60:30764 Anderson,
Barbara A.; Katus, Kalev; Silver, Brian D. Developments
and prospects for population statistics in countries of the former
Soviet Union. Population Index, Vol. 60, No. 1, Spring 1994. 4-20
pp. Princeton, New Jersey. In Eng.
"This paper examines recent
developments and prospects for population statistics in the former
Soviet Union, whose dissolution provides both opportunities and
problems. It is important for scholars to be aware of past limitations
of Soviet data, since the formation of independent states has neither
removed bureaucratic impediments to the production of high-quality
data, nor has it led to a population more ready to answer questions
fully. Temporarily at least, there is a decrease in the amount and
comparability of available information, and in some instances, in its
quality. We begin with an overview of the system used to gather
population statistics in the former Soviet Union and its inherent
problems. We then discuss the challenges faced by the newly
independent countries and the changes they need to make to achieve
global comparability, including a shift toward the use of standard
international definitions and away from political restrictions on data
availability."
Correspondence: B. Anderson, University of
Michigan, Population Studies Center, 1225 South University Avenue, Ann
Arbor, MI 48104-2590. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
60:30765 Eggerickx,
Thierry; Begeot, Francois. Censuses in Europe during the
1990s: from diversity of national practice to international
comparability of results. [Les recensements en Europe dans les
annees 1990: de la diversite des pratiques nationales a la
comparabilite internationale des resultats.] Population, Vol. 48, No.
6, Nov-Dec 1993. 1,705-32 pp. Paris, France. In Fre.
The authors
discuss the need for international standardization in enumerating
population in Europe. "In certain countries the value of the
census--the instrument normally used for this purpose--has been
questioned, either because it is regarded as an intrusion on privacy,
or because of its complexity and cost. Population registers have
increasingly come to be used as a substitute for, or complement to, a
simpler census, or large-scale sample surveys to limit the number of
questions which needed to be answered by respondents, to supplement the
information available in population registers, or even to replace the
census when it could not be taken on the stipulated date. These
different methods of data collection have led to many
difficulties...and the quality of the results obtained has differed in
different countries."
Correspondence: T. Eggerickx,
Universite Catholique de Louvain, Institut de Demographie, 1 place
Montesquieu, B.P. 17, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30766 Ferreira,
Carlos E. de C. Demographic estimation using
unconventional sources. [Utilisation de sources
non-traditionnelles a des fins d'estimation demographique.] In:
International Population Conference/Congres International de la
Population: Montreal 1993, Volume 3. 1993. 205-10 pp. International
Union for the Scientific Study of Population [IUSSP]: Liege, Belgium.
In Fre.
The author reviews papers concerning techniques for
demographic estimating using unconventional data sources. The papers
were presented at the population conference sponsored by the
International Union for the Scientific Study of Population in 1993.
The author defines unconventional as meaning that the data are from a
reliable official source, but are analyzed for purposes other than that
for which they were collected.
Correspondence: C. E. de C.
Ferreira, Fundacao Sistema Estadual de Analise de Datos, Avenida Casper
Libero 464, 3o Andar s/31, 01033 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30767 Gu,
Baochang. Discussion note on population data and
information issues. Asian Population Studies Series, No. 124, Nov
1993. 169-72 pp. Bangkok, Thailand. In Eng.
"The topic of this
paper covers two separate and broad areas: the status of demographic
data collection, analysis and use; and the effective use and
dissemination of population information....Future efforts should
concentrate on bridging the gap between population data collection,
population data analysis and population information dissemination, and
[on] demonstrating effectively the dynamic role that data and
information will play in the field of population in the 1990s and
beyond."
Correspondence: B. Gu, China Population
Information and Research Centre, P.O. Box 2444, Beijing 100081, China.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30768
Koesoebjono, H. S. I.; Gorter, D.; Wang, C. S.; Veenstra, C.
J. Developing socio-demographic accounts. Population
Statistics Reprint, No. 5, 1993. 80-98 pp. Voorburg, Netherlands. In
Eng.
"The CBS [Central Bureau of Statistics] is developing
socio-demographic accounts which aim to provide a composite and dynamic
description of the population of the Netherlands along activity, age
and sex dimensions. The accounts integrate CBS data on education and
employment with demographic data into a coherent system of matrices.
The definitions and classifications used coincide to a great extent
with CBS coordination practice, but some have been specifically
introduced for accounting purposes. Some of the first results are
presented, concerning the period 1980-1985."
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30769 Latten, Jan
J.; Veenstra, Cornelis J. Population statistics,
reorientations in a changing society. Population Statistics
Reprint, No. 5, 1993. 8-29 pp. Voorburg, Netherlands. In Eng.
The
authors discuss the impact of changing behavior patterns on methods of
data collection and analysis in the Netherlands. "In response to
[changes] in society, the CBS [Central Bureau of Statistics]
continuously adapts the scope and definitions of its population
statistics to support social demographic analysis and interdisciplinary
research and to inform governmental policymakers and the public in
general. Section 2 starts with a historic overview of the emergence of
population statistics. Section 3 deals with the interrelation between
societal changes and reorientations from the 1960s to the 1990s. In
Section 4 an overview is given of recent
developments."
Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
60:30770 Macro
International. Demographic and Health Surveys [DHS]. An
assessment of the quality of health data in DHS-I surveys. DHS
Methodological Report, No. 2, Jan 1994. xiii, 159 pp. Calverton,
Maryland. In Eng.
"Survey methodology can have a substantial impact
on data quality. This report deals with issues of health data quality
in the DHS surveys. Although considerable experience has been gained in
the use of fertility and family planning questions, the addition of
health questions to a cross-sectional survey was relatively new."
Separate consideration is given to data on births, maternity care,
child immunization, child morbidity, breast-feeding, anthropometric
status of children, and causes of child
mortality.
Correspondence: Lisa Longeiret, Macro
International, Demographic and Health Surveys, 11785 Beltsville Drive,
Calverton, MD 20705-3119. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
60:30771
Netherlands. Central Bureau of Statistics (Voorburg,
Netherlands). Netherlands official statistics: population
statistics. Population Statistics Reprint, No. 5, 1993. 196 pp.
Voorburg, Netherlands. In Eng.
"This Reprint of contributions to
[the journal] Netherlands Official Statistics, aims to give a clear
view of the state of the art of [Central Bureau of Statistics]
population statistics....[It] includes a complete list of publications
in English by members of the staff of the Department of Population
Statistics. It also contains a register on the articles and
communications published in the first eight volumes of Netherlands
Official Statistics."
Selected items will be cited in this or
subsequent issues of Population Index.
Correspondence:
Central Bureau of Statistics, Department of Population Statistics, P.O.
Box 959, 2270 AZ Voorburg, Netherlands. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:30772
Rouault-Galdo, Dominique. Differences between
estimates of the economically active population of France from the
census and the annual employment survey: how can the figures be
reconciled? [Les ecarts d'estimation de la population active
francaise au recensement et a l'enquete annuelle sur l'emploi: d'ou
viennent les divergences?] Population, Vol. 48, No. 6, Nov-Dec 1993.
1,683-704 pp. Paris, France. In Fre.
"INSEE's estimates of the
economically active French population based on the annual Employment
Survey published in January 1990 differ considerably from the census
results of March 1990....Comparison of the completed survey
questionnaires with census schedules of more than 40,000 adults showed
that the method of coding the occupation of respondents in the census
and the Employment Survey differed considerably. Results from the
census showed an excess of 50,000 actively employed individuals and
170,000 unemployed over the figures in the Employment Survey. By
contrast 210,000 fewer inactive individuals were enumerated than in the
employment survey. A larger number of people described themselves as
unemployed on the census form, and more stated that they were actively
seeking work, than did so in the presence of an
interviewer."
Correspondence: D. Rouault-Galdo, Institut
National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques, 18 boulevard
Adolphe Pinard, 75675 Paris Cedex 14, France. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30773 Vliegen, J.
M.; van de Stadt, H. Is a census still necessary?
Experiences and alternatives. Population Statistics Reprint, No.
5, 1993. 31-8 pp. Voorburg, Netherlands. In Eng.
"In the
Netherlands the latest Population and Housing Census was taken in 1971.
Since then, surveys and administrative register have formed an
alternative for the non-availability of a conventional census. The
paper describes this alternative, its advantages and disadvantages
compared to a census, and its relation to the international
comparability of data....The alternative is a statistical programme
which is based on the following five data sources: Municipal
population registers; Educational registrations; Register of dwellings
(to be created); Continuous Labour Force Survey; [and] Housing Demand
Survey."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30774 Hertrich,
Veronique. The contribution of existing sources to the
dating of events: a survey in Mali's Bwa country. Population.
English Selection, Vol. 5, 1993. 73-99 pp. Paris, France. In Eng.
"We exploited the sources of information already existing in Mali's
Bwa country in order to facilitate the dating of biographical events.
Their contribution was multiple: they gave an exact date for a
substantial number of births (25%), they provided dating landmarks
within the biographies (in two thirds of birth histories, at least one
birth could thus be pinpointed), and they made it possible to construct
sets of dating references at the family level (lineage calendars).
Based on the same principle of chronological classification as the
historical calendar, the lineage calendar improves the method by
replacing public events by family events with which the respondents are
more familiar (births and deaths of kin)."
Correspondence:
V. Hertrich, 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).
60:30775 Wegman,
Myron E. Annual summary of vital statistics--1992.
Pediatrics, Vol. 92, No. 6, Dec 1993. 743-54 pp. Elk Grove Village,
Illinois. In Eng.
