61:30774 Bender,
Rosemary. Impact of new population estimates on health and
vital statistics. [Impact des nouvelles estimations de la
population sur la statistique de la sante et de l'etat civil.] Health
Reports/Rapports sur la Sante, Vol. 7, No. 1, Jul 1995. 7-18, 7-20 pp.
Ottawa, Canada. In Eng; Fre.
Changes in the official population
estimates for Canada introduced in 1993 are described, and their impact
on health and vital statistics rates assessed. The author notes that
rates decrease as the denominators are adjusted upward, and that
analysts working with special subgroups of the population, such as
young adult men, need to pay close attention to these
changes.
Correspondence: R. Bender, Statistics Canada,
Demography Division, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6, Canada.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
61:30775 Bryant,
Barbara E.; Dunn, William. The census and privacy.
American Demographics, Vol. 17, No. 5, May 1995. 48-54 pp. Ithaca, New
York. In Eng.
The authors discuss "how Americans' anger and
suspicion toward government could hurt the quality of federal
statistics....Research shows rising public alarm over threats to
privacy and confidentiality. These fears adversely affect people's
perceptions of the Census Bureau....Without the help of strong privacy
legislation in other arenas, their fears are likely to affect the
accuracy and ultimate cost of the next
census."
Correspondence: B. E. Bryant, University of
Michigan, School of Business Administration, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1234.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
61:30776 Horm, John
W.; Wright, Robert A. A new national source of health and
mortality information in the United States. In: American
Statistical Association, 1993 Proceedings of the Social Statistics
Section. [1993]. 256-61 pp. American Statistical Association:
Alexandria, Virginia. In Eng.
The authors describe how the National
Health Interview Survey (NHIS) is being linked to the National Death
Index (NDI) and how this will create a new resource for epidemiological
research. "The NDI contains records for virtually 100 percent of
persons who die in the United States....The linked NHIS-NDI file will
contain, for persons aged 18 and over, vital status, cause of death,
date of death, and the last date presumed alive if not matched to the
NDI."
Correspondence: J. W. Horm, U.S. National Center for
Health Statistics, 6525 Belcrest Road, Room 850, Hyattsville, MD
20782. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
61:30777 Kearns,
Robin; Reinken, Judith. Out for the count? Questions
concerning the population of the Hokianga. New Zealand Population
Review, Vol. 20, No. 1-2, May-Nov 1994. 19-30 pp. Wellington, New
Zealand. In Eng.
"Recent developments in the organisation of health
services in the Hokianga ward of the Far North District [New Zealand]
have led to the compilation of a register of all patients in the area.
Discrepancies between the numbers revealed by the Hokianga Health
Enterprise Trust and the 1991 Census of Population and Dwellings are
presented and discussed in this paper. We speculate that high mobility
and an aversion to cooperating with state-sponsored activities, among
other things, may underlie the discrepancies between the two counts.
We conclude that greater community involvement in the census process
may be a useful consideration for the
future."
Correspondence: R. Kearns, University of Auckland,
Department of Geography, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
61:30778 Schmitt,
Robert C.; Zane, Lynn Y. S. Military personnel and
dependents in population analysis and projection. Applied
Demography, Vol. 9, No. 3, Winter 1995. 3-5 pp. Washington, D.C. In
Eng.
"Concentrations of [U.S.] armed forces and their dependents
create some unusual (and little recognized) problems for applied
demographers, both in analysis and projection....Their presence
complicates both the collection and interpretation of data, and has
special impact on the preparation of projections." The authors discuss
possible ways of resolving these problems.
Correspondence:
L. Y. S. Zane, Hawaii State Department of Business, Economic
Development and Tourism, Honolulu, HI. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
61:30779 Vallin,
Jacques. Glimpses from demographers on Africa and on the
work of Michel Francois. [Clins d'oeil de demographes a l'Afrique
et a'Michel Francois.] Documents et Manuels du CEPED, No. 2, ISBN
2-87762-074-3. May 1995. 244 pp. Centre Francais sur la Population et
le Developpement [CEPED]: Paris, France. In Fre.
This is a
collection of studies on various aspects of African demography prepared
in honor of Michel Francois on the occasion of his retirement. The
focus is on the collection of demographic data in general and the
development of vital statistics systems in particular. The
geographical focus is on French-speaking
countries.
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).
