57:30749 Courgeau,
Daniel. An analysis of errors in biographical data.
[Analyse des donnees biographiques erronees.] Population, Vol. 46, No.
1, Jan-Feb 1991. 89-104 pp. Paris, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng;
Spa.
"In this paper the author studies the effects of errors in the
data on the outcome of different analyses, when data have been
collected from each spouse separately, from the spouses jointly, and
from population registers. The data relate to events that have
occurred in the subjects' life histories and to migration. In spite of
the poor reliability of retrospective data--particularly those relating
to migration--the results obtained from different sources are virtually
the same. The errors do not affect the logical order in which the
events occurred. They are rather a form of background noise, but it
remains possible to obtain coherent information from all types of
[sources]." Data are from the Franco-Belgian 3B survey, which was
based on a retrospective survey and Belgian population
registers.
Correspondence: D. Courgeau, Institut National
d'Etudes Demographiques, 27 rue du Commandeur, 75675 Paris Cedex 14,
France. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30750 Lin,
Fude. Demographic sampling method training: a training
experience in China's demographic field. Population Research, Vol.
7, No. 1, Mar 1990. 7-15 pp. Beijing, China. In Eng.
The author
examines the role of sample surveys in monitoring population dynamics
in China. The focus is on sampling techniques and the advantages of
the method in light of China's population control
policy.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30751 Poulain,
Michel; Riandey, Benoit; Firdion, Jean-Marie. Life history
surveys and population registers in Belgium: a comparison of
data. [Enquete biographique et registre belge de population: une
confrontation de donnees.] Population, Vol. 46, No. 1, Jan-Feb 1991.
65-87 pp. Paris, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng; Spa.
"Demographers tend to use retrospective questionnaires to obtain
dates of events in life histories. However, such surveys are subject
to significant errors, because of omission and wrong dating of events.
This problem, which is not limited to demography, has recently been
investigated in...the Franco-Belgian 3B survey, which is based on dual
collection of data from a retrospective survey and Belgian population
registers. The survey was based on [an] INED study of family, career
and migration, but the questionnaire was administered separately to
each spouse in a couple, before their answers were compared. The
replies were then compared with the Belgian population register. In
this paper, the method of the survey is described in detail, and the
first results which relate to the demographic events of birth,
marriage, and migration are presented."
Correspondence: M.
Poulain, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Departement de Demographie,
1 Place Montesquieu, Boite 17, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30752
Rafalimanana, Hanta. Observation errors in
censuses: the factors associated and some examples. A case study of
the town of Sangmelima (Cameroon). [Erreurs d'observation dans les
recensements: facteurs associes et incidences. Une etude de cas de la
ville de Sangmelima (Cameroun).] Serie Villes Moyennes, Vol. 1, No. 3,
ISBN 2-905327-14-6. Jan 1991. 144 pp. Institut de Formation et de
Recherche Demographiques [IFORD]: Yaounde, Cameroon. In Fre.
The
author discusses the causes of errors in demographic data collection,
with particular reference to Africa. The data studied here are from
two censuses conducted over an interval of 10 years in the medium-sized
town of Sangmelima, Cameroon. Particular attention is given to age
misreporting and to the omission of data on live-born and deceased
children and its impact on fertility and mortality estimates. The need
to improve the quality of data collection in Africa is
stressed.
Correspondence: Institut de Formation et de
Recherche Demographiques, Service des Publications, B.P. 1556, Yaounde,
Cameroon. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30753 Zhai,
Zhenwu. Age misreporting of the Chinese population and its
characteristics. Population Research, Vol. 7, No. 1, Mar 1990.
24-9 pp. Beijing, China. In Eng.
Age misreporting in China is
analyzed. Three population censuses and several sampling surveys were
analyzed and age misreporting was found to exist. Age clustering
around ages that are important in Chinese culture, misreporting of age
zero as age one, and regional variations were found to be Chinese
patterns of age misreporting, and these were compared to patterns found
in other countries.
Correspondence: Z. Zhai, People's
University of China, Institute of Population Research, 39 Haidian Road,
Haidian District, Beijing, China. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
57:30754 Hungary.
