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.
63:30777 Marindo-Ranganai, Ravai.
The population dynamics of the Tembomvura people of Zambezi Valley,
northern Zimbabwe: some methods of collecting and analysing birth
history data. Zambezia, Vol. 22, No. 2, 1995. 177-95 pp. Harare,
Zimbabwe. In Eng.
"This article describes a method of
collecting quantitative data using simple techniques of drawing and
modelling. Using a small semi-nomadic population of the Tembomvura
people of Zambezi Valley, northern Zimbabwe, the study concludes that
it is possible to collect birth history data from illiterate
populations. A combination of the traditional questionnaire approach
and the `participatory' methods proposed in this article provide a more
reliable method for collecting birth history data. With large
populations aiming for nationally representative samples, the method
would be very time consuming and costly. The approach is more useful
for studying small populations or small samples. The major strength is
that it gives the respondents a chance to express their knowledge in
simple numeric form."
Correspondence: R.
Marindo-Ranganai, University of Zimbabwe, Department of Sociology, Mt.
Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe. Location: Princeton University
Library (PR).
63:30778 Rogers, Richard G.; Carrigan,
Jacqueline A.; Kovar, Mary G. Comparing mortality
estimates based on different administrative records. Population
Research and Policy Review, Vol. 16, No. 3, Jun 1997. 213-23 pp.
Dordrecht, Netherlands. In Eng.
"This study investigates how
age and race are reported in interviews and on death certificates and
how these demographic assignments affect life expectancy estimates for
the total population, for males and females, and for blacks and whites.
Differential reporting of demographic characteristics can produce
different estimated life expectancies and thus differential assessments
of the sex and race gaps in life expectancy. This difference
underscores the need to define demographic characteristics carefully
and to examine multivariate models and projections
cautiously."
Correspondence: R. G. Rogers, University
of Colorado, Institute of Behavioral Science, Population Program,
Campus Box 484, Boulder, CO 80309-0484. 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.
Studies of the organization and operation of population censuses and registers at local and national levels, of international comparability, and of special problems.
63:30779 Belgium. Institut National de
Statistique (Brussels, Belgium). Population and housing
census of March 1, 1991. Volume 1C: trends in the number of Belgian
communes and summary of the laws resulting in changes to their
boundaries, 1831-1991. [Recensement de la population et des
logements au 1er mars 1991. Tome 1C: évolution du nombre de
communes belges et relève des lois impliquant une modification
de leur territoire, 1831-1991.] 1997. 163 pp. Brussels, Belgium. In
Fre.
This volume describes the changes made to the boundaries of
communes in Belgium since 1831. The information is given by
arrondissement and by date of the law or decree ordering the
change.
Correspondence: Institut National de Statistique,
44 rue de Louvain, Centre Albert, 8è étage, 1000
Brussels, Belgium. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
63:30780 Büschenfeld, Herbert.
The 1994 census of Macedonia: first results. [Die
Volkszählung 1994 in Makedonien: erste Ergebnisse.] Osteuropa,
Vol. 45, No. 8, Aug 1995. 769-76 pp. Stuttgart, Germany. In Ger.
Although there had been a Yugoslavian census in 1991, shortly
before the dissolution of the country, the newly reconstituted Republic
of Macedonia undertook another census in June of 1994; the results were
not published until after the parliamentary elections in November 1994.
While most of the Albanian population had boycotted the 1991 census, it
largely cooperated with the 1994 census, making possible a more
realistic assessment of the demographic situation in Macedonia. The
1994 census also benefited from the supervision and approval of an
expert commission of the European Council and the European Union, which
declared it compliant with international standards. The data include
information on demographic characteristics and population distribution,
households and housing, ethnic composition, and statistics concerning
the private agricultural sector. Additional data were collected on
long-term guest workers and legal refugees.
Location:
Princeton University Library (FST).
63:30781 Congressional Information Service
(Bethesda, Maryland). Guide to 1990 U.S. decennial census
publications. ISBN 0-88692-370-0. LC 96-209141. 1996. xiii, 243
pp. Bethesda, Maryland. In Eng.
This is the fifth and final edition
of the guide presenting detailed abstracts and indexes to publications
emanating from the 1990 U.S. census. It provides full coverage of all
census reports, background material, and CD-ROM releases through March
1996. A supplement will be issued when the publication program from the
1990 census is completed. "The abstracts in this Guide provide
detailed descriptions of the purpose and data content of each
publication, while the indexing provides access by subject, geographic
area, report number, title, and type of data breakdown. The abstracts
and indexing have been substantially reprinted from the American
Statistics Index (ASI), a comprehensive reference source of statistical
reports issued by the Federal Government since the early
1960s."
Correspondence: Congressional Information
Service, 4520 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
63:30782 Netherlands Interdisciplinary
Demographic Institute [NIDI] (The Hague, Netherlands); United Nations
Population Fund [UNFPA] (New York, New York). Proceedings
of the Expert Group Meeting on Innovative Techniques for Population
Censuses and Large-Scale Demographic Surveys, The Hague, 22-26 April
1996. ISBN 90-70990-63-6. [1997]. vi, 278 pp. The Hague,
Netherlands. In Eng.
