59:10021 Dumas,
Jean; Lavoie, Yolande. Report on the demographic situation
in Canada 1992. Current Demographic Analysis, Pub. Order No.
91-209E. Nov 1992. 157 pp. Statistics Canada: Ottawa, Canada. In Eng.
This is the most recent in a series of reports on demographic
trends in Canada. In the first part, the authors examine current
trends using data from the 1991 census. This section covers
demographic accounts, age structure, marital status, nuptiality,
divorce, fertility, induced abortion, mortality, and international and
internal migration. In the second part, population trends in Canada
over the past two centuries are reviewed.
For a previous report for
1991, see 58:10016.
Correspondence: Statistics Canada,
Publication Sales, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6, Canada. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:10022 Noin,
Daniel; Chauvire, Yvan. The population of France. [La
population de la France.] Collection Geographie, 3rd ed. ISBN
2-225-83930-1. 1992. 200 pp. Masson: Paris, France. In Fre.
This is
a general analysis of population trends in contemporary France, updated
to include data from the 1990 census. It includes sections on past
trends, population characteristics, economic activity and migration,
and population growth. The question of regional differences in
demographic indicators within metropolitan France is also
addressed.
For a previous edition, published in 1987, see 53:10036.
Correspondence: Masson, 120 Boulevard Saint-Germain, 75280
Paris Cedex 06, France. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
59:10023 Yuan,
Yongxi; Li, Mozhen; Zhang, Xuexin; Feng, Litian; Xu, Shaoyu.
Population of China, general aspects. [Zhongguo renkou.] ISBN
7-5005-1340-7. Sep 1991. [viii], 632 pp. China Financial and Economic
Press: Beijing, China. In Chi.
This is one in a planned series of
32 volumes devoted to general information on the population of China
and its provinces. This volume concerns the whole country. Data are
based on the 1953, 1964, and 1982 censuses, as well as on the 1982
1-in-1,000 fertility survey and on official statistical materials.
Chapters are included on population history, changes in population
size, fertility, mortality, internal migration, spatial distribution,
urbanization, gender and age structure, the labor force, minority
populations, population quality, family planning, and prediction of
population trends. China's population data resources and their
reliability are assessed.
Correspondence: China Financial
and Economic Press, 8 East Dafesi Avenue, Dong Cheng District, Beijing,
China. Location: Princeton University Library (Gest).
59:10024 Decroly,
Jean-Michel; Grimmeau, Jean-Pierre. Demography at the
local level: the geography of the population of Belgium during the
1980s. [La demographie a l'echelle locale: une geographie de la
population de la Belgique dans les annees 80.] Courrier Hebdomadaire,
No. 1308-1309, 1991. 58 pp. Centre de Recherche et d'Information
Socio-Politiques [CRISP]: Brussels, Belgium. In Fre.
This is an
analysis of population trends in Belgium over the course of the 1980s.
The authors first look at factors affecting population growth,
including natural increase and migration. They then analyze
characteristics of the population, including age, sex, marital status,
and nationality.
Correspondence: Centre de Recherche et
d'Information Socio-Politiques, rue du Congres 35, 1000 Brussels,
Belgium. Location: Dartmouth College Library, Hanover, NH.
59:10025
Drzewieniecka, Krystyna; Dzienio, Kazimierz.
Demographic situation in Poland in 1989 on the basis of the report
of the Government Population Commission. Polish Population Review,
No. 2, 1992. 127-47 pp. Warsaw, Poland. In Eng.
"The study
contains...statements of the...sixteenth report of the Government
Population Commission on 'Poland's demographic situation'....The 1990
Report presents for the first time a thorough analysis of mortality
caused by...circulatory and respiratory system diseases, malignant
neoplasms, injuries and poisonings, [for] basic administrative units
(towns and gminas). Moreover, the 1990 Report presents an analysis of
changes in the structures of: the socio-demographic situation of
households and families, disability, and the external migration of
Poland's population in the years 1978-1988. The Report also contains an
analysis of the [sociological] changes in Polish family life over the
postwar period...."
Correspondence: K. Drzewieniecka,
Government Population Commission, Plac Trzech Krzyzy 5, 00-507 Warsaw,
Poland. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:10026 France.
Institut National d'Etudes Demographiques [INED] (Paris,
France). Twenty-first report on the demographic situation
of France. [Vingt et unieme rapport sur la situation demographique
de la France.] Population, Vol. 47, No. 5, Sep-Oct 1992. 1,113-86 pp.
Paris, France. In Fre.
Recent demographic trends in France and its
overseas departments are first reviewed. Tabular data are presented on
migration from overseas departments to metropolitan France, age
distributions among such migrants, general and differential mortality,
AIDS and other causes of death, fertility trends, nuptiality and
divorce, and life expectancy by sex. The second part of the report
provides a comparative analysis of demographic trends in Europe as a
whole, emphasizing changes over time, and a more detailed analysis of
demographic trends in the countries of the European
Community.
Correspondence: Institut National d'Etudes
Demographiques, 27 rue du Commandeur, 75675 Paris Cedex 14, France.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:10027 Hall,
Ray. Europe's changing population. Geography, Vol.
78, Pt. 1, No. 338, Jan 1993. 3-15 pp. Sheffield, England. In Eng.
