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.
65:30776 Clerici, Renata.
Administrative archives and population studies. [Archivi
amministrativi e studio della popolazione.] Genus, Vol. 54, No. 3-4,
Jul-Dec 1998. 303-16 pp. Rome, Italy. In Ita. with sum. in Eng; Fre.
The author discusses alternative sources of data for use in
population studies, with a focus on Italian
sources.
Correspondence: R. Clerici, Università
Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo A. Gemelli, 20132 Milan, Italy.
E-mail: rclerici@mi.unicatt.it. 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.
65:30777 Mostafa, Golam; Razzaque, Abdur;
Sarder, A. M.; Saha, Sajal K.; van Ginneken, Jeroen K.; Bairagi,
Radheshyam. Demographic Surveillance System--Matlab.
Volume thirty: registration of demographic events 1997. ICDDR, B
Scientific Report, No. 84, ISBN 984-551-174-0. Feb 1999. vi, 76 pp.
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
[ICDDR, B]: Dhaka, Bangladesh. In Eng.
"This report presents
the vital registration data for events taking place in 1997 in Matlab,
Bangladesh.... The surveillance area is divided into a Maternal and
Child Health and Family Planning (MCH-FP) intervention area and a
Comparison area which receives government services. Fertility and
mortality continued to maintain their long-term decline in both the
MCH-FP and comparison areas, though the rate of decline has been
slower.... In 1997 the crude birth rate was 23.7 per 1,000 and total
fertility rate was 2.8 births per woman in the MCH-FP area. These rates
were 26.8 and 3.4 respectively in the Comparison area.... Child
mortality between 1 to 4 years of age decreased in both the MCH-FP and
Comparison areas.... The rate of in-migration for the surveillance area
was 34.6 per 1,000 and out-migration was 41.7 per
1,000...."
Correspondence: International Centre for
Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, G.P.O. Box 128, Dhaka 1000,
Bangladesh. E-mail: director@icddrb.org. 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.
65:30778 Alborn, Timothy L. Age
and empire in the Indian census, 1871-1931. Journal of
Interdisciplinary History, Vol. 30, No. 1, Summer 1999. 61-89 pp.
Cambridge, Massachusetts. In Eng.
"The age returns in the
British-administered Census of India between 1871 and 1931 were
problematic. Owing to low levels of numeracy and poor records of births
and deaths in India, census officials resorted to a number of technical
innovations to generate useful statistical regularities out of the
imperfect data. In the process, they came to realize that even so
putatively a `universal' category as age might be impossible to
determine accurately in a culture that lacked certain assumptions about
time, and in a state that lacked the resources to tabulate when people
began and ended their lives."
Correspondence: T. L.
Alborn, City University of New York, Lehman College, Bedford Park
Boulevard W, Bronx, NY 10468. Location: Princeton University
Library (SH).
65:30779 Anderson, Margo; Fienberg, Stephen
E. To sample or not to sample? The 2000 census
controversy. Journal of Interdisciplinary History, Vol. 30, No. 1,
Summer 1999. 1-36 pp. Cambridge, Massachusetts. In Eng.
"Controversy and litigation surround the plan to use
dual-systems estimation and sampling of the U.S. 2000 census. This
article analyzes this conflict in terms of the history and technical
development of the census, and attempts to create a basis for its
resolution."
Correspondence: M. Anderson, University
of Wisconsin, Department of History, Milwaukee, WI 53201. Location:
Princeton University Library (SH).
65:30780 Brown, J. J.; Diamond, I. D.;
Chambers, R. L.; Buckner, L. J.; Teague, A. D. A
methodological strategy for a one-number census in the UK. Journal
of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A: Statistics in Society, Vol.
162, No. 2, 1999. 247-67 pp. London, England. In Eng.
"As a
result of lessons learnt from the 1991 [U.K.] census, a research
programme was set up to seek improvements in census methodology.
Underenumeration has been placed top of the agenda in this programme,
and every effort is being made to achieve as high a coverage as
possible in the 2001 census. In recognition, however, that 100%
coverage will never be achieved, the one-number census (ONC) project
was established to measure the degree of underenumeration in the 2001
census and, if possible, to adjust fully the outputs from the census
for that undercount. A key component of this adjustment process is a
census coverage survey (CCS). This paper presents an overview of the
ONC project, focusing on the design and analysis methodology for the
CCS. It also presents results that allow the reader to evaluate the
robustness of this methodology."
Correspondence: L. J.
