58:30746 Martin,
Michael F. Defining China's rural population. China
Quarterly, No. 130, Jun 1992. 392-401 pp. London, England. In Eng.
"This article will review, chronologically by each source, the
alternative definitions of China's rural population as given in
official Chinese statistical yearbooks, census reports, dictionaries
and guidelines." The importance of considering the changes in
definitions that have occurred when analyzing the data is
stressed.
Correspondence: M. F. Martin, Hong Kong Baptist
College, Department of Economics, 224 Waterloo Road, Kowloon, Hong
Kong. Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
58:30747 Pelletier,
David L. Issues in the collection, analysis, and
interpretation of anthropometric data in sample surveys. In:
Demographic and Health Surveys World Conference, August 5-7, 1991,
Washington, D.C.: proceedings. Volume 2. 1991. 1,073-99 pp. Institute
for Resource Development/Macro International, Demographic and Health
Surveys [DHS]: Columbia, Maryland. In Eng.
Problems in
anthropometric data collection and analysis are discussed, and some of
the sources of these data are critically analyzed. Consideration is
given to the impact of measurement errors, standardization of
indicators, the use of prevalence versus means, choosing and
interpreting nutritional indicators, and statistical modeling. Data on
child nutritional status from selected DHS surveys are used as
illustrations.
Correspondence: D. L. Pelletier, Cornell
University, Food and Nutrition Policy Program, Ithaca, NY 14853.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30748 Shah, Nasra
M.; Al-Sayed, Ali M.; Shah, Makhdoom A. Completeness and
reliability of birth and death notifications in Kuwait. IIVRS
Technical Paper, No. 49, Mar 1992. i, 12 pp. International Institute
for Vital Registration and Statistics [IIVRS]: Bethesda, Maryland. In
Eng.
Vital events registration in Kuwait is evaluated. "The major
objectives of this paper are: (1) to assess the completeness of the
items reported on the birth and death notifications, and (2) to
estimate the reliability of certain items of the birth notification by
comparing those with matching information obtained for the respective
birth in a [1989] household survey of mothers....Some suggestions for
improvement are made in the light of observations that were carried out
in one general hospital." Other data are from published and
unpublished official sources.
Correspondence: International
Institute for Vital Registration and Statistics, 9650 Rockville Pike,
Bethesda, MD 20814-3998. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
58:30749 Aggarwal,
J. C.; Chowdhry, N. K. Census of India 1991: historical
and world perspective. LC 91-905044. 1991. iii, 111 pp. S. Chand:
New Delhi, India. In Eng.
This book is intended as a reference to
census operations in India since 1872. It includes a summary of
results from the 1991 census, giving particular attention to literacy
levels. India's population dynamics are considered in a comparative
global context.
Correspondence: S. Chand and Company, Ram
Nagar, New Delhi 110 055, India. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
58:30750 Bateman,
David; Clark, Jon; Mulry, Mary; Thompson, John. 1990
post-enumeration survey evaluation results. In: American
Statistical Association, 1991 proceedings of the Social Statistics
Section. [1991]. 21-30 pp. American Statistical Association:
Alexandria, Virginia. In Eng.
"The purpose of this paper is to
present highlight results from studies that were implemented to
evaluate the 1990 [U.S. post-enumeration survey]....Section 2 describes
the primary sources of error that are present in the dual system
estimate of population size based on the post enumeration survey and
the census....Section 3 presents results of the total error evaluation
of 13 geographic and demographic post-strata across the United States.
Section 4 presents loss analysis at the state
level."
Correspondence: M. Mulry, U.S. Bureau of the
Census, Washington, D.C. 20233. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
58:30751 Bates,
Nancy; Whitford, David C. Reaching everyone: encouraging
participation in the 1990 census. In: American Statistical
Association, 1991 proceedings of the Social Statistics Section. [1991].
507-12 pp. American Statistical Association: Alexandria, Virginia. In
Eng.
