Studies concerned with the actual production of basic population data. Includes more than governmental publications.
Studies on the collection of general demographic statistics and related problems such as studies on data processing.
62:40734 Schuler, Martin. The
population census and regional statistics in Switzerland.
[Volkszählung und Regionalstatistik in der Schweiz/Recensement de
la population et statistique régionale en Suisse.] Forum
Statisticum, No. 37, Jul 1996. 35 pp. Verband Schweizerischer
Statistischer Ämter: Bern, Switzerland. In Fre; Ger.
This
study describes the Swiss system of collecting demographic data at the
regional level. It describes the relationship between this data
gathering system and the system used by the Swiss census at the
national level. Particular attention is given to factors, such as cost
and confidentiality, that influence the Swiss authorities to look at
surveys and population registers as alternative ways of collecting
demographic data.
Correspondence: Verband Schweizerischer
Statistischer Ämter, Office Fédéral de la
Statistique, 3003 Bern, Switzerland. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
Studies of the organization and operation of vital statistics at local and national levels, of international comparability, and of special problems.
62:40735 Becker, Stan; Waheeb, Youssef;
El-Deeb, Bothaina; Khallaf, Nagwa; Black, Robert.
Estimating the completeness of under-5 death registration in
Egypt. Demography, Vol. 33, No. 3, Aug 1996. 329-39 pp. Silver
Spring, Maryland. In Eng.
"To evaluate the completeness of
registration of infant and child deaths in Egypt, reinterviews were
conducted with families who had reported a death of a child under age 5
in the five years before the survey for two national surveys recently
conducted in Egypt....Overall 57% of infant deaths were reported as
notified and 68% of those death reports were found; the corresponding
figures for child deaths were 89% and 74%. Using the percentage
reported as notified as an estimate for completeness of registration,
we adjusted upward the national infant and child mortality rates from
registration data....These values are approximately 20% above the
corresponding direct estimates from
the...surveys."
Correspondence: S. Becker, Johns
Hopkins School of Public Health, Department of Population Dynamics, 615
North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205-2179. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
62:40736 International Centre for Diarrhoeal
Disease Research, Bangladesh (Dhaka, Bangladesh).
Demographic Surveillance System--Matlab. Volume twenty four:
registration of demographic events--1993. ICDDR,B Scientific
Report, No. 76, ISBN 984-551-055-8. May 1996. vii, 87 pp. Dhaka,
Bangladesh. In Eng.
This report presents vital statistics data for
1993 for Matlab in Bangladesh, the region for which the Demographic
Surveillance System has regularly collected data since 1963. The data
are collected separately for a region with enhanced possibilities for
family planning services and maternal and child health care and for a
comparison area receiving normal government services. A special
supplement is included that describes fertility trends by birth order,
age at birth, and birth interval.
For a previous report for 1992,
see 61:30781.
Correspondence: International Centre for
Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, G.P.O. Box 128, Dhaka 1000,
Bangladesh. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
62:40737 Kélodjoué,
Samuel. An attempt to use vital statistics and health data
in the analysis of mortality in Yaoundé. [Essai
d'utilisation des statistiques d'état civil et sanitaires dans
l'analyse de la mortalité à Yaoundé.] Les Dossiers
du CEPED, No. 43, ISBN 2-87762-095-6. Oct 1996. 43 pp. Centre
Français sur la Population et le Développement [CEPED]:
Paris, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
"This study attempts,
through the processing and analysis of the death registers of civil
registration and health centers of Yaoundé, the capital city of
Cameroon, to evaluate, by comparing with the census, and by utilizing
indirect methods, the quality of death registration, the level of
mortality, and the causes of death in the city. In conclusion, the
level of completeness remains quite low....The study suggests some
possible ways to improve the completeness of vital statistics, so that
death certificates could become a useful tool in the production of
demographic and health statistics in
Cameroon."
Correspondence: Centre Français sur
la Population et le Développement, 15 rue de l'Ecole de
Médecine, 75270 Paris Cedex 06, France. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
62:40738 Kemp, Thomas J.
International vital records handbook. 3rd ed. ISBN
0-8063-1424-9. LC 94-77221. 1994. xi, 417 pp. Genealogical Publishing:
Baltimore, Maryland. In Eng.
This work attempts to provide the
information necessary to obtain vital records not only from U.S. states
and trust territories, but also from most countries around the world.
