56:30750 Krishnan,
Parameswara. Some lacunae in demographic data collection
in South Asia with special reference to India. Population Research
Laboratory Discussion Paper, No. 62, Jan 1990. 15 pp. University of
Alberta, Department of Sociology, Population Research Laboratory:
Edmonton, Canada. In Eng.
"The demographic data collected in the
South Asian countries have lacunae....These lacunae are present in the
data collected in all the countries of this region, even though the
discussions here are based on this author's experience with the data
for India. The areas where the deficiencies are felt are in
differential mortality, differential fertility, marriage and
remarriage, migration and social mobility and labour force. We shall
look at each of these areas broadly to throw light on the types of
deficiencies and how they can be remedied."
Correspondence:
University of Alberta, Department of Sociology, Population Research
Laboratory, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H4, Canada. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:30751
Netherlands. Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. Hoofdafdeling
Sociale Rekeningen (Voorburg, Netherlands).
Socio-demographic accounts. Population in household: methodology
and application for 1985-1986. [Sociaal-demografische rekeningen.
Bevolking in huishoudens; methodebeschrijving en toepassing voor
1985/'86.] ISBN 90-3571-208-0. 1990. 70 pp. Voorburg, Netherlands. In
Dut. with sum. in Eng.
"Socio-demographic Accounts (SDA)...are an
integration framework representing the socio-demographic situation and
transitions of the total population of the Netherlands....Two systems
of SDA have been developed; one on the societal participation and
mobility...and one on the population in households. Both sets of
accounts cover the total population. This publication describes the
methodology in constructing the accounts on the population in
households and presents the results for the period 1985/'86. Stock and
flow statistics on the population in households include data classified
by type of household (private or institutional) and position in the
household (one-person household or children and others in multi-person
household)....In addition to this the population is broken down
according to sex and age."
Correspondence: Centraal Bureau
voor de Statistiek, Prinses Beatrixlaan 428, Postbus 959, 2270 AZ
Voorburg, Netherlands. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
56:30752 Pool,
Ian. A framework for the analysis of Maori population
trends prior to the implementation of "complete" enumeration and vital
registration. New Zealand Population Review, Vol. 15, No. 2, Nov
1989. 49-59 pp. Wellington, New Zealand. In Eng.
"Until the
post-war censuses [in New Zealand,] Maori enumeration remained
incomplete, while vital registration became satisfactory in terms of
coverage and published detail only about 1961. Since then, the
critical issues of data quality have revolved primarily around
questions of definition of 'Maori', notably reconciling those
definitions used in various different sources....The present paper, by
way of reviewing some underlying technical demographic issues, seeks to
underscore the point that to carry out population studies, whether in a
modern or historical context, it is necessary to go well beyond the
singular traditional task of searching for exact demograhic
measurement, and to analyse multi-dimensional interrelations with other
phenomena. To do so it draws on the notion of 'basic needs' as used in
the development literature, and also looks at the infant/childhood
survivorship-nutrition-infection relationship."
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:30753 Logrillo,
Vito M. Automation of vital registration systems in the
United States: a summary of selected states' activities. IIVRS
Technical Paper, No. 40, Apr 1990. i, 12 pp. International Institute
for Vital Registration and Statistics [IIVRS]: Bethesda, Maryland. In
Eng.
"This report presents a brief overview of the development and
implementation of computerization of registration activities in
selected states in the United States. Ten states provided information
on their current activities and future directions in automating their
registration systems." Consideration is given to data entry, storage,
and retrieval; indexing of records; electronic birth records; and
applications for developing countries.
Correspondence:
International Institute for Vital Registration and Statistics, 9650
Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
56:30754 Clark, A.
M.; Thomas, F. G. The geography of the 1991 census.
Population Trends, No. 60, Summer 1990. 9-15 pp. London, England. In
Eng.
"The census geography system has a twofold purpose. First, it
provides a set of field management areas to enable enumeration to be
carried out. Second, it provides a geographic database which can be
used for the administration of the census and statistical analysis.
Part 1 of this article describes the planned geography system for the
1991 Census in England and Wales and focuses on the method of planning
enumeration districts and the construction of field management areas.
Part 2 discusses the geography system being developed for the census in
Scotland and describes the main differences between the two
systems."
Correspondence: A. M. Clark, Office of Population
Censuses and Surveys, Census Division, St. Catherines House, 10
Kingsway, London WC2 6JP, England. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
56:30755 Cornell, L.
L. Using event history methods in analyzing the population
registers of early modern Japan. PIRT Working Paper, No. 8, Dec
1987. 29 pp. Indiana University, Population Institute for Research and
Training [PIRT]: Bloomington, Indiana. In Eng.
"The Japanese
population registers (the shumon aratame cho) have two
properties--small sample size and continuity over long spans of
time--which have made them less than ordinarily amenable to statistical
analysis using the methods current in the social sciences. The object
of this paper is to outline these properties and suggest the kinds of
problems they have created for researchers; to suggest that a recently
developed set of statistical techniques--event history analysis--offers
a method for dealing with these problems; and to illustrate their use
by analyzing the causes of divorce in peasant households in early
modern Japan."
Correspondence: Indiana University,
Population Institute for Research and Training, Memorial Hall East 220,
Bloomington, IN 47405. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
56:30756 Ruggles,
Steven; Menard, Russell R. A public use sample of the 1880
U.S. census of population. Social History Research Laboratory
Working Paper, No. WP:89-3, Nov 1989. 23 pp. University of Minnesota,
Department of History, Social History Research Laboratory: Minneapolis,
Minnesota. In Eng.
