57:10753 Angermann,
Oswald. Statistics of the Federal Republic of Germany and
the German Democratic Republic on the way toward unity. [Statistik
der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und der Deutschen Demokratischen
Republik auf dem Weg zur Einheit.] Wirtschaft und Statistik, No. 8, Aug
1990. 523-8 pp. Wiesbaden, Germany, Federal Republic of. In Ger.
This paper examines the comparability of statistics for West and
East Germany and outlines the steps being taken to unify the two
systems. Sections are included on population and employment
statistics.
Location: Princeton University Library (PF).
57:10754 Sayed,
Hussein A.-A. Preliminary estimates of some demographic
measures for Egypt based on recent sources of data. In: Studies in
African and Asian demography: CDC Annual Seminar, 1989. 1990. 117-44
pp. Cairo Demographic Centre: Cairo, Egypt. In Eng.
The author
presents demographic measures for Egypt based on various recent data
sources. "Some basic demographic indicators concerning fertility,
early marriages and child survival were obtained from the returns of
the 20% sample of the 1986 census. These were also compared with
relevant measures obtained from the EDHS [Egypt Demographic and Health
Survey] and other surveys. Significant differences were observed and
were difficult to explain without considering the possibility of data
collection problems including under reporting, especially for females,
and misreporting of ages."
Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
57:10755 Kielkowski,
Danuta; Steinberg, M.; Barron, P. M. Life after
death--mortality statistics and the public health. South African
Medical Journal/Suid Afrikaanse Mediese Tydskrif, Vol. 76, No. 12, Dec
16, 1989. 672-5 pp. Pinelands, South Africa. In Eng.
"The process
by which mortality statistics are compiled in [South Africa] and the
potential impact on public health are discussed....The distinction
between underlying and direct causes of death in compiling mortality
statistics and planning public health intervention is considered. The
major part played by medical practitioners in the death certification
process is emphasised, and some of the areas in which mortality data
could be improved are highlighted."
Correspondence: D.
Kielkowski, University of the Witwatersrand, Department of Community
Health, 7 York Road, Parktown 2193, South Africa. Location:
U.S. National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD.
57:10756 Rosenberg,
Harry M. Death data as input to policymaking.
Statistical Bulletin, Vol. 72, No. 1, Jan-Mar 1991. 29-34 pp. New York,
New York. In Eng.
"United States and international mortality
statistics are analyzed for various applications because of their
importance for identifying and monitoring health problems, developing
programs for disease prevention and health promotion, and for
portraying trends and patterns. Since public and corporate policy is
significantly affected by vital statistics data, the quality of the
information on the death certificate should be as accurate and complete
as possible."
Correspondence: H. M. Rosenberg, U.S.
National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Vital Statistics,
Mortality Statistics Branch, 6525 Belcrest Road, Hyattsville, MD
20782. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:10757 Brungardt,
Maurice P. Using nineteenth century census results: the
Colombian censuses of 1835, 1843, and 1851. Latin American
Population History Bulletin, No. 18, Fall 1990. 2-8 pp. Minneapolis,
Minnesota. In Eng.
The author discusses three of the six national
censuses taken during the nineteenth century in Colombia--those for
1835, 1843, and 1851. The focus is on the importance of macro patterns
generated by the data, the methods recommended to overcome the problems
of the censuses, and ways to make the information useful for historical
demography.
Correspondence: M. P. Brungardt, Loyola
University, Department of History, 6363 St. Charles Avenue, New
Orleans, LA 70118. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
57:10758 Fein, David
J. The social sources of census omission: racial and
ethnic differences in omission rates in recent U.S. censuses. Pub.
Order No. DA9002696. 1989. 248 pp. University Microfilms International:
Ann Arbor, Michigan. In Eng.
"I argue that the search for a
solution to the [U.S.] census undercount problem should be informed by
theoretically-grounded research on the causes of undercount....I
[present] an investigation of the social factors causing high minority
omission rates....I identify two 'fundamental' causes (poverty and
ethnicity) and five 'proximate' social factors (complex living
arrangements, respondent inability to report accurately, housing unit
characteristics, perceived costs and benefits of reporting) which could
explain high minority omission rates."
