10743 Keogh,
Gary; Whelan, Brendan J. A statistical analysis of the
Irish Electoral Register and its use for population estimation and
sample surveys. ESRI General Research Series, No. 130, ISBN
0-7070-0083-1. Jul 1986. 126 pp. Economic and Social Research Institute
[ESRI]: Dublin, Ireland. In Eng.
The Irish Electoral Register is
evaluated as a data source, with a focus on the extent to which any
inaccuracy may affect research based on data from the Register. The
study involves specially conducted sample surveys and historical data
from the Register concerning the past 30 years. The study has three
purposes: "(i) to examine the statistical properties of the Register
as a regularly updated list of persons and to quantify the extent to
which it is accurate; (ii) to determine whether and how the Register
can be used as a means of estimating population in years when a census
is not carried out; (iii) to determine the usefulness of the Register
as a frame from which samples of the population can be selected." The
authors conclude that the Electoral Register is a valuable research
tool for both population estimation and sampling, and that the
deficiencies identified in the data are not serious or widespread
enough to invalidate research based on these
data.
Location: Yale University Library, New Haven, CT.
55:10744 Lohle-Tart,
Louis; Clairin, Remy; Francois, Michel; Gendreau, Francis.
From the individual to the statistic: some reflections on
demographic data collection in Africa. [De l'homme au chiffre:
reflexions sur l'observation demographique en Afrique.] Les Etudes du
CEPED, No. 1, ISBN 2-87762-006-9. Oct 1988. iii, 329 pp. Centre
Francais sur la Population et le Developpement [CEPED]: Paris, France.
In Fre.
This work presents a summary of the experience and opinions
of several French-speaking demographers who have been active in
demographic data collection in countries where such data are largely
nonexistent or deficient. It consists of 25 chapters grouped under the
headings of general questions, which includes concepts such as adapting
to local conditions, using local data sources, language problems,
developing data archives, and quality control; the process of data
collection; organization of data collection in the field; and data
collection on specific topics, including estimation, age distribution,
natural increase, fertility, mortality, infant and child mortality,
causes of death, migration, and employment and occupations. The
primary geographical focus is on Africa.
Correspondence:
CEPED, 15 rue de l'Ecole de Medecine, 75270 Cedex 06, France.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:10745 Njeck,
Rose-Alice. Quality control of censuses and surveys in
Africa within the limits of existing ways and means, with a view toward
improving the quality of census and survey data. [Controle de
qualite des recensements et enquetes en Afrique dans le cadre des voies
et moyens en vue d'ameliorer la qualite des donnees dans les
recensements et les enquetes.] In: African Population
Conference/Congres Africain de Population, Dakar, Senegal,
November/novembre 7-12, 1988. Vol. 1, 1988. 1.1.15-30 pp. International
Union for the Scientific Study of Population [IUSSP]: Liege, Belgium.
In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
The author proposes various data
collection and analysis methods to correct data deficiencies in African
censuses and surveys. Attention is focused on questionnaire design,
coding of data, training of fieldworkers, and computerization of data
collection and analysis.
Correspondence: R.-A. Njeck,
Departement de Main-d'Oeuvre et de l'Emploie, Ministere du Travail et
de Prevoyance, Yaounde, Cameroon. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
55:10746 Owusu, John
Y. Improving quality of responses to basic demographic
questions: a review of recent developments. In: African Population
Conference/Congres Africain de Population, Dakar, Senegal,
November/novembre 7-12, 1988. Vol. 1, 1988. 1.1.1-14 pp. International
Union for the Scientific Study of Population [IUSSP]: Liege, Belgium.
In Eng.
The author examines regional variations in the quality of
demographic data in Africa. He notes that "response errors in
population censuses and surveys in Africa arise from three main
sources, namely, a) psychological and intellectual factors which affect
the respondent's performance, b) the nature of the interaction between
the respondent and the interviewer, and c) the socio-cultural
environment of the country." Consideration is given to data collection
and the age and date of demographic events, fertility, and nuptiality,
and to the design of research instruments. Recommendations to improve
data quality are presented.
