| A comparison of different survey techniques for obtaining vital data in A developing country. | |
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PMID: 21318686 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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This article presents estimates of the sources and the extent of observation errors in different questionnaires and methods used to collect birth and death data in the 1961-63 multi-purpose sample survey of Morocco.The questionnaires used in the analysis of the three survey rounds were a list of household members (Rounds1 and 2) and a roll-call (Round3); retrospective death (Rounds1, 2, and 3) and birth (Round 3) queries; a date-of-birth tabulation (Round 2); and a household check-sheet to explain differences between Rounds 1 and 2. All available questionnaires for a given household were brought together and collated to provide several sources of information on births and deaths and a basis for assessing errors.From this analysis, the survey attempted to define the nature and to estimate the frequency of the errors which would have occurred if more restricted types of survey design had been used. Results, based on the period between Rounds 1 and 2, led to three major conclusions.First, if vital data had been collected with a single-round retrospective procedure, gross error (over enumeration plus underenumeration) would have been 17 percent for births and 36 percent for deaths. There is a net error of overenumeration of 3 percent for births (1.4 per1,000population) and 9 percent for deaths (2.3 per1,000population).Second, if two rounds were available to permit a combination of household composition follow-up and a retrospective mortality questionnaire, overenumeration would be almost entirely eliminated and underenumeration would be noticeably reduced. Third, most of the remaining errors of underestimation may be attributed to (1) an estimated number of infants born and deceased between two rounds and missed by all questionnaires, (2) matching failures caused by the absence of adults at Round 1, and (3) matching errors. |
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Authors:
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G Sabagh; C Scott |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Demography Volume: 4 ISSN: 0070-3370 ISO Abbreviation: Demography Publication Date: 1967 Jun |
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Created Date: 2011-02-14 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0226703 Medline TA: Demography Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 759-72 Citation Subset: - |
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University of California, Los Angeles, USA. |
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