Kozponti Statisztikai Hivatal (Budapest, Hungary). The
development of vital statistics in Hungary. II. The development of
official vital statistics in Hungary from the introduction of civil
registration to the period following World War I (1895-1920). [A
nepmozgalmi statisztika fejlodese magyarorszagon. II. A hivatalos
nepmozgalmi statisztika fejlodese magyarorszagon az allami
anyakonyvezes bevezetesetol az elso vilaghaborut koveto evekig
(1895-1920).] ISBN 963-7070-03-6. 1990. 109 pp. Budapest, Hungary. In
Hun. with sum. in Eng.
This volume describes the development of the
vital statistics system in Hungary from 1895 to 1920. It discusses the
change to a system based on civil registers from one based on parish
records, and also covers the four major revisions of the vital
statistics forms over the period studied.
Correspondence:
Kozponti Statisztikai Hivatal, Keleti Karoly U.5-7, 1525 Budapest II,
Hungary. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30755 Rosenberg,
Harry M. The impact of cause-of-death querying. IIVRS
Technical Paper, No. 45, Jun 1991. i, 9 pp. International Institute for
Vital Registration and Statistics [IIVRS]: Bethesda, Maryland. In Eng.
This is a report on the results of an April, 1989 survey of the
state governments of the United States to determine to what extent they
query the certifying physician to improve the quality of cause-of-death
data. Consideration is given to directed and random querying, costs,
the current extent of the use of querying, and other methods used to
improve the data collected.
Correspondence: International
Institute for Vital Registration and Statistics, 9650 Rockville Pike,
Bethesda, MD 20814. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
57:30756 Tolson,
George C.; Barnes, Judy M.; Gay, George A.; Kowaleski, Julia
L. The 1989 revision of the U.S. Standard Certificates and
Reports. Vital and Health Statistics, Series 4: Documents and
Committee Reports, No. 28, ISBN 0-8406-0444-0. LC 90-13655. Jun 1991.
v, 34 pp. U.S. National Center for Health Statistics [NCHS]:
Hyattsville, Maryland. In Eng.
"This report examines the procedures
followed in the 1989 revision of the U.S. Standard Certificates of Live
Birth and Death; License and Certificate of Marriage; Certificate of
Divorce, Dissolution of Marriage, or Annulment; and Reports of Fetal
Death and Induced Termination of Pregnancy. It outlines the history and
basic principles of the standard certificates and reports and describes
the principal additions, modifications, and deletions of items. In
addition, it discusses changes in the format of the standard
certificates and reports as well on the implementation of the new
certificates and reporting forms."
Correspondence: U.S.
National Center for Health Statistics, 6525 Belcrest Road, Hyattsville,
MD 20782. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30757 Canada.
Statistics Canada (Ottawa, Canada). Census, 1986.
Reference. General review of the 1986 census. Pub. Order No.
99-137E. ISBN 0-660-13331-8. Mar 1990. 233 pp. Ottawa, Canada. In Eng.
This report, which is also available in French, describes the
planning, procedures, and systems used to undertake and complete the
1986 census of Canada. Particular attention is given to changes and
improvements in the 1986 census and to special issues addressed in the
census.
Correspondence: Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0T6, Canada. Location: Stanford University Libraries,
Stanford, CA. Source: APLIC Census Network List, No. 114, Feb
1991.
57:30758 Freedman,
David A. Adjusting the 1990 census. Science, Vol.
252, No. 5010, May 31, 1991. 1,233-6 pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
The author outlines the process by which the U.S. Census Bureau
counts the country's population. He reviews two current techniques for
evaluating or adjusting census results, the use of administrative
records to make alternative population estimates and capture-recapture
methods using data from an independent sample survey. The author
concludes that the census is remarkably accurate, that there is little
hard evidence that current adjustment methodologies would improve the
accuracy of the census results, and that "the present state of the art
probably cannot support adjustment of the 1990
census."
Correspondence: D. A. Freedman, University of
California, Berkeley, CA 94720. Location: Princeton University
Library (SQ).
57:30759 Horvath,
Robert. From the military census to the universal census:
the first census in Hungary (1784-1785). [Du recensement militaire
au recensement universel: le premier recensement en Hongrie
(1784-1785).] Population, Vol. 46, No. 2, Mar-Apr 1991. 279-98 pp.