Buckner, Office for National Statistics, Census Division, Room 4200W,
Segensworth Road, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire PO15 5RR, England.
E-mail: lisa.buckenr@ons.gov.uk. Location: Princeton
University Library (PF).
65:30781 Ferruzza, Angela; Massimini,
Giorgio. Thirteenth general census of population and
housing: quality control and data analysis. [13. censimento
generale della popolazione e delle abitazioni: i controlli di
qualità, l'elaborazione dei dati.] LC 98-212981. 1997. 121,
[100] pp. Istituto Nazionale di Statistica [ISTAT]: Rome, Italy. In
Ita.
This report describes the methods used to control the quality
of the data collected in the 1991 Italian census and to correct faulty
data. The procedures used to check and correct the data at both the
national and the provincial level are described, and consideration is
given to regional differences in the quality of the data
collected.
Correspondence: Istituto Nazionale di
Statistica, Via Cesare Balbo 16, 00184 Rome, Italy. Location:
U.S. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
65:30782 Harrison, Graham.
Quantos somos? The second national population census of
Mozambique. Review of African Political Economy, Vol. 25, No. 75,
Mar 1998. 124-32 pp. Sheffield, England. In Eng.
"Between 1
and 15 of August [1997], Mozambique had its second country-wide
population census. This briefing will outline how the census ran--an
operation of considerable scale in an extremely poor and war-damaged
country--and will also raise some broader questions which relate the
census to Mozambique's contemporary
politics."
Correspondence: G. Harrison, Queen Mary and
Westfield College, Department of Politics, Mile End Road, London E1
4NS, England. Location: Princeton University Library (PF).
65:30783 Hough, George C.; Swanson, David
A. Toward an assessment of continuous measurement: a
comparison of returns with 1990 census returns for the Portland test
site. Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, Vol. 24, No.
3-4, 1998. 295-308 pp. Amsterdam, Netherlands. In Eng.
"Under
the auspices of the `American Community Survey' (ACS), Multnomah
County, Oregon was selected as a test site in 1996 for the `Continuous
Measurement' (CM) option being considered for Census 2000 and
beyond.... This paper is part of the initiation of an empirically-based
discussion of CM's capability to provide small area data comparable in
quality to that provided by the census long form, the current gold
standard for detailed, small area data. We compare mail return rates of
the 1996 ACS to the 1990 mail return rates of the census long form for
tracts in the test site and find that overall return rates are
virtually the same--69 percent. However, ACS return rates are higher
than those of the 1990 long form in that quartile of the tracts were
the return rates for the long form were the lowest and lower in that
quartile of the tracts where the long form rates were the
highest."
Correspondence: G. C. Hough, Portland State
University, Center for Population Research and Census, P.O. Box 751,
Portland, OR 92702-0751. E-mail: HoughG@pdx.edu. Location:
Princeton University Library (SF).
65:30784 Hunter, Boyd. Assessing
the validity of intercensal comparisons of indigenous Australians,
1986-96. Journal of the Australian Population Association, Vol.
15, No. 1, May 1998. 51-67 pp. Canberra, Australia. In Eng.
"The credibility of analysis of 1996 Census data on indigenous
Australians hinges on who the people are who have changed their
indigenous identification between the last two censuses. The number of
people who identify as indigenous in either the Post-Enumeration Survey
or the census is more stable than the prima facie evidence indicates.
Also, the continuing low levels of education among the indigenous
population means that self-identification signifies that one is, more
than likely, disadvantaged. While it is difficult to say with absolute
certainty that census statistics accurately reflect the economic status
of the indigenous population, they are sufficiently credible to be
taken at face value."
Correspondence: B. Hunter,
Australian National University, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy
Research, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
65:30785 Igah, Emmanuel; Okpokpo,
Ebenezer. The Nigerian demographic problem: the political
and economic issues at stake. [La problématique
démographique nigérianne: enjeux politiques et
économiques.] Acta Geographica, No. 114, 1998. 17-30 pp. Paris,
France. In Fre.
The authors attempt to answer two main questions
concerning the population of Nigeria. First, since independence came to
Nigeria, why has it been so difficult to take a census whose results
are accepted as reliable? And second, will it be possible to carry out
an accurate and uncontested census in the future? Specifically, the
authors identify the political and economic reasons that have sabotaged
efforts to carry out an accurate census, and suggest some short- and
long-term measures that could help the country out of the current
impasse.
