Joseph B. Gitler, ed. Racial and Ethnic Conflict: Perspectives from the Social Disciplines, Greenwich, CT: JAI press, 1995. Chapters include perspectives from: demography, history, psychology, economics, political science, criminal justice, social and cultural anthropology, sociology, community intervention, human geography, social philosophy and ethics, and religions in America. Additional chapters analyze: attitudes related to racial and ethnic conflict; language, conflict, and ethnolinguistic identity, inter-minority group conflicts; methodological dilemmas in racial and ethnic studies; and a cognitive- educational approach to the resolution of racial and ethnic conflict.
The Demography Division, Statistics Canada, Ottawa announces the following publications:
Population Projections for Canada, Provinces, and Territories, 1993-2016, Catalogue no. 91-520, $50 in Canada and $60 in U.S.
Projections of Households and Families for Canada, Provinces, and Territories, 1994-2016, Catalogue no. 91-522, $45 in Canada and $54 in U.S.
The publications contain descriptions of the methodology and assumptions, analysis of results and projection tables. Send order to Statistics Canada, Operation and Integration Division, Ottawa, Canada, K1A 0T6; call toll free 1-800-267-6677; FAX 613-951-1584. Make cheque payable to Receiver General for Canada Publications. For further information contact Dr. M.V. George at 613-951- 9580.
The Census Bureau announces the availability of the final report providing the results of the Survey of Census Needs of Non-Federal Data Users conducted as part of the content determination process for the 2000 census. This survey asked about data requirements, specific uses, geographic needs, and the availability of alternative data sources for topics that appeared on the 1990 census questionnaire. The survey was directed at users such as state, local, and tribal governments, ethnic and community organizations, the business sector, academic researchers and libraries; and the general public.
The findings of the non-federal survey will be an important component in the Census Bureau's deliberations for determining the content of the 2000 census questionnaires, along with the Federal agency content requirements assessed last year, the results of the content testing program taking place next year, and the on-going consultation with stakeholders.
To obtain a copy of the final report describing the findings, respondent profile, and outreach activities, contact Gloria Porter or Karen Miles, Bureau of the Census, Room 3555/3, Washington, DC 20233; telephone 301-457-4019 or fax 301-457-2744.
The Winter issue of The Sociological Quarterly, Volume 37, Number 1, will contain a special feature section, Demographic Theories and Models, edited by Tim Futing Liao. In addition to the editor's short introduction, there will be five articles:
Data from the India National Family Health Survey (NFHS), the largest and most ambitious population and health survey ever conducted in India, has become available recently. The NFHS 1992-93 is based on interviews with more than 89,000 women and 88,000 households throughout India. The survey, among the world's largest, was conducted on a state by state basis from April, 1992 to September, 1993. The interviewers collected information on such topics as household living conditions; fertility; family planning; maternal and child health and mortality; use of health care services; and knowledge about AIDS.
The survey was initiated by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. The International Institute of Population Sciences, Bombay, provided central coordination and technical guidance for the survey. Macro International Inc. (Calverton, MD) and the East- West Center (Honolulu, HI) provided technical assistance for all the survey operations. The U. S. Agency for International Development provided funding for the survey.
For more information on the survey, contact Macro International Inc. 11785 Beltsville Drive; Calverton, MD 20705, USA Telephone: 301- 572-0200. A world Wide Web site is also available at http://www.macroint.com/dhs/nfhs.html.
Public Use Microdata Sample L was produced by the U.S. Bureau of the Census through a cooperative agreement with the Economic Research Service, U.S.D.A., and the Louisiana Population Data Center, LSU Agricultural Center. PUMS-L contains a unique labor market area (LMA) geography delineated by Charles M. Tolbert (LSU) and Molly Sizer (University of Arkansas). PUMS-L is a minimum 0.25 percent sample of 1990 Census data. Like all PUMS geographic units, the labor market areas have a population of at least 100,000 persons. To avoid having as few as 250 cases in smaller LMAS, the Bureau made an effort to supply at least 2000 person records per LMA. Inclusion of these additional person records resulted in a 0.45 percent sample. Sampling weights are included in the file that compensate for this oversampling of smaller LMAS. The resulting file contains information on 519,237 households and 1,139,142 persons. Weighted totals are: households - 101,916,857; persons -248,709,867. A CD-ROM edition of PUMS-L has been prepared and mastered by the Louisiana Population Data Center. The disc contains raw data files, SAS and SPSS system files, GIS files, and a number of other useful files (including an experienced civilian labor force rectangularized extract). For more information, consult the Center's World Wide Web Home Page (http://www.lapop.lsu.edu), send email to info@lapop.lsu.edu, or call (504) 388-5360. Louisiana Population Data Center 126 Stubbs Hall Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA 70803