62:10758 Laine,
Heli. Population data on Finland, 1900-1994. Yearbook
of Population Research in Finland, Vol. 32, 1994-1995. 144-53 pp.
Helsinki, Finland. In Eng.
Tabular data for Finland are provided on
population size, age structure, age-specific fertility rate, live
births, maternal age, abortion, marriage, divorce, consensual union,
family type and number of children, mortality, life expectancy,
international and internal migration, economically active population by
industry, and women in the labor force.
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
62:10759 Bah,
Sulaiman. The evaluation of the completeness of death
registration in the presence of high net out-migration: the case
example of Mauritius. IIVRS Technical Paper, No. 61, Aug 1995. 8
pp. International Institute for Vital Registration and Statistics
[IIVRS]: Bethesda, Maryland. In Eng.
The impact of high levels of
out-migration on estimates of the completeness of death reporting is
examined using the example of Mauritius; such estimates are generally
calculated using indirect estimation techniques that assume a closed
population.
Correspondence: International Institute for
Vital Registration and Statistics, 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD
20814-3998. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
62:10760 Emery,
George. Facts of life: the social construction of vital
statistics, Ontario 1869-1952. ISBN 0-7735-1111-3. 1993. xv, 243
pp. McGill-Queen's University Press: Montreal, Canada. In Eng.
This
study examines the social construction of the vital statistics system
in the Canadian province of Ontario. In particular, it focuses on the
social and cultural conditions that influence which kinds of data have
been collected and how. The author examines "statutes, regulations, the
content of registration forms, definitions of critical terms, and the
like as an integral part of the social construction, not as technical
background material....By showing the pertinence of details such as the
content of the registration forms or contemporary definitions for life
at birth, it is unique in the literature on civil registration. As a
way of developing the theme of social construction, the book provides
empirical illustrations of how incomplete registration and aspects of
definition influence the data....As discussion of Ontario-Quebec
differences in infant death statistics shows, the form of the problems
encountered varies from place to place, but the problems are
constant."
Correspondence: McGill-Queen's University Press,
849 Rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T5, Canada.
Location: Princeton University Library (FST).
62:10761 Gourbin,
C.; Masuy-Stroobant, G. Registration of vital data: are
live births and stillbirths comparable all over Europe? Bulletin
of the World Health Organization/Bulletin de l'Organisation Mondiale de
la Sante, Vol. 73, No. 4, 1995. 449-60 pp. Geneva, Switzerland. In Eng.
with sum. in Fre.
"In this article we examine the legal and
administrative definitions of vital events (live births and
stillbirths) in the 27 European countries that participated in an
in-depth survey conducted in 1991 by the Institute of Demography,
University of Louvain, Belgium. The impact of the various definitions
in use on the comparability of vital event data over time and in
different countries is illustrated by discussing some of the anomalies
exhibited by published data (e.g., age at death in different European
countries and the trends in infant mortality or stillbirth rate in
selected countries). Analysed is the potential for vital registration
systems to produce standardized perinatal mortality data that satisfy
WHO recommendations for international comparisons, taking into account
the contents of the vital registration forms and the data processing
(record linkage) methods used in different
countries."
Correspondence: G. Masuy-Stroobant, Universite
Catholique de Louvain, Institut de Demographie, 1 place Montesquieu,
B.P. 17, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
62:10762 Casimiro,
Fernando S. The 1991 census--its methodological and
organizational structure. [Censos 91--sua estrutura metodologica e
organizativa.] Estudos Demograficos, No. 30, May 1991. 53-63 pp.
Lisbon, Portugal. In Por.
The organization and methods used to
carry out the 1991 census of Portugal are
described.
Correspondence: F. S. Casimiro, Instituto
Nacional de Estatistica, Departamento de Estatisticas Demograficas e
Sociais, Avenida Antonio Jose de Almeida 5, 1078 Lisbon Codex,
Portugal. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
62:10763
Congressional Information Service (Bethesda,
Maryland). Guide to 1990 U.S. decennial census
publications. Detailed abstracts and indexes derived from the American
Statistics Index. Publications issued through March 1995. ISBN
0-88692-335-2. 1995. xiii, 231 pp. Bethesda, Maryland. In Eng.
This
guide to publications derived from the 1990 U.S. census replaces all
previous guides issued by the same organization. It contains abstracts
and indexes to all census publications and CD-ROM releases. It also
covers key background reports on census planning, potential
undercounts, and other methodological
issues.
Correspondence: Congressional Information Service,
4520 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
62:10764 Cresce,
Arthur R.; Lapham, Susan J.; Rolark, Stanley J.
Preliminary evaluation of data from the race and ethnic origin
questions in the 1990 census. In: American Statistical
Association, 1992 Proceedings of the Social Statistics Section. [1992].