61:30780 Wallace,
Merryl; Charlton, John; Denham, Chris. The new OPCS area
classifications. Population Trends, No. 79, Spring 1995. 15-30 pp.
London, England. In Eng.
"This article introduces the OPCS area
classifications based on the 1991 [U.K.] Census. It illustrates the
methodology and results in terms of local authority districts. It
follows earlier articles in Population Trends that described the
production of similar classifications after the 1971 and 1981 Censuses.
Each district in Great Britain is classified as both the centre of a
small cluster of districts which correspond closely to it and as a
member of a cluster within a division of all districts. The list of
corresponding districts is set out in full. Information is also given
on how to obtain further details of the
classification."
Correspondence: M. Wallace, Office of
Population Censuses and Surveys, Population Statistics Division, St.
Catherine's House, 10 Kingsway, London WC2B 6JP, England.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
61:30781
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research,
Bangladesh [ICDDR,B] (Dhaka, Bangladesh). Demographic
Surveillance system--Matlab. Volume twenty three: registration of
demographic events--1992. ICDDR,B Scientific Report, No. 75, ISBN
984-551-034-5. Mar 1995. vi, 87 pp. Dhaka, Bangladesh. In Eng.
"This report presents the vital registration data for events taking
place in 1992 in Matlab, Bangladesh. These data were collected by the
Demographic Surveillance System of the International Centre for
Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh." A special supplement is
included analyzing trends in infant and child mortality by sex and
cause of death from 1981 to 1992.
Correspondence:
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh,
G.P.O. Box 128, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
61:30782 Marconi,
Elida. Use of vital statistics in maternal mortality
prevention programs. [Uso de las estadisticas vitales en programas
de prevencion de las muertes maternas.] Notas de Poblacion, Vol. 22,
No. 60, Dec 1994. 229-54 pp. Santiago, Chile. In Spa. with sum. in Eng.
"In the first part of the article the vital statistics system of
the Republic of Argentina is presented, highlighting its
characteristics as a data source, the integrity of its death records,
the quality of the medical certification as to the cause of death by
means of indirect indicators and the under registration of maternal
causes. In the second part, the results of a research on maternal
mortality carried out in the Federal Capital from 1987 to 1989, which
was later extended to other jurisdictions of the country (Cordoba,
Tucuman and Corrientes), is synthesized....The principal objectives
were...to know the real structure of maternal mortality in the Federal
Capital and to identify the factors associated with it, in order to
orient the activity of the health services and reduce these
deaths."
Correspondence: E. Marconi, Ministerio de Salud
Publica, Direccion de Estadisticas de Salud, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
61:30783 Wegman,
Myron E. Annual summary of vital statistics--1993.
Pediatrics, Vol. 94, No. 6, Dec 1994. 792-803 pp. Elk Grove Village,
Illinois. In Eng.
The author summarizes vital statistics for the
United States in 1993. Data are provided on births, natural increase,
marriages and divorces, deaths, and infant mortality. Some
international comparisons are included. "A new low in the infant
mortality rate was reached again in 1993, at 828.8 deaths per 100,000
live births, a decline of 2% from 848.7 in 1992. Births, marriages,
and divorces were all lower, both in number and rate. Deaths and the
death rate, however, both increased and, more significantly, the
age-adjusted death rate increased. A likely explanation is the
occurrence of influenza epidemics in early and late 1993."
For a
previous summary for 1992, see 60:30775.
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).
61:30784 Champion,
Tony; Rees, Philip. Research on the 1991 census.
School of Geography Working Paper, No. 93/21, Oct 1993. iii, 58 pp.
University of Leeds, School of Geography: Leeds, England. In Eng.
This is a report on a conference on the 1991 census of the United
Kingdom, held at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, England,
September 13-15, 1993. It includes reports on the various conference
sessions held, abstracts of the papers presented, and addresses of
conference participants.
Correspondence: University of
Leeds, School of Geography, Leeds LS2 9JT, England. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
61:30785
Congressional Information Service [CIS] (Bethesda,
Maryland). Guide to 1990 U.S. decennial census
publications. Detailed abstracts and indexes derived from the American
Statistics Index: publications issued through 1993. ISBN
0-88692-303-4. 1994. xiii, 175 pp. Bethesda, Maryland. In Eng.
"To
improve access to [the] wealth of census material, Congressional
Information Service, Inc. (CIS) is issuing this Guide to 1990 U.S.