Correspondence: J. Y. Owusu,
Ghana Social Marketing Programme Research and Evaluation Unit, Accra,
Ghana. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:10747 Sidenko, A.
V.; Popov, G. Yu. Statistics of population and employment
in liberated countries: development trends and utilization of the
experience of developed countries. A textbook. [Statistika
naseleniya i truda v osvobodivshikhsya stranakh: tendentsii razvitiya i
ispol'zovanie opyta razvitykh stran. Uchebnoe posobie.] LC 87-149827.
1986. 203 pp. Izdatel'stvo Universiteta Druzhby Narodov: Moscow, USSR.
In Rus.
This is a textbook on the methodological principles of
establishing a system of statistics concerning population and
employment in developing countries. The experiences of both the USSR
and developed capitalist countries are reviewed. The appropriate
theoretical concepts and formulae are introduced and illustrated with
examples from existing statistical systems. The current demographic
system in developing countries is described, the various population
theories developed to analyze population trends in different
socioeconomic systems are introduced, and basic methods of making
population projections are outlined.
Location: U.S. Library
of Congress, Washington, D.C.
55:10748 Snow, R.
W.; Byass, P. Computerised morbidity surveillance in the
field. In: African Population Conference/Congres Africain de
Population, Dakar, Senegal, November/novembre 7-12, 1988. Vol. 1, 1988.
1.2.31-8 pp. International Union for the Scientific Study of Population
[IUSSP]: Liege, Belgium. In Eng. with sum. in Fre.
The authors
describe the methods employed in a 1987 child morbidity project in
Farafenni, the Gambia, with a focus on the use of computers in the
field and data base operations. "We have devised a system of
monitoring large numbers of children for clinical episodes of malaria.
The primary objective was to determine the number of clinical episodes
of malaria suffered by children during trials of various interventions
against the disease. It was assumed that a large proportion of
clinical attacks would not be seen at health posts and health centres,
and hence more active surveillance was indicated. We describe here
some of the methods employed in this surveillance and discuss how these
techniques might be applied to other intervention
trials."
Correspondence: R. W. Snow, Medical and Research
Council Laboratories, Fajara, Banjul, Gambia, West Africa.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:10749 Thongthai,
Varachai. Age misreporting. Journal of Population and
Social Studies, Vol. 1, No. 1, Jul 1988. 29-42, 147 pp. Nakhonpathom,
Thailand. In Tha. with sum. in Eng.
The author discusses the
characteristics of age misreporting in Thailand. It is noted that age
at next birthday was reported more often than age at last birthday,
particularly by younger people. No differences in the level of age
misreporting by sex or educational level were
noted.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:10750
International Institute for Vital Registration and Statistics
[IIVRS] (Bethesda, Maryland). Organization and status of
civil registration and vital statistics in the Arab countries.
IIVRS Technical Paper, No. 33, Oct 1988. i, 6 pp. Bethesda, Maryland.
In Eng.
"This report brings together information on the
organization of the civil registration and vital statistics systems in
the Arab countries. These are the countries with a common language,
religion, and culture located in the subregions of Asia and
Africa."
Correspondence: IIVRS, 9650 Rockville Pike,
Bethesda, MD 20814. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
55:10751
International Institute for Vital Registration and Statistics
[IIVRS] (Bethesda, Maryland). Recommendations from
regional conferences and seminars on civil registration and vital
statistics: an update. IIVRS Technical Paper, No. 34, Nov 1988.
i, 12 pp. Bethesda, Maryland. In Eng.
This paper contains
recommendations from four regional conferences and seminars held from
1985 to 1987 on civil registration and vital statistics. The
geographical focus covers Asia, Oceania, Africa, and English-speaking
Caribbean countries. Subject headings include legal provisions,
national and public interest, administrative organization,
coordination, registration methods and procedures, personnel, training,
facilities and equipment, research evaluation, and technical
assistance.
