60:20720 Birch,
David. Automatic coding of causes of death.
Population Trends, No. 73, Autumn 1993. 36-8 pp. London, England. In
Eng.
"This article describes the development of a system to
automate the procedures involved in the coding of causes of death for
use in the [United Kingdom's] Office of Population Censuses and
Surveys."
Correspondence: D. Birch, Office of Population
Censuses and Surveys, Health Statistics Division, St. Catherine's
House, 10 Kingsway, London WC2B 6JP, England. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20721 Mahadevan,
K.; Azuh, Dominic E.; Jayasree, R. Successful interviewing
and data collection in research. In: Readings in population
research: policy, methods and perspectives, edited by P. Krishnan,
Chi-Hsien Tuan, and Kuttan Mahadevan. 1992. 215-33 pp. B. R.
Publishing: Delhi, India. In Eng.
The authors discuss aspects
involved in the process of interviewing and data collection in
empirical research. Topics considered include preliminary preparation,
community participation, confidence and credibility, interpersonal
communication, nonverbal communication, interviewer's background,
rapport building, respondent's level of interest, reporting vital
events, and collecting data on income, age, and
sex.
Correspondence: K. Mahadevan, Sri Venkateswara
University, Tirupati 517 502, India. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:20722 McKenney,
Nampeo R.; Bennett, Claudette E. Issues regarding data on
race and ethnicity: the Census Bureau experience. Public Health
Reports, Vol. 109, No. 1, Jan-Feb 1994. 16-25 pp. Washington, D.C. In
Eng.
"In this paper, the authors describe some of the complexities
of collecting and presenting data on race and ethnicity based on the
experiences of the [U.S.] Bureau of the Census. Different methods of
data collection, different content and format of questions, and
different definitions make it difficult to collect consistent race and
ethnic data across data systems. The Bureau of the Census experiences
have shown that changing ethnic self-identity and concepts, intent of
the question, consistency of reporting, and the classification of
persons of mixed racial parentage affect the quality of the
data."
Correspondence: N. R. McKenney, U.S. Bureau of the
Census, Population Division, Room 2312, FOB 3, Washington, D.C. 20233.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20723 Morocco.
Direction de la Statistique. Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches
Demographiques [CERED] (Rabat, Morocco). Vital statistics:
a source of information on the population. [L'etat civil: source
d'informations sur la population.] Etudes Demographiques, 1993. 285 pp.
Rabat, Morocco. In Fre.
Recent developments designed to improve the
quality of vital statistics in Morocco are described, and future plans
to improve data concerning marriage and divorce are outlined. The
report begins with a general review of population trends in Morocco.
Next, the vital statistics system is described. A final chapter
presents an evaluation of the quality of death
registration.
Correspondence: Direction de la Statistique,
Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Demographiques, B.P. 178, Rue Mohamed
Belhassan, El Ouazzani-Haut Agdal, Rabat, Morocco. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20724 Zhang,
Erli; Lu, Lei. Estimate of fulfillment rate of death
registrations among adult population in 1990 census in China.
Chinese Journal of Population Science, Vol. 5, No. 2, 1993. 83-8 pp.
New York, New York. In Eng.
"We use the model established in 1981
by N. Bennett and S. Horiuchi on the basis of generalized stable
population theory in evaluating and analyzing the fulfillment rate of
China's adult death registrations in 1989, as reflected in the 1990
census....We use this model for two primary purposes: first, to
conduct a preliminary evaluation and analysis of the quality of China's
adult death registrations in 1989, and secondly, to experiment with the
applicability of this model in China...."
For the model developed by
Bennett and Horiuchi, see Population Index 47(2): 207-21.
Correspondence: E. Zhang, State Family Planning
Commission, Beijing, China. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
60:20725 Abejo,
Socorro. Comparative analysis of population age-sex
distribution from sample and complete enumeration: 1970 and 1980
census data. Journal of Philippine Statistics, Vol. 42, No. 1,
Jan-Mar 1991. ix-xiii pp. Manila, Philippines. In Eng.
"This paper
will attempt to analyze the degree of distortion introduced by
sampling, if any, on the age and sex distribution of the population
based on the information taken [in the 1970 census] from the sample
households. Specifically, the 1970 age and sex distribution of the
Philippine population based on the 5-percent sample households will be
compared with that obtained from the information supplied by all
households, i.e., the actual age and sex distribution of the
Philippines....Findings...suggest a failure of the estimation
procedures used in past censuses to correct errors attributable to
sampling. In particular, the type of sampling error highlighted in
this paper is the distortion introduced by sampling in age-sex
distribution."
Correspondence: S. Abejo, National
Statistics Office, Population Studies Division, Marvin Plaza Building,
2153 Pasong Tamo Street, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Location: Cornell University Library, Ithaca, New York.
