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.
65:20743 Hertrich, Véronique.
Are men's and women's answers to be equally trusted? A dual
collection of birth and marriage histories in a population in
Mali. Population: An English Selection, Vol. 10, No. 2, 1998.
303-18 pp. Paris, France. In Eng. with sum. in Fre; Spa.
"In
this paper the author compares statements made by men and women [in
Mali] in replying to a dual survey about aspects of their married lives
and children born in their marriages. Contrary to expectations, men's
reports on pregnancies which did not result in a live birth were more
accurate than those of women, perhaps because women tend not to
remember or fail to report events which they regard as failures to
conceive. Failure to report the deaths of young children is, on the
other hand, more common among men.... As regards marriage, information
obtained from men tends to be more reliable than that obtained from
women...."
For the original French version, see 63:20473.
Correspondence: V. Hertrich, Institut National d'Etudes
Démographiques, 133 boulevard Davout, 75980 Paris Cedex 20,
France. E-mail: hertrich@ined.fr. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
65:20744 Knudsen, Lisbeth B.; Olsen,
Jørn. The Danish Medical Birth Registry.
Danish Medical Bulletin, Vol. 45, No. 3, Jun 1998. 320-3 pp.
Copenhagen, Denmark. In Eng.
"The Danish Medical Birth
Registry (MBR) was established in 1968 and has been computerized since
1973. The primary purpose of the registration is to monitor the health
of the newborns and of the quality of the antenatal and delivery care
services, but the registry is increasingly being used in research....
The paper describes the content and usage of the MBR over time and
suggests research topics for the future."
Correspondence:
L. B. Knudsen, University of Odense, Danish Center for Demographic
Research, Hollufgaard, Hestehaven 201, 5220 Odense SØ, Denmark.
E-mail: LBK@demfo.ou.dk. 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.
65:20745 Japan. National Institute of
Population and Social Security Research (Tokyo, Japan).
Special Study Project: 1995-1997. Study on development of
socioeconomic models of population change in Japan. I. Vital statistics
by prefecture. Report on Special Study Project, No. 13, Mar 19,
1997. 150 pp. Tokyo, Japan. In Jpn.
Results of a special project
involving the application of socioeconomic models to the study of
population change in Japan are presented in this report. With the focus
on vital statistics at the prefectural level, the report has chapters
on life expectancy, birth rate, and migration.
Correspondence:
National Institute of Population and Social Security Research,
Ministry of Health and Welfare, Kasumigaseki 1-2-3, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
100, Japan. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
65:20746 Katus, Kalev; Puur, Allan;
Põldma, Asta; Sakkeus, Luule. Reviewed population
vital and census statistics. Valgamaa 1965-1990. [Rahvastiku
ühtlusarvutatud sündmus- ja loendusstatistika. Valgamaa
1965-1990.] Eesti Rahvastikustatistika/Population Statistics of
Estonia, RU Seeria C, No. 12, 1998. lxxvii, 228 pp. Estonian
Interuniversity Population Research Centre: Tallinn, Estonia. In Est.
with sum. in Eng.
This is one in a series of publications that
provide revised census and vital statistics data for the provinces of
Estonia to replace the flawed data that were a product of the Soviet
era. "The volume presents vital and census statistics for Valga
county 1965-1990. Vital statistics include those indicators which could
be subjected to recalculation resulting in consistent time series
covering the whole period. All data are consistent with the previously
recalculated Estonian county population age structures. Regarding
census statistics, the 1989 microdata is newly processed to produce a
set of regional standard tabulations, covering all municipalities in an
equal amount. The data for earlier censuses follows the same standard
set, providing all the comparable data and discarding non-comparable
tabulations.... In addition to tables, the volume discusses the
relevant statistical concepts and definitions, administrative transfers
as well as presents a short review on Valgamaa population development.
The volume is accompanied with the diskette including a series of
computerised graphs to illustrate the main features of the county
population."