Correspondence: E. Igah, Université de
Paris-Sorbonne, Département de Géographie et
Aménagement, 1 rue Victor Cousin, 75230 Paris Cedex 05, France.
Location: Cornell University Library, Ithaca, NY.
65:30786 Jaeger, David A.; Loeb, Susanna;
Turner, Sarah E.; Bound, John. Coding geographic areas
across census years: creating consistent definitions of metropolitan
areas. NBER Working Paper, No. 6772, Oct 1998. 43 pp. National
Bureau of Economic Research [NBER]: Cambridge, Massachusetts. In Eng.
"This paper presents suggested matches for the geographical
coding (geocoding) of metropolitan areas in the 1970, 1980, and 1990
Censuses. The Census Bureau used different definitions and taxonomies
to describe the geography of metropolitan areas in these three Census
years. As a result, the geographical areas referred to by the standard
Census Bureau definitions differ among the three Census data sets. The
geographic matching scheme explained in this paper attempts to maximize
consistency over time for metropolitan areas in the
U.S."
Correspondence: National Bureau of Economic
Research, 1050 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138. Author's
E-mail: David.Jaeger@hunter.cuny.edu. Location: Population
Council Library, New York, NY.
65:30787 Miller, Louisa F. The
road to Census 2000 content. In: 1997 proceedings of the section
on government statistics and section on social statistics. [1997].
78-87 pp. American Statistical Association [ASA]: Alexandria, Virginia.
In Eng.
"This paper will discuss the extremely challenging
road to [U.S.] Census 2000 content, where we have been, and where we
still have to go." Sections are included on content needs,
testing, alternative methods of data collection, and the sharing of
costs.
Correspondence: L. F. Miller, U.S. Bureau of the
Census, Washington, D.C. 20233. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
65:30788 Nigeria. National Population
Commission [NPC] (Abuja, Nigeria). 1991 population census
of the Federal Republic of Nigeria: analytical report at the national
level. Apr 1998. xxv, 455 pp. Abuja, Nigeria. In Eng.
This
report aims to "highlight the salient aspects of the population
[in Nigeria] so as to stimulate the interest of researchers to
investigate further the pertinent issues raised. The analyses of the
socio-economic and demographic characteristics of the population are
presented in fifteen chapters: Introduction; Methodology of the Census;
Population Size and Spatial Distribution; Age and Sex Structure;
Household Size and Composition; Marital Status; Literacy and
Educational Attainment; Economic and Employment Characteristics;
Disability Status; Fertility; Mortality; Migration; Urbanization;
Population Growth and Projections; and Summary and Policy
Implications."
Correspondence: National Population
Commission, Block 14, Lukulu Street, P.M.B. 281, Abuja, Nigeria.
Location: World Bank, Joint Bank-Fund Library, African
Development Centre, Washington, D.C.
65:30789 Shen, Jianfa; Chu, David; Zhang,
Qingpu; Zhang, Weimin. Developing a census data system in
China. International Statistical Review/Revue Internationale de
Statistique, Vol. 67, No. 2, Aug 1999. 173-86 pp. Voorburg,
Netherlands. In Eng. with sum. in Fre.
"China has conducted
four population censuses since 1949. A large amount of important
information about population, education, employment, migration and
urbanization was collected in the most recent 1990 census. This paper
will examine main features and key issues of the Chinese population
census and the census data. Some fundamental considerations in building
a computerized census data system and concerning the ways in which a
system might be developed will be discussed. The main objectives and
features of the on-going Population GIS of China project will also be
examined."
Correspondence: J. Shen, Chinese University
of Hong Kong, Department of Geography, Shatin, New Territories, Hong
Kong, China. Location: Princeton University Library (PF).
65:30790 Southall, Humphrey; Dorling, Daniel;
Ell, Paul; Gregory, Ian. Mapping and analysing 200 years
of the census. Statistical News, No. 121, Autumn 1998. 14-9 pp.
London, England. In Eng.
"The 10th of March 2001 will mark the
two-hundredth anniversary of the first census of population and should
be an opportunity to look back not merely at the history of
census-gathering but at the development of the population, economy and
society of the British Isles. [We describe] a major university-based
project led by ourselves and funded by the Economic and Social Research
Council, the Leverhulme Trust and other bodies.... The project is
supported by ONS [Office for National Statistics] and one of our
central goals is to create an historical social atlas for publication
at the bi-centenary."