"The Social History Research Laboratory at the
University of Minnesota...is now creating a Public Use Sample of the
1880 U.S. Census of Population. With a sampling density of 1 in 100
cases, the project will yield information on just over 500,000
individuals living in just under 100,000 families. This note provides
a brief overview of other public use samples, a description of the 1880
census and its value for historical analysis, and a summary of our
sampling strategy. Its purpose is to inform potential users of the
project and to invite comments and suggestions that could improve the
final product."
Correspondence: University of Minnesota,
Department of History, Social History Research Laboratory, 628 Social
Science Tower, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
56:30757 Ruggles,
Steven. Comparability of the public use files of the U.S.
census of population, 1880-1980. Social History Research
Laboratory Working Paper, No. WP:89-1, 1989. 28, [3] pp. University of
Minnesota, Department of History, Social History Research Laboratory:
Minneapolis, Minnesota. In Eng.
The author outlines the content and
methodology of U.S. public use samples constructed during the period
1880-1980. Consideration is given to census and sample format, changes
in the units of enumeration and sampling, sample designs and treatment
of missing data, variables on household composition and demography,
geographic codes and variables on ethnicity and migration, and
variables on economic status, employment, education, and
literacy.
Correspondence: University of Minnesota,
Department of History, Social History Research Laboratory, 628 Social
Science Tower, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
56:30758 United
States. Bureau of the Census (Washington, D.C.).
Education. 1990 Census of Population and Housing: Content
Determination Report, No. 1990 CDR-8, Nov 1989. 32 pp. Washington, D.C.
In Eng.
In this report, the development of questions for the 1990
U.S. Census of Population and Housing is outlined. The topics covered
in the report are educational attainment and school
enrollment.
Correspondence: U.S. Government Printing
Office, Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C. 20402.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:30759 United
States. Bureau of the Census (Washington, D.C.). General
demographic data. 1990 Census of Population and Housing: Content
Determination Report, No. 1990 CDR-5, Mar 1990. 41 pp. Washington, D.C.
In Eng.
This report documents the questionnaire design procedure
for the 1990 U.S. census of population and housing concerning questions
on general demographic data. Specific items covered are relationship
to household head, sex, age, marital status, residence five years ago,
and children ever born.
Correspondence: U.S. Government
Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C. 20402.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:30760 United
States. Bureau of the Census (Washington, D.C.). Industry,
occupation, and class of worker. 1990 Census of Population and
Housing: Content Determination Report, No. 1990 CDR-3, Sep 1989. 26
pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"This is one in a series of reports
documenting the content of the 1990 [U.S.] Census of Population and
Housing. Each report in this series details the steps leading to the
determination of the questions pertaining to a specific topic or topics
asked in the 1990 census. These steps include summarizing the content
recommendations from data users, describing the development of each
question through the 1990 content testing program, and documenting the
legislative and programmatic applications of the data derived from the
questions. Each item appearing on the 1990 census questionnaires also
is discussed in terms of its census history and change since
1980....This report documents the items on industry, occupation, and
class of worker...."
Correspondence: U.S. Government
Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C. 20402.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:30761 United
States. Bureau of the Census (Washington, D.C.). Place of
work and journey to work. 1990 Census of Population and Housing:
Content Determination Report, No. 1990 CDR-4, Oct 1989. 28 pp.
Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"This is one in a series of reports
documenting the content of the 1990 [U.S.] Census of Population and
Housing. Each report in this series details the steps leading to the
determination of the questions pertaining to a specific topic or topics
asked in the 1990 census....This report documents the items on place of
work and journey to work...."
Correspondence: U.S.
Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, Washington,
D.C. 20402. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:30762 New ERA
(Kathmandu, Nepal). Fertility and mortality rates in
Nepal. Jun 1986. x, 158 pp. Kathmandu, Nepal. In Eng.
These
are the results of the 1984 Nepal Fertility and Mortality Survey,
conducted by the private nonprofit organization New ERA for the
National Commission on Population of Nepal. After a section describing
survey methodology, sections are included on data quality and analysis,
nuptiality, fertility, mortality, use of contraception, and awareness
of and views toward contraception. Copies of survey questionnaires are
provided.
Correspondence: New ERA, Maharajgunj, P.O. Box
722, Kathmandu, Nepal.
56:30763 Population
Council (New York, New York). Ghana 1988: results from
the Demographic and Health Survey. Studies in Family Planning,
Vol. 21, No. 4, Jul-Aug 1990. 236-40 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
Results from Ghana's 1988 Demographic and Health Survey are
presented. Data are included on population characteristics, fertility
trends, ideal family size, contraceptive use, knowledge of
contraception, nuptiality, infant mortality, and child health and
nutrition.
Correspondence: Population Council, One Dag
Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, NY 10017. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
56:30764 Population
Council (New York, New York). Mexico 1987: results from
the demographic and health survey. Studies in Family Planning,
Vol. 21, No. 3, May-Jun 1990. 181-5 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
Results from Mexico's 1987 National Survey on Fertility and Health
are presented. Data are from 7,786 households and include population
characteristics, fertility trends and preferences, contraceptive use,
contraceptive knowledge, nuptiality, breast-feeding practices, infant
mortality, and child health.
Correspondence: Population
Council, One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, NY 10017.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