Correspondence: Estonian Interuniversity
Population Research Centre, P.O. Box 3012, 0090 Tallinn, Estonia.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
65:20747 Lewando-Hundt, G.; Abed, Y.; Skeik,
M.; Beckerleg, S.; El Alem, A. Addressing birth in Gaza:
using qualitative methods to improve vital registration. Social
Science and Medicine, Vol. 48, No. 6, Mar 1999. 833-43 pp. Exeter,
England. In Eng.
The extent to which anthropological qualitative
methods can be used to validate and improve birth registration data is
explored using the example of a maternal and child health care project
that was carried out in the Gaza Strip. The results indicate that,
although it was possible to improve the data on birth weight, it was
not possible to improve the accuracy of the data on
addresses.
Correspondence: G. Lewando-Hundt, London School
of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT,
England. E-mail: g.hundt@lshtm.ac.uk. Location: Princeton
University Library (PR).
65:20748 Seal, K. C.; Talwar, P. P.
Improvement of civil registration system in India: issues for
urgent consideration. Demography India, Vol. 27, No. 1, Jan-Jun
1998. 155-65 pp. Delhi, India. In Eng.
The authors discuss the need
to improve India's civil registration system. The quality of data from
the country's Sample Registration System is assessed, and reasons for
the poor quality of civil registration data are
considered.
Correspondence: P. P. Talwar, D-135 Saket, New
Delhi 110 017, India. 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.
65:20749 Allafi, Sabine. First
results of the microcensus 1998. [Erste Ergebnisse des Mikrozensus
1998.] Wirtschaft und Statistik, No. 3, Mar 1999. 163-70 pp. Wiesbaden,
Germany. In Ger.
This overview presents some results of the annual
one-percent microcensus conducted in Germany in 1997. It includes data
on demographic characteristics, population size, age distribution,
nationality, immigrants, employment, income, and unemployment.
Comparisons are drawn with 1991, the first year of
reunification.
Location: Princeton University Library (PF).
65:20750 Australia. Australian Bureau of
Statistics (Belconnen, Australia). 1996 census
directory. Pub. Order No. 2901.0. 1996. 247 pp. Belconnen,
Australia. In Eng.
This publication "is designed to assist
users of 1996 [Australian] Census data to determine and specify their
output requirements. It includes a complete listing of the 1996 Census
classifications and a glossary of census terms and
definitions."
Correspondence: Australian Bureau of
Statistics, P.O. Box 10, Belconnen, ACT 2616, Australia. Location:
Stanford University Library, Stanford, CA. Source: APLIC
Census Network List, No. 173, Sep-Oct 1997.
65:20751 Australia. Australian Bureau of
Statistics (Belconnen, Australia). 1996 census of
population and housing: how Australia takes a census. Pub. Order
No. 2903.0. 1996. 60 pp. Belconnen, Australia. In Eng.
"This
publication has been prepared to provide current and potential users of
census statistics with some basic information about the 1996
[Australian] Census. It describes the history of the census, the
process by which the 1996 Census was planned, the way in which it will
be conducted and processed and the types of output which will be
available."
Correspondence: Australian Bureau of
Statistics, P.O. Box 10, Belconnen, ACT 2616, Australia. Location:
Stanford University Library, Stanford, CA. Source: APLIC
Census Network List, No. 173, Sep-Oct 1997.
65:20752 Australia. Australian Bureau of
Statistics (Belconnen, Australia). Information paper.
Census of population and housing: data quality--undercount, 1996.
Pub. Order No. 2940.0. 1997. 29 pp. Belconnen, Australia. In Eng.
"This publication provides estimates of the net undercount for
the 1996 [Australian] Census, as well as information on how the
estimates were calculated. Data on net undercount can be used to
calculate estimates of the resident population of Australia, to enable
users of census data to allow for undercount in their analyses and to
identify improvements for the 2001 Census." It is estimated that
the census missed 1.6% of the people present on census night, which is
less than in the previous two censuses.