Decennial Census Publications, containing abstracts and indexing for
all 1990 Decennial Census publications issued from 1990 through 1993 as
well as key background reports on census planning, potential
undercounts, and other methodological issues."
For a previous guide,
to publications issued up to 1992, see 59:30702.
Correspondence: Congressional Information Service, 4520
East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
61:30786 Dekker,
Arij L. Computer methods in population census data
processing. International Statistical Review/Revue Internationale
de Statistique, Vol. 62, No. 1, Apr 1994. 55-70 pp. Voorburg,
Netherlands. In Eng. with sum. in Fre.
"The paper summarises the
findings of an international survey of census processing methods used
in the 1990 round. Extensive use is made of computers, although the
technologies involved vary considerably from country to country. There
is more extensive discussion of the use made of computer-assisted and
automatic coding, non-keyboard data entry methods and the establishment
of population databases." The geographical scope is
worldwide.
Correspondence: A. L. Dekker, 2995 BW
Heerjansdam, Netherlands. Location: Princeton University
Library (PF).
61:30787 Mauritius.
Central Statistical Office (Port Louis, Mauritius). 1990
housing and population census of Mauritius. Analysis report. Volume
1--census methodology. Apr 1994. [55] pp. Port Louis, Mauritius.
In Eng.
This report describes the methodology employed in the 1990
census of Mauritius.
Correspondence: Central Statistical
Office, Ministry of Economic Planning and Development, Toorawa Centre,
Corner Sir S. Ramgoolam and Jummah Mosques Streets, Port Louis,
Mauritius. Location: Northwestern University Library,
Evanston, IL.
61:30788 Perkins, R.
Colby. Evaluating the Passel-Word Spanish surname
list. In: American Statistical Association, 1993 Proceedings of
the Social Statistics Section. [1993]. 65-70 pp. American Statistical
Association: Alexandria, Virginia. In Eng.
"This report evaluates
the performance of the Passel-Word Spanish surname list in determining
the Hispanic origin of respondents found in a sample of the 1990 [U.S.]
Decennial Census Post Enumeration Survey
data."
Correspondence: R. C. Perkins, U.S. Bureau of the
Census, Suitland Federal Center, Room 2351, FOB 3, Suitland, MD 20233.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
61:30789 Young,
Jim. The quality of family and household coding in the
1991 Census of Population and Dwellings. New Zealand Population
Review, Vol. 20, No. 1-2, May-Nov 1994. 1-18 pp. Wellington, New
Zealand. In Eng.
"In the 1991 census of population and dwellings,
Statistics New Zealand used computer programmes to assign family and
household composition codes. Family codes describe each individual's
place in a family. Household composition codes describe the number and
characteristics of the families in each dwelling. The quality of these
codes was measured in a study in which codes assigned by clerical staff
were compared to the codes assigned by computer. In the next census,
Statistics New Zealand can best improve the quality of family and
household composition codes by identifying dwellings with imperfect
data and giving these dwellings to specialist staff to
code."
Correspondence: J. Young, Statistics New Zealand,
Private Bag 4741, Christchurch, New Zealand. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
61:30790 Bhati, J.
P.; Sharma, L. R.; Prakasam, C. P.; Arnold, Fred; Ramesh, B.
M. National Family Health Survey (MCH and Family
Planning), Himachal Pradesh, 1992. May 1995. xxv, 286 pp. Himachal
Pradesh University, Department of Economics, Population Research
Centre: Shimla, India; International Institute for Population Sciences
[IIPS]: Bombay, India. In Eng.
This is a report on one in a series
of state-level surveys carried out in India as part of the National
Family Health Survey of 1992. The Himachal Pradesh survey included a
representative sample of 2,962 ever-married women ages 13-49 from 3,119
households, as well as 1,560 of their children born during the four
years prior to the survey. In addition to chapters on survey
methodology, the report contains chapters on nuptiality, fertility,
family planning, fertility preferences, morbidity and mortality,
maternal and child health, infant feeding and child nutrition, and
village profiles.
Correspondence: International Institute
for Population Sciences, Govandi Station Road, Deonar, Bombay 400 088,
India. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
61:30791 Fricke,
Werner; Malchau, Gilbert. The population census of
Nigeria, 1991--geographic aspects of a political poker game. [Die
Volkszahlung in Nigeria 1991--geographische Aspekte eines politischen
Pokers.] Zeitschrift fur Wirtschaftsgeographie, Vol. 38, No. 3, 1994.