The authors evaluate outreach efforts by the U.S. Bureau of
the Census aimed at promoting participation in the 1990 census. The
mail-back response rate to that census was five percent lower than had
been projected. "This paper discusses two outreach-related surveys.
The first is the 1990 Outreach Evaluation Survey (OES), a two-wave
survey designed to measure the success and impact of the 1990 outreach
campaign....The 1980 Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) survey
is also discussed. This survey was designed to evaluate the 1980 public
information campaign and allows for historical comparisons as possible
explanations for the substantial drop in mail-back
cooperation."
Correspondence: N. Bates, U.S. Bureau of the
Census, 433 Washington Plaza, Washington, D.C. 20233.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30752 Belin,
Thomas R. New approaches on matching for census
undercount. In: American Statistical Association, 1988 proceedings
of the Social Statistics Section. 1988. 241-5 pp. American Statistical
Association: Alexandria, Virginia. In Eng.
Using data from the 1986
test of the U.S. census conducted in Los Angeles, California, the
author evaluates data matching and weighting methods, including
undercount estimation techniques and computer matching methods. The
focus is on the matching procedure developed by Fellegi and
Sunter.
For the article by Fellegi and Sunter, published in 1969,
see 36:1502.
Correspondence: T. R. Belin, Harvard
University, Science Center, 1 Oxford Street, 6th floor, Cambridge, MA
02138. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30753 Bell,
William. Using information from demographic analysis in
post-enumeration survey (PES) estimation--new methods and further
results. In: American Statistical Association, 1991 proceedings of
the Social Statistics Section. [1991]. 344-9 pp. American Statistical
Association: Alexandria, Virginia. In Eng.
The author describes
techniques for using the results of demographic analysis and the U.S.
1990 post-enumeration survey to determine the undercount for the 1990
census.
Correspondence: W. Bell, U.S. Bureau of the Census,
Statistical Research Division, Washington, D.C. 20233.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30754 Dingbaum,
Tamara L.; Thomas, Kathryn F. Telephone survey of census
participation. In: American Statistical Association, 1991
proceedings of the Social Statistics Section. [1991]. 513-8 pp.
American Statistical Association: Alexandria, Virginia. In Eng.
The
authors describe a telephone survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of the
Census to ascertain reasons for the lower than expected mail-back
response to the 1990 census.
Correspondence: T. L.
Dingbaum, U.S. Bureau of the Census, STSD FOB-3, Washington, D.C.
20233. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30755 Fay, Robert
E. Assessing the 1980 Post Enumeration Program through
selection models. In: American Statistical Association, 1991
proceedings of the Social Statistics Section. [1991]. 95-100 pp.
American Statistical Association: Alexandria, Virginia. In Eng.
The
role of assumptions in missing data adjustments conducted by the U.S.
Census Bureau as part of its 1990 Post Enumeration Program is
evaluated. "The paper revisits a similar study, the 1980 Post
Enumeration Program (PEP). Specifically, results from selection
models, in the form of models for nonignorable nonresponse, are
described in the paper to assess the sensitivity of the PEP estimates
to the assumptions incorporated in the original missing data
models."
Correspondence: R. E. Fay, U.S. Bureau of the
Census, Washington, D.C. 20233. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
58:30756 Fay, Robert
E.; Carter, Woody; Dowd, Kathryn. Multiple causes of
nonresponse: analysis of the Survey of 1990 Census Participation.
In: American Statistical Association, 1991 proceedings of the Social
Statistics Section. [1991]. 525-30 pp. American Statistical
Association: Alexandria, Virginia. In Eng.
"The lower than expected
mail response to the 1990 [U.S.] Decennial Census fits the general
pattern of difficulty experienced recently in survey research to
collect data from an increasingly reluctant public. The National
Opinion Research Center, through a joint statistical agreement with the
U.S. Bureau of the Census, conducted a household survey, the Survey of
1990 Census Participation, to measure a variety of knowledge, attitude,
behavioral, and other characteristics that might be used to account for
respondents' self-reports of census mail response. Emphasis in this
paper is on multivariate models that account for the separate
contributions of a number of factors affecting response to the
census."