Correspondence:
Australian Bureau of Statistics, P.O. Box 10, Belconnen, ACT 2616,
Australia. Location: Stanford University Library, Stanford,
CA. Source: APLIC Census Network List, No. 176, Mar-Apr 1998.
65:20753 Ballard, Roger. The
construction of a conceptual vision: "ethnic groups" and the
1991 UK census. Ethnic and Racial Studies, Vol. 20, No. 1, Jan
1997. 182-94 pp. London, England. In Eng.
This is an essay on
aspects of the concept of ethnicity as used in the 1991 census of the
United Kingdom, presented in the form of a critique of the recent book
edited by David Coleman and John Salt, entitled Ethnicity in the 1991
Census, Volume One: Demographic Characteristics of the Ethnic Minority
Populations. The focus is on the trend toward polarization between the
so-called "white" population and the "ethnic" or
nonwhite population, which is implicit in the new ethnic categories now
being used in the British census.
For the book by Coleman and Salt,
published in 1996, see 64:20612.
Correspondence: R.
Ballard, University of Manchester, Department of Religions, Oxford
Road, Manchester M13 9PL, England. E-mail: r.ballard@man.ac.uk.
Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
65:20754 Iversen, Roberta R.; Furstenberg,
Frank F.; Belzer, Alisa A. How much do we count?
Interpretation and error-making in the decennial census.
Demography, Vol. 36, No. 1, Feb 1999. 121-34 pp. Silver Spring,
Maryland. In Eng.
"Following a critique of the 1990 decennial
[U.S.] census procedures, we conducted a field study among low-income,
inner-city residents in 1991 to examine how they conceptualized and
managed the civic task of census response. Interpretations about the
purpose and meaning of the census, about commitment to the task, and
about connection to government, singly and together with literacy
skills (e.g., reading and general literacy competence), were associated
with errors that are not detectable by evaluative methodologies used
regularly by the Census Bureau."
Correspondence: R. R.
Iversen, University of Pennsylvania, School of Social Work, 3701 Locust
Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6214. E-mail: riversen@ssw.upenn.edu.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
65:20755 Martin, David.
Optimizing census geography: the separation of collection and
output geographies. International Journal of Geographical
Information Science, Vol. 12, No. 7, Oct-Nov 1998. 673-85 pp. London,
England. In Eng.
"This paper reviews the changing way in which
census geography has been treated with the increasing automation of
census data processing. A four-stage model of modern census geography
development is presented. In the context of this model, current
practice is reviewed, and new opportunities for automated census
geography design presented, culminating in a current prototype for the
separation of purpose-designed data collection and output geographies.
The narrative is presented primarily from a British perspective, but
focuses on internationally relevant issues such as the implementation
of census geography design, and the influence of census output
geography on data analysis."
Correspondence: D.
Martin, University of Southampton, Department of Geography, Southampton
SO17 1BJ, England. E-mail: D.J.Martin@soton.ac.uk. Location:
Princeton University Library (SG).
65:20756 Martin, David; Harris, James; Sadler,
Jason; Tate, Nicholas J. Putting the census on the web:
lessons from two case studies. Area, Vol. 30, No. 4, Dec 1998.
311-20 pp. London, England. In Eng.
"This paper addresses the
digital dissemination of geographically referenced census information
in the [United Kingdom]. A number of important weaknesses in the 1991
model of data access are identified, and the possibility of future
access to census information via the World Wide Web is then addressed
in detail. Two case studies demonstrate the potential to overcome some
fundamental weaknesses in earlier access models, including the
provision of integrated data and metadata, graphical interfaces to
geographical datasets, and an integrated interface and analysis
environment."
Correspondence: D. Martin, University of
Southampton, Department of Geography, Southampton SO17 1BJ, Hampshire,
England. E-mail: d.j.martin@soton.ac.uk. Location: Princeton
University Library (PR).
65:20757 Natarajan, K. S.
Population census in post-Independence India: lessons learnt.
Demography India, Vol. 27, No. 1, Jan-Jun 1998. 59-69 pp. Delhi, India.
In Eng.