Correspondence: H. Southall,
University of London, Queen Mary and Westfield College, Department of
Geography, 327 Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, England. E-mail:
H.R.Southall@qmw.ac.uk. Location: Princeton University Library
(PR).
65:30791 Taylor, John; Bell, Martin.
Making sense of census data: a components analysis of employment
change among indigenous Australians. Journal of the Australian
Population Association, Vol. 15, No. 1, May 1998. 35-50 pp. Canberra,
Australia. In Eng.
"The 1996 Census count of indigenous
Australians included a substantial number of individuals who were not
recorded as indigenous by the previous census. This paper considers the
implications of this for interpreting change in employment numbers. Two
adjustments are made to employment change data. First, reverse survival
of the 1996 population is applied to reconstruct 1991 employment
figures. Second, administrative data are used to discount employment
generated by participation in labour market programs. The effect is to
substantially deflate the strong intercensal employment growth apparent
from census counts with the conclusion that the rate of indigenous
employment in the mainstream labour market has
fallen."
Correspondence: J. Taylor, Australian
National University, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research,
Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
65:30792 Turner, Marshall L.; LaMacchia,
Robert A. The U.S. census, redistricting, and technology:
a 30-year perspective. Social Science Computer Review, Vol. 17,
No. 1, Spring 1999. 16-26 pp. Thousand Oaks, California. In Eng.
"Four factors coalesced in the decade of the 1960s to
fundamentally change the [U.S.] census and the redistricting process:
first, the court decisions dealing with `one person/one vote'; second,
passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act; third, the Census Bureau's
first-time use of large-scale digital computers to process the 1960
census; and, fourth, the shift to a mail-out/mail-back census....
Against this backdrop began a new interaction between state
legislatures and the Census Bureau. This relationship got off to a
rocky start, but it has evolved into an enduring federal-state
partnership that has served the states, the redistricting community,
and the Census Bureau."
Correspondence: M. L. Turner,
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C. 20233. Location:
Princeton University Library (FST).
65:30793 United States. General Accounting
Office [GAO] (Washington, D.C.). Decennial census:
overview of historical census issues. Pub. Order No.
GAO/GGD-98-103. LC 98-156178. May 1998. 52 pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"The purpose of this report is to furnish context, background,
and a historical perspective for Members of Congress, their staffs, and
others interested in the debate on policy and operational questions
related to the 2000 [U.S.] Census. It is organized by general decennial
census concepts and discusses critical issues that emerged during
decennial censuses as far back as the first one in 1790. This report
describes, in general terms, the Census Bureau's plans for the 2000
Decennial Census, but it does not evaluate the potential for success of
the 2000 Census, nor does it contain
recommendations."
Correspondence: U.S. General
Accounting Office, P.O. Box 37050, Washington, D.C. 20013.
Location: U.S. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
65:30794 Vacca, Elizabeth A.; Killion, Ruth
A. Sampling and estimation in Census 2000: a road map to
success. In: 1997 proceedings of the section on government
statistics and section on social statistics. [1997]. 411-6 pp. American
Statistical Association [ASA]: Alexandria, Virginia. In Eng.
"This paper provides the plan for sampling and estimation in
[U.S.] Census 2000." Information is included on background,
nonresponse follow-up, integrated coverage measurement, sampling,
direct estimation, demographic analysis, small-area estimates, variance
estimation, and special populations.
Correspondence: R. A.
Killion, U.S. Bureau of the Census, Room 2024, Bldg. 2, DSSD, Suitland,
MD 20233. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
65:30795 Vijayanunni, M. The
millennium census of India 2001: innovations, initiatives and
improvements. Demography India, Vol. 27, No. 2, Jul-Dec 1998.
267-74 pp. Delhi, India. In Eng.
The author briefly reviews the
impending 2001 census of India, with a focus on the houselist and
housing census; the household schedule and the population census; data
dissemination; and prognosis for the 2001
census.
Correspondence: M. Vijayanunni, Registrar General
and Census Commissioner of India, 2A Mansingh Road, New Delhi 110 011,
India. E-mail: rgindia@hub.nic.in. 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.
65:30796 Anipah, Kodjo; Mboup, Gora;
Ouro-Gnao, Afi M.; Boukpessi, Bassanté; Messan, Pierre A.;
Salami-Odjo, Rissy. Togo Demographic and Health Survey,
1998. [Enquête Démographique et de Santé Togo,
1998.] Apr 1999. xxii, 287 pp. Ministère de la Planification et
du Développement Economique, Direction de la Statistique:
Lomé, Togo; Macro International, Demographic and Health Surveys
[DHS]: Calverton, Maryland. In Fre.
