58:10725 Arias,
Alfonso R.; Cordeiro, Sonia H. T. de C. A discussion about
the production and use of data concerning the labor market. [Uma
discussao sobre a producao e uso dos dados sobre o mercado de
trabalho.] Revista Brasileira de Estudos de Populacao, Vol. 7, No. 2,
Jul-Dec 1990. 219-35 pp. Sao Paulo, Brazil. In Por. with sum. in Eng.
The authors discuss the production and use of Brazilian labor
market data. Noting improvements in data collection during the 1980s,
"this study aims to point out the common points, the differences and
the problems of the various data sources [that call] for urgent
revisions. It concludes that any attempt in this way will necessarily
lead to a more intense and democratic process of consultation among the
producers and...the users...."
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
58:10726 Bairagi,
Radheshyam; Edmonston, Barry; Hye, Abdul. The influence of
nutritional status on age misstatement for young children in rural
Bangladesh. Genus, Vol. 47, No. 1-2, Jan-Jun 1991. 193-204 pp.
Rome, Italy. In Eng. with sum. in Fre; Ita.
"This paper reports on
age misstatement of 679 children aged 22 to 59 months in Companyganj, a
rural area in Bangladesh. Overreporting and random error in age data
are found, with the interviewer and nutritional status of children
appearing as significant determinants of these errors." The data are
from a follow-up survey conducted from January 1975 to March
1980.
Correspondence: R. Bairagi, International Centre for
Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, GPO Box 128, Dhaka 2,
Bangladesh. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:10727 Camarano,
Ana A. Demographic information: what do we have, what do
we use, and how do we use it? [Informacoes demograficas: o que se
tem, o que se usa e como se usa?] Revista Brasileira de Estudos de
Populacao, Vol. 7, No. 2, Jul-Dec 1990. 207-18 pp. Sao Paulo, Brazil.
In Por. with sum. in Eng.
"The paper evaluates the Brazilian system
of demographic information and analyses the available sources...and
their utilization in published papers. The author has also done a
survey asking [participants] about the utilization of this information.
[The author concludes] that the information is
underutilized."
Correspondence: A. A. Camarano, IPEA,
Tecnica de Planejamento e Pesquisa, Avenida Presidente Antonio Carlos
51, andar 14, 20020 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:10728 Carstairs,
Vera. Dying away from home: the influence on mortality
statistics. Population Trends, No. 66, Winter 1991. 22-5 pp.
London, England. In Eng.
The author examines how deaths occurring
away from home may affect the accuracy of mortality statistics, using
data on deaths registered in Scotland. She notes that the practice of
recording deaths of nonresidents in the count of vital events in the
local area in which they occur can affect the comparability of death
rates among geographic areas.
Correspondence: V. Carstairs,
University of Edinburgh, Department of Community Medicine, Edinburgh
EH8 9YL, Scotland. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
58:10729 De Silva,
W. I. Response reliability of demographic data: a
longitudinal study in Sri Lanka. Journal of Biosocial Science,
Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1992. 77-88 pp. Cambridge, England. In Eng.
"Response consistency was examined by linking the records of women
interviewed in the 1982 Sri Lanka Contraceptive Prevalence Survey with
records from the same individuals followed up 3 years later.
Seventy-eight percent of women reported identical year of birth in the
two surveys, but only 58% were consistent for age at marriage. Data on
sterilisation and number of children born were highly reliable, but
wives' reports on husband's age and education were relatively weak.
Multivariate analysis of the effects of socioeconomic factors on
consistency in age reporting confirms that education is the most
influential factor related to consistency, followed by religion and
husband's occupation."
Correspondence: W. I. De Silva,
Australian National University, Research School of Social Sciences,
Division of Demography and Sociology, Demography Programme, Canberra
ACT 2601, Australia. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
58:10730 Giampaoli,
S.; Menotti, A. Surveillance of major coronary events:
the development of a simplified methodology derived from the experience
of the MONICA Project-Area Latina. [Sorveglianza degli eventi
coronarici maggiori: messa a punto di una metodologia semplificata
derivata dall'esperienza del progetto MONICA-Area Latina.] Rapporti
ISTISAN, No. 91/24, 1991. 34 pp. Istituto Superiore di Sanita
[ISTISAN]: Rome, Italy. In Ita. with sum. in Eng.