The author reviews "the changes and modifications in
the population census of India pointing out the significance of [the]
census in [the] political and socio-economic context of Independent
India." Aspects considered include definitions of scheduled caste,
scheduled tribe, and backward classes; standardization of concepts and
procedures; new available data; fertility and mortality data; delay in
releasing census data; data dissemination; and suggestions for the 2001
census.
Correspondence: K. S. Natarajan, Office of the
Registrar General, Sewa Bhawan, R. K. Puram, New Delhi 110 066, India.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
65:20758 Presser, Harriet B.
Decapitating the U.S. Census Bureau's "head of
household": feminist mobilization in the 1970s. Feminist
Economics, Vol. 4, No. 3, Autumn 1998. 145-58 pp. London, England. In
Eng.
"In 1970, as in previous decades, the U.S. Bureau of the
Census's household enumeration began with a lead question as to who was
the `head of household'. With the resurgence of feminism, this concept
was challenged as an ambiguous concept which implied an authority
structure imputed by the Bureau but not measured, and offensive to many
people. This paper tells the story of successful feminist mobilization
in the 1970s that led to the removal of this concept from the U.S.
decennial censuses beginning with 1980."
Correspondence:
H. B. Presser, Russell Sage Foundation, 112 East 64th Street, New
York, NY 10021. Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
65:20759 United Nations. Department of
Economic and Social Affairs. Statistics Division (New York, New
York). Principles and recommendations for population and
housing censuses. Revision 1. Statistical Papers, Series M, No.
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/67/Rev.1, Pub. Order No. E.98.XVII.8. ISBN
92-1-161402-3. 1998. xv, 274 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
UN
recommendations for taking censuses are included in this report.
"The structure...follows that of the previous recommendations.
Modifications are made in the contents of part one. Part two combines
topics for population censuses and those for housing censuses. An
entirely new part, part three, has been added to highlight the needs of
users. It also contains a section focused on the need to consider the
relationship between census topics and specific uses of census data
such as the Minimum National Social Data Set (MNSDS). Formats for
selected tabulations for each population and housing topic together
with a brief statement of users are shown in annexes I and II.
References and an index are shown at the conclusion of the
publication."
Correspondence: UN Department of
Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division, DC2-1516, United
Nations, New York, NY 10017. 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.
65:20760 Asociación Demográfica
Salvadoreña (San Salvador, El Salvador); United States. Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] (Atlanta, Georgia).
National Family Health Survey: 1998. FESAL-98. Preliminary
report. [Encuesta Nacional de Salud Familiar: 1998. FESAL-98.
Informe preliminar.] Mar 1999. vi, 30, [52] pp. San Salvador, El
Salvador; Atlanta, Georgia. In Spa.
Preliminary results are
presented from the National Family Health Survey carried out in El
Salvador in 1998. The survey covered 13,512 households and 12,634 women
aged 15-49. Following a chapter on survey methodology, there are
chapters on fertility, family planning, sexuality indicators for women
aged 15-24, maternal health services, infant and child mortality,
breast-feeding and maternal and infant nutrition, child health, and
knowledge about AIDS.
Correspondence: Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
65:20761 Cambodia. National Institute of
Statistics (Phnom Penh, Cambodia). Demographic Survey of
Cambodia, 1996. General report. Oct 1996. xxiii, 75 pp. Phnom
Penh, Cambodia. In Eng.
This is a report on the Demographic Survey
of Cambodia, which was carried out in March 1996 and covered 20,000
households. Data are provided on population and household
characteristics, including population density, fertility, and
female-headed households; sex, age, and marital status; literacy and
educational level; economic characteristics; migration; and housing and
household amenities.
Correspondence: National Institute of
Statistics, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Location: Population Council
Library, New York, NY.
65:20762 Delgado, Margarita; Castro
Martín, Teresa. Fertility and Family Surveys in
countries of the ECE region. Standard country report: Spain.