"Divided into two parts, this new 3rd edition...contains the
latest forms and information for each of the fifty states and also
furnishes details about records that were created prior to statewide
vital records registration; then, in alphabetical sequence, it covers
all the other countries of the world, giving, where available, their
current forms and instructions; and since most non-English-speaking
nations have neither a centralized vital records registration system
nor application forms of any kind, this work provides as a substitute a
list of national and provincial record repositories or key addresses of
other institutions that might be of
assistance."
Correspondence: Genealogical Publishing,
1001 North Calvert Street, Baltimore, MD 21202. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
62:40739 McCaw-Binns, Affette M.; Fox,
Kristin; Foster-Williams, Karen E.; Ashley, Deanna E.; Irons,
Beryl. Registration of births, stillbirths and infant
deaths in Jamaica. International Journal of Epidemiology, Vol. 25,
No. 4, Aug 1996. 807-13 pp. London, England. In Eng.
The authors
investigate "the level of registration of livebirths, stillbirths
and infant deaths in Jamaica....Births, stillbirths and neonatal deaths
identified during a cross-sectional study (1986), and infant deaths
identified in six parishes (1993) were matched to vital registration
documents filed with the Registrar General....While 94% of livebirths
were registered by one year of age (1986), only 13% of stillbirths
(1986) and 25% of infant deaths (1993) were registered. Post neonatal
deaths were more likely to be registered than early neonatal deaths.
Frequently the birth was not registered when the infant died. Birth
registration rates were highest in parishes with high rates of hospital
deliveries...where institutions notify the registrar of each birth.
Hospital deaths, however, were less likely to be registered than
community deaths as registrars are not automatically notified of these
deaths."
Correspondence: A. M. McCaw-Binns, University
of the West Indies, Department of Child Health, Mona, Kingston 7,
Jamaica. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
Studies of the organization and operation of population censuses and registers at local and national levels, of international comparability, and of special problems.
62:40740 Dale, Angela. Looking
towards the 2001 census. OPCS Occasional Paper, No. 46, ISBN
1-85774-204-4. 1996. vii, 50 pp. Office of Population Censuses and
Surveys [OPCS]: London, England. In Eng.
"The papers in this
collection were presented at a conference organised jointly by the
British Society for Population Studies, and the Social Statistics and
Official Statistics Sections of the Royal Statistical Society. The aim
of the conference was to focus on question wording and data collection
issues in the 2001 Census, stimulated by a series of short
contributions from invited speakers....The papers combined the
perspective of the Census Office on the conduct of such a large-scale
enterprise as the census, lessons that can be learnt from the 1991
Census, and a discussion of some of the issues highlighted by the
Census Validation Survey. They also highlight views of experienced
census users with an interest in a range of different
topics."
Correspondence: Office of Population Censuses
and Surveys, St. Catherine's House, 10 Kingsway, London WC2B 6JP,
England. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
62:40741 Greiner, Ulrich. First
results of the microcensus, April 1995. [Erste Ergebnisse des
Mikrozensus April 1995.] Wirtschaft und Statistik, No. 5, May 1996.
304-12 pp. Wiesbaden, Germany. In Ger.
Results from the April 1995
microcensus of Germany are presented, together with some comparative
data for earlier years. Information is included on population growth,
percentage of foreigners, labor force participation by age, sex, and
educational status, unemployment, and source of livelihood. Comparisons
are made between the former East and West
Germany.
Correspondence: Statistisches Bundesamt,
Gustav-Stresemann-Ring 11, 6200 Wiesbaden 1, Germany. Location:
Princeton University Library (PF).
62:40742 Tas, R. F. J. Comparison
of the results from the population registers on January 1, 1995, with
those obtained from the continuous population system.
[Confrontatie van de resultaten van de structuurtelling 1 januari 1995
met die verkregen langs administratieve weg.] Maandstatistiek van de
Bevolking, Vol. 44, No. 10, Oct 1996. 10-23 pp. Voorburg, Netherlands.
In Dut. with sum. in Eng.
"According to the enumeration from
the municipal population registers of 1 January 1995 the Netherlands
numbered 371 persons more than calculated [using] the continuous
population system. The number of non-Dutch nationals however was 18
thousand (2.3%) and the number of foreign born persons 10 thousand
(0.7%) lower. The causes of these differences are not fully known. The
census of the municipal population registers of 1 January 1995 has in
particular adjusted the file of non-Dutch nationals based on the
continuous population system."
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
62:40743 United Kingdom. Office of Population
Censuses and Surveys [OPCS] (London, England); United Kingdom.
Scotland. General Register Office (Edinburgh, Scotland).