Correspondence: R. E. Fay, U.S. Bureau of the
Census, Washington, D.C. 20233. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
58:30757 Hogan,
Howard. The 1990 post-enumeration survey: operations and
results. In: American Statistical Association, 1991 proceedings of
the Social Statistics Section. [1991]. 1-10 pp. American Statistical
Association: Alexandria, Virginia. In Eng.
"The 1990 [U.S.]
Post-Enumeration Survey (PES) was designed to produce Census
tabulations of states and local areas corrected for the undercount or
overcount of population....[The author] gives a brief overview of the
PES design and operations...followed by a discussion of some of the
principal findings."
Correspondence: H. Hogan, U.S. Bureau
of the Census, Washington, D.C. 20233. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
58:30758 Huang,
Elizabeth T.; Isaki, Cary T.; Tsay, Julie H. Modelling PES
adjustment factors using 1988 dress rehearsal data. In: American
Statistical Association, 1991 proceedings of the Social Statistics
Section. [1991]. 332-43 pp. American Statistical Association:
Alexandria, Virginia. In Eng.
"In this paper, we describe various
modelling efforts based on 1988 [U.S.] Census Dress Rehearsal Post
Enumeration Survey (PES) data collected from the Missouri test
sites....Our task was to model survey-based estimates of adjustment
factors....Using 1988 dress rehearsal data we have studied many models
for smoothing survey based adjustment factors. [The authors find that]
the smoothed adjustment factors (using the raw sampling covariance or
the smoothed sampling covariance) result in smaller variances than the
unsmoothed adjustment factors based on dual-system
estimation."
Correspondence: E. T. Huang, U.S. Bureau of
the Census, 3128A, Building 4, Washington, D.C. 20233.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30759 Isaki, Cary
T.; Huang, Elizabeth T.; Tsay, Julie H. Smoothing
adjustment factors from the 1990 post enumeration survey. In:
American Statistical Association, 1991 proceedings of the Social
Statistics Section. [1991]. 338-43 pp. American Statistical
Association: Alexandria, Virginia. In Eng.
Data adjustment
techniques that were applied to the 1990 post-enumeration survey in the
United States are described.
Correspondence: C. T. Isaki,
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Room 3132, Building 4, Washington, D.C.
20233. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30760 Keller, Jay
K. 1990 census mail response: an examination of causal
relations at the county level using regression analysis. In:
American Statistical Association, 1991 proceedings of the Social
Statistics Section. [1991]. 519-24 pp. American Statistical
Association: Alexandria, Virginia. In Eng.
The author analyzes
mail-back response rates for the 1990 U.S. census. "A large database
of 2,300 counties and 110 independent variables was assembled. Efforts
were made to isolate variables which might have genuine causal
relationships with mail response....Two dependent variables, the 1990
mail response rate by county and the change in rates, 1980 to 1990,
were employed. Results verify the widespread nature of the decline in
response, and show increasing complexity in the relationships of
socio-economic and demographic variables and census
response."
Correspondence: J. K. Keller, U.S. Bureau of the
Census, Washington, D.C. 20233. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
58:30761 Murray,
Michael P. Census adjustment and the distribution of
federal spending. Demography, Vol. 29, No. 3, Aug 1992. 319-32 pp.
Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"In this paper I estimate how adjustment
of the 1990 [U.S.] census would affect...allocations of federal funds
to state and local governments. The five programs that I analyze
individually transferred $51.8 billion to state and local governments
in 1989. The 103 other formula grant programs that I analyze
collectively transferred an additional $6.9 billion in 1989. Contrary
to the expectations of many government officials, I find that
adjustment would decrease federal disbursements to most jurisdictions;
even the jurisdictions receiving increases would benefit less than is
commonly believed."