This report
describes a simplified methodology for the identification of major
coronary events, developed as part of a three-year project in Italy
involving the registration of myocardial infarction. It involved the
recording of fatal events on death certificates, with primary causes of
death corresponding to ischemic heart disease, heart failure, cardiac
dysrhythmias, and sudden death, as well as non-fatal events as recorded
in hospital discharge records. The results indicate that "the number
of coronary events and corresponding attack rates obtained by this
methodology are rather close to those obtained by applying the strict
diagnostic criteria of the MONICA Project....The described procedure is
offered to Local Health Units, to Centres for Cardiovascular Diseases
and to Hospitals or other health facilities which could be involved in
cardiovascular, epidemiological activities, since it yields
sufficiently accurate data at a fairly low
cost."
Correspondence: Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Viale
Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
58:10731 Knodel,
John; Chayovan, Napaporn. Age and birth date reporting in
Thailand. Asian and Pacific Population Forum, Vol. 5, No. 2-3,
Summer-Fall 1991. 41-50, 64-76 pp. Honolulu, Hawaii. In Eng.
Problems in age reporting in Thailand are analyzed. The authors
note that while "almost all Thais know their year of birth...[they] do
not necessarily think of age...strictly in terms of completed years.
Rather, patterns of age reporting are best understood as the outcome of
several coexisting practices for determining age....Commonly, Thais
simply equate their age with the difference between the current year
and their year of birth without taking into account whether the current
year's birthday has already passed. This practice...leads to a
substantial proportion of the population for whom stated age is one
year older than completed age...[depending] upon when, during the year,
a particular inquiry into age occurs. Age data are far more likely to
be affected when based on inquiries made early in the year, before most
respondents have passed their birthday, than when the data are
collected later in the year." The implications for data collection and
analysis are discussed.
Correspondence: J. Knodel,
University of Michigan, Population Studies Center, 1225 South
University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1070. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:10732 Medici,
Andre C. The statistical system, planning, and society in
Brazil (notes for discussion). [Sistema estatistico, planejamento
e sociedade no Brasil (notas para uma discussao).] Revista Brasileira
de Estudos de Populacao, Vol. 7, No. 2, Jul-Dec 1990. 191-206 pp. Sao
Paulo, Brazil. In Por. with sum. in Eng.
"The main purpose of this
article is to study the relationship between the Statistical System and
Society in Brazil. The analysis of demographic data and information
systems [is included]....In general, the question is seen in [a]
historical and prospective approach....[The author also discusses] the
information demand created by the New Constitution of 1988 in
Brazil."
Correspondence: A. C. Medici, Fundacao Instituto
Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica, Escola Nacional de Ciencias
Estatisticas, Avenida Franklin Roosevelt 166, 20021 Rio de Janeiro, RJ,
Brazil. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:10733 Nicholson,
Beryl. The length of intercensal periods and the extent of
omissions in migration data from censuses. [Longueur des periodes
intercensitaires et ampleur des omissions dans les donnees migratoires
issues des recensements.] Population, Vol. 46, No. 5, Sep-Oct 1991.
1,283-9 pp. Paris, France. In Fre.
Some problems concerning the
measurement of migration using data from two successive censuses are
illustrated based on data from Norway. The focus is on alternative
ways to obtain migration data that include multiple migrations in
intercensal periods.
Correspondence: B. Nicholson, Centre
for Scandinavian Studies, 12 Lavender Gardens, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1
7RU, England. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:10734 India.
Office of the Registrar General (New Delhi, India). Hand
book on civil registration. LC 90-904273. 1989. vi, 126 pp. New
Delhi, India. In Eng.
This is a revised edition of a guide to the
vital statistics system of India. "The Handbook...describes the
various provisions of the [Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969]
provides clarifications in their interpretations, discusses the
organisational framework for registration, defines the duties and
responsibilities of registration functionaries, lays down registration
practices and procedures and suggests measures for the coordinated
development of vital statistics. It is hoped this publication would
serve as a useful guide to those who are engaged in the
universalisation of registration of births and deaths in the
country."
For a previous edition, published in 1981, see 49:10846.
Correspondence: Office of the Registrar General, Ministry
of Home Affairs, 2/A Mansingh Road, New Delhi 110 011, India.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:10735 Moretto,
Stefania. Italian vital statistics from 1862 to 1930.
[Le statistiche italiane dello stato civile dal 1862 al 1930.]
Bollettino di Demografia Storica, No. 14, 1991. 51-71 pp. Pisa, Italy.
In Ita.
The development of the vital statistics system in Italy
following reunification in 1860 up to 1930 is described. Separate
consideration is given to statistics on deaths, marriages, and
births.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:10736 Balevski,
Dano. Major program and methodological problems of
censuses in Bulgaria (1900-1985). [Osnovni programni i
metodologicheski problemi na prebroyavaniyata na naselenieto v
Balgariya (1900-1985).] Naselenie, Vol. 8, No. 2, 1990. 3-15 pp. Sofia,
Bulgaria. In Bul. with sum. in Eng; Rus.