69-78 pp. American Statistical Association [ASA]: Alexandria, Virginia.
In Eng.
"The purpose of this paper is to provide a preliminary
evaluation of the race, Hispanic origin, and ancestry questions used in
the 1990 [U.S.] Census of Population." The focus is on the strengths
and weaknesses of the data, and on how improvements can be made in the
next census.
Correspondence: A. R. Cresce, U.S. Bureau of
the Census, Washington, D.C. 20233. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
62:10765 Hoeffel,
John. Shrinking the census. American Demographics,
Vol. 17, No. 10, Oct 1995. 32-7 pp. Ithaca, New York. In Eng.
The
author discusses legislative attempts to reduce the size and cost of
the 2000 U.S. census. Differences of opinion between Congress and the
Bureau of the Census regarding the scope and impact of the census are
considered.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
62:10766 India.
Office of the Registrar General (New Delhi, India). Census
of India 1991. Series--1: India. Report on post enumeration check,
Paper 1 of 1994. 1994. v, 90 pp. New Delhi, India. In Eng.
"The main objective of the 1991 Post Enumeration Check was to
quantify the level of omission and duplication in the [1991] census [of
India] enumeration and to assess the errors in responses to certain
selected questions asked in the census. This report presents a
description of the Post Enumeration Check conducted after the 1991
census with a detailed anlaysis of the
results."
Correspondence: Office of the Registrar General,
Ministry of Home Affairs, 2/A Mansingh Road, New Delhi 110 011, India.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
62:10767 Malawi.
National Statistical Office (Zomba, Malawi). Malawi
population and housing census, 1987. Volume VI, methodological
report. Jun 1994. [18] pp. Zomba, Malawi. In Eng.
This report
describes the methodology used in the 1987 census of
Malawi.
Correspondence: National Statistical Office, P.O.
Box 333, Zomba, Malawi. Location: Northwestern University
Library, Evanston, IL. Source: APLIC Census Network List, No.
158, Aug 1995.
62:10768 Advani,
Mohan; Nagda, B. L.; Gupta, Kamla; Nangia, Parveen; Roy, T. K.;
Govindasamy, Pavalavalli. National Family Health Survey
(MCH and family planning), Rajasthan, 1992-93. Jun 1995. 298 pp.
Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Population Research Centre: Udaipur,
India; International Institute for Population Sciences [IIPS]: Bombay,
India. In Eng.
This is one in a series of state-level reports from
the 1992-1993 National Family Health Survey of India. This report
concerns the state of Rajasthan, and involves a representative sample
of 5,211 ever-married women aged 13-49 from 5,014 households; also
included are 2,919 of their children who were born during the four
years preceding the survey. The results are given separately for rural
and urban areas as well as for the state as a whole. Following chapters
on survey methodology, there are chapters on nuptiality, fertility,
family planning, fertility preferences, morbidity and mortality,
maternal and child health, and infant and child
nutrition.
Correspondence: International Institute for
Population Sciences, Govandi Station Road, Deonar, Bombay 400 088,
India. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
62:10769 Becker,
Stan; Feyisetan, Kale; Makinwa-Adebusoye, Paulina. The
effect of the sex of interviewers on the quality of data in a Nigerian
family planning questionnaire. Studies in Family Planning, Vol.
26, No. 4, Jul-Aug 1995. 233-40 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
"Traditionally, female interviewers have been preferred to men for
conducting fertility and family planning surveys. However, in West
Africa, evidence for their superiority over male interviewers is mixed.
In Nigeria, as part of a four-state pretest of the national family
planning questionnaire, an experimental design was incorporated to
quantify effects of the sex of the interviewer. In one state,
reinterviews were also performed to measure the reliability of
responses. In the conservative northern state of Kano, the use of male
interviewers was problematic. However, in the other three states, only
weak evidence was found to mitigate against the use of male
interviewers. In fact, in two states, the proportion of respondents
reporting knowledge of several contraceptive methods was significantly
higher when male interviewers conducted the survey. Respondents'
reports of contraceptive use were very unreliable for interviewers of
both sexes."
Correspondence: S. Becker, Johns Hopkins
University, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Department of
Population Dynamics, 615 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205-2179.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
62:10770 Choudhury,
Durga C.; Goswami, Bipin C.; Parasuraman, Sulabha; Ramesh, B. M.;
Pandey, Arvind. National Family Health Survey (MCH and
family planning), Assam, 1992-93. Jun 1995. xxvi, 298 pp. Gauhati
University, Population Research Centre: Guwahati, India; International
Institute for Population Sciences [IIPS]: Bombay, India. In Eng.
