59:20801 Schoendorf,
Kenneth C.; Parker, Jennifer D.; Batkhan, Leonid Z.; Kiely, John
L. Comparability of the birth certificate and 1988
maternal and infant health survey. Vital and Health Statistics,
Series 2: Data Evaluation and Methods Research, No. 116, Pub. Order
No. DHHS (PHS) 93-1390. ISBN 0-8406-0473-4. LC 92-49066. Mar 1993. iv,
19 pp. U.S. National Center for Health Statistics [NCHS]: Hyattsville,
Maryland. In Eng.
This report examines the quality of birth
certificate data in the United States. Specifically, it "compares
responses to the 1988 National Maternal and Infant Health Survey
maternal questionnaire to similar items from the birth certificate,
including demographic factors and items pertaining to the current and
past pregnancies."
Correspondence: U.S. National Center for
Health Statistics, 6525 Belcrest Road, Hyattsville, MD 20782.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20802 United
States. National Center for Health Statistics [NCHS] (Hyattsville,
Maryland). Where to write for vital records: births,
deaths, marriages, and divorces. Pub. Order No. DHHS (PHS)
93-1142. ISBN 0-16-036275-X. Mar 1993. 30 pp. Hyattsville, Maryland. In
Eng.
"The purpose of this publication is...to provide information
about individual vital records maintained only on file in [U.S.] State
or local vital statistics offices." Information is provided by state
on costs of copies of birth, death, marriage, or divorce records.
Addresses to write to and additional remarks to help the searcher are
included.
Correspondence: U.S. Government Printing Office,
Superintendent of Documents, Mail Stop SSOP, Washington, D.C.
20402-9328. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20803 Bloomfield,
G. T. Boundaries of Canadian census units in 1871.
Canadian Industry in 1871 Research Report, No. 10, ISBN 0-88955-206-1.
May 1990. 32, [78] pp. University of Guelph, Department of Geography:
Guelph, Canada. In Eng.
This report concerns a project to
reconstruct maps of the census enumeration districts for the 1871
census of Canada. Estimates of the population for 1871 are presented
for districts and subdistricts.
Correspondence: University
of Guelph, Department of Geography, Canadian Industry in 1871 Project,
Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
59:20804 Brennan,
Murray. China's 1990 population census: an initial
reaction. Economics Programme Working Paper, No. 55, ISBN
0-86905-194-6. LC 92-207828. Jul 1991. 9 pp. Murdoch University,
Economics Programme: Murdoch, Australia. In Eng.
Using official
data from the 1982 census of China and preliminary data from the 1990
census, the author analyzes aspects of population dynamics and
characteristics. He also discusses the quality of the available data
and the economic implications of current demographic
trends.
Correspondence: Murdoch University, Economics
Programme, South Street, Murdoch, Western Australia 6153, Australia.
Location: U.S. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
59:20805 Cohen,
Michael L. Choice and conflict about census data:
adjusting the American census count. Journal of Public Policy,
Vol. 11, No. 4, 1991. 357-98 pp. Cambridge, England. In Eng.
In
this paper "reasons for inevitable defects in the census count are
listed in the first section; the second section reports efforts by the
U.S. Census Bureau to identify sources of error in census coverage, and
make estimates of the size of the errors....The paper describes the
conflict between statistical practices, laws and public policy about
census adjustment in the United States, and concludes by considering
the extent to which causes [of error] in America are likely to be found
in other countries."
Correspondence: M. L. Cohen,
University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPIA).
59:20806 European
Communities. Statistical Office [EUROSTAT] (Luxembourg).
1990/1991 Community programme of censuses of population:
comparative analysis. [Gemeinschaftliches Programm der
Volkszahlungen 1990/1991: vergleichende Analyse/Le programme
communautaire des recensements de la population 1990/1991: analyse
comparative.] Theme 3, Population and Social Conditions: Series E,
Methods, ISBN 92-826-4418-9. 1992. 70 pp. Luxembourg. In Eng; Fre; Ger.
