References to data of demographic interest that are stored in machine-readable form and to computer programs and microcomputer software for demographic analysis. All MRDFs coded under this heading are cross-referenced to specific subject categories as appropriate. Articles concerned with the availability of MRDFs are also included.
64:20798 United Nations. Department of
Economic and Social Affairs. Population Division (New York, New
York). User's guide to the Population, Resources,
Environment and Development Databank (PRED Bank, version 2.1). No.
ST/ESA/SER.A/168, Pub. Order No. E.98.XIII.9. ISBN 92-1-151321-9. 1998.
vi, 59 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
"This
publication...describes a machine-readable database entitled
Population, Resources, Environment and Development Databank (PRED Bank,
version 2.1).... [The database] brings together data series dealing
with various aspects of population, the labour force, economic growth,
agriculture and natural resource use and their trends from 1961 to
1990. The PopMap Retrieval System (version 3.01), which accompanies the
database, makes it possible to generate thematic maps of PRED Bank
variables to manipulate data and save selected data in a choice of data
formats." The database is available on diskette from the UN
Population Division; an order form is included in this
volume.
Correspondence: UN Department of Economic and
Social Affairs, Population Division, United Nations, New York, NY
10017. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