Paris, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng; Spa.
The author reviews
events leading up to the first population census in Hungary in
1784-1785.
Correspondence: R. Horvath, University of
Szeged, Szeged, Hungary. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
57:30760 Hungary.
Kozponti Statisztikai Hivatal (Budapest, Hungary).
Preliminary results of the 1990 census of population.
[Jelentes az 1990. evi nepszamlalas elozetes eredmenyeirol.]
Statisztikai Szemle, Vol. 68, No. 6, Jun 1990. 507-13 pp. Budapest,
Hungary. In Hun.
This article describes how the 1990 census of
Hungary was carried out and some of the problems that occurred,
including migration, boycotting, and administrative inefficiencies.
Summary data are presented on population by sex, county, and size of
housing, 1960-1990.
Correspondence: Kozponti Statisztikai
Hivatal, Keleti Karoly U.5-7, 1525 Budapest II, Hungary.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30761 Marsh,
Catherine; Skinner, Chris; Arber, Sara; Penhale, Bruce; Openshaw, Stan;
Hobcraft, John; Lievesley, Denise; Walford, Nigel. The
case for samples of anonymized records from the 1991 census.
Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A: Statistics in
Society, Vol. 154, No. 2, 1991. 305-40 pp. London, England. In Eng.
"The census of population represents a rich source of social data.
Other countries have released samples of anonymized records from their
censuses to the research community for secondary analysis. So far this
has not been done in Britain. The areas of research which might be
expected to benefit from such microdata are outlined, and support is
drawn from considering experience overseas. However, it is essential
to protect the confidentiality of the data. The paper therefore
considers the risks, both real and perceived, of identification of
individuals from census microdata. The conclusion of the paper is that
the potential benefits from census microdata are large and that the
risks in terms of disclosure are very small. The authors therefore
argue that the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys and the
General Register Office of Scotland should release samples of
anonymized records from the 1991 census for secondary
analysis."
Correspondence: C. Marsh, University of
Manchester, Department of Sociology, Manchester M13 9PL, England.
Location: Princeton University Library (PF).
57:30762 Mills, Ian;
Teague, Andy. Editing and imputing data for the 1991
census. Population Trends, No. 64, Summer 1991. 30-7 pp. London,
England. In Eng.
"The 1991 [England and Wales] Census processing
system incorporates editing and imputation procedures designed to spot
and remove certain types of errors in raw census data and to replace
them with fully consistent values. The processing system also includes
new procedures to create data for households where no one is home on
census night and no census form can be obtained (absent households).
This article describes how the editing and imputation is performed, and
the effect on the final statistics. Plans for the evaluation of the
editing and imputation systems are also
described."
Correspondence: I. Mills, Office of Population
Censuses and Surveys, Census Division, St. Catherines House, 10
Kingsway, London WC2B 6JP, England. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
57:30763 Sun,
Jingxin. A brief introduction to "Regulations of the
Fourth National Population Census" and the working schedule.
Population Research, Vol. 7, No. 2, Jun 1990. 38-43 pp. Beijing, China.
In Eng.
The regulations governing the 1990 census of China are
outlined. The discussion includes methodology, finances, and methods of
data collection and tabulation.
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
57:30764 Amavi, T.
Ayikoe; Figah, C. Ayaovi. A review of the data collected
during the Survey of Infant and Child Mortality in Lome (EMIJUL).
[Bilan de la collecte de l'Enquete sur la Mortalite Infantile et
Juvenile a Lome (EMIJUL).] Les Enquetes sur la Mortalite Infantile et
Juvenile, Vol. 2, No. 2, ISBN 2-905327-04-9. Dec 1987. 152 pp. Institut
de Formation et de Recherche Demographiques [IFORD]: Yaounde, Cameroon.
In Fre.
This report describes the methodology used in a survey of
infant and child mortality which was carried out in Lome, Togo, in
1979. The focus is on the collection of data, the problems encountered,
and the evaluation of data quality.
