60:10701
Al-Shalkani, Mustafa. A system for collecting
vital statistics in Gulf Cooperation Council countries. Population
Bulletin of ESCWA, No. 35-37, 1989-1990. 43-97 pp. Amman, Jordan. In
Eng.
"This paper examines the four major sources of population data
in the countries of the Arab Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) viz.,
general population censuses, registration statistics, household surveys
and permanent registration of population. The paper starts with an
analysis of the status quo of these sources in each country of the GCC,
then proceeds to examine their standards of accuracy and finally
identifies the problems faced by the data collection process in each
source separately and states some practical solutions to them." The
countries concerned are Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and
the United Arab Emirates.
Correspondence: M. Al-Shalkani,
Kuwait University, Geography Department, Faculty of Commerce and
Economic and Political Science, P.O. Box 5969, Safat, Kuwait.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:10702 Avdeev,
Alexandre. The concept of family planning and its
influence on the formation and administration of state regulations in
the USSR. [Le concept de la planification de la famille et son
influence sur la pratique de la gestion d'etat en URSS.] Annales de
Demographie Historique, 1992. 151-68 pp. Paris, France. In Fre. with
sum. in Eng.
The author reviews trends in illegal abortion in the
Soviet Union during the years before and after the revolution of 1917,
and describes the debates that occurred over the legalization of
abortion and the promotion of family planning and contraception. The
liberal abortion laws of the 1920s are compared with the restrictive
laws enacted in the 1930s. The reasons for this political shift are
briefly discussed.
Correspondence: A. Avdeev, University of
Moscow, Center of Demography, Moscow, Russia. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:10709 Zdeb,
Michael S.; Logrillo, Vito M.; Ellrott, Michael A.
Correcting the undercount in maternal mortality. IIVRS
Technical Paper, No. 56, Nov 1993. i, 6 pp. International Institute for
Vital Registration and Statistics [IIVRS]: Bethesda, Maryland. In Eng.
"The paper illustrates a number of methods which may be used to
obtain a better count of maternal deaths." The data used concern New
York State for the period 1980-1986.
Correspondence:
International Institute for Vital Registration and Statistics, 9650
Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814-3998. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:10710 Begeot,
Francois; Smith, Lana; Pearce, David. First results from
Western European censuses. Population Trends, No. 74, Winter 1993.
18-23 pp. London, England. In Eng.
The authors present preliminary
results from the 1990-1991 round of censuses in Western Europe, and
briefly describe the methods used to check census results in individual
countries. Information is provided on population size, age and sex
distribution, nationality, household size, and comparisons of census
counts and midyear estimates.
Correspondence: F. Begeot,
European Communities, Statistical Office, B.P. 1907, 2985 Luxembourg.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:10711 Bohra, D.
M. Pre-census mapping in Lesotho. GeoJournal, Vol.
28, No. 4, Dec 1992. 417-26 pp. Dordrecht, Netherlands. In Eng.
"This paper discusses in respect of Lesotho the existing
cartographic base for census mapping; census organization; methodology
of census taking in Lesotho; geographical planning and specific
strategies evolved in census mapping for the recent 1986 population
census; some of the basic problems encountered in enumeration area
mapping during the 1986 census; and also the use of census enumeration
areas as a frame for national household survey capability programme and
post-census cartographic activities."
Correspondence: D. M.
Bohra, Bangalore University, Department of Geography, Bangalore 560
056, India.
60:10726 Dale,
A. The Office of Population Censuses and Surveys
Longitudinal Study. Environment and Planning A, Vol. 25, No. 10,
Oct 1993. 1,383-510 pp. Pion: London, England. In Eng.
"This
special issue highlights the potential of the Office of Population
Censuses and Surveys (OPCS) Longitudinal Study (LS) (which links census
records for residents of England and Wales from 1971 to 1991), for
research on migration and area studies."
Selected items will be
cited in this or subsequent issues of Population
Index.
Correspondence: Pion Limited, 207 Brondesbury Park,
London NW2 5JN, England. Location: Princeton University
Library (UES).
60:10727 DaVanzo,
Julie; Haaga, John G.; Tey, Nai Peng; Starbird, Ellen H.; Peterson,
Christine E. The second Malaysian Family Life Survey.
Survey instruments. Pub. Order No. MR-107-NICHD/NIA. ISBN
0-8330-1307-6. 1993. [198] pp. RAND: Santa Monica, California. In Eng.
"This document discusses the design and development of the survey
instruments for the Second Malaysian Family Life Survey (MFLS-2), which
was carried out in Peninsular Malaysia in 1988-1989. It also presents
the findings of debriefings with the field staff during and after the
fieldwork and contains the actual survey instruments and the
Interviewer's Instruction Manual."
Correspondence: RAND,
1700 Main Street, P.O. Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