Correspondence: IIVRS, 9650 Rockville Pike,
Bethesda, MD 20814. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
55:10752 Japan.
Institute of Population Problems (Tokyo, Japan).
Standardized vital rates by prefectures: 1985. Institute of
Population Problems Research Series, No. 245, Feb 4, 1987. v, 73 pp.
Tokyo, Japan. In Jpn.
Standardized vital rates are presented for
Japan by prefecture and for the 11 largest cities. In Part 1, the year
1930 is used as the standard population; in Part 2, 1985 is used as the
standard population. In Part 3, the year 1930 is used as a standard to
compare changes in vital rates at five-year intervals from 1925 to
1985.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:10753 Bakker, M.
L. Demographic data collection through the rural
population register in Papua New Guinea. In: Profession:
demographer. Ten population studies in honour of F. H. A. G. Zwart,
edited by B. van Norren and H. A. W. van Vianen. 1988. 5-20 pp. Geo
Pers: Groningen, Netherlands. In Eng.
The author explains how
demographic information in Papua New Guinea will be collected through
the Rural Population Register (RPR), a basic population register. The
RPR, established in 1985, is first described, followed by a discussion
of problems in demographic data collection in general and through the
RPR.
Correspondence: M. L. Bakker, University of the South
Pacific, P.O. Box 1168, Suma, Fiji. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
55:10754
Congressional Information Service [CIS] (Bethesda,
Maryland). Guide to the 1980 U.S. decennial census
publications: detailed abstracts and indexes derived from the American
Statistics Index. ISBN 0-88692-099-X. LC 88-101373. 1986. xiii,
136; xiii, 112 pp. Bethesda, Maryland. In Eng.
This two-part guide
to the 1980 U.S. census contains abstracts of individual census
publications, and detailed indexing of those publications by subject,
geographic area, report number, title, and type of data available. The
guide covers all basic printed reports issued from the 1980 census
through May 1986 for both the census of population and of housing.
Preliminary and advanced reports are not included unless they present
data in a significantly different format than the final
reports.
Correspondence: CIS, 4520 East-West Highway,
Bethesda, MD 20814. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
55:10755 Grear,
Lawrence D. An evaluation of the adequacy of the census
data in Liberia. Pub. Order No. DA8806333. 1987. 156 pp.
University Microfilms International: Ann Arbor, Michigan. In Eng.
"The purpose of this study was to examine factors that contributed
to the inadequacy of the 1962 and 1974 censuses [in Liberia]. The
study focused on problematic areas by examining inaccuracies in the
1974 census and the possibility of identifying the most reliable data
from the census. The study examines the reliability of the data for
planning and development of national programs and for future censuses.
[It] confirmed the hypothesis indicating that the poorest census data
came from the less educated, the lower occupational groups,
nonmigrants, women, and the rural areas. In testing the 1974 census
data for discrepancies the Whipple's, Myers and the United Nations
Age-Sex Accuracy indexes were utilized as analytical tools."
This
work was prepared as a doctoral dissertation at the University of Texas
at Austin.
Correspondence: University Microfilms
International, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48106.
Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, A: Humanities
and Social Sciences 49(2).
55:10756 Hungary.
Kozponti Statisztikai Hivatal (Budapest, Hungary). 1980
population census. Volume 37. A survey of the data and of data
processing. Summary comments. [1980. evi nepszamlalas. 37. Az
adatfelvetel es feldolgozas. Osszefoglalo ismertetese.] 1983. [279] pp.
Budapest, Hungary. In Hun.
The methodology used in the 1980 census
of Hungary is described, including the decentralization of
responsibility for taking the census to the county level, and the
greater emphasis on settlements, villages, towns, and educational
status. Changes in census methodology since 1869 are also
discussed.
Location: University of Texas at Austin,
Population Research Center.
55:10757 Jager, H.