Economic Studies, No. 10i, Pub. Order No. GV.E.98.II.E.26. ISBN
92-1-116702-7. 1999. xiii, 104 pp. UN Economic Commission for Europe
[ECE]: Geneva, Switzerland; United Nations Population Fund [UNFPA]: New
York, New York. In Eng.
This the ninth in a series of FFS Standard
Country Reports from a long-term sample survey research program
focusing on fertility and family change in the countries of Europe.
This report concerns Spain, and the survey, which was carried out in
1994-1995, involved a sample of 1,991 men and 4,021 women aged 18-49.
There are chapters on economic, social, and cultural trends; population
trends, including population growth and structure, fertility, marriage
and divorce, mortality, households and families, and population policy;
and FFS findings, including household composition, the parental home,
partnership formation, partnership dissolution, children, fertility
regulation, fertility preferences, values and beliefs, and female
education and occupations.
Correspondence: UN Economic
Commission for Europe, Palais des Nations, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
65:20763 McFarlane, Carmen P.; Friedman, Jay
S.; Goldberg, Howard I.; Morris, Leo. Reproductive Health
Survey, 1997: Jamaica. Final report. Feb 1999. xvi, 73, [250] pp.
National Family Planning Board: Kingston, Jamaica. In Eng.
Results
from the 1997 Reproductive Health Survey, the sixth in a series of
periodic inquiries into measures of fertility, contraception, and other
reproductive health issues carried out in Jamaica, are presented in
this report. The survey involved a nationally representative sample of
6,384 women aged 15-49 and 2,279 men aged 15-24. After introductory
chapters on survey methodology and the characteristics of the survey
population, there are chapters on fertility, reproductive health,
contraceptive knowledge, contraceptive usage, hormonal contraceptive
use, condom use, sterilization, nonuse of contraception, and young
adults.
Correspondence: National Family Planning Board,
Kingston, Jamaica. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
65:20764 Serbanescu, Florina; Morris, Leo;
Stratila, Mihai; Bivol, Octavian. Reproductive Health
Survey, Moldova, 1997: final report. Dec 1998. xi, 338 pp.
Moldovan Ministry of Health, Institute for Scientific Research of
Mother and Child Care [ISRMC]: Chisinau, Moldova; U.S. Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], Division of Reproductive Health,
Behavioral Epidemiology and Demographic Research Branch: Atlanta,
Georgia. In Eng.
This is the final report from the Reproductive
Health Survey carried out in Moldova in 1997. The survey employed a
three-stage probability sample design that included 5,412 women aged
15-44. Following chapters on survey methodology, there are chapters on
fertility and pregnancy experience; pregnancy, delivery, and maternal
health; knowledge of contraception; attitudes and opinions about
contraception; current and past contraceptive use; contraceptive
counseling; reproductive health attitudes; sex education; sexual and
contraceptive behavior among young adults; health behaviors; physical
and sexual abuse; and knowledge of AIDS transmission and
prevention.
Correspondence: Moldovan Ministry of Health,
Institute for Scientific Research of Mother and Child Care, Chisinau,
Moldova. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
65:20765 Yemen. Central Statistical
Organization (Sana'a, Yemen); Macro International. Demographic and
Health Surveys [DHS] (Calverton, Maryland). Yemen
Demographic and Maternal and Child Health Survey, 1997. Nov 1998.
xxiv, 279 pp. Sana'a, Yemen. In Eng.
This is the main report from
the 1997 Yemen Demographic and Maternal and Child Health Survey, the
second DHS survey to be carried out in Yemen. This survey involved a
nationally representative sample of 10,414 ever-married women aged
15-49. Following a general introduction to the country and the survey,
there are chapters on the characteristics of households and
respondents, fertility, family planning, proximate determinants of
fertility, fertility preferences, infant and child mortality, maternal
and child health, maternal and child nutrition, maternal and adult
mortality, and female circumcision.
Correspondence: Macro
International, Demographic and Health Surveys, 11785 Beltsville Drive,
Calverton, MD 20705-3119. E-mail: reports@macroint.com. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