The author reviews major
methodological issues associated with census-taking in Bulgaria over
the course of the twentieth century. Attention is given to the impact
of changing socioeconomic conditions.
Correspondence: D.
Balevski, Tsentralno Statistichesko Upravlenie, 2 P. Volov, Sofia,
Bulgaria. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:10737 Balevski,
Dano. Principal problems in the organization of the census
in Bulgaria from 1900 to 1985. [Osnovni organizatsionni problemi
na prebroyavaniyata na naselenieto v Balgariya prez perioda 1900-1985
g.] Naselenie, Vol. 8, No. 3, 1990. 22-43 pp. Sofia, Bulgaria. In Bul.
with sum. in Eng; Rus.
This is a history of the census in Bulgaria
from 1900 to 1985. The emphasis is on how the 1897 census law and
subsequent changes in legislation have affected the development of the
census.
Correspondence: D. Balevski, Tsentralno
Statistichesko Upravlenie, 2 P. Volov, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:10738 Corona
Vazquez, Rodolfo. Reliability of the preliminary results
of the Eleventh Census of Population and Housing of 1990.
[Confiabilidad de los resultados preliminares del XI Censo General de
Poblacion y Vivienda de 1990.] Estudios Demograficos y Urbanos, Vol. 6,
No. 1, Jan-Apr 1991. 33-68, 215-6 pp. Mexico City, Mexico. In Spa. with
sum. in Eng.
The author assesses the reliability of the eleventh
general population and housing census conducted in Mexico in March
1990. An undercount of as many as two million persons is
estimated.
Correspondence: R. Corona Vazquez, El Colegio de
la Frontera Norte, Tijuana, Mexico. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
58:10739 Khoo,
Siew-Ean. Consistency of ancestry reporting between
parents and children in the 1986 census. Journal of the Australian
Population Association, Vol. 8, No. 2, Nov 1991. 129-39 pp. Canberra,
Australia. In Eng.
The author examines responses to a question on
ancestry that was included in the 1986 census of Australia, with a
focus on consistencies between the responses of parents and children.
It is found that "the level of consistency was more than 90 per cent
when both parents were of the same ancestry; when parents were of
different or mixed ancestries, the level of consistency was lower. It
was estimated that about 75 per cent of all dependent children had an
ancestry response consistent with that of the parent or parents with
whom they lived."
Correspondence: S.-E. Khoo, Bureau of
Immigration Research, P.O. Box 25, Belconnen, ACT 2616, Australia.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:10740 Kovacevic,
Miladin. The 1991 census of population, households,
dwellings and agricultural holdings. Yugoslav Survey, Vol. 32, No.
1, 1991. 27-32 pp. Belgrade, Yugoslavia. In Eng.
The author
describes plans for holding the 1991 census in Yugoslavia and provides
information on census content and methodology.
Location:
Princeton University Library (PR).
58:10741 Mfoulou,
Raphael; Ngwe, Emmanuel. Some thoughts on the development
and implementation of a publication plan for results from a population
census. [Elements de reflexion sur l'elaboration et la mise en
oeuvre d'un plan de publication des resultats d'un recensement de
population.] Annales de l'IFORD, Vol. 13, No. 2, Dec 1989. 11-36 pp.
Yaounde, Cameroon. In Fre.
The authors assert that the main problem
with the 1980 census round in Sub-Saharan Africa was a failure to
adequately deliver census results. Their proposal to overcome this
fault includes a strategy to plan and implement an effective program
supporting the publication of census results. An example from the 1976
Cameroon census is provided.
Correspondence: R. Mfoulou,
Institut de Formation et de Recherche Demographiques, B.P. 1556,
Yaounde, Cameroon. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
58:10742 Perkyns,
Audrey. Birthplace accuracy in the censuses of six Kentish
parishes 1851-81. Local Population Studies, No. 47, Autumn 1991.
39-55 pp. Matlock, England. In Eng.
The author analyzes historical
census data for six parishes in England to assess the accuracy of
information on place of birth. Birthplace data are cross-referenced
both with baptismal records and within the census data. She finds
that, after accounting for the population mobility found among servants
and transients and for inconsistencies in place names, the percentage
of errors in the data is relatively low.
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:10743 Schurer,
K. The 1891 census and local population studies.
Local Population Studies, No. 47, Autumn 1991. 16-29 pp. Matlock,
England. In Eng.