60:20726 Arora, C.
S. Use of new technologies for future Indian censuses--the
possibilities and challenges. Demography India, Vol. 21, No. 1,
Jan-Jun 1992. 65-71 pp. Delhi, India. In Eng.
"This paper outlines
various possible new technologies for the important stages of census
data processing for future Censuses [in India] along with various
issues involved. While outlining the advantages, the present
limitations and the factors to be viewed [with] caution are
also...described. Finally, the importance of the 'non-technology
factors' is also stressed...."
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:20727 Bangladesh.
Bureau of Statistics. Statistics Division (Dhaka, Bangladesh).
Population and housing census 1991: post enumeration check
(PEC). ISBN 984-508-019-7. Jun 1992. xi, 61 pp. Dhaka, Bangladesh.
In Eng.
The results of a post-enumeration survey carried out in
April 1991 to evaluate the quality and coverage of the 1991 census of
Bangladesh are presented. They indicate an undercount rate of 4.65
percent, making the total population some 109.9 million. Variations in
the rate of underenumeration by sex, age, and region are
analyzed.
Correspondence: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics,
Statistics Division, Ministry of Planning, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20728 Clark,
Alex. 1991 census: data collection. Population
Trends, No. 70, Winter 1992. 22-7 pp. London, England. In Eng.
"This article describes the work which was carried out to prepare
for the enumeration and recruit the temporary staff to carry [out the
1991 Great Britain census, discusses] how it was monitored, and gives
an overview of the operation."
Correspondence: A. Clark,
Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, Census Division, St.
Catherine's House, 10 Kingsway, London WC2B 6JP, England.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20729 Premi,
Mahendra K. Opportunities for sociological research from
the Indian census data. Demography India, Vol. 21, No. 1, Jan-Jun
1992. 85-97 pp. Delhi, India. In Eng.
The author discusses using
the census as a source of sociological data in India. Possible topics
of study include women's status, urban studies, household composition
and characteristics, and special tables for scheduled castes and
tribes.
Correspondence: M. K. Premi, Jawaharlal Nehru
University, Centre for the Study of Regional Development, New Mehrauli
Road, New Delhi 110 067, India. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
60:20730 Roy, B.
K. The census mapping retrospectives and some futuristic
views by 2001 AD. Demography India, Vol. 21, No. 1, Jan-Jun 1992.
73-83 pp. Delhi, India. In Eng.
The author briefly reviews the
history of census-taking in India and discusses possible future
developments, with a focus on the science of census
mapping.
Correspondence: B. K. Roy, Government of India,
National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation, Department of Science
and Technology, Calcutta, India. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:20731 Teague,
Andy. Ethnic group: first results from the 1991
census. Population Trends, No. 72, Summer 1993. 12-17 pp. London,
England. In Eng.
"An ethnic group question was included in the
[Great Britain] Census for the first time in 1991. This short article
gives an overview of the reasons for including the question and
presents brief analyses of the first results. A comparison is also
made between the census and the Labour Force Survey, the only previous
reliable source of information on ethnic
group."
Correspondence: A. Teague, Office of Population
Censuses and Surveys, Census Division, St. Catherine's House, 10
Kingsway, London WC2B 6JP, England. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:20732 Bajos,
Nathalie; Spira, Alfred. The ACSF survey: setting up a
multidisciplinary study of sexuality. [L'enquete ACSF:
elaboration d'un projet multidisciplinaire sur la sexualite.]
Population, Vol. 48, No. 5, Sep-Oct 1993. 1,209-27 pp. Paris, France.
In Fre. with sum. in Eng; Spa.
The authors report on a 1992 survey
of sexual behavior in France, which was conducted "to develop a
strategy for AIDS prevention and to construct models of the epidemic's
evolution....An overall multidisciplinary analysis is being undertaken
with the object of identifying the social and psychological conditions
that lead to relations which involve what the epidemiologists call
unsafe practices. The results are expected to provide the instrument
necessary for the understanding of unsafe situations and thus to
develop more adequate prevention
strategies."
Correspondence: N. Bajos, Institut National de
la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale, 101 rue de Tolbiac, 75654 Paris
Cedex 13, France. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
60:20733 Bozon,
Michel; Leridon, Henri. Sexuality and social sciences:
contributions of a survey. [Sexualite et sciences sociales: les
apports d'une enquete.] Population, Vol. 48, No. 5, Sep-Oct 1993.
1,173-550 pp. Institut National d'Etudes Demographiques [INED]: Paris,
France. In Fre. with sum. in Spa; Eng.