163-78 pp. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. In Ger.
This article focuses
on the discrepancy between population estimates for Nigeria and the
results of the 1991 census. They note that the census figure of 88.5
million inhabitants was 30 million less than expected. Geographic
aspects of the discrepancy and possibilities for evaluating the census
are discussed.
Location: New York Public Library, New York,
NY.
61:30792 Gandotra,
M. M.; Das, N. P.; Mukherji, Shekhar; Kanitkar, Tara; Govindasamy,
Pavalavalli. National Family Health Survey (MCH and Family
Planning): Gujarat, 1993. Mar 1995. xxviii, 308 pp. M. S.
University of Baroda, Population Research Centre: Vadodara, India;
International Institute for Population Sciences [IIPS]: Bombay, India.
In Eng.
"This is one in a series of state-level reports presenting
results from the 1992-1993 National Family Health Survey of India.
This report concerns Gujarat, and involves a representative sample of
3,832 ever-married women age 13-49 from 3,875 households, and 1,477 of
their children born in the four years preceding the survey. The
results are presented separately for rural and urban areas, as well as
for the whole state. Following chapters on survey methodology, there
are chapters on nuptiality, fertility, family planning, fertility
preferences, morbidity and mortality, maternal and child health, infant
feeding and child nutrition, village profiles, and knowledge of
AIDS.
Correspondence: International Institute for
Population Sciences, Govandi Station Road, Deonar, Bombay 400 088,
India. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
61:30793 Hemnani, P.
K.; Hiraram; Pandey, Arvind; Kumar, Sushil; Retherford, Robert D.;
Ramesh, B. M. National Family Health Survey (MCH and
Family Planning): Madhya Pradesh, 1992. Apr 1995. xxvi, 308 pp.
Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Population Research Centre:
Bhopal, India; International Institute for Population Sciences [IIPS]:
Bombay, India. In Eng.
This is one in a series of state-level
reports presenting results from the 1992-1993 National Family Health
Survey of India. This report concerns Madhya Pradesh, and involves a
representative sample of 6,254 ever-married women aged 13-49 from 5,857
households, and 3,735 of their children born in the four years
preceding the survey. The results are presented for the whole state,
and separately for urban and rural areas and areas designated as
high-fertility, underdeveloped districts. Following chapters on survey
methodology, there are chapters on nuptiality, fertility, family
planning, fertility preferences, morbidity and mortality, maternal and
child health, infant feeding and child nutrition and village
profiles.
Correspondence: International Institute for
Population Sciences, Govandi Station Road, Deonar, Bombay 400 088,
India. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
61:30794 Hota, Bipin
B.; Rath, Basantilata; Guruswamy, M.; Mason, Karen O.; Ramesh, B.
M. National Family Health Survey (MCH and Family
Planning): Orissa, 1993. Mar 1995. xxvi, 292 pp. Utkal University,
Population Research Centre: Bhubaneswar, India; International Institute
for Population Sciences [IIPS]: Bombay, India. In Eng.
This is one
in a series of state-level reports presenting results from the
1992-1993 National Family Health Survey of India. This report presents
results from Orissa, involving a representative sample of 4,257
ever-married women age 13-49 from 4,602 households, and 2,262 of their
children born in the four years preceding the survey. The results are
presented separately for rural and urban areas as well as for the state
as a whole. Following introductory chapters on survey methodology,
there are chapters on nuptiality, fertility, family planning, fertility
preferences, morbidity and mortality, maternal and child health, infant
feeding and child nutrition, and village
profiles.
Correspondence: International Institute for
Population Sciences, Govandi Station Road, Deonar, Bombay 400 088,
India. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
61:30795 Kish,
Leslie. Multipopulation survey designs: five types with
seven shared aspects. International Statistical Review/Revue
Internationale de Statistique, Vol. 62, No. 2, Aug 1994. 167-86 pp.
Voorburg, Netherlands. In Eng. with sum. in Fre.
"Five types of
multipopulation surveys are defined and described: periodic surveys;
multidomain designs; multinational survey designs; cumulated and
combined samples; and controlled observations or quasi- experimental
designs. I emphasize the deliberate designs of these surveys, not the
mere post hoc or ad hoc utilization of survey results. Most
importantly, I emphasize a sharp distinction between seven listed
aspects. Similarity and standardization of the survey aspects
(definitions, methods, measurements) are essential to avoid biases in
comparisons, though admittedly difficult. In contrast, flexibility in
sampling designs and sizes, to reduce variances, is permissible, also
desirable to reduce variances and costs."