The main results from the
second DHS survey to be carried out in Togo are presented in this
report. The survey included a nationally representative sample of 7,517
households, 8,569 women aged 15-49, and 3,819 men aged 15-59. Following
introductory chapters on the characteristics of the country, of the
survey, and of the households and individuals surveyed, there are
chapters on fertility, family planning, nuptiality and exposure to the
risk of pregnancy, fertility preferences, mortality of children under
age five, maternal mortality, maternal and child health, nutritional
practices and status of children and their mothers, and sexually
transmitted diseases (including AIDS).
Correspondence:
Macro International, Demographic and Health Surveys, 11785
Beltsville Drive, Calverton, MD 20705-3119. E-mail:
reports@macroint.com. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
65:30797 Attama, Sabine; Seroussi, Michka;
Kourguéni, Alichina I.; Koché, Harouna; Barrère,
Bernard. Niger: Demographic and Health Survey, 1998.
[Niger: Enquête Démographique et de Santé, 1998.]
Feb 1999. xxx, 358 pp. CARE International: Niamey, Niger; Macro
International, Demographic and Health Surveys [DHS]: Calverton,
Maryland. In Fre.
Results from the second DHS survey in Niger,
which was carried out in 1998, are presented in this report. The survey
was of a nationally representative sample of 5,928 households, 7,577
women aged 15-49, and 3,589 men aged 15-59. Following a general
introduction to the country and information on survey methodology,
there are chapters on the characteristics of households and survey
respondents, fertility levels and differentials, family planning,
nuptiality and exposure to the risk of pregnancy, fertility
preferences, maternal and child health, lactation and maternal and
child nutrition, infant mortality, female excision, sexually
transmitted diseases and AIDS, and the availability of community
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).
65:30798 Bolivia. Instituto Nacional de
Estadística (La Paz, Bolivia); Macro International. Demographic
and Health Surveys [DHS] (Calverton, Maryland). Bolivia:
National Survey of Population and Health, 1998. [Bolivia: Encuesta
Nacional de Demografía y Salud, 1998.] Dec 1998. xxxv, 278, [72]
pp. La Paz, Bolivia. In Spa.
Results are presented from the 1998
DHS survey carried out in Bolivia, which involved a nationally
representative sample of 11,187 women aged 15-49 and 3,780 men.
Following an introductory chapter on survey methodology, there are
chapters on the demographic characteristics of the general population
and of women of fertile age, fertility, family planning (including
knowledge and use of contraceptive methods), nuptiality and exposure to
the risk of pregnancy, fertility preferences, infant and child
mortality, maternal and child health, lactation and nutrition, and
other aspects of health (such as AIDS, the canine population, and the
handicapped).
Correspondence: Macro International,
Demographic and Health Surveys, 11785 Beltsville Drive, Calverton, MD
20705-3119. E-mail: reports@macroint.com. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
65:30799 Ethiopia. Central Statistical
Authority. Population Analysis and Studies Center (Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia). Fertility survey of urban Addis
Ababa--1995. Statistical Bulletin, No. 183, LC 98-981446. Nov
1997. xv, 166 pp. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In Eng.
"The Central
Statistical Authority [of Ethiopia] conducted the 1995 Fertility Survey
of Urban Addis Ababa to understand the changes in the factors that
affect fertility. The results of the survey are presented in this
report." Chapters are included on background features of Addis
Ababa; data quality; background characteristics of the women
interviewed; marriage patterns; patterns of breast-feeding, postpartum
amenorrhea, and abstinence; family planning practices; preferred family
size; infant and child mortality; and summary of
findings.
Correspondence: Central Statistical Authority,
P.O. Box 1143, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Location: U.S. Library
of Congress, Washington, D.C.
65:30800 Fotso, Médard; Ndonou,
René; Libité, Paul R.; Tsafack, Martin; Wakou, Roger;
Ghapoutsa, Aboubakar; Kamga, Samuel; Kemgo, Pierre; Fankam, Michel K.;
Kamdoum, Antoine; Barrère, Bernard. Cameroon
Demographic and Health Survey, 1998. [Enquête
Démographique et de Santé, Cameroun, 1998.] Mar 1999.
xxiv, 328 pp. Bureau Central des Recensements et des Etudes de
Population: Yaoundé, Cameroon; Macro International, Demographic
and Health Surveys [DHS]: Calverton, Maryland. In Fre.