This special issue is a
collection of papers concerned with the 1992 Survey on Sexual Behavior
in France, which was conducted with the aim of developing a strategy
for AIDS prevention by gaining a more thorough understanding of various
aspects of sex behavior. Chapters are included on explorations of
sexuality, sexuality and the life cycle, sexual behavior and society,
and sexuality and AIDS.
Selected items will be cited in this or
subsequent issues of Population Index.
Correspondence:
Institut National d'Etudes Demographiques, 27 rue du Commandeur, 75675
Paris Cedex 14, France. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
60:20734 Cliquet, R.
L.; Deven, F.; Corijn, M.; Callens, M.; Lodewijckx, E. The
1991 Fertility and Family Survey in Flanders (NEGO V): framework and
questionnaire. CBGS Werkdocument, No. 82, 1992. 82 pp. Centrum
voor Bevolkings- en Gezinsstudien [CBGS]: Brussels, Belgium. In Eng.
This document describes the fifth survey on fertility and the
family, NEGO V, undertaken in the Flemish and Brussels regions of
Belgium in 1991 in conjunction with the Fertility and Family Survey
(FFS) project of the UN Economic Commission for Europe (ECE). "The
present document includes four major parts: (1) a presentation of NEGO
V; (2) an outline of the conceptual framework of FFS Flanders; (3) an
outline of the analytical framework of FFS Flanders; [and] (4) the FFS
questionnaire, in annex."
Correspondence: Centrum voor
Bevolkings- en Gezinsstudien, Markiesstraat 1, 1000 Brussels, Belgium.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20735 Firdion,
Jean-Marie. The impact of number of calls and partner's
presence in telephone surveys. [Effet du rang d'appel et de la
presence du conjoint dans une enquete par telephone.] Population, Vol.
48, No. 5, Sep-Oct 1993. 1,281-314 pp. Paris, France. In Fre. with sum.
in Eng; Spa.
"Our analysis of data from the Survey on Sexual
Behaviour in France (ACSF) is focused on two possible sources of bias
in replies to sensitive questions put in telephone surveys. How many
times should respondents be called to limit the bias caused by the
tendency of members of a particular group being difficult to contact?
Respondents who were contacted after several calls tend to belong to
groups in which multiple sexual partners are more common, and where the
number of sexual partners is larger....We also aimed to determine
whether the presence of the respondent's sexual partner at the time the
call is made influences the responses. In these circumstances, drug
use tends to be acknowledged less frequently, and the declared number
of past sexual partners is smaller."
Correspondence: J.-M.
Firdion, Institut National d'Etudes Demographiques, 27 rue du
Commandeur, 75675 Paris Cedex 14, France. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:20736 Giami,
Alain. The ACSF survey questionnaire: the effect of an
epidemiological representation of sexuality. [Le questionnaire de
l'enquete ACSF: influence d'une representation epidemiologique de la
sexualite.] Population, Vol. 48, No. 5, Sep-Oct 1993. 1,229-56 pp.
Paris, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng; Spa.
The author discusses
the survey questionnaire used in the 1992 Survey on Sexual Behavior in
France. "The purpose of this paper is to assess the extent to which
epidemiological and public health topics and issues have affected the
construction of sexuality in the context of AIDS....The analysis is
focused on the following: (1) the manner in which the questionnaire
was presented to respondents; (2) the characteristics assigned to those
who answered the questions and those of the partners whom they reported
and described; (3) sexual practices, and (4) the 'sexuality-risks-AIDS'
system. It is shown that the whole questionnaire was shaped by the AIDS
issue, since the investigation of sexual activity in the population is
centered around the theme of AIDS."
Correspondence: A.
Giami, Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale, 101
rue de Tolbiac, 75654 Paris Cedex 13, France. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20737 Messiah,
Antoine; Mouret-Fourme, Emmanuelle. Homosexuality,
bisexuality: elements of a sexual socio-biography.
[Homosexualite, bisexualite: elements de soico-biographie sexuelle.]
Population, Vol. 48, No. 5, Sep-Oct 1993. 1,353-79 pp. Paris, France.
In Fre. with sum. in Eng; Spa.
"The ACSF survey [on sexual behavior
in France] contained a random sample of 210 men, who had had at least
one homosexual experience. Several socio-biographical data were
analyzed: type of sexual activity over different periods, sexual
attraction, cohabitation, socio-demographic characteristics of
individuals and couples, characteristics of first sexual relations,
infliction of sexual violence, homosexual and heterosexual
multi-partnerships, ability to discuss matters with one's parents and
family during childhood, influence of religion, and tolerant attitudes
towards male homosexuality....The biographical data show that events
and their socio-demographic consequences differ with sexual orientation
and this must be taken into account in strategies of prevention against
HIV infection among homosexual and bisexual
males."