Correspondence: M. P. Murray, Bates
College, Department of Economics, Lewiston, ME 04240.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30762 Myers,
Dowell. Analysis with local census data: portraits of
change. ISBN 0-12-512308-6. LC 91-29642. 1992. xii, 369 pp.
Academic Press: San Diego, California/London, England. In Eng.
"This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the scope of
local [1990 U.S.] census data and carefully explains the different
variables and sources of data. The major effort is to show how
analysis can be conducted to extract maximum use from local
data....Four major themes are the focus of the chapters that follow:
mastering access to the full range of census data; measuring changes
over time; comparing places; and demonstrating how different aspects of
change fit together."
Correspondence: Academic Press, 1250
Sixth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
58:30763 Passel,
Jeffrey S. Age-period-cohort analysis of census undercount
rates for race-sex groups, 1940-1980: implications for the method of
demographic analysis. In: American Statistical Association, 1991
proceedings of the Social Statistics Section. [1991]. 326-31 pp.
American Statistical Association: Alexandria, Virginia. In Eng.
"This paper focuses on undercount estimates for two race groups
(black, white-and-other races) by age and sex for the [U.S.] censuses
of 1940 through 1980....There are distinct similarities across the race
groups in age patterns of coverage, but clear differences by sex....The
major aim of this paper is to extract these underlying age patterns of
undercount with regression analysis."
Correspondence: J. S.
Passel, Urban Institute, 2100 M Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20037.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30764 Pauti,
Anne. What's at stake in the 1990 U.S. census. [Les
enjeux du recensement americain de 1990.] Population, Vol. 47, No. 2,
Mar-Apr 1992. 468-77 pp. Paris, France. In Fre.
The author
summarizes the results of the 1990 U.S. census and discusses their
political importance, particularly for the allocation of federal
resources. The issue of the undercount is discussed in this
context.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30765 Robinson,
J. Gregory; Ahmed, Bashir; Das Gupta, Prithwis; Woodrow, Karen
A. Estimating coverage of the 1990 United States census:
demographic analysis. In: American Statistical Association, 1991
proceedings of the Social Statistics Section. [1991]. 11-20 pp.
American Statistical Association: Alexandria, Virginia. In Eng.
"The purpose of the Demographic Analysis evaluation program for
1990 is twofold: (1) to evaluate the completeness of coverage of
population in the 1990 [U.S.] census based on demographic analysis and
(2) to develop a statistically-based assessment of the accuracy of
those demographic estimates of net coverage. This paper reports the
results of the first set of demographic estimates of coverage for 1990
and the assessment of the accuracy of the
estimates."
Correspondence: J. G. Robinson, U.S. Bureau of
the Census, Washington, D.C. 20233. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
58:30766 Arnold,
Fred. An assessment of data quality in the Demographic and
Health Surveys. In: Demographic and Health Surveys World
Conference, August 5-7, 1991, Washington, D.C.: proceedings. Volume
2. 1991. 785-806 pp. Institute for Resource Development/Macro
International, Demographic and Health Surveys [DHS]: Columbia,
Maryland. In Eng.
"The current paper focuses on non-sampling errors
in the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) that may have a significant
impact on the demographic estimates produced from the surveys....The
first section discusses the quality of data used to determine a woman's
eligibility for the individual interview and the accuracy of the
respondents' age reporting....The second section evaluates information
on the age at first sexual intercourse, the age at first marriage and
the age at first birth. This is followed by an assessment of the
quality of birth history data for women in their childbearing years.
The final section examines data used for the direct estimation of
infant and child mortality....The evaluation is based on data from the
first 22 DHS surveys for which standard recode data files were
available."
Correspondence: F. Arnold, Institute for
Resource Development/Macro International, Demographic and Health
Surveys, 8850 Stanford Boulevard, Suite 4000, Columbia, MD 21045.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30767 Buekens,
Pierre; Tsui, Amy; Kotelchuk, Milton; DeGraft-Johnson, Joseph.