The author describes the form and content of the
enumerators' manuscripts from the 1891 census of England and Wales,
which were recently made available to the public. Survey design,
collection techniques, and some findings are discussed. The usefulness
of these data for the historical study of local population trends is
noted.
Correspondence: K. Schurer, Cambridge Group for the
History of Population and Social Structure, 27 Trumpington Street,
Cambridge CB2 1QA, England. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
58:10744 Sillitoe,
K.; White, P. H. Ethnic group and the British census: the
search for a question. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society,
Series A: Statistics in Society, Vol. 155, No. 1, 1992. 141-63 pp.
London, England. In Eng.
"The 1991 census contained, for the first
time, a question on the ethnic group of each member of the population
of Great Britain. This paper reports on how a question was developed
which has a sufficiently high degree of acceptance from all the main
ethnic groups, and which is answered sufficiently accurately, to
justify inclusion in the census."
Correspondence: K.
Sillitoe, Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, Social Survey
Division, St. Catherine's House, 10 Kingsway, London WC2B 6JP, England.
Location: Princeton University Library (PF).
58:10745 Skerry,
Peter. The census wars. Public Interest, No. 106,
Winter 1992. 17-31 pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
The author examines
the merits of the decision by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce taken in
July of 1991 not to adjust the results of the 1990 census for the
estimated undercount. The extent of and the reasons for the undercount
are considered first. The author then examines the limits of accuracy
that are feasible in large-scale censuses of this kind. Finally, he
discusses the political and fiscal implications of adjustment, with
particular reference to the congressional representation of racial
minorities.
Correspondence: P. Skerry, University of
California, Center for American Politics and Public Policy, Washington
Programs, Los Angeles, CA 90024. Location: Princeton
University Library (SF).
58:10746 Taeuber,
Karl. Census: encyclopedia entry. CDE Working Paper,
No. 91-27, 1991. 14 pp. University of Wisconsin, Center for Demography
and Ecology: Madison, Wisconsin. In Eng.
The author describes
census-taking and processing in this paper, which is included as an
entry in the 1991 Encyclopedia of Sociology. A brief history of the
census in the United States and current collection and dissemination
procedures are outlined.
Correspondence: University of
Wisconsin, Center for Demography and Ecology, 4412 Social Science
Building, 1180 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706-1393.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:10747 Wormald,
Peter. The 1991 census--a cause for concern?
Population Trends, No. 66, Winter 1991. 19-21 pp. London, England. In
Eng.
This article discusses the question of the undercount,
estimated at about one million, in the preliminary results released
from the 1991 census of the United Kingdom. It "explains the causes
and significance of this undercount,...goes on to consider the
undercount in the context of the main census output that is now being
prepared and explains how the final census counts will be adjusted to
produce the official population estimates."
Correspondence:
P. Wormald, Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, St. Catherine's
House, 10 Kingsway, London WC2B 6JP, England. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:10748 Blanc, Ann
K. Demographic and Health Surveys World Conference:
executive summary. Dec 1991. 28 pp. Institute for Resource
Development/Macro International, Demographic and Health Surveys [DHS]:
Columbia, Maryland. In Eng.
This report summarizes achievements of
the Demographic Health Survey Program as presented to the conference
held in Washington, D.C., August 5-7, 1991. It includes sections on
demographic trends in the 1980s, components of demographic and health
patterns, and policy issues for the 1990s. The geographical focus is
on developing countries.
Correspondence: Institute for
Resource Development/Macro International, Demographic and Health
Surveys, 8850 Stanford Boulevard, Suite 4000, Columbia, MD 21045.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:10749 Centro de
Estudios de Poblacion y Paternidad Responsable [CEPAR] (Quito,
Ecuador). Ecuador: Demographic and Maternal and Child
Health Survey, 1989 (ENDEMAIN-89). Summary information. [Ecuador:
Encuesta Demografica y de Salud Materna e Infantil 1989 (ENDEMAIN-89).
Informe resumido.] Aug 1991. 30 pp. Quito, Ecuador. In Spa.
This
report presents summary results from the 1989 Demographic and Maternal
and Child Health Survey of Ecuador concerning nuptiality, fertility,
family planning, reproductive preferences, sex behavior, infant and
child mortality, and maternal, child, and infant health.
For a
related publication, also published in 1991, see elsewhere in this
issue.
