58:40840 Bowles,
Gladys K.; Tarver, James D.; Beale, Calvin L.; Lee, Everette
S. Net migration of the population by age, sex, and race,
1950-1970 [MRDF]. Pub. Order No. ICPSR 8493. [1990?].
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research [ICPSR]:
Ann Arbor, Michigan. In Eng.
"These data files contain estimates of
net migration by age, race, and sex for United States counties from
1950 to 1960 and from 1960 to 1970. These estimates were derived from
census-survival ratio forward methods, adjusted to be consistent with
vital statistics by county....Data on births according to sex and race
are presented as well as total population according to age. Net
migration estimates and net migration rates for each category also are
included." Data are in two files; each is rectangular in structure and
has a length of 7,604 records.
Correspondence:
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, P.O. Box
1248, Ann Arbor, MI 48106. Source: ICPSR Bulletin 11(2).
58:40841 Keeble,
Gregory. Report on survey of computer usage in statistics
and planning offices in the SPC region, 1990. 1992. v, 23 pp.
South Pacific Commission: Noumea, New Caledonia. In Eng.
Results
are presented from a 1990 survey of computer usage in statistical and
planning offices in 21 South Pacific countries and territories. "Since
the last survey in 1987, there has been a phenomenal growth in the
numbers of computers and software used in statistical offices in the
Pacific. Computerisation of statistical collections and the use of
application software for statistical and demographic analysis in both
planning and statistics offices will continue to expand in the
foreseeable future." The growth of computer linkage through network
systems is noted.
Correspondence: South Pacific Commission,
Noumea, New Caledonia. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
58:40842 United
States. National Center for Health Statistics [NCHS] (Bethesda,
Maryland). National Mortality Followback Survey, 1986
[MRDF]. Pub. Order No. ICPSR 9410. [1990?]. Bethesda, Maryland. In
Eng.
"The 1986 National Mortality Followback Survey (NMFS) is the
first National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) mortality followback
study since the 1966-1968 survey of the same name....The 1986 NMFS
supplements characteristics of mortality found in the routine vital
statistics system by collecting information from death certificate
informants or other knowledgeable relatives, and from health care
facilities that were used by decedents in the last year of life. The
death records provide demographic data on the decedent and information
on the circumstances of death...and use of medical facilities in the
preceding year. Additional issues that were addressed...were...risk
factors associated with premature death, socioeconomic status and
mortality, and reliability of selected items reported on the death
certificate....This hierarchical data collection has two levels of
records. The first level has approximately 342 variables and one record
per case for each of the 18,733 decedents in this study....The second
level contains data from health care facilities....Each decedent may
have up to six facility records....There are 35,757 total records in
the data set." Information on any data analysis restrictions can be
obtained from ICPSR.
Correspondence: Inter-University
Consortium for Political and Social Research, P.O. Box 1248, Ann Arbor,
MI 48106. Source: ICPSR Bulletin 11(2).