This work was prepared as a
doctoral dissertation at Princeton
University.
Correspondence: University Microfilms
International, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48106.
Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, A: Humanities
and Social Sciences 50(8).
57:10759 Krishnaraj,
Maithreyi. Women's work in Indian census: beginnings of
change. Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 25, No. 48-49, Dec
1-8, 1990. 2,663-72 pp. Bombay, India. In Eng.
This article
examines India's efforts to develop reliable statistics concerning
women's work. It "documents the details of a Unifem project which has
made a small beginning in the data collection format for the Census,
1991. It also discusses the main problems that [have] dogged the
census and the many previous efforts made by researchers and data users
to draw attention to the problem and the implications of whatever
change has taken place."
Location: Princeton University
Library (PF).
57:10760 Livshits,
F. D. The 1937 population census. [Perepis'
naseleniya 1937 goda.] In: Demograficheskie protsessy v SSSR, edited by
A. G. Volkov. 1990. 174-203, 212 pp. Nauka: Moscow, USSR. In Rus. with
sum. in Eng.
"[The] 1937 population census of the USSR soon after
its completion was declared as being conducted with serious violations
of statistical methods and principles, [and] its results were announced
as defective and its organizers were repressed. The reason for such
reaction was allegedly large underenumeration. [This] article which
was written in 1972 and is being published for the first time considers
in detail the peculiarities of this Census. The author criticizes the
official USSR population estimates published in the early 30s. After
the scrupulous analysis of existing data the author demonstrates that
despite certain methodological and organizational shortcomings the
actual underenumeration of this Census did not exceed 450,000 persons
or about one third [of one] per cent of [the] total
population."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:10761 Papps,
Terence; Campbell, John. Age reporting in the New Zealand
census of population and dwellings, 1976-1986. In: Demographic
trends, 1989. 1990. 19-41 pp. Wellington, New Zealand. In Eng.
The
primary objective of this study is to use data from the New Zealand
census to examine which question format produces better data on age:
asking respondents to state their age or asking for date of birth.
"This study consists of three main parts. Initially, the enumerated
population age distribution from the 1901 Census is used to highlight
the phenomenon of age misreporting. Next, population age distributions
from the 1976, 1981 and 1986 Censuses are studied for the size and
patterns of digital preference and for the measurement of age data
reliability. Finally, the relative impact of non-response rates to the
'age' or 'date of birth' questions at these three Censuses are
considered."
Correspondence: T. Papps, Department of
Statistics, Population Census Division, Private Bag, Wellington, New
Zealand. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:10762 Polyakov,
Yu. A.; Zhiromskaya, V. B.; Kiselev, I. N. Half a century
of silence (the all-Union population census for 1937). [Polveka
molchaniya (vsesoyuznaya perepis' naseleniya 1937 g.).]
Sotsiologicheskie Issledovaniya, No. 6, 1990. 3-25 pp. Moscow, USSR. In
Rus.
The history of the 1937 Soviet census is reviewed. The
authors describe how, when the census failed to show the population
increase that Stalin desired, he had O. A. Kritkin, the head of the
census office, and I.A. Kraval, head of the Central Office of
Statistics, put to death. The census was proclaimed defective and the
results became secret documents that were concealed until the late
1980s. Data from this census are provided, including population by sex
and republic for 1926 and 1937, some of which are published for the
first time here.
Location: Princeton University Library
(PR).
57:10763 Polyakov,
Yu. A.; Zhiromskaya, V. B.; Kiselev, I. N. Half a century
of silence (the all-Union population census for 1937). [Polveka
molchaniya (vsesoyuznaya perepis' naseleniya 1937 g.).]
Sotsiologicheskie Issledovaniya, No. 8, 1990. 30-52 pp. Moscow, USSR.
In Rus.