Correspondence: Centro de Estudios de Poblacion y
Paternidad Responsable, Montes 423 y Daniel Hidalgo, Quito, Ecuador.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:10750 Centro de
Estudios de Poblacion y Paternidad Responsable [CEPAR] (Quito,
Ecuador). Ecuador: Demographic and Maternal and Child
Health Survey, 1989 (ENDEMAIN-89). Summary information on nuptiality
and fertility. [Ecuador: Encuesta Demografica y de Salud Materna
e Infantil 1989 (ENDEMAIN-89). Informe resumido sobre nupcialidad y
fecundidad.] Aug 1991. 20 pp. Quito, Ecuador. In Spa.
This report
presents summary data from the 1989 Demographic and Maternal and Child
Health Survey of Ecuador concerning nuptiality and fertility. The
survey included a nationally representative sample of 7,961 women aged
15-49.
For a related publication, also published in 1991, see
elsewhere in this issue.
Correspondence: Centro de
Estudios de Poblacion y Paternidad Responsable, Montes 423 y Daniel
Hidalgo, Quito, Ecuador. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
58:10751 Moreno,
Lorenzo; Goldman, Noreen; Babakol, Ozer. Use of a monthly
calendar for collecting retrospective data on contraception: an
evaluation of the experimental field studies of the Demographic and
Health Surveys (DHS). [Uso de un calendario mensual para
recolectar datos retrospectivos sobre anticoncepcion: una evaluacion
de los estudios de terreno experimentales de las Encuestas Demograficas
y de Salud (DHS).] Notas de Poblacion, Vol. 18-19, No. 51-52, Dec-Apr
1990-1991. 11-37 pp. Santiago, Chile. In Spa. with sum. in Eng.
The
authors evaluate whether the inclusion in the questionnaires used in
demographic and health surveys of a monthly calendar on which to record
recent events such as pregnancies, contraceptive practice, and
postpartum, marital, employment, and migration information improves the
quality of data gathered on contraception. "The results from our
evaluation suggest that the major advantages of the calendar over the
more standard questionnaire are threefold: 1) it obtains more complete
reports of use for periods prior to the survey; 2) it allows for a
detailed study of contraceptive use patterns; and 3) it obtains
information which is more internally consistent...." The experimental
calendar was tested in Peru and the Dominican Republic in
1986.
Correspondence: L. Moreno, Mathematica Policy
Research, P.O. Box 2393, Princeton, NJ 08543-2393. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:10752 Population
Council (New York, New York). Sudan 1989/1990: results
from the Demographic and Health Survey. Studies in Family
Planning, Vol. 23, No. 1, Jan-Feb 1992. 66-70 pp. New York, New York.
In Eng.
These are summary results from the 1989-1990 Sudan
Demographic and Health Survey. Statistics are provided in tabular
format on fertility trends and preferences, contraceptive usage,
marital status, postpartum variables, infant mortality and child
survival, and disease prevention, prevalence, and
treatment.
Correspondence: Population Council, One Dag
Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, NY 10017. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
58:10753 Population
Council (New York, New York). Zimbabwe 1988: results from
the Demographic and Health Survey. Studies in Family Planning,
Vol. 22, No. 6, Nov-Dec 1991. 395-9 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
These are summary results from the 1988 Zimbabwe Demographic and
Health Survey, which covered 4,107 households and 4,201 women aged
15-49. Statistics concerning population characteristics, socioeconomic
status of women, fertility, current contraceptive use, marital and
contraceptive status, postpartum variables, infant mortality, disease
prevention and treatment, and nutrition are provided in tabular
format.
Correspondence: Population Council, One Dag
Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, NY 10017. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
58:10754 Riandey,
Benoit. Repertory of the demographic surveys conducted in
metropolitan France. Population. English Selection, Vol. 2, 1990.
213-30 pp. Paris, France. In Eng.
The author "presents an overview
of [demographic] surveys conducted during the last 20 years in
France."
This is a translation of the French article published in
1989 and cited in 55:30775.
Correspondence: B. Riandey,
Institut National d'Etudes Demographiques, 27 rue du Commandeur, 75675
Paris Cedex 14, France. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
58:10755 Ulusoy,
Mahir. Sampling errors for selected variables from the
1988 Turkish Population and Health Survey. Nufusbilim
Dergisi/Turkish Journal of Population Studies, Vol. 13, 1991. 33-55 pp.
Ankara, Turkey. In Eng. with sum. in Tur.
Sampling errors are
calculated using data from the 1988 Turkish Population and Health
Survey and are compared with those found in the 1978 survey. "In the
study, design effect, rate of homogeneity and standard error values
were calculated for basic demographic variables. They were all found
to be at acceptable levels. These statistics were also compared and
found to have lower values than the 1978
survey."
Correspondence: M. Ulusoy, Hacettepe University,
Institute of Population Studies, Hacettepe Parki, Ankara, Turkey.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