1991 census, general report, Great Britain. ISBN
0-11-691616-8. 1995. xviii, 177 pp. Her Majesty's Stationery Office:
London, England. In Eng.
"The General Report is the official,
and comprehensive, account of the planning and carrying out of the 1991
Census in Great Britain. It is essential reading for students of Census
methods and data quality, and will also prove invaluable to many Census
users. The report covers all aspects of the Census, including the
extensive consultation with users, the new features in the 1991 Census,
and a selection from the main Census results. It also contains an
assessment of how well each part of the Census went, and outlines the
programme of work for the next Census, which is being planned for
2001."
Correspondence: HMSO Publications Centre, P.O.
Box 276, London SW8 5DT, England. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
62:40744 United States. Bureau of the Census
(Washington, D.C.). 1990 census of population and housing:
history. No. 1990 CPH-R-2, 1993-1995. [492] pp. Washington, D.C.
In Eng.
This three-volume report "describes in detail most
aspects of the 1990 [U.S.] census, from its early stages of research
and planning through the tabulation, publication, and dissemination of
the final results. While much of the detail has to do with the census
process and procedures, and how problems were resolved, the history
must go beyond `how' into `why,' and see the census in its place as
part of our American social, economic, and political scene. Thus, this
report discusses, where appropriate, some of the forces--litigation,
legislation, perceived user needs, public perception, budgetary
constraints, and the like--that shaped the 1990 census and its
outcome."
Correspondence: U.S. Government Printing
Office, Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C. 20402.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
62:40745 United States. Bureau of the Census.
Decennial Management Division (Washington, D.C.).
Solicitation of 2000 census content needs from non-Federal data
users. Final report. Nov 1995. 14 pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
This report summarizes responses from a survey carried out by the
U.S. Census Bureau in preparation for the 2000 census concerning the
content needs, geographic needs, and availability of alternative data
sources for the non-federal data user community.
Correspondence:
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Decennial Management Division,
Washington, D.C. 20233. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
Studies of periodic or special surveys relevant to population studies, excluding KAP (knowledge, attitudes, and practice of family planning) studies, which are coded under F.4.4. Attitudes Toward Fertility and Fertility Control .
62:40746 Boerma, J. Ties. Child
survival in developing countries: can demographic and health surveys
help to understand the determinants? ISBN 90-6832-099-8. 1996. 258
pp. Royal Tropical Institute: Amsterdam, Netherlands. In Eng. with sum.
in Dut.
This thesis addresses two issues. "First, the question
of data quality is explored, including results from an evaluation of
the first 27 DHS surveys and from external validation of survey data.
Problems associated with collecting data on childhood illnesses, causes
of death, low birth-weight and child anthropometry are covered, among
others. Second, do the data collected actually enhance our
understanding? Here child spacing and maternal education...are the
focus....The analyses indicate that DHS and other surveys are extremely
useful as sources of data on child health indicators in developing
countries. However, it is also clear that DHS and other surveys are not
likely to further enhance our understanding of the determinants of
child survival. It is therefore proposed to limit the health section of
large scale sample surveys to a few indicators. Collecting data by
using a short questionnaire could create opportunities for in-depth
studies of subsamples and on specific
topics...."
Correspondence: Royal Tropical Institute,
63 Mauritskade, 1092 AD Amsterdam, Netherlands. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
62:40747 Buck, Nick; Gershuny, Jonathan; Rose,
David; Scott, Jacqueline. Changing households: the BHPS
1990 to 1992. ISBN 1-85871-102-9. 1994. xiv, 319 pp. Economic and
Social Research Council, Research Centre on Micro-social Change:
Colchester, England. In Eng.
"This book presents the first
findings from the British Household Panel Survey. The 10,000 members of
the panel, randomly selected from throughout Great Britain, are
interviewed annually about their work, income, health, attitudes,
household living arrangements, housing and consumption." Results
are presented from the first two years of the study on a range of
topics. These include housing, income, employment, family and work,
household finances, consumption, health, political beliefs, personal
reflections, and household transitions.
Correspondence:
ESRC Research Centre on Micro-social Change, University of Essex,
Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex C04 3SQ, England. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
62:40748 Centro Paraguayo de Estudios de
Población [CEPEP] (Asunción, Paraguay); United States.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] (Atlanta, Georgia);
United States. Agency for International Development [USAID]
(Washington, D.C.). National Survey of Demography and
Reproductive Health, 1995-1996: preliminary information. [Encuesta
Nacional de Demografía y Salud Reproductiva, 1995-1996: informe
preliminar.] Jun 1996. 26, [38] pp. Asunción, Paraguay. In Spa.