This is a continuation of an article on the results of the
1937 Soviet census, which were kept secret until recently. In the
present article, the authors describe the aspects of the census that
were designed to produce restricted and confidential data. These data
were of two kinds: the Ministry of Defense counted all military
personnel; the NKVD counted all KGB personnel, all convicted prisoners
and suspects under arrest, and all personnel located in the militia
barracks, fire departments, and prisons and camps. These data were
collected in both 1937 and 1939. The authors analyze and compare the
data from the two rounds of data collection.
For a related article
by the same authors, also published in 1990, see elsewhere in this
issue.
Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
57:10764 Rosenwaike,
Ira; Hempstead, Katherine; Rogers, Richard G. Using
surname data in U.S. Puerto Rican mortality analysis. Demography,
Vol. 28, No. 1, Feb 1991. 175-80 pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"Evidence suggests that among mainland-born decedents, Hispanic
(particularly Puerto Rican) origin may have been underreported in
states that have added an ancestry item to their death certificates.
This study uses the 1980 [U.S.] Census Bureau Spanish-surname list to
code surnames on New York City death certificates. By examining the
correspondence between surname type and the response to the ancestry
item, we identify potential underreporting of Hispanic ethnicity for
Spanish-surnamed decedents. A surname-based method then is used to
adjust mortality data for mainland-born Puerto Rican
decedents."
Correspondence: I. Rosenwaike, University of
Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Social Work, 3701 Locust Walk,
Philadelphia, PA 19104. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
57:10765 Thomas,
Frank. Digital boundaries for the 1991 census of
population in Scotland. Statistical News, No. 91, Winter 1990.
91.18-21 pp. London, England. In Eng.
This article describes the
process of digitizing boundaries of unit postcodes in Scotland that was
carried out in preparation for output areas for small-area statistics
for the 1991 census.
Correspondence: F. Thomas, General
Register Office for Scotland, Ladywell House, Ladywell Road, Edinburgh
EH12 7TF, Scotland. Location: Princeton University Library
(PR).
57:10766 Tien, H.
Yuan. The new census of China. Population Today, Vol.
19, No. 1, Jan 1991. 6-8 pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
This article
presents a brief introduction to the 1990 census of China and some
provisional results. Particular attention is given to the implications
of the results for Chinese population
policy.
Correspondence: H. Y. Tien, Ohio State University,
190 North Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
57:10767 United
States. Bureau of the Census (Washington, D.C.).
Birthplace, citizenship, year of entry, and language. 1990
Census of Population and Housing: Content Determination Report, No.
1990 CDR-7, Oct 1990. 27 pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"This report
documents the items on place of birth, citizenship, year of entry, and
language included in the 1990 [U.S.] Census of Population and Housing.
The questions pertaining to these topics appear on the 1990 sample
questionnaire." Specific items include place of birth, citizenship,
year of entry, and language. Facsimiles of the 1990 census sample
questionnaire pages are included.
Correspondence:
Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington, D.C. 20402. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
57:10768 United
States. Bureau of the Census (Washington, D.C.). Federal
legislative uses of decennial census data. 1990 Census of
Population and Housing: Content Determination Report, No. 1990 CDR-14,
Oct 1990. 66 pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"This report presents an
inventory of [U.S.] Federal legislative uses of decennial census data.
The materials were published previously in the 13 individual issues of
the Content Determination Reports and are being assembled here for the
convenience of the user." Facsimiles of the 1990 census sample
questionnaire pages are included.
Correspondence:
Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington, D.C. 20402. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
57:10769 United
States. Bureau of the Census (Washington, D.C.). Housing:
financial characteristics. 1990 Census of Population and Housing:
Content Determination Report, No. 1990 CDR-13, May 1990. 44 pp.
Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"This report documents the items on
financial characteristics appearing in the housing sections of the 1990
[U.S.] Census of Population and Housing questionnaires." Questions
concern housing costs, such as rent or mortgage payments; utility and
fuel costs; property taxes; flood, fire, and hazard insurance; and
property value. Facsimiles of the 1990 census sample questionnaire
pages are included.