Correspondence:
L. Kish, University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research, Ann
Arbor, MI 48106-1248. Location: Princeton University Library
(PF).
61:30796 Pahl,
Katharina. Family formation and the desire for children in
Germany: design and structure of the German FFS. [Familienbildung
und Kinderwunsch in Deutschland: Design und Struktur des deutschen
FFS.] Materialien zur Bevolkerungswissenschaft, No. 82a, 1995. 10,
[102], 17, 72 pp. Bundesinstitut fur Bevolkerungsforschung: Wiesbaden,
Germany. In Ger.
This is the first in a series of publications
dealing with the Survey of Family Formation and the Desire for Children
in Germany. The survey, which included a sample of over 10,000 persons,
was conducted in 1992 as part of the Fertility and Family Survey (FFS)
project being carried out in the European Community. The present
publication describes the concepts and implementation of the survey.
Appendixes contain the survey
questionnaires.
Correspondence: Bundesinstitut fur
Bevolkerungsforschung, Gustav-Stresemann-Ring 6, Postfach 5528, 6200
Wiesbaden, Germany. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
61:30797 Population
Council (New York, New York). Sudan 1992/93: results from
the PAPCHILD survey. Studies in Family Planning, Vol. 26, No. 2,
Mar-Apr 1995. 116-20 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
Summary
statistics are presented from the Sudan Maternal and Child Health
Survey, which "was conducted...within the framework of the Pan Arab
Project for Child Development (PAPCHILD), League of Arab
States....Complete interviews were collected from 5,320 households,
4,528 ever-married women aged 15-49 (4,869 including women aged 15-54),
and 4,585 children under the age of five." Tabular data are provided
on population characteristics; fertility; fertility preferences;
contraception and contraceptive use; marital and contraceptive status;
postpartum variables; infant mortality; and disease prevention and
treatment.
Correspondence: Population Council, One Dag
Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, NY 10017. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
61:30798 Population
Council (New York, New York). Turkey 1993: results from
the Demographic and Health Survey. Studies in Family Planning,
Vol. 26, No. 3, May-Jun 1995. 180-4 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
Summary statistics are presented from the 1993 Turkey Demographic
and Health Survey. "Data...were collected from 8,619 households and
complete interviews were carried out among 6,519 ever-married women of
reproductive age." Tabular data are included on population
characteristics; fertility; fertility preferences; contraceptive use;
contraception; marital and contraceptive status; postpartum variables;
infant mortality; and disease, prevention, and
treatment.
Correspondence: Population Council, One Dag
Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, NY 10017. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
61:30799
Ramachandrudu, G.; Rao, M. L.; Rao, G. Rama; Ramesh, B. M.;
Kumar, Sushil; Sommerfelt, A. Elisabeth. National Family
Health Survey (MCH and Family Planning), Andhra Pradesh, 1992. May
1995. xxvi, 288 pp. Andhra University, Population Research Centre:
Visakhapatnam, India; International Institute for Population Sciences
[IIPS]: Bombay, India. In Eng.
This is a report on one in a series
of state-level surveys carried out in India as part of the National
Family Health Survey of 1992. The Andhra Pradesh survey included 4,276
ever-married women ages 13-49 from 4,208 households, and 1,868 of their
children born during the four years prior to the survey. The results
are presented separately for urban and rural areas. Following chapters
on survey design and methodology, there are chapters on nuptiality,
fertility, family planning, fertility preferences, morbidity and
mortality, maternal and child health, infant feeding and child
nutrition, and village profiles.
Correspondence:
International Institute for Population Sciences, Govandi Station Road,
Deonar, Bombay 400 088, India. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
61:30800 Thailand.
National Statistical Office (Bangkok, Thailand). Report of
the Children and Youth Survey 1992. ISBN 974-8095-31-2. [1994?].
[ix], 137 pp. Bangkok, Thailand. In Tha.
Data are presented from a
1992 survey on children and youth in Thailand. There is no English
abstract, but the tables have headings in English as well as Thai. The
data concern the population age 3-24 with regard to literacy,
educational status, employment, and recreation, and are presented by
sex, area, and region.
Correspondence: National Statistical
Office, Larn Luang Road, Bangkok 10100, Thailand. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