The author examines population trends in Europe since 1965 and
finds that "European population is more homogeneous than ever, but even
so different patterns are evident. Almost everywhere fertility is
below replacement level, although generally lower in Southern than
Northern Europe. Marriage rates have declined and divorce rates risen,
while cohabitation and extra-marital births have also increased since
the 1970s. Mortality has so improved that life expectancy is now as
high or higher in the South as the North. Eastern European countries
have seen much slower rates of improvement since the 1960s. Migration
rates to Western Europe have increased in the later 1980s through a
combination of factors, including movement from the East and asylum
seekers. There is likely to be increasing pressure for migration
control. Migration though can compensate for the declining population
projected for the 21st century."
Correspondence: R. Hall,
University of London, Queen Mary and Westfield College, Mile End Road,
London E1 4NS, England. Location: Princeton University Library
(PR).
59:10028 Jayasree,
R.; Audinarayana, N. Differential growth and
characteristics of population across the ecological regions of Tamil
Nadu, 1991. Demography India, Vol. 20, No. 1, Jan-Jun 1991. 35-40
pp. Delhi, India. In Eng.
"In this paper an attempt is made to look
into the differential growth, distribution and characteristics of
population across the major ecological regions of Tamil Nadu state
[India] on the basis of 1991 census data." Among the findings, the
authors note that "the growth and concentration of population is
highest in [agriculturally] fertile and plain regions than in hilly and
dry plains. However, in respect of urban population and literacy
status...the hilly region stands first."
Correspondence: R.
Jayasree, Bharathiar University, Department of Adult Education,
Coimbatore 641 046, India. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
59:10029
Lopez-Escartin, N. Basic data on population:
Angola. [Donnees de base sur la population: Angola.] No. 17, ISBN
2-87762-044-1. May 1992. 11 pp. Centre Francais sur la Population et le
Developpement [CEPED]: Paris, France. In Fre.
This is one in a
series of publications presenting basic demographic data for selected
countries in the developing world. The data, which are from published
sources, consist of a time series of demographic indicators, as well as
data on spatial distribution and age and sex distribution. Similar
reports were also published in 1992 for Burkina Faso, Burundi, the
Central African Republic, the Comoros, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mauritius,
Niger, Viet Nam, and Zaire.
For some previous reports in this
series, see 57:40046.
Correspondence: Centre Francais sur
la Population et le Developpement, 15 rue de l'Ecole de Medecine, 75270
Paris Cedex 06, France. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
59:10030 Mobius,
Dina. Population development and selected structural
changes in the GDR (from the beginning of the 1960s to 1989).
[Bevolkerungsentwicklung und ausgewahlte Strukturveranderungen in der
DDR (Anfang der 60er Jahre bis 1989).] Berichte zur Deutschen
Landeskunde, Vol. 65, No. 1, 1991. 237-49 pp. Trier, Germany. In Ger.
Population trends in East Germany are depicted from 1950 to 1989
using a series of maps and tables. The focus is on population totals
and density by region, age and sex distribution, fertility, and
migration.
Correspondence: D. Mobius, Humboldt-Universitat
zu Berlin, Fachbereich Geographie, Universitatstrasse 3b, O-1080
Berlin, Germany. Location: University of Pennsylvania Library.
59:10031 Peng,
Peiyun. The population of China: problems and
strategy. China Population Today, Vol. 9, No. 4, Aug 1992. 1-17
pp. Beijing, China. In Eng.
Population trends in China are
discussed, and government policies and strategies to cope with
population growth are reviewed. Consideration is given to spatial
distribution, government family planning programs, and the effects of
rapid population growth on socioeconomic development. Some projections
to the year 2000 are provided.
Correspondence: P. Peng,
Family Planning Commission, Beijing, China. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:10032 Totev,
Anastas. A brief outline of demographic development in
Bulgaria. [Kratak ocherk za demografskoto razvitie na Balgariya.]
Naselenie, No. 5, 1992. 9-19 pp. Sofia, Bulgaria. In Bul. with sum. in
Eng; Rus.
The author reviews the major demographic trends of the
twentieth century in Bulgaria. "The results from the analysis show
that the demographic development of Bulgaria especially in the years
after 1950 differs very little from the developed, urbanized and
industrialized countries. The common features are: development
towards [replacement] fertility, [lower mortality rates], zero natural
growth [leading] to an increasing life expectancy at birth, [and]
population ageing...."
Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
59:10033 Walsh,
James A. The turn-around of the turn-around in the
population of the Republic of Ireland. Irish Geography, Vol. 24,
No. 2, 1991. 117-25 pp. Dublin, Ireland. In Eng.
Recent population
trends in Ireland are analyzed using data from official sources,
including the 1991 census. The components of recent population change
are first examined. "This is followed by an examination of the spatial
patterns of change which result from their interaction and by a
consideration of the changes which have occurred in the age composition
of the population, examining how these adjustments have varied across
the state. Since the demographic outcome from the 1980s is different in
many respects from that of the 1970s, some of the key areas of contrast
will be noted throughout."
Correspondence: J. A. Walsh, St.
Patrick's College, Department of Geography, Maynooth, County Kildare,
Ireland. Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
59:10034 Watanabe,
Yoshikazu. Demographic life courses of women in Japan: a
reappraisal. Jinko Mondai Kenkyu/Journal of Population Problems,
Vol. 48, No. 2, Jul 1992. 1-14 pp. Tokyo, Japan. In Jpn. with sum. in
Eng.
The author examines the life courses of cohorts of Japanese
women born from 1890 to 1940, and makes projections for those born in
1950 and later. "In [the] past hundred years, demographic changes in
women's life courses in Japan were mainly characterized by rapid fall
of mortality and fertility...[and] cohort by cohort, age at marriage of
women in Japan has gradually been rising....[The author] suggests the
intense needs for policies of social and economic welfare for family of
mother and children and policies for equal wage between working men and
women in contemporary Japan."
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