Correspondence: Superintendent of
Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:10770 United
States. Bureau of the Census (Washington, D.C.). Housing:
occupancy and structural characteristics. 1990 Census of
Population and Housing: Content Determination Report, No. 1990 CDR-11,
Apr 1990. 57 pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"This report documents
the items on housing occupancy and structural characteristics included
in the 1990 [U.S.] Census of Population and Housing. For the 1990
census, a housing unit is defined as: 'A house, an apartment, a group
of rooms, or a single room that is occupied as a separate living
quarters or, if vacant, intended for occupancy as a separate living
quarters.' The housing census is concerned not only with the physical
characteristics of housing units but also with those aspects directly
related to the people who occupy it." Facsimiles of the 1990 census
sample questionnaire pages are included.
Correspondence:
Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington, D.C. 20402. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
57:10771 Volkov,
A. From the history of the 1937 census of population.
[Iz istorii perepisi naseleniya 1937 goda.] Vestnik Statistiki, No. 8,
1990. 45-56 pp. Moscow, USSR. In Rus.
This is a history of the 1937
census of the USSR, the results of which were suppressed because of an
alleged massive undercount. The author attempts to determine whether
there was in fact an undercount in this census, and if so how
significant it was. He concludes that those responsible were not
guilty of producing a significant undercount, and in fact employed the
methods required to keep the undercount to a bare
minimum.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:10772 Volkov, A.
G. A step toward the truth (on the article by F. D.
Livshits). [Shag k pravde (o stat'e F. D. Livshitsa).] In:
Demograficheskie protsessy v SSSR, edited by A. G. Volkov. 1990.
167-74, 211 pp. Nauka: Moscow, USSR. In Rus. with sum. in Eng.
The
history of the 1937 census carried out in the Soviet Union is presented
in the form of an introduction to a previously unpublished article by
F. D. Livshits. Additional information is provided on the suppression
of the census results and on the censure of those responsible for
carrying out the census because the results did not reflect the wishes
of the country's leadership under Stalin.
For the article by
Livshits, also published in 1990, see elsewhere in this issue.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:10773 Livengood,
John R.; Jacques, Claude-Harry; Vogel, Abel; Roberts, Jacquelin M.;
Breman, Joel G. Estimation of vital statistics in rural
northern Haiti using a simplified sampling method. [Estimacion de
estadisticas vitales en zonas rurales del norte de Haiti mediante un
muestreo simplificado.] Boletin de la Oficina Sanitaria Panamericana,
Vol. 109, No. 4, Oct 1990. 317-23 pp. Washington, D.C. In Spa. with
sum. in Eng.
"In September 1983, we selected 30 villages in four
rural counties of northern Haiti for a partial census and malaria
prevalence survey. A cohort of 1,577 persons was enumerated in this
census. Survey teams revisited the same houses in these villages in
September 1984 and updated the previous census, inquiring about all
listed family members. We administered an additional questionnaire to
each household concerning the occurrence over the past year of deaths,
births, pregnancies, and migration." The author conclude that
"although small sample surveys are subject to limitations of precision
dependent on sample size, they can be a simple method by which
researchers may estimate vital statistics for rural areas of
less-developed countries."
Correspondence: J. R. Livengood,
Columbia University School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology,
600 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:10774 Population
Council (New York, New York). Egypt 1988: results from
the Demographic and Health Survey. Studies in Family Planning,
Vol. 21, No. 6, Nov-Dec 1990. 347-51 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
Results from Egypt's 1988 Demographic and Health Survey are
presented. Tabular 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).
57:10775 Ulusoy,
Mahir. Measurement of the duration of interviews and data
entry of the 1988 Turkish Population and Health Survey
questionnaires. Nufusbilim Dergisi/Turkish Journal of Population
Studies, Vol. 12, 1990. 93-100 pp. Ankara, Turkey. In Eng. with sum. in
Tur.
The author measures the duration of interviews and data entry
for the 1988 Turkish Population and Health Survey questionnaires. The
information is used for planning survey budgets, questionnaire design,
and time allotments.
Correspondence: M. Ulusoy, Hacettepe
University, Institute of Population Studies, Hacettepe Parki, Ankara,
Turkey. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
