55:10807 Costes,
Jean-Michel; Waltisperger, Dominique. MORTAL: software
for mortality analysis. A user's manual. [MORTAL: logiciel
d'analyse de la mortalite. Manuel d'utilisation.] Les Etudes du CEPED,
No. 2, ISBN 2-87762-007-7. Oct 1988. 99 pp. Centre Francais sur la
Population et le Developpement [CEPED]: Paris, France. In Fre.
This
is a user's manual that accompanies a diskette containing 11 programs
for mortality analysis. These programs were developed during a
training course for African demographers held in Bamako, Mali, in 1986,
and are concerned with the estimation of mortality using various
methods and the calculation of life tables. Consideration is also
given to estimating the completeness of death
registration.
Correspondence: CEPED, 15 Rue de l'Ecole de
Medecine, 75270 Paris Cedex 06, France. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
55:10808 Katholieke
Hogeschool (Tilburg, Netherlands); Sociologisch Instituut (Tilburg,
Netherlands). Census Data and Election Turnouts at the
Municipal Level: 1947, 1960, 1959, 1963, 1967, 1971 [MRDF].
[Nederlandse Gemeenten; Census Data, 1947, 1960, Verkiezingsuitslagen;
1959, 1963, 1967, 1971.] Pub. Order No. P0049. [1971]. Royal
Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Social Science Information
and Documentation Centre, Steinmetz Archive [distributor]: Amsterdam,
Netherlands. In Eng; Dut.
This is a collection of census data and
population statistics from the Netherlands totaling 981 cases with 174
variables, for the years 1947, 1960, 1959, 1963, 1967, and 1971.
Census data are presented at the municipal level by age, sex,
occupation, and religion. Election results are also provided. The
storage mode is a labeled SPSS file, and there are no restrictions on
the data set's accessibility.
Correspondence: Steinmetz
Archive, Herengracht 410-412, 1017 BX Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Source: Steinmetz Archive Data Catalogue, 1986, p. 232.
55:10809 Levine,
Ned. Demographic data sources available for
microcomputers. Journal of the American Planning Association, Vol.
54, No. 2, Spring 1988. 233-40 pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"This
article reviews the offerings of several vendors who sell demographic
data for use with microcomputers, points toward future directions for
accessing demographic information, and discusses some problems
associated with using that type of data." The geographical focus is on
the United States.
Correspondence: N. Levine, Graduate
School of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of California,
Los Angeles, CA 90024. Location: Princeton University Library
(SF).
55:10810
Netherlands. Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Amsterdam,
Netherlands). Thirteenth National Census Data, 1960
[MRDF]. [13e Algemene Volkstelling, 1960.] Pub. Order No. P0061.
1960. Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Social Science
Information and Documentation Centre, Steinmetz Archive [distributor]:
Amsterdam, Netherlands. In Eng; Dut.
Results of the 1960 census of
the Netherlands are presented, consisting of 11,000,000 cases. The
data set is stored on stranger tape, and permission must be obtained
from the Centraal Bureau voor Statistiek in order to gain access to the
data.
Correspondence: Stienmetz Archive, Herengracht
410-412, 1017 BX Amsterdam, Netherlands. Source: Steinmetz
Archive Data Catalogue, 1986, p. 234.
55:10811 Royal
Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Social Science Information
and Documentation Centre. Steinmetz Archive (Amsterdam,
Netherlands). Steinmetz archive. Data catalogue and
guide. Dutch social science data. 6th ed. ISBN 90-71684-01-6.
1986. 483 pp. Amsterdam, Netherlands. In Eng; Dut.
"The Catalogue
and Guide 1986 is an updated documentation of the datafiles of the
Steinmetz Archive as of March 1986....This catalogue was produced from
the automated documentation system, which contains a complete
description of datafiles according to the International Study
Description Scheme. The present publication offers 826 descriptions of
social-scientific research files and 751 descriptions of polls
conducted by the Netherlands Institute for Public Opinion Research
(NIPO). The collection of foreign datasets in the archive is not
included in this catalogue....Approximately 75 percent of the files are
stored at the archive as SPSS system-files with extensive English
documentation of variables. All files can be distributed in several
formats corresponding to specific computertypes
required."
Correspondence: Steinmetz Archive, Herengracht
410-412, 1017 BX Amsterdam, Netherlands. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
55:10812 United
Nations. Department of International Economic and Social Affairs.
Population Division (New York, New York). The Prospects of
World Urbanization: 1988 [MRDF]. 1988. New York, New York; U.N.
Department of International Economic and Social Affairs, Population
Division [producer and distributor]:. In Eng.
This data set
consists of two files containing results of the 1988 revision of the
U.N. estimates and projections of urbanization. Accompanying technical
documentation is provided. The first file contains estimates and
projections of eight urbanization-related demographic indicators
(including urban population size, rural population size, and proportion
of population living in urban areas) for 223 countries, regions, and
areas in the world, covering the period 1950-2025. The second file
contains estimates and projections of population size and growth rate
of urban agglomerations with 2 million or more inhabitants in 1985 and
capital cities of countries with populations of 2 million or more in
1985.
55:10813 United
Nations. Department of International Economic and Social Affairs.
Population Division (New York, New York). The World
Population Prospects: 1988 [MRDF]. 1988. New York, New York; U.N.
Department of International Economic and Social Affairs, Population
Division [producer and distributor]:. In Eng.
This data set
consists of three files: the first has 19,656 logical records, the
second has 8,736, and the third has 20,384. Accompanying technical
documentation is provided. These files contain results of the 1988
revision of the U.N. demographic estimates since 1950 and projections
to 2025 for 182 countries, regions, and areas with a population of at
least 300,000. Those estimates and projections include population by
sex and age, growth rates, crude birth rates, crude death rates, total
fertility rates, life expectancy at birth, and infant mortality rates,
given at five-year intervals.
55:10814 United
States. Bureau of the Census (Washington, D.C.). Survey of
Income and Program Participation (SIPP) 1985 Panel, Wave 1 Rectangular
Microdata File [MRDF]. 1988. U.S. Bureau of the Census [producer
and distributor]: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"SIPP is a longitudinal
survey where each sampled household and each descendent household is
reinterviewed at 4-month intervals for 9 interviews or 'waves.' This
file contains the results of the first interview." The geographic
focus is on the United States; codes are included for 38 individual
states. The file structure is rectangular, and contains 36,114 logical
records with 5,460 character record length. "The file contains basic
demographic and social characteristics data for each member of the
household. These include age, sex, race..., ethnic origin..., marital
status, household relationship, education, and veteran status. Limited
data are provided on housing unit characteristics....[Also covered are]
labor force activity, types and amounts of income, and participation in
various cash and noncash benefit programs...." The file is available
on 2 reels at 6,250 bpi, and on 7 reels at 1,600 bpi; the cost is 175
dollars (U.S.) per reel.
Correspondence: Customer Services,
Data User Services Division, U.S. Bureau of the Census, Washington,
D.C. 20233. Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Data User
Services Division, Data Developments, No. XI-25, Dec 1988.