Correspondence: A. Messiah, Institut National de la
Sante et de la Recherche Medicale, Unite 292, Hopital Bicetre, 78 rue
du General Leclerc, 94275 Le Kremlin Bicetre, France.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20738 Owen,
Charlie. Using the Labour Force Survey to estimate
Britain's ethnic minority populations. Population Trends, No. 72,
Summer 1993. 18-23 pp. London, England. In Eng.
"The Labour Force
Survey (LFS) is used by OPCS [Office of Population Censuses and
Surveys] to estimate the size of Britain's ethnic minority populations.
The most recent estimate gave a proportion of the population lower
than that found in the 1991 Census. This paper looks at the basis of
the LFS estimates and draws attention to some potential sources of bias
in them. It is concluded that the LFS underestimates Britain's ethnic
minority population mainly because of higher levels of
non-participation (through refusal or non-contact) and, to a lesser
extent, greater likelihood not to answer the question on ethnic
group."
Correspondence: C. Owen, University of London,
Institute of Education, Thomas Coram Research Unit, London WC1E 7HU,
England. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20739 Peterson,
Christine E.; Sine, Jeffrey; Wesley, Deborah. The Second
Malaysian Family Life Survey: codebook. ISBN 0-8330-1352-1. LC
93-18801. 1993. xiii, 814 pp. RAND: Santa Monica, California. In Eng.
"This document contains the Codebook for data collected in the
Second Malaysian Family Life Survey (MFLS-2), carried out in Peninsular
Malaysia in 1988-1989....MFLS-2 was, in part, a follow-up to the
original Malaysian Family Life Survey, which was fielded in three
rounds in 1976-1977. Both surveys produced household-level
retrospective and current data from women and their husbands, covering
traditional topics of demographic research (fertility, nuptiality,
migration, mortality, employment, household composition), as well as
social, economic, and community-level factors affecting family
decisionmaking. MFLS-2 added a sample of older Malaysians (the Senior
Sample) to support research on their living standards, health, and
intergenerational transfers. This document will be essential for all
those using the MFLS-2 data for analyses. The Codebook provides
detailed descriptions of all variables and their locations in the
MFLS-2 data files. The Codebook also presents information on cases that
are known anomalies."
For a related report describing survey
instruments by Julie DaVanzo et al., see 60:10727.
Correspondence: RAND Corporation, 1700 Main Street, P.O.
Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138. Location: Princeton
University Library (FST).
60:20740 Population
Council (New York, New York). Namibia 1992: results from
the Demographic and Health Survey. Studies in Family Planning,
Vol. 24, No. 6, Pt. 1, Nov-Dec 1993. 382-6 pp. New York, New York. In
Eng.
These are the summary results from the 1992 Namibia
Demographic and Health Survey, which covered 4,101 households, 5,421
women aged 15-49, and 3,562 children under age 5. Statistics are
provided in tabular format on population characteristics, fertility
trends and preferences, contraceptive usage, 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).
60:20741 Rajaretnam,
T. On estimating fertility and mortality rates: a field
experience. Demography India, Vol. 21, No. 1, Jan-Jun 1992. 29-40
pp. Delhi, India. In Eng.
"A sample household survey to estimate
fertility, mortality and contraceptive prevalence rates was undertaken
in 1986 in two community development blocks of Tamil Nadu State in
India....This paper discusses the strategies employed in the survey and
the lessons learned....[Results indicate that] it is possible and also
feasible to cover correctly and completely almost all births and deaths
that occurred at least in the recent past through retrospective
enquiries. However...more care is needed in the detection of death
events especially of neonatal and infant
deaths."
Correspondence: T. Rajaretnam, J. S. S. Institute
of Economic Research, Population Research Centre, Vidyagiri, Dharwad
580 004, India. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:20742 Riandey,
Benoit; Firdion, Jean-Marie. Private life and telephone
surveys: the example of the ACSF survey. [Vie personnelle et
enquete telephonique: l'exemple de l'enquete ACSF.] Population, Vol.
48, No. 5, Sep-Oct 1993. 1,257-80 pp. Paris, France. In Fre. with sum.
in Eng; Spa.
"In France, telephone surveys are a relatively new
experience for social science researchers, in particular for
investigating such delicate subjects as sexual behaviour. The ACSF
survey [on sexual behavior in France] consequently calls for
considerable methodological investment, in terms of sampling
procedures, supervision of data collection and quality assessment. The
research team had to deal with a number of ethical questions and
institutional problems raised by the need to protect respondents'
private lives. At the expense of certain technical constraints,
perhaps excessive in some cases, solutions were adopted which appear to
be satisfactory...."
Correspondence: B. Riandey, Institut
National d'Etudes Demographiques, 27 rue du Commandeur, 75675 Paris
Cedex 14, France. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