This is the
final report from the 1998 DHS survey carried out in Cameroon, the
second to be carried out in the country. This round of the survey
included a sample of 4,697 households, 5,501 women aged 15-49, and
2,562 men aged 15-59. Following a general introductory chapter on the
country and survey methodology, there are chapters on the
characteristics of the households and individuals surveyed, fertility,
family planning, nuptiality and exposure to risk of pregnancy, maternal
and child health, lactation and infant nutrition, infant and child
mortality, maternal mortality, and sexually transmitted diseases and
AIDS.
Correspondence: Macro International, Demographic and
Health Surveys, 11785 Beltsville Drive, Calverton, MD 20705-3119.
E-mail: reports@macroint.com. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
65:30801 Ghana. Statistical Service (Accra,
Ghana); Macro International. Demographic and Health Surveys [DHS]
(Calverton, Maryland). Ghana Demographic and Health
Survey, 1998: preliminary report. May 1999. ix, 35 pp. Accra,
Ghana. In Eng.
Some preliminary results are presented from the 1998
Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, the third time the country has
participated in the DHS project. This round involved a nationally
representative sample of 4,843 women aged 15-49 and 1,546 men aged
15-59. The report presents results on fertility, family planning,
fertility preferences, maternal health, child health, and
HIV/AIDS.
Correspondence: Macro International, Demographic
and Health Surveys, 11785 Beltsville Drive, Calverton, MD 20705-3119.
E-mail: reports@macroint.com. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
65:30802 Jordan. Department of Statistics
(Amman, Jordan); Macro International. Demographic and Health Surveys
[DHS] (Calverton, Maryland). Jordan Population and Family
Health Survey 1997. Dec 1998. [xx], 196 pp. Amman, Jordan;
Calverton, Maryland. In Eng.
This is the principal report from the
1997 Jordan Demographic and Health Survey, which covered a national
sample of about 7,600 households containing about 5,800 ever-married
women aged 15-49. Following an introductory chapter on the country and
survey methodology, there are chapters on household characteristics and
women's situation, fertility, fertility regulation, nuptiality and
exposure to the risk of pregnancy, fertility preferences, infant and
child mortality, reproductive and child health, infant feeding and
maternal and child nutrition, knowledge of AIDS, and maternal
mortality.
Correspondence: Macro International, Demographic
and Health Surveys, 11785 Beltsville Drive, Calverton, MD 20705-3119.
E-mail: reports@macroint.com. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
65:30803 Kenya. National Council for
Population and Development (Nairobi, Kenya); Kenya. Central Bureau of
Statistics (Nairobi, Kenya); Macro International. Demographic and
Health Surveys [DHS] (Calverton, Maryland). Kenya
Demographic and Health Survey, 1998. Apr 1999. xxii, 285 pp.
Nairobi, Kenya. In Eng.
Results from the third DHS survey to be
carried out in Kenya are presented in this report. The survey was of a
nationally representative sample of 7,881 women aged 15-49 and 3,407
men age 15-54. Following a general introduction, there are chapters on
the characteristics of households and survey respondents, fertility
levels and differentials, fertility regulation, other proximate
determinants of fertility, fertility preferences, early childhood
mortality, maternal and child health, maternal and child nutrition,
AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, adult and maternal
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).
65:30804 Lawless, J. F.
Observational issues in event history analysis from longitudinal
surveys. In: 1997 proceedings of the section on government
statistics and section on social statistics. [1997]. 102-10 pp.
American Statistical Association [ASA]: Alexandria, Virginia. In Eng.
"The objective of this paper is to discuss observational
issues associated with longitudinal surveys, and how they impact event
history analysis. I will focus on the use of longitudinal studies for
understanding and modelling the life history processes of individual
persons; key components are the identification of important explanatory
variables and the characterization of heterogeneity across
individuals."
Correspondence: J. F. Lawless,
University of Waterloo, Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science,
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
65:30805 Meekers, Dominique; Ogada, Edna
A. Explaining discrepancies in reproductive health
indicators from population-based surveys and exit surveys: a case study
of Rwanda. PSI Research Division Working Paper, No. 27, 1999. 17
pp. Population Services International, Research Division: Washington,
D.C. In Eng.
"Reproductive health programs often need exit
surveys and population-based surveys for monitoring and evaluation.
This study investigates why such studies produce discrepant estimates
of condom use, sexual behavior, and condom brand knowledge.... Logistic
regression is used to explain differences between a household survey of
1,295 persons and an exit survey among a random sample of 2,550
consumers at retail outlets in Rwanda."