This document provides a brief comparative analysis of the
questionnaires and methods used by member countries of the European
Community in the 1991 census round.
Correspondence:
European Communities, Statistical Office, L-2920 Luxembourg.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20807 Himes,
Christine L.; Clogg, Clifford C. An overview of
demographic analysis as a method for evaluating census coverage in the
United States. Population Index, Vol. 58, No. 4, Winter 1992.
587-607 pp. Princeton, New Jersey. In Eng.
"Since the 1950 U.S.
census, demographic methods based on the fundamental balancing equation
of demography have played an important role in the evaluation of the
census net undercount. Application of this set of methods, called
demographic analysis, results in national estimates of the net
undercount for age-race-sex groups. Although results of demographic
analysis are readily available in Bureau of the Census publications,
the procedures used to estimate each of the components of population
change are less well-known. In this paper we review the historical
foundation of demographic analysis, beginning with Coale's 1950 census
evaluation project and concluding with the recent evaluation of the
1990 census. We examine each of the components of the method, how
their estimation has changed over time, and how they were estimated for
the 1990 census."
Correspondence: C. L. Himes, Pennsylvania
State University, Population Research Institute, University Park, PA
16802. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20808 Lee, Sharon
M. Racial classifications in the U.S. census:
1890-1990. Ethnic and Racial Studies, Vol. 16, No. 1, Jan 1993.
75-94 pp. London, England. In Eng.
"This article examines racial
classifications on United States population census schedules between
1890 and 1990 to provide insights on the changing meanings of race in
U.S. society....A detailed examination of racial classifications from
the 1980 and 1990 Censuses shows that the influence of political
interests on racial statistics is particularly important. The article
concludes with a discussion of whether official statistical recorders
such as population censuses should categorize and measure race, given
the political motivations and non-scientific character of the
classifications used."
Correspondence: S. M. Lee,
University of Richmond, Department of Sociology and Anthropology,
Richmond, VA 23173. Location: Princeton University Library
(PR).
59:20809 Population
Association of Nigeria [PAN] (Ibadan, Nigeria).
Everybody's guide to the Nigerian census. ISBN 978-31077-0-4.
LC 91-204620. 1990. [viii], 117 pp. Ibadan, Nigeria. In Eng.
This
booklet was prepared as part of a national campaign to inform the
Nigerian public about the 1991 census.
Correspondence:
Population Association of Nigeria, c/o P.M.B. 5, University Post
Office, Ibadan, Nigeria. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
59:20810 Rodriguez,
Clara E. Race, culture, and Latino "otherness" in the 1980
census. Social Science Quarterly, Vol. 73, No. 4, Dec 1992. 930-7
pp. Austin, Texas. In Eng.
"In the 1980 [U.S.] Census 40 percent of
Hispanics identified themselves racially as 'other.' In 1990 this
proportion increased. This note examines why a nonrandom sample of 58
Latinos responded they were 'other' to a replica of the 1980 Census
question on race. The results counter the interpretation that those
who say they are 'other' are racially mixed or misunderstand the
question. The results suggest many Latinos see race as a combination
of race and culture."
Correspondence: C. E. Rodriguez,
Fordham University, College at Lincoln Center, Division of Social
Sciences, 113 West 60th Street, New York, NY 10023. Location:
Princeton University Library (PR).
59:20811 Sweden.
Statistiska Centralbyran (Stockholm, Sweden). Population
and housing census 1990. Part 7: the planning and processing.
[Folk- och bostadsrakningen 1990. Del 7: upplaggning och
genomforande.] ISBN 91-618-0644-7. 1992. 84 pp. Stockholm, Sweden. In
Swe. with sum. in Eng.
This report describes the organization and
administration of the 1990 Swedish census.
Correspondence:
Statistiska Centralbyran, Karlavagen 100, S-102 50 Stockholm, Sweden.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:20812 Tanzania.
Bureau of Statistics (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania). Tanzania
sensa 1988. Population census: geographical work. Aug 1991. iv,
47 pp. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. In Eng.