Correspondence:
Institut de Formation et de Recherche Demographiques, B.P. 1556,
Yaounde, Cameroon. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
57:30765 Bakyono,
Anne-Marie. A review of the data collection in the Survey
on Infant and Child Mortality in Ouagadougou (EMIJO). [Bilan de la
collecte de l'Enquete sur la Mortalite Infantile et Juvenile a
Ouagadougou (EMIJO).] Enquetes sur la Mortalite Infantile et Juvenile,
Vol. 2, No. 3, Dec 1988. 67 pp. Institut de Formation et de Recherche
Demographiques [IFORD]: Yaounde, Cameroon. In Fre.
The author
reviews the process by which data were collected in a survey of infant
and child mortality conducted in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, between
1978 and 1981. The report considers the methodology used in the
survey, how it was carried out, the selection of the sample, cost, and
the quality of the data collected.
Correspondence: Institut
de Formation et de Recherche Demographiques, Service des Publications,
B.P. 1556, Yaounde, Cameroon. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
57:30766 Barnes,
Bob. Social Survey Division in the 1980s. Population
Trends, No. 64, Summer 1991. 9-18 pp. London, England. In Eng.
"The
Social Survey began in 1941 [in England and Wales] and has now been
engaged in survey research for an uninterrupted period of fifty years.
This article reviews the most recent decade of that period and
describes important changes that have taken place in the administration
of the organisation, some of the main pieces of social research carried
out, and a number of developments in the methods used for survey
investigations. During the 1980s better business practices and survey
techniques enabled Social Survey to expand its range of activities and
generally to improve the quality of its services and the efficiency of
its operations."
Correspondence: B. Barnes, Office of
Population Censuses and Surveys, Social Survey Division, St. Catherines
House, 10 Kingsway, London WC2B 6JP, England. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30767 Institute
for Resource Development/Macro International. Demographic and Health
Surveys [DHS] (Columbia, Maryland). Interviewer's manual
for use with model "A" questionnaire for high contraceptive prevalence
countries. DHS-II Basic Documentation, No. 3, Dec 1990. v, 147 pp.
Columbia, Maryland. In Eng.
This is an instruction manual for
training Demographic and Health Survey interviewers using the Model "A"
questionnaire for developing countries with high contraceptive
prevalence. Sections are included on techniques for conducting
interviews, field procedures, and procedures for completing the
questionnaire.
Correspondence: Institute for Resource
Development/Macro International, Demographic and Health Surveys, 8850
Stanford Boulevard, Suite 4000, Columbia, MD 21045. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30768 Institute
for Resource Development/Macro International. Demographic and Health
Surveys [DHS] (Columbia, Maryland). Interviewer's manual
for use with model "B" questionnaire for low contraceptive prevalence
countries. DHS-II Basic Documentation, No. 4, Dec 1990. v, 119 pp.
Columbia, Maryland. In Eng.
This is an instruction manual for
training Demographic and Health Survey interviewers in developing
countries with low contraceptive prevalence, using the Model "B"
questionnaire. Field procedures, interviewing techniques, and
completing the questionnaire are discussed.
Correspondence:
Institute for Resource Development/Macro International, Demogaphic and
Health Surveys, 8850 Stanford Boulevard, Suite 4000, Columbia, MD
21045. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30769 Institute
for Resource Development/Macro International. Demographic and Health
Surveys [DHS] (Columbia, Maryland). Model "A"
questionnaire with commentary for high contraceptive prevalence
countries. DHS-II Basic Documentation, No. 1, Dec 1990. vii, 77
pp. Columbia, Maryland. In Eng.
The questionnaire developed for the
second round of the Demographic and Health Surveys Program is
presented. This is a revision of the DHS-1 questionnaire, Model A,
designed for developing countries with high contraceptive prevalence
rates. The questionnaire includes "a five-to-six year monthly calendar
to record fertility, contraceptive, postpartum, marriage, migration and
employment histories....[It also has] questions on exposure to mass
media, whether family planning messages have been heard on the radio,
attitude toward the radio carrying such messages and pill brand
identification." Expanded coverage of maternal and child health is
also incorporated.
For the Model "B" questionnaire, see elsewhere in
this issue.
Correspondence: Institute for Resource
Development/Macro International, Demographic and Health Surveys, 8850
Stanford Boulevard, Suite 4000, Columbia, MD 21045. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30770 Institute
for Resource Development/Macro International. Demographic and Health
Surveys [DHS] (Columbia, Maryland). Model "B"
questionnaire with commentary for low contraceptive prevalence
countries. DHS-II Basic Documentation, No. 2, Dec 1990. vii, 65
pp. Columbia, Maryland. In Eng.