Correspondence:
D. Meekers, Population Services International, 1120 Nineteenth
Street NW, Suite 600, Washington, D.C. 20036. E-mail:
dmeekers@psiwash.org. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
65:30806 Morris, Martina; O'Gorman,
John. The impact of measurement error on survey estimates
of concurrent partnerships. Population Research Institute Working
Paper, No. 99-04, Apr 1999. 29 pp. Pennsylvania State University,
Population Research Institute: University Park, Pennsylvania. In Eng.
"This paper uses simulation to examine the role that
measurement error may play in survey estimates of concurrent
partnerships.... We examine the possible impact of two types of date
reporting error here: unit heaping, which is often imposed by the
survey instrument, and recall error.... In the exploratory analysis to
set the target values, we used a sexual network study from
Uganda...."
Correspondence: M. Morris, Pennsylvania
State University, Department of Sociology, 614 Oswald Tower, University
Park, PA 16802-6207. E-mail: morris@pop.psu.edu. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
65:30807 Nicaragua. Instituto Nacional de
Estadísticas y Censos [INEC] (Managua, Nicaragua); Nicaragua.
Ministerio de Salud (Managua, Nicaragua); Macro International.
Demographic and Health Surveys [DHS] (Calverton, Maryland).
Nicaraguan Demographic and Health Survey, 1998. [Encuesta
Nicaragüense de Demografía y Salud, 1998.] Apr 1999.
xxxviii, 319 pp. Managua, Nicaragua. In Spa.
Results from the DHS
survey carried out in Nicaragua in 1998 are presented in this report.
The survey was of a nationally representative sample of 11,528
households, 13,634 women aged 15-49, and 2,912 men. Following a general
introduction, there are chapters on the characteristics of the general
population and survey respondents, fertility levels and differentials,
knowledge and use of contraception, other proximate determinants of
fertility, fertility preferences, infant and child mortality, maternal
and child health, lactation and maternal and child nutrition, knowledge
and prevention of AIDS, and domestic violence and household
relationships. An appendix is included on survey
methodology.
Correspondence: Macro International,
Demographic and Health Surveys, 11785 Beltsville Drive, Calverton, MD
20705-3119. E-mail: reports@macroint.com. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
65:30808 Papua New Guinea. National
Statistical Office (Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea).
Report on the 1991 Demographic and Health Survey. ISBN
9980-59-043-2. Oct 1995. x, 106 pp. Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. In
Eng.
"The primary objective of the 1991 Demographic and Health
Survey (DHS) was to provide national and provincial level data on
fertility, mortality, health services and family planning knowledge in
Papua New Guinea by urban and rural breakdown." This report
"contains [a] brief description of the survey methodology, some
highlights of the survey findings and also the basic tables for easy
references."
Correspondence: National Statistical
Office, P.O. Wards Strip, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
65:30809 Peru. Instituto Nacional de
Estadística e Informática (Lima, Peru); Macro
International. Demographic and Health Surveys [DHS] (Calverton,
Maryland). Department of Lima and the constitutional
province of Callao: population, women, and health in 1996.
[Departamento de Lima y provincia constitucional del Callao:
población, mujer y salud, 1996.] Aug 1997. xviii, 111 pp. Lima,
Peru; Calverton, Maryland. In Spa.
Results from the Demographic and
Health Survey carried out in Peru in 1996 are presented in this report.
Although the survey itself was a national survey, the results presented
here concern the capital Lima and the province of Callao only.
Following an introductory chapter on Peru and it population policies,
there are chapters on the characteristics of women of childbearing age,
fertility, family planning, nuptiality and exposure to the risk of
pregnancy, fertility preferences, levels and differences in infant and
child mortality, maternal and child health, lactation and nutrition,
and sexually transmitted diseases, including
AIDS.
Correspondence: Instituto Nacional de
Estadística e Informática, Avenida General Garzón
No. 658 Jesús María, Lima 11, Peru. Location:
Yale University, Social Science Library, New Haven, CT.
65:30810 Philippines. National Statistics
Office (Manila, Philippines); Philippines. Department of Health
(Manila, Philippines); Macro International. Demographic and Health
Surveys [DHS] (Calverton, Maryland). National Demographic
and Health Survey 1998: Philippines. Jan 1999. xxii, 276 pp.
Manila, Philippines. In Eng.