This is one in a series of state-level reports from the 1992-1993
National Family Health Survey of India. This report concerns the state
of Assam, and involves a representative sample of 3,006 ever-married
women aged 13-49 from 3,255 households, and 1,982 of their children
born during the four years preceding the survey. The results are given
separately for rural and urban areas as well as for the state as a
whole. 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).
62:10771 Cushing,
Jeanne; Loaiza, Edilberto. Computer aided field editing in
the DHS context: the Turkey experiment. Nufusbilim Dergisi/Turkish
Journal of Population Studies, Vol. 16, 1994. 3-14 pp. Ankara, Turkey.
In Eng. with sum. in Tur.
"In this study two types of field editing
used during the Turkey Demographic and Health Survey are compared.
These two types of editing are computer aided field editing and manual
editing. It is known that manual editing by field editors is a tedious
job in which errors especially on skip questions can be missed;
however, with the aid of computers field editors could quickly find all
occasions on which an interviewer incorrectly followed a skip
instruction. At the end of the experiment it has been found...that the
field editing done with the aid of a notebook computer was consistently
better than that done in the standard manual
manner."
Correspondence: J. Cushing, Macro International,
Demographic and Health Surveys, 11785 Beltsville Drive, Calverton, MD
20705-3119. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
62:10772 Ethiopia.
Central Statistical Authority. Population Analysis and Studies Center
(Addis Ababa, Ethiopia). The 1990 National Family and
Fertility Survey report. Jun 1993. xxiii, 316 pp. Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia. In Eng.
This report presents results from a 1990 survey
of women aged 15-49 in Ethiopia. It claims to be the first survey of
its kind ever undertaken in the country, and consists of 10 chapters,
which deal with the history of data collection; data quality in this
survey; the characteristics of the women surveyed; nuptiality and
attitudes on age at marriage; fertility and fertility differentials;
breast-feeding, postpartum amenorrhea, and abstinence; contraceptive
knowledge and use; fertility and sex preferences; child health, child
survival, and infant and child mortality; and a summary of survey
findings and their policy implications. An appendix deals with the
methodology for calculating sampling errors and presents estimates of
those errors.
Correspondence: Central Statistical
Authority, Population Analysis and Studies Center, P.O. Box 1143, Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia. Location: New York Public Library, New York,
NY.
62:10773 Ghana.
Statistical Service (Accra, Ghana); Macro International. Demographic
and Health Surveys [DHS] (Columbia, Maryland). Ghana
Demographic and Health Survey, 1993: preliminary report. Apr 1994.
v, 39 pp. Accra, Ghana; Columbia, Maryland. In Eng.
This
preliminary report from the 1993 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey
contains information on survey implementation and summary results
concerning fertility, family planning, fertility preferences, maternity
care, vaccination of children, childhood diarrhea, and infant feeding
practices.
Correspondence: Statistical Service, P.O. Box
1098, Accra, Ghana. Location: New York Public Library, New
York, NY.
62:10774 Goyal, R.
P.; Tyagi, R. P.; Gotpagar, K. B.; Sinha, R. K.; Kumar,
Sushil. National Family Health Survey (MCH and family
planning), Delhi, 1993. Jun 1995. 254 pp. Population Research
Centre, Institute of Economic Growth: Delhi, India; International
Institute for Population Sciences [IIPS]: Bombay, India. In Eng.
This is one in a series of state-level reports from the 1992-1993
National Family Health Survey of India. This report concerns the
National Capital Territory of Delhi and involves a representative
sample of 3,457 ever-married women aged 13-49 from 3,677 households and
1,894 of their children who were born during the four years preceding
the survey. The first two chapters are on survey methodology. They are
followed by chapters on nuptiality, fertility, family planning,
fertility preferences, morbidity and mortality, maternal and child
health, infant feeding and child nutrition, and knowledge of
AIDS.
Correspondence: International Institute for
Population Sciences, Govandi Station Road, Deonar, Bombay 400 088,
India. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
62:10775 Lahiri,
Subrata; Srivastava, Harish; Brown, Joseph W.; Nangia, Parveen; Roy, T.
K. National Family Health Survey (MCH and family
planning), West Bengal, 1992. Jul 1995. 318 pp. International
Institute for Population Sciences [IIPS]: Bombay, India. In Eng.
This is one in a series of state-level reports from the 1992-1993
National Family Health Survey of India. This report concerns the state
of West Bengal, and involves a representative sample of 4,322
ever-married women aged 13-49 from 4,238 households, and 2,189 of their
children born in the four years preceding the survey. The results are
given separately for urban and rural areas, less-developed districts,
and the state as a whole. Beginning chapters are on survey methodology;
they are followed by 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).
62:10776 Nair, P.
S.; Devi, V. Subhadra.; Devi, D. Radha; Nangia, Parveen; Roy, T. K.;
Govindasamy, Pavalavalli. National Family Health Survey
(MCH and family planning), Kerala, 1992-93. Jun 1995. 295 pp.