"In recent years, important progress has
been made in census and survey technology, such as the use of portable
PC's in data collection, computerized mapping, and use of Geographic
Information Systems, non-keyboard data-entry methods, computer-assisted
coding, dynamic population databases, new possibilities in the
publication and dissemination of data, et cetera. In order to be able
to include these and other new techniques in the 2000 Round of Censuses
an Expert Meeting on Innovative Techniques in Population Censuses and
Large-Scale Demographic Surveys (INNOTEC) was organized in April 1996
in The Hague, the Netherlands. The meeting covered three main areas of
interest: Population Censuses and Surveys in the Next Century;
Innovative Computer Methods in Population Census and Survey Data
Processing and Dissemination; and New Topics to be Included in Future
Censuses and Surveys."
Correspondence: Netherlands
Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, Postbus 11650, 2511 CV The
Hague, Netherlands. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
63:30783 Owen, Roger. The
population census of 1917 and its relationship to Egypt's three 19th
century statistical regimes. Journal of Historical Sociology, Vol.
9, No. 4, Dec 1996. 457-72 pp. Oxford, England. In Eng.
"This
essay is a comparison of Egypt's three 19th century statistical
regimes, with particular emphasis on the third established by the
British before [World War I], and culminating in the holding of the
1917 census. It is argued that the organizer of this census used it
self-consciously to encourage the production of statistical data as an
essential tool of modern government. He also provided officials with a
method of integrating their findings through the use of a national
model based on the balance between population and resources. Foucault's
notion of governmentality is deployed to provide a framework within
which to understand the central processes at
work."
Correspondence: R. Owen, Harvard University,
Center for Middle East Studies, Cambridge, MA 02138. Location:
Princeton University Library (PR).
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.
63:30784 Bairagi, Radheshyam; Becker, Stan;
Kantner, Andrew; Allen, Karen B.; Datta, Ashish; Purvis,
Keith. An evaluation of the 1993-94 Bangladesh Demographic
and Health Survey within the Matlab area. Asia-Pacific Population
Research Report, No. 11, May 1997. 12 pp. East-West Center, Program on
Population [POP]: Honolulu, Hawaii. In Eng.
The authors evaluate
the findings of a special demographic and health survey undertaken in
the Matlab area in order to validate the findings of the 1993-1994
Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (DHS). "The results
suggest that the Matlab DHS accurately estimated fertility in both the
treatment and comparison areas, lending confidence to the reliability
of fertility estimates obtained from the national DHS. The results also
indicate that Matlab DHS infant mortality rates for the five years
prior to the survey are reasonably consistent with estimates derived
from the Demographic Surveillance System. For periods more than five
years before the survey, however, the Matlab DHS underreported infant
deaths. The Matlab DHS also appears to have underestimated current
contraceptive use, especially of modern temporary
methods."
Correspondence: East-West Center, Program on
Population, 1601 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI 96848-1601. Author's
E-mail: kantnera@ewc.hawaii.edu. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
63:30785 Dominican Republic. Centro de
Estudios Sociales y Demográficos [CESDEM] (Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic); Asociación Dominicana Pro Bienestar de la
Familia [PROFAMILIA] (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic); Dominican
Republic. Oficina Nacional de Planificación [ONAPLAN] (Santo
Domingo, Dominican Republic); Macro International. Demographic and
Health Surveys [DHS] (Calverton, Maryland). Demographic
and Health Survey, 1996. [Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud,
1996.] Jun 1997. xxxiv, 314 pp. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. In
Spa.
This is the final report from the 1996 Demographic and Health
Survey carried out in the Dominican Republic. The survey consisted of
8,831 households, from which 8,422 women aged 15-49 and 2,309 men were
interviewed. Following chapters on survey methodology, there are
chapters on fertility, knowledge and use of contraception, other
proximate determinants of fertility, fertility preferences, maternal
and infant mortality, maternal and infant health, lactation and
nutrition, knowledge about and preventive methods for avoiding sexually
transmitted diseases, and use of health
services.
Correspondence: Macro International, Demographic
and Health Surveys, 11785 Beltsville Drive, Calverton, MD 20705-3119.
E-mail: reports@macroint.com. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
63:30786 Kodjogbé, Nicaise; Mboup,
Gora; Tossou, Justin; de Souza, Léopoldine; Gandaho,
Timothée; Guédémé, Alphonse; Houedokoho,
Thomas; Houndékon, Rafatou; Tohouegnon, Thomas; Zomahoun,
Suzanne; Capo-Chichi, Virgile; Cossi, Andrée. The
Republic of Benin: Demographic and Health Survey, 1996.
[République du Bénin: Enquête Démographique
et de Santé, 1996.] Apr 1997. xxiv, 318 pp. Institut National de
la Statistique et de l'Analyse Economique: Cotonou, Benin; Macro
International, Demographic and Health Surveys [DHS]: Calverton,
Maryland. In Fre.