This is a summary of U.S. vital statistics for
the year 1992. "A new low in the infant mortality rate was reached in
1992, at 848.7 deaths per 100,000 live births a decline of 5% from
894.4 in 1991. Birth, death, and marriage rates were also lower, but
the divorce rate inched up to 4.8 per 1,000 population, the same level
as in 1988. The age-adjusted death rate was 504.9 per 100,000
population, the lowest in U.S. history. Natural increase in the
population, excess of births over deaths, decreased from 1,941,389 to
1,907,000 from 7.7 to 7.5 per 1,000 population....Birth rates increased
at both ends of the age range but declined in the principal
childbearing years." Comparisons are made with other developed
countries around the world.
For a previous summary for 1991, see
60:20071.
Correspondence: M. E. Wegman, University of
Michigan, School of Public Health, 109 South Observatory Street, Ann
Arbor, MI 48109-2029. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
60:30776 Charlton,
John; Wallace, Merryl; White, Ian. Long-term illness:
results from the 1991 census. Population Trends, No. 75, Spring
1994. 18-25 pp. London, England. In Eng.
"A question on limiting
long-term illness was included in the [Great Britain] Census for the
first time in 1991. This article gives an overview of the reasons for
including the question and presents a brief analysis of the results. A
comparison is made between the Census results and those from the
General Household Survey."
Correspondence: J. Charlton,
Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, Health Statistics, St.
Catherine's House, 10 Kingsway, London WC2B 6JP, England.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30777 Coeffic,
Nicole. The post-enumeration survey of 1990: assessing
completeness of enumeration. [L'enquete post-censitaire de 1990:
une mesure de l'exhaustivite du recensement.] Population, Vol. 48, No.
6, Nov-Dec 1993. 1,655-81 pp. Paris, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng;
Spa.
"In 1990, INSEE again undertook a post-census survey similar
to that which had already been used to assess completeness of
enumeration in 1962. In a sample of areas, the population was
carefully counted and all the places in which individuals were likely
to have been omitted or counted twice...were investigated. These
results were compared with the census to assess the rate of omissions
and double counting. An omission rate of about 1.8 per cent and double
counting of about 0.7 per cent were found. The errors were
concentrated in the same section of the population: those who were
most mobile and difficult to locate. These are more often men than
women, young rather than middle-aged or elderly, foreigners rather than
French citizens."
Correspondence: N. Coeffic, Institut
National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques, 18 boulevard
Adolphe Pinard, 75675 Paris Cedex 14, France. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30778 Entin,
Jonathan L. Legal considerations in census planning.
In: International Population Conference/Congres International de la
Population: Montreal 1993, Volume 3. 1993. 157-65 pp. International
Union for the Scientific Study of Population [IUSSP]: Liege, Belgium.
In Eng.
"This paper seeks to illuminate the legal constraints
within which the U.S. census functions. Part I discusses the method
for allocating seats in the House of Representatives, the principal
constitutional purpose for taking the census. Part II discusses other
legal issues that have arisen with respect to the accuracy of the
population count. Part III considers the legality of proposals to
replace the current enumeration with large-scale sample surveys in an
effort to overcome some seemingly intractable difficulties with the
modern census."
Correspondence: J. L. Entin, Case Western
Reserve University, School of Law, 11075 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH
44106-7148. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30779 Laroche,
Benoit. The future of population census. In:
International Population Conference/Congres International de la
Population: Montreal 1993, Volume 3. 1993. 151-5 pp. International
Union for the Scientific Study of Population [IUSSP]: Liege, Belgium.
In Eng.
Problems in census data collection and analysis are
explored. The focus is on what percent of the world is covered by a
census, census costs, and public attitude toward
censuses.
Correspondence: B. Laroche, Statistics Canada,
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6, Canada. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:30780 Landers,
Alynne; McNiff, Melissa. Comparability of
questionnaires. DHS Methodological Report, No. 4, Jun 1994. 91 pp.
Macro International, Demographic and Health Surveys [DHS]: Calverton,
Maryland. In Eng.
"This report documents the contents of
questionnaires used in 27 surveys conducted under Phase I of the
Demographic and Health Surveys Program. The report consists of a
collection of tables containing information on the inclusion and
wording of questions and their deviations from the Model 'A' and Model
'B' (or core) questionnaires. The tables are intended to be useful to
those carrying out analyses, especially comparative analyses, of DHS
data files. A description of each set of tables is provided....." The
document is in loose-leaf binder format to facilitate the inclusion of
updates. The geographical focus is on developing
countries.
Correspondence: Macro International, Demographic
and Health Surveys, 11785 Beltsville Drive, Suite 300, Calverton, MD
20705. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30781 Population
Council (New York, New York). Niger 1992: results from
the Demographic and Health Survey. Studies in Family Planning,
Vol. 25, No. 2, Mar-Apr 1994. 129-33 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
These are summary results from the 1992 Niger Demographic and
Health Survey, which covered 5,242 households and 6,503 women aged
15-49. Tabular data are provided on population characteristics,
fertility, fertility preferences, contraception knowledge and use,
marital and contraceptive status, postpartum variables, infant
mortality, prevention and treatment of disease, and nutritional
status.
Correspondence: Population Council, One Dag
Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, NY 10017. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