University of Kerala, Population Research Centre: Kariavattom, India;
International Institute for Population Sciences [IIPS]: Bombay, India.
In Eng.
This is one in a series of state-level reports from the
1992-1993 National Family Health Survey of India. This report concerns
the state of Kerala, and involves a representative sample of 4,332
ever-married women aged 13-49 from 4,387 households, and 1,605 of their
children born during the four years preceding the survey. The results
are given separately for rural and urban areas as well as for the state
as a whole. 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 international
migration.
Correspondence: International Institute for
Population Sciences, Govandi Station Road, Deonar, Bombay 400 088,
India. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
62:10777 Population
Council (New York, New York). Bangladesh 1993-94: results
from the Demographic and Health Survey. Studies in Family
Planning, Vol. 26, No. 5, Sep-Oct 1995. 299-303 pp. New York, New York.
In Eng.
These are summary results from the 1993-94 Bangladesh
Demographic and Health Survey, which covered 9,174 households, 9,640
ever-married women aged 10-49, and 3,284 husbands. Tabular data are
provided on population characteristics, fertility, fertility
preferences, current contraceptive use, marital 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).
62:10778 Population
Council (New York, New York). Ghana 1993: results from the
Demographic and Health Survey. Studies in Family Planning, Vol.
26, No. 4, Jul-Aug 1995. 245-9 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
"The
Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS), was conducted by the Ghana
Statistical Service, Accra, Ghana, within the framework of the DHS
Program of Macro International Inc. Data for the GDHS were collected
from 5,822 households and complete interviews were carried out among
4,562 women aged 15-49 and 1,302 men aged 15-59. The interviews took
place from September 1993 to February 1994." Data are presented here on
fertility, fertility preferences, current contraceptive use,
contraception, marital and contraceptive status, postpartum variables,
infant mortality, health, and nutritional
status.
Correspondence: Population Council, One Dag
Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, NY 10017. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
62:10779 Population
Council (New York, New York). Morocco 1992: results from
the Demographic and Health Survey. Studies in Family Planning,
Vol. 25, No. 1, Jan-Feb 1994. 59-63 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
These are summary results from the 1992 Morocco Demographic and
Health Survey, which covered 6,577 households and 9,256 women aged
15-49. Tabular data are provided on 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).
62:10780 Ram, Ram
B.; Verma, R. K.; Sinha, R. K.; Kanitkar, Tara; Luther, Norman
Y. National Family Health Survey (MCH and family
planning), Bihar, 1993. Jul 1995. xxvi, 314 pp. Patna University,
Population Research Centre: Patna, India; International Institute for
Population Sciences [IIPS]: Bombay, India. In Eng.
This is one in a
series of state-level reports from the 1993 National Family Health
Survey of India. This report concerns the state of Bihar, and
represents a sample of 5,949 ever-married women aged 13-49 from 4,748
households, and 3,600 of their children born during the four years
preceding the survey. The results are given separately for the state as
a whole, rural and urban areas, and government-designated,
high-fertility 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).
62:10781 Ramesh, B.
M.; Arnold, Fred; Roy, T. K.; Kanitkar, Tara; Govindasamy, Pavalavalli;
Retherford, Robert D. National Family Health Survey (MCH
and family planning), India, 1992-93. Aug 1995. xxx, 402 pp.
International Institute for Population Sciences [IIPS]: Bombay, India.
In Eng.
This is the national report from the National Family Health
Survey of India, carried out in 1992-1993. The survey covered 24 states
and the National Capital Territory of Delhi, and involved 89,777
ever-married women aged 13-49 and 88,562 households. The state-level
reports are/will be cited separately in Population Index as they are
published. In the national report, following chapters on survey
methodology and design, there are chapters on nuptiality, fertility,
family planning, fertility preferences, morbidity and mortality,
maternal and child health, infant feeding and child nutrition, and
knowledge of AIDS.
Correspondence: International Institute
for Population Sciences, Govandi Station Road, Deonar, Bombay 400 088,
India. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
62:10782 Ulusoy,
Mahir. Sampling errors for some selected variables of 1993
survey: an alternative output. Nufusbilim Dergisi/Turkish Journal
of Population Studies, Vol. 16, 1994. 75-106 pp. Ankara, Turkey. In
Eng. with sum. in Tur.
"Sampling errors were calculated for some
variables which are either not included or the base is defined
differently in the main report of [the] Demographic and Health Survey
1993, Turkey. The list of variables and their base population in this
study were also given."
Correspondence: M. Ulusoy,
Hacettepe Universitesi, Nufus Etutleri Enstitusu, Arastirma Gorevlisi,
Hacettepe Parki, Ankara, Turkey. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