P. The organization of a population census in a nomad
society. In: Profession: demographer. Ten population studies in
honour of F. H. A. G. Zwart, edited by B. van Norren and H. A. W. van
Vianen. 1988. 21-44 pp. Geo Pers: Groningen, Netherlands. In Eng.
The author examines "the huge demographical problem of how to get
the highly mobile Somali population counted." Somali nomadic society
is first described, with a focus on settlement patterns observed during
the rainy and dry seasons. Different methods of census taking in
nomadic societies, as well as the best approach to counting Somali
nomads, are also discussed.
Correspondence: H. P. Jager,
Chancellor College, P.O. Box 280, Zomba, Malawi. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:10758 Martine,
George; Arias, Alfonso R. The evolution of employment in
agriculture--second part. [A evolucao do emprego no campo--2.a
parte.] Revista Brasileira de Estudos de Populacao, Vol. 5, No. 1,
Jan-Jun 1988. 37-70 pp. Sao Paulo, Brazil. In Por. with sum. in Eng.
This is the second part of a study evaluating Brazil's demographic
and agricultural censuses and their divergent representations of change
in agricultural employment. Consideration is given to occupational
status, economic activity, regional variations, and residence
characteristics of agricultural workers. The effect of censal
differences on the measurement of seasonal fluctuations in employment
and the labor force participation of women and children is
noted.
For Part 1, published in 1987, see 54:40814.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:10759 Nam,
Bun. Outline of the 1985 population and housing
census. Studies in Population Problems, Vol. 3, Dec 1986. 59-68
pp. Pusan, Korea, Republic of. In Eng.
The author reviews the
history and organization of the population and housing census in the
Republic of Korea. Brief outlines of enumeration procedures, census
items, tabulation and publication procedures, and evaluation methods
are provided. A 1985 sample census questionnaire is
included.
Correspondence: B. Nam, Population Statistics
Division, National Bureau of Statistics, 90 Gyeongun-dong, Jongro-gu,
Seoul 110, Republic of Korea. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
55:10760 Reid-Green,
Keith S. The history of census tabulation. Scientific
American, Vol. 260, No. 2, Feb 1989. 98-103 pp. New York, New York. In
Eng.
The author provides a brief history of the U.S. census, with a
focus on the challenge posed by collecting such large amounts of data,
and how it led to a revolution in data processing and statistical
analysis.
Correspondence: K. S. Reid-Green, Educational
Testing Service, Rosedale Road, Princeton, NJ 08540.
Location: Princeton University Library (SW).
55:10761 Schulze,
Suzanne. Population information in twentieth century
census volumes: 1950-1980. ISBN 0-89774-400-4. LC 88-17937. 1988.
viii, 317 pp. Oryx Press: Phoenix, Arizona. In Eng.
This is a guide
to the information contained in the published volumes from the 1950,
1960, 1970, and 1980 U.S. censuses. Information is included on the
topics covered in the various censuses and the terminology used, the
contents of each census volume listed, the availability of census
materials, and the states and outlying areas included in the respective
censuses.
For a guide to earlier censuses by the same author,
published in 1985, see 52:10740.
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
55:10762 Szwalek,
Stanislawa. Preparations by local authorities for the
general census. [Prace przygotowawcze w terenie do Narodowego
Spisu Powszechnego.] Wiadomosci Statystyczne, Vol. 33, No. 4, Apr 1988.
8-10 pp. Warsaw, Poland. In Pol.
An outline of tasks delegated to
local authorities in preparation for the Polish census scheduled for
December 1988 is presented.
Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
55:10763 United
States. Bureau of the Census (Washington, D.C.). Fourth
Annual Research Conference, March 20-23, 1988: proceedings. Jul
1988. 711 pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
This is the fourth in a
series of annual research conferences conducted by the U.S. Bureau of
the Census. The focus of this conference was on improvements in
technology and measurement problems. Sessions were included on
counting the hard-to-enumerate population, measurement models in
undercount research, improving foreign trade statistics, statistical
models for the census undercount mechanism, disclosure research,
automated cartography, computer-assisted telephone interviewing,
methods and software for survey data analysis, computer-assisted
personal interviewing, expert systems for matching and classifying,
microeconomic panel surveys, standard industrial classification,
improvement of demographic coverage, seasonal adjustment and related
research, issues in survey methodology, and quality control.