Preliminary results are presented from a survey carried out in
Paraguay in 1995-1996. This is the third in a series of surveys carried
out by CEPEP; it involved a nationally representative sample of 9,541
households and 6,472 women aged 15 to 49. Following a description of
survey methodology, there are chapters on fertility, family planning,
young adults, and maternal and child health.
Correspondence:
Centro Paraguayo de Estudios de Población, Asunción,
Paraguay. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
62:40749 Marckwardt, Albert M.; Rutstein, Shea
O. Accuracy of DHS-II demographic data: gains and losses
in comparison with earlier surveys. DHS Working Paper, No. 19, Jun
1996. 22 pp. Macro International, Demographic and Health Surveys [DHS]:
Calverton, Maryland. In Eng.
"The purpose of this paper is to
examine the accuracy of two basic demographic measures, current
fertility rates and current infant mortality rates, as measured in the
second round of DHS surveys (DHS-II). The accuracy of these measures
can be affected by such phenomena as distortion of women's ages at the
boundaries of eligibility for the individual interview, respondents'
knowledge of dates of vital events, and interviewers' motivations to
either do a good job or to ease their interviewing loads. Improvements
in questionnaire design and survey design can enhance the quality of
data collected. Data from DHS-II countries are compared to data
collected in the earlier WFS and DHS-I programs in an effort to measure
any improvements in the probable accuracy of demographic measures, as
well as to detect any problem areas where quality may have
deteriorated, or not changed." The geographic focus is on
developing countries.
Correspondence: Macro International,
Demographic and Health Surveys, 11785 Beltsville Drive, Calverton, MD
20705-3119. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
62:40750 Population Council (New York, New
York). Haiti 1994-95: results from the Demographic and
Health Survey. Studies in Family Planning, Vol. 27, No. 4, Jul-Aug
1996. 232-6 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
These are summary
results from the 1994-1995 Haiti Demographic and Health Survey, which
covered 4,818 households and 5,356 women aged 15-49 and a subsample of
1,610 men aged 15-59. Tabular data are provided on population
characteristics, fertility, current contraceptive use, marital and
contraceptive status, postpartum variables, infant mortality, disease
prevention and treatment, and nutrition.
Correspondence:
Population Council, One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, NY
10017. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
62:40751 Uganda. Statistics Department
(Entebbe, Uganda); Macro International. Demographic and Health Surveys
[DHS] (Calverton, Maryland). Uganda Demographic and Health
Survey, 1995. Aug 1996. xx, 299 pp. Entebbe, Uganda. In Eng.
"The 1995 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) is a
nationally-representative survey of 7,070 women age 15-49 and 1,996 men
age 15-54. The UDHS was designed to provide information on levels and
trends of fertility, family planning knowledge and use, infant and
child mortality, and maternal and child health. Fieldwork for the UDHS
took place from late-March to mid-August 1995. The survey was similar
in scope and design to the 1988-89 UDHS. Survey data show that
fertility levels may be declining, contraceptive use is increasing, and
childhood mortality is declining; however, data also point to several
remaining areas of challenge."
Correspondence: Macro
International, Demographic and Health Surveys, Suite 300, 11785
Beltsville Drive, Calverton, MD 20705-3119. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
62:40752 Verma, Vijay; Lê,
Thanh. An analysis of sampling errors for the Demographic
Health Surveys. International Statistical Review/Revue
Internationale de Statistique, Vol. 64, No. 3, Dec 1996. 265-94 pp.
Voorburg, Netherlands. In Eng. with sum. in Fre.
"Sampling
errors and design effects from 48 nationally representative surveys
conducted under the Demographic and Health Surveys Program for a large
number of variables concerning fertility, family planning, fertility
intentions, child health and mortality etc. are analysed for the total
sample, and for urban-rural domains, sub-national regions and various
demographic and socio-economic subclasses....At the country level,
overall design effect (the ratio of actual to simple random sampling
standard error) averaged over all variables and countries is around
1.5. Variation among countries is high, but less so than among
variables. Urban-rural and regional differentials in design effects are
small, and can be attributed to the fact that similar sample designs
and cluster sizes were used across those domains within each country.
Design effects for estimates over other subclasses are smaller, and
tend towards 1.0 for small subclasses and differences, apart from the
effect of sample weights which tends to persist undiminished across
variables and subclasses."
Correspondence: V. Verma,
University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex CO4 3SQ, England.
Location: Princeton University Library (PF).