The results of the Demographic and Health Survey
carried out in Benin in 1996 are presented. The survey included 5,491
women aged 15-49 and 1,535 men aged 20-64. There are chapters on the
characteristics of those surveyed, fertility, family planning,
nuptiality and exposure to risk of pregnancy, fertility preferences,
mortality of children under five years of age, maternal mortality,
maternal and child health, lactation and the nutritional status of
mothers and children, sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS, and the
availability of community services.
Correspondence: Macro
International, Demographic and Health Surveys, 11785 Beltsville Drive,
Suite 300, Calverton, MD 20705-3119. E-mail: reports@macroint.com.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
63:30787 Lê, Thanh N.; Verma, Vijay
K. An analysis of sample designs and sampling errors of
the Demographic and Health Surveys. DHS Analytical Report, No. 3,
May 1997. ix, 273 pp. Macro International, Demographic and Health
Surveys [DHS]: Calverton, Maryland. In Eng.
"The first part of
this report describes the general features of the sample designs of 48
nationally representative household surveys conducted under the DHS
program....In the second part of the report, sampling errors and design
effects from the same 48 surveys are analyzed for the total sample, and
for urban-rural domains, sub-national regions and various demographic
and socioeconomic subclasses. A large number of identically defined
survey estimates is considered in the analysis: 37 in total, covering
fertility, family planning, fertility intentions, and child health and
child mortality. The effect of sample weights on sampling errors, and
of clustering of children in a sample of women is also examined.
Modeling of design effect for geographic domains, for subclasses, and
for differences between subclasses is
offered."
Correspondence: Macro International,
Demographic and Health Surveys, 11785 Beltsville Drive, Suite 300,
Calverton, MD 20705-3119. E-mail: reports@macroint.com. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
63:30788 Sociedade Civil Bem-Estar Familiar no
Brasil [BEMFAM] (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil); Macro International.
Demographic and Health Surveys [DHS] (Calverton, Maryland).
Brazil: National Survey on Demography and Health, 1996.
[Brasil: Pesquisa Nacional sobre Demografia e Saúde, 1996.] Mar
1997. xxxvi, 182, [66] pp. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In Por.
Results
are presented from the 1996 survey carried out in Brazil as part of the
DHS program. It covered a sample of 13,283 households, including 12,612
women aged 15-49 and a subsample of 2,949 men. Along with chapters
describing survey methodology, there are chapters on household and
population characteristics, fertility, contraception, proximate
determinants of fertility, reproductive intentions and family planning,
infant mortality and mortality risks associated with reproductive
behavior, maternal and child health, maternal and child nutrition, and
maternal mortality.
Correspondence: Macro International,
Demographic and Health Surveys, 11785 Beltsville Drive, Suite 300,
Calverton, MD 20705-3119. E-mail: reports@macroint.com. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
63:30789 Tanzania. Bureau of Statistics (Dar
es Salaam, Tanzania); Macro International. Demographic and Health
Surveys [DHS] (Calverton, Maryland). Tanzania Demographic
and Health Survey, 1996. Aug 1997. xxii, 312 pp. Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania. In Eng.
This report summarizes the findings of the 1996
Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey, a nationally representative
survey of 8,120 women aged 15-49 and 2,256 men aged 15-59. "This
report summarises basic information on fertility, mortality (infant,
child, and maternal), contraceptive knowledge and use, and child
bearing. It also looks at key maternal and child health indicators
including the extent to which mothers utilise the available medical
care during pregnancy and at the time of delivery, and for the young
children, the immunisation coverage and the prevalence and treatment of
malaria. Compared to the 1991-92 survey, the present survey was
significantly expanded to cover areas on the sexual behaviour and
awareness regarding AIDS. For the first time, data on maternal
mortality and prevalence of female circumcision were collected and
national estimates are presented...."
Correspondence:
Macro International, Demographic and Health Surveys, 11785
Beltsville Drive, Suite 300, Calverton, MD 20705-3119. E-mail:
reports@macroint.com. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
63:30790 University of Puerto Rico. School of
Public Health (San Juan, Puerto Rico); Puerto Rico. Department of
Health (San Juan, Puerto Rico); United States. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention [CDC] (Atlanta, Georgia). Puerto
Rico Reproductive Health Survey, 1995-1996. English language
preliminary report, April 1997. 1997. 12, [16] pp. San Juan,
Puerto Rico; Atlanta, Georgia. In Eng.
"The purpose of this
report is to present an overview of results from the Puerto Rico
Reproductive Health Survey (PRRHS), 1995-96. The PRRHS was carried out
from November 1995 to July 1996, and is the eighth survey of women of
reproductive age conducted in Puerto Rico." Information is
provided on sample characteristics, characteristics of respondents,
knowledge and use of contraceptive methods, maternal and child health,
health care, and young adults.
Correspondence: U.S. Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA
30333. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