Checking for underestimation of pregnancy-related tetanus
immunization coverage. In: Demographic and Health Surveys World
Conference, August 5-7, 1991, Washington, D.C.: proceedings. Volume
2. 1991. 1,149-56 pp. Institute for Resource Development/Macro
International, Demographic and Health Surveys [DHS]: Columbia,
Maryland. In Eng.
The authors analyze data on tetanus immunizations
among pregnant women from the Demographic and Health Surveys conducted
in Ecuador, Ghana, and Sri Lanka. "The question this paper addresses
is to what extent DHS-based immunization rates for births in the past 5
years may underestimate tetanus coverage. At least two types of bias
can be involved: Life-long protection bias [and]...recall bias...."
The authors find evidence of a lifelong protection bias in the three
countries, while some recall bias is found in
Ecuador.
Correspondence: P. Buekens, Free University of
Brussels, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30768 Cantor,
David C.; Rojas, Guillermo. Future prospects for survey
processing in developing countries: technologies for data
collection. In: Demographic and Health Surveys World Conference,
August 5-7, 1991, Washington, D.C.: proceedings. Volume 2. 1991.
1,357-71 pp. Institute for Resource Development/Macro International,
Demographic and Health Surveys [DHS]: Columbia, Maryland. In Eng.
The authors review current facilities available for processing
survey data in developing countries. They also examine future
prospects for technological improvement, including pen-based PCs with
handwriting recognition and developments in
software.
Correspondence: D. C. Cantor, Institute for
Resource Development/Macro International, Demographic and Health
Surveys, 8850 Stanford Boulevard, Columbia, MD 21045.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30769 Centro de
Estudios de Poblacion y Paternidad Responsable [CEPAR] (Quito,
Ecuador); Ecuador. Ministerio de Salud Publica [MSP] (Quito, Ecuador);
United States. Centers for Disease Control [CDC] (Atlanta,
Georgia). Demographic and Maternal and Child Health
Survey, Ecuador, 1989. [Encuesta Demografica y de Salud Materna e
Infantil, Ecuador, 1989.] Dec 1990. [21], 211 pp. Quito, Ecuador. In
Spa.
Results are presented from the 1989 Demographic and Maternal
and Child Health Survey for Ecuador (ENDEMAIN-89). Chapters are
included on general population characteristics, nuptiality, fertility
and family planning, fertility preferences and the risk of unplanned
pregnancy, sexual experience and contraceptive use among women aged
15-24 years, infant and childhood mortality, and infant, child, and
maternal health.
Correspondence: Centro de Estudios de
Poblacion y Paternidad Responsable, Toribio Montes 423 y Daniel
Hidalgo, Quito, Ecuador. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
58:30770 China.
State Family Planning Commission of China [SFPC] (Beijing,
China). National Sample Survey of Fertility and
Contraception: technical documents. Seattle Population Research
Center Working Paper, No. 3, Aug 1991. 45 pp. Seattle, Washington. In
Eng.
This publication provides technical documents pertaining to
the National Sample Survey of Fertility and Contraception, conducted in
China in June 1988. "The Technical Documents contain the basic
instructions to the local survey organizers, supervisors and
interviewers on the training process, the meaning of questions, coding,
and error checks."
This publication was translated from the original
Chinese by William Lavely and Ning Gu.
Correspondence:
Seattle Population Research Center, c/o University of Washington,
Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology, Department of Sociology
DK-40, Seattle, WA 98195. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
58:30771 Croft,
Trevor. DHS date editing and imputation. In:
Demographic and Health Surveys World Conference, August 5-7, 1991,
Washington, D.C.: proceedings. Volume 2. 1991. 1,337-56 pp. Institute
for Resource Development/Macro International, Demographic and Health
Surveys [DHS]: Columbia, Maryland. In Eng.