This is the second volume
in a planned series of seven from the 1988 census of Tanzania. It
describes the pre-enumeration geographical work undertaken in
preparation for the census.
For a further report on census
methodology, see elsewhere in this issue.
Correspondence:
President's Office, Planning Commission, Bureau of Statistics, Dar es
Salaam, Tanzania. Location: New York Public Library, New York,
NY.
59:20813 Tanzania.
Bureau of Statistics (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania). Tanzania
sensa 1988. Population census: methodology. [1991]. v, 61 pp.
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. In Eng.
This is the first in a planned
series of seven volumes from the 1988 census of Tanzania. It describes
"the different activities that were performed before, during and after
enumeration. Problems that were encountered during the census
operation are highlighted with a view to alerting those who will be
responsible for the next census. Likewise, an attempt is made to
suggest solutions to some of the problems that were faced."
For a
separate report on preparations for the census, see elsewhere in this
issue.
Correspondence: President's Office, Planning
Commission, Bureau of Statistics, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Location: New York Public Library, New York, NY.
59:20814 United
Nations. Department of International Economic and Social Affairs (New
York, New York). Manual on population census data
processing using microcomputers. Studies in Methods, Series F, No.
53; ST/ESA/STAT/SER.F/53, ISBN 92-1-161326-4. LC 91-208115. 1990.
xviii, 118 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
This is one in a series
of technical reports and manuals being developed by the United Nations
that will focus on developments in the census data processing field.
"The present publication...deals with computer technology and the
issues involved in making decisions on the processing of census data.
It is hoped that national statistical and census organizations will
find it useful in selecting appropriate methods and techniques in the
light of their specific needs."
Correspondence: United
Nations, Sales Section, New York, NY 10017. Location: U.S.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
59:20815 Wilk,
Richard; Miller, Stephen. The census as an ethnocentric
grid: methodological problems in understanding the Caribbean
household. PIRT Working Paper, No. 92-15, Nov 1992. 20, [2] pp.
Indiana University, Population Institute for Research and Training
[PIRT]: Bloomington, Indiana. In Eng.
This study examines problems
that arise when the Western definition of a household unit is applied
to census taking in other cultural settings. A case study of Crooked
Tree, Belize, is included.
Correspondence: Indiana
University, Population Institute for Research and Training, Memorial
Hall East 220, Bloomington, IN 47405. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
59:20816 Bozon,
Michel; Leridon, Henri; Riandey, Benoit. Sexual behavior
in France: from one report to another. [Les comportements sexuels
en France: d'un rapport a l'autre.] Population et Societes, No. 276,
Feb 1993. [4] pp. Institut National d'Etudes Demographiques [INED]:
Paris, France. In Eng.
The authors describe two large-scale French
surveys on sexual behavior, the Rapport Simon of 1972 and the Analyse
des Comportements Sexuels en France conducted in 1991-1992. The major
changes in sex behavior that have occurred during the period covered by
the surveys are summarized.
Correspondence: Institut
National d'Etudes Demographiques, 27 rue du Commandeur, 75675 Paris
Cedex 14, France. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
59:20817 Population
Council (New York, New York). Peru 1991/1992: results
from the Demographic and Health Survey. Studies in Family
Planning, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan-Feb 1993. 66-70 pp. New York, New York.
In Eng.
These are summary results from the 1991/1992 Peru
Demographic and Health Survey, which covered 13,479 households and
15,882 women aged 15-49. Tabular data are provided 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).
59:20818 Shea,
Martina. Characteristics of recipients and the dynamics of
program participation: 1987-1988. Data from the Survey of Income and
Program Participation. Current Population Reports, Series P-70:
Household Economic Studies, No. 31, Nov 1992. 56, [55] pp. U.S. Bureau
of the Census: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"This report uses data from
the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) to examine the
participation in various [U.S.] government assistance programs at a
point in time and over a 28-month period. It presents data from the
complete panel file of the 1987 SIPP which covers the time period from
October 1986 through April 1989. Descriptions of the SIPP program and
the 1987 panel file are contained in
appendixes...."
Correspondence: Superintendent of
Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