For
proceedings of a previous conference in this series, published in 1987,
see 54:10848.
Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
55:10764 Population
Council (New York, New York). Senegal 1986: results from
the Demographic and Health Survey. Studies in Family Planning,
Vol. 19, No. 6, Pt. 1, Nov-Dec 1988. 381-5 pp. New York, New York. In
Eng.
Data from the 1986 Senegal Demographic and Health Survey are
presented. Statistics are included for fertility trends and
differentials, age-specific fertility, fertility preferences,
contraceptive use, infant mortality, health, and nutritional status.
Data are from 2,136 compounds and interviews of 4,415 women aged
15-49.
Correspondence: Population Council, One Dag
Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, NY 10017. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
55:10765 Population
Council (New York, New York). Thailand 1987: results from
the Demographic and Health Survey. Studies in Family Planning,
Vol. 20, No. 1, Jan-Feb 1989. 62-6 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
Summary statistics are presented from the 1987 Thailand Demographic
and Health Survey. Data are included on population characteristics,
fertility trends and preferences, contraceptive use by age and parity,
nuptiality, infant mortality, and disease. Data are from 9,045
households surveyed from March to June
1987.
Correspondence: Population Council, One Dag
Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, NY 10017. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
55:10766 Pullum,
Thomas W. An approach to the reconciliation of demographic
survey data from the Philippines. Population Technical Assistance
Project Occasional Paper, No. 2, Pub. Order No. 87-147-076. Sep 29,
1988. vii, 29 pp. International Science and Technology Institute,
Population Technical Assistance Project: Arlington, Virginia. In Eng.
Problems concerning the inconsistencies in data on fertility and
contraceptive prevalence taken from different Philippine demographic
surveys are examined. The author concludes that "the choice of
indicators is an important key to the reliability of survey data. [He]
recommends that the primary index of fertility be the Total Fertility
Rate, not the Crude Birth Rate, and that the main measure of
contraceptive prevalence be the percentage of currently married women
who are using program methods, rather than all
methods."
Correspondence: Population Technical Assistance
Project, International Science and Technology Institute, 1601 North
Kent Street, Suite 1014, Arlington, VA 22209. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:10767 Randall,
Sara C. Use of ethnological knowledge in the collection of
demographic data. In: African Population Conference/Congres
Africain de Population, Dakar, Senegal, November/novembre 7-12, 1988.
Vol. 1, 1988. 1.2.1-13 pp. International Union for the Scientific Study
of Population [IUSSP]: Liege, Belgium. In Eng. with sum. in Fre.
The role of ethnological methods of analysis in African demographic
surveys is discussed. Consideration is given to the interview context,
household definition, and marriage patterns. The author suggests that
"although ethnological knowledge has the potential to increase the
quality and value of demographic data, it is used at the expense of
standardised definitions, which increases significantly the complexity
of both study design and analysis."
Correspondence: S. C.
Randall, c/o NEF, Douentza, Mali. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
55:10768 Riandey,
Benoit. The quality of follow-up studies of the sample in
demographic surveys: an appraisal. [La qualite du suivi des
echantillons dans les enquetes demographiques: un bilan.] Population,
Vol. 43, No. 4-5, Jul-Oct 1988. 829-54 pp. Paris, France. In Fre. with
sum. in Eng; Spa.
The author describes methods developed at INED to
improve the quality of data in follow-up studies conducted in France.
Attention is given to the updating of address files of persons included
in the original survey sample, with a primary focus on an INED
follow-up survey on fertility. The author then examines the
difficulties in obtaining data faced by those undertaking follow-up
surveys, citing recent experience at both INED and
INSEE.
Correspondence: B. Riandey, INED, 27 Rue du
Commandeur, 75675 Paris Cedex 14, France. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