This study describes how
the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) program dealt with the problem
of incomplete or partially reported data. "The paper will discuss
various approaches to the problems of partial and inconsistent data,
and the need for procedures to handle this data, and will then present
the DHS approach to editing and imputation. The results of this
approach will be discussed and the problems found in the use of these
procedures will be presented. Finally, the paper will discuss the
changes made in the procedures for editing and imputation for phase II
of the Demographic and Health Surveys program and consider further
improvements that may be made to these
procedures."
Correspondence: T. Croft, Institute for
Resource Development/Macro International, Demographic and Health
Surveys, 8850 Stanford Boulevard, Columbia, MD 21045.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30772 Cushing,
Jeanne. DHS data processing strategy: advantages and
disadvantages. In: Demographic and Health Surveys World
Conference, August 5-7, 1991, Washington, D.C.: proceedings. Volume
2. 1991. 1,329-35 pp. Institute for Resource Development/Macro
International, Demographic and Health Surveys [DHS]: Columbia,
Maryland. In Eng.
"In August of 1985, a meeting of computer experts
was convened at DHS headquarters to discuss and recommend a data
processing strategy with which DHS could successfully meet its deadline
of completing over 30 surveys before the end of 1989....[The author
evaluates] the impact of this strategy on the data processing done
under the DHS program."
Correspondence: J. Cushing,
Institute for Resource Development/Macro International, Demographic and
Health Surveys, 8850 Stanford Boulevard, Columbia, MD 21045.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30773 Kost,
Kathryn. Using the DHS calendar history of events to study
the dynamics of contraceptive use. In: Demographic and Health
Surveys World Conference, August 5-7, 1991, Washington, D.C.:
proceedings. Volume 2. 1991. 837-56 pp. Institute for Resource
Development/Macro International, Demographic and Health Surveys [DHS]:
Columbia, Maryland. In Eng.
"In 1986, the DHS project collected the
first 6-year calendar of events in experimental surveys in Peru and the
Dominican Republic. In this paper, we use the DHS experimental survey
from Peru to demonstrate how the calendar data can be used to reveal
individual-level patterns of contraceptive
behavior."
Correspondence: K. Kost, Alan Guttmacher
Institute, 111 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30774 Lavely,
William R. China unveils its monumental two per thousand
fertility survey. Asian and Pacific Population Forum, Vol. 5, No.
4, Winter 1991. 89-92, 116 pp. Honolulu, Hawaii. In Eng.
The author
reports on China's 1988 Two per Thousand Survey, using information from
papers presented at an international seminar in Beijing that focused on
fertility and contraception. "Seminar papers confirmed the high
quality of the survey and its potential for research on topics ranging
from rates of sterility to the demography of Tibet. They also
suggested that family planning in China is moving on to a wider agenda.
The interest of family planners is turning to issues of health,
motivation for family planning, and contraception prior to a couple's
first birth."
Correspondence: W. R. Lavely, University of
Washington, Department of Sociology, Seattle, WA 98195.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30775 Loaiza,
Edilberto. The collection of demographic data using an
events calendar. In: Demographic and Health Surveys World
Conference, August 5-7, 1991, Washington, D.C.: proceedings. Volume
2. 1991. 827-36 pp. Institute for Resource Development/Macro
International, Demographic and Health Surveys [DHS]: Columbia,
Maryland. In Eng.
The author evaluates the use of a demographic
events calendar by women of reproductive age who participated in the
second phase of the Demographic and Health Surveys program (DHS-II).
"The aim of this paper is to analyze the use of the events calendar in
the DHS-II by presenting the experiences in the procedure of training,
field work, editing, evaluation and data processing. A second
objective of the paper is to emphasize the different analytic
possibilities offered by the data embedded in the calendar....For the
purposes of analysis, the events calendar contains information relevant
for the analysis of fertility, mortality and migration on a monthly
basis for up to 72 months." A sample of the calendar is
included.