The questionnaire developed for the
second round of the Demographic and Health Surveys Program is
presented. This is a revision of the DHS-1 questionnaire, Model B,
designed for developing countries with low contraceptive prevalence
rates. It incorporates expanded coverage of maternal and child
health.
For the Model "A" questionnaire, see elsewhere in this
issue.
Correspondence: Institute for Resource
Development/Macro International, Demographic and Health Surveys, 8850
Stanford Boulevard, Suite 4000, Columbia, MD 21045. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30771 Institute
for Resource Development/Macro Systems. Demographic and Health Surveys
[DHS] (Columbia, Maryland). An assessment of DHS-I data
quality. DHS Methodological Report, No. 1, 1990. ix, 143 pp.
Columbia, Maryland. In Eng.
"This report deals with issues of data
quality in the DHS surveys. The major objective of this report is to
provide data users with a global assessment of the quality of DHS data.
A secondary objective is to examine particular problems of data
quality and to suggest reasons for their occurrence....The results of
the data quality assessment are presented in four papers, each
reporting on a particular type of data....The first paper evaluates the
age and residence data....The second paper reviews data on three
aspects of the early stages of the reproductive period--age at first
sexual intercourse, age at first union, and age at first birth....The
third and fourth papers examine the birth history data from the
individual questionnaire and the impact of data error on the estimation
of fertility rates and infant and child mortality rates." The
geographical focus is on developing
countries.
Correspondence: Institute for Resource
Development/Macro Systems, DHS Program, 8850 Stanford Boulevard, Suite
4000, Columbia, MD 21045. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
57:30772 Molnar,
Edit S.; Pataki, Judit. Public opinion surveys on
population questions--1987. [Kozvelemenykutatas nepesdesi
kerdesekrol--1987.] Demografia, Vol. 31, No. 2-4, 1988. 226-50 pp.
Budapest, Hungary. In Hun. with sum. in Eng; Rus.
The authors
present the principal results of two public opinion surveys carried out
in Hungary in 1987 relating to population issues. The first survey
concerned ideal family size; the second dealt with public awareness of
recent changes in laws relating to marriage and divorce as well as a
new health program.
Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
57:30773 Norway.
Statistisk Sentralbyra (Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norway). Family
and Occupation Survey, 1988. [Familie- og Yrkesundersokelsen
1988.] Norges Offisielle Statistikk, No. B 959, ISBN 82-537-3040-3.
1991. 187 pp. Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norway. In Eng; Nor.
"This
publication presents findings from the [Norwegian] Family and
Occupation Survey 1988. The publication gives a general overview of
the development of fertility and cohabitation with special emphasis on
recent trends." It includes tables and charts on fertility desires,
pregnancy outcomes, abortion, contraceptive use, birth spacing, and
attitudes toward family life. Data are also presented concerning
marriage and cohabitation patterns and the timing of life course
events.
Correspondence: Statistisk Sentralbyra, P.B. 8131
Dep., Oslo 1, Norway. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
57:30774 Population
Council (New York, New York). Togo 1988: results from the
Demographic and Health Survey. Studies in Family Planning, Vol.
22, No. 2, Mar-Apr 1991. 124-8 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
These are summary results from the 1988 Togo Demographic and Health
Survey, which covered 3,432 households and 3,360 women aged 15-49.
Tables and charts provide data on population characteristics, fertility
trends, contraceptive use, nuptiality, infant mortality, and child
health and nutrition.
Correspondence: Population Council,
One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, NY 10017. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30775 Population
Council (New York, New York). Uganda 1988/89: results
from the Demographic and Health Survey. Studies in Family
Planning, Vol. 22, No. 3, May-Jun 1991. 198-202 pp. New York, New York.
In Eng.
These are summary results from the Uganda 1988/1989
Demographic and Health Survey, which covered 5,101 households and 4,730
women aged 15-49. Tables and charts provide data on population
characteristics, fertility trends and preferences, contraceptive use,
nuptiality, infant mortality, and child health and
nutrition.
Correspondence: Population Council, One Dag
Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, NY 10017. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