Results are presented from the 1998
DHS survey carried out in the Philippines, the seventh in this series
to have been conducted in the country. This round of the survey
involved a nationally representative sample of over 12,000 households
and approximately 14,000 women aged 15-49. Following an introduction,
there are chapters on background characteristics of households and
respondents, fertility, family planning, other proximate determinants
of fertility, fertility preferences, infant and child mortality,
maternal and child health, infant feeding and supplementation, and
general health.
Correspondence: Macro International,
Demographic and Health Surveys, 11785 Beltsville Drive, Calverton, MD
20705-3119. E-mail: reports@macroint.com. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
65:30811 Population Council (New York, New
York). Peru 1996: results from the Demographic and Health
Survey. Studies in Family Planning, Vol. 30, No. 1, Mar 1999.
78-82 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
These are summary results
from the 1996 Peru Demographic and Health Survey, which covered 2,122
households and 28,951 women aged 15-49 and 2,487 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).
65:30812 Riandey, Benoît; Leridon,
Henri. Sensitive data and surveys: a presentation of
studies. [Données et enquêtes sensibles:
présentation du dossier.] Population, Vol. 54, No. 2, Mar-Apr
1999. 225-30 pp. Paris, France. In Fre.
This is an introduction to
four studies, which are cited elsewhere in this issue, on aspects of
the methodology and quality of results in sociological surveys. Topics
considered include the issues relevant in the process of data
collection during surveys, aspects concerning the analysis of the data,
and the dissemination of the results of such analysis.
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
65:30813 Rogers, Susan M.; Gribble, James N.;
Turner, Charles F.; Miller, Heather G. Computerized
self-interviewing and the measurement of sensitive behaviors.
[Entretiens autoadministrés sur ordinateur et mesure des
comportements sensibles.] Population, Vol. 54, No. 2, Mar-Apr 1999.
231-50 pp. Paris, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng; Spa.
"Audio computer-assisted self-interview (audio-CASI)
technology has been developed by researchers at the Research Triangle
Institute, USA to overcome the limitations of traditional paper and
pencil self-administered questionnaires (SAQs) and in-person
interviewer-administered questionnaires (IAQs).... This paper reviews
the scientific development of audio-CASI and describes the results of
methodological experiments comparing audio-CASI with other survey
interview modes. In 1995, RTI's audio-CASI technology was field tested
in two major U.S. national surveys: The National Survey of Adolescent
Males (NSAM) and the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG). These
surveys found substantially higher levels of reporting of drug use,
same gender sexual contact and induced abortion with audio-CASI than
IAQs or SAQs."
Correspondence: S. M. Rogers, Research
Triangle Institute, 1615 M Street NW, Suite 740, Washington, DC 20036.
E-mail: smr@rti.org. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
65:30814 Singapore. Department of Statistics
(Singapore). General Household Survey 1995:
socio-demographic and economic characteristics. ISBN
9971-88-542-5. [1996]. 224 pp. Singapore. In Eng.
Results are
presented from the first mid-decade survey, which was designed as a
mini-census and carried out in Singapore. This is the first of two
planned reports from the survey, which included a sample of some 60,000
households. The report has chapters on demographic trends, education,
economic characteristics, and religion. The chapter on demographic
trends has sections on population size and ethnic group, sex
composition and ratio, age structure, median age, age dependency ratio,
index of aging, and marital distribution.
Correspondence:
Department of Statistics, Ministry of Trade and Industry, 8
Shenton Way, #10-01 Treasury Building, Singapore 068811. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
65:30815 Ünalan, Turgay.
Problems of collecting information from men in demographic surveys:
experience from the 1988 Turkish Population and Health Survey.
Turkish Journal of Population Studies/Nüfusbilim Dergisi, Vol. 20,
1998. 17-29 pp. Ankara, Turkey. In Eng. with sum. in Tur.
"Surveys which [interview] males as well as females,
especially those which allow us to match couples, give us the
opportunity to test whether we are receiving a consistent picture from
couples regarding their fertility attitudes and behaviour. This paper
intends to analyze data from the 1988 Turkish Population and Health
Survey by comparing the answers given by married couples to such
factual questions as age, education, number of children, and
contraceptive use. Spouses' answers to questions on fertility and
family planning attitudes are also compared. The results will be used
in evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of administering male
interviews in demographic surveys."
Correspondence: T.
Ünalan, Hacettepe University, Institute of Population Studies,
Hacettepe Parki, Ankara, Turkey. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