Correspondence: E. Loaiza, Institute for Resource
Development/Macro International, Demographic and Health Surveys, 8850
Stanford Boulevard, Columbia, MD 21045. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
58:30776 Miller,
Jane E.; Goldman, Noreen; Moreno, Lorenzo. An assessment
of retrospective data on birthweight and prematurity status from the
Dominican Republic Demographic and Health Survey. In: Demographic
and Health Surveys World Conference, August 5-7, 1991, Washington,
D.C.: proceedings. Volume 2. 1991. 1,131-48 pp. Institute for
Resource Development/Macro International, Demographic and Health
Surveys [DHS]: Columbia, Maryland. In Eng.
"This study analyses
data on birthweight and prematurity status from the 1986 Demographic
and Health Survey (DHS) in the Dominican Republic--the only DHS country
in Round I to collect information on gestational age. The principal
objective is to assess whether retrospectively collected data on these
variables are accurate indicators of what they are intended to
measure....We evaluate the data by examining distributions of
birthweight and prematurity status and patterns of mortality by these
two variables, and by comparing the resulting estimates with available
data from other sources. In addition, we examine the covariates of low
birthweight and prematurity status."
Correspondence: J. E.
Miller, Princeton University, Office of Population Research, 21
Prospect Avenue, Princeton, NJ 08544-2091. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30777 Murphy,
Elaine M. Communicating DHS data to policymakers: the
usefulness of popular summaries. In: Demographic and Health
Surveys World Conference, August 5-7, 1991, Washington, D.C.:
proceedings. Volume 2. 1991. 883-8 pp. Institute for Resource
Development/Macro International, Demographic and Health Surveys [DHS]:
Columbia, Maryland. In Eng.
Summaries of DHS data were sent to
policymakers in 18 developing countries. This article presents results
from a follow-up survey conducted among the recipients about the
usefulness of the summaries as a briefing tool for leaders and
policymakers.
Correspondence: E. M. Murphy, Population
Reference Bureau, 1875 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 520, Washington,
D.C. 20009-5728. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
58:30778 Population
Council (New York, New York). Nigeria 1990: results from
the Demographic and Health Survey. Studies in Family Planning,
Vol. 23, No. 3, May-Jun 1992. 211-5 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
These are summary results from the 1990 Nigeria Demographic and
Health Survey, which covered 8,999 households and 8,781 women aged
15-49. Statistics are provided in tabular format on fertility trends
and preferences, contraceptive use, marital status, postpartum
variables, infant mortality and child survival, disease prevention and
treatment, and nutritional status.
Correspondence:
Population Council, One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, NY 10017.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:30779 Pullum,
Thomas. Community level data collection and analysis.
In: Demographic and Health Surveys World Conference, August 5-7, 1991,
Washington, D.C.: proceedings. Volume 2. 1991. 807-26 pp. Institute
for Resource Development/Macro International, Demographic and Health
Surveys [DHS]: Columbia, Maryland. In Eng.
The author examines the
effectiveness of a community-level survey administered by the
Demographic and Health Surveys Project in each of its participating
countries. Called the Service Availability Module, the survey has two
purposes. "The first is to assess the availability and quality of
health and family planning services in their own right. The second
purpose is to assess the marginal importance of different aspects of
availability in terms of their effect on such outcomes as child health,
breastfeeding, and use of modern contraception. This paper summarizes
some of the conclusions that have been drawn from such
analyses."
Correspondence: T. Pullum, University of Texas,
Austin, TX 78712-1088. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
58:30780 Riandey,
Benoit. A directory of demographic surveys: a listing for
metropolitan France. [Repertoire des enquetes demographiques:
bilan pour la France metropolitaine.] INED Dossiers et Recherches, No.
30, Dec 1989. 24 pp. Institut National d'Etudes Demographiques [INED]:
Paris, France. In Fre.
This report describes the demographic
surveys that have been carried out in France since 1970. Separate
consideration is given to long-term surveys and one-time
surveys.
Correspondence: Institut National d'Etudes
Demographiques, 27 rue du Commandeur, 75675 Paris Cedex 14, France.
Location: Institut National d'Etudes Economiques, Paris,
France.
