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Description & Citation

Description & Citation--Study No. 7623

Bibliographic Description

ICPSR Study No.:7623
 
Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07623
 
Title:Cross-National Population by Age and Sex, 1966-1974
 
Principal Investigator(s):United Nations
 
Bibliographic Citation:United Nations. CROSS-NATIONAL POPULATION BY AGE AND SEX, 1966-1974 [Computer file]. ICPSR07623-v2. New York, NY: United Nations Statistical Office [producer], 197?. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2002. doi:10.3886/ICPSR07623
 

Scope of Study

Summary:This data collection contains demographic statistics for the populations of 171 countries or areas throughout the world between 1966 and 1974. The data were prepared by the Statistical Office of the United Nations using as primary source a set of questionnaires sent monthly and annually to statistical services and other appropriate government offices. Data include total population by country or area for the years 1966-1974, for males and females, divided into 18 age groups. Other data include ethnic group, urban/rural code, and year, type, and reliability of source document.
 
Subject Term(s):demographic characteristics, nations, population, population characteristics, post-World War II period, vital statistics, world population
 
Geographic Coverage:Afghanistan, Africa, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Asia, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda Islands, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central America, Chad, Chile, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling)Islands, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, England, Ethiopia, Europe, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Gibralter, Greece, Greenland, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea (North), Korea (South), Kuwait, Laos, Latin America, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macao, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Middle East, Monaco, Montserrat, Morocco, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, Niger, Niue, North America, Northern Ireland, Norway, Pacific Ocean, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn Island, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Reunion, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Samoa, San Marino, Scotland, Senegal, Seychelles, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Virgin Islands of the United States, Global
 
Time Period:1966 - 1974
 
Universe:The populations of 171 countries or areas throughout the world between the years 1966 and 1974.
 
Data Type:survey data, and census/enumeration data
 

Methodology

Data Source:(1) mailback questionnaires, (2) United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs. DEMOGRAPHIC YEARBOOK 1975, 27th ISSUE. New York: United Nations, 1976, and (3) United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs. DEMOGRAPHIC YEARBOOK 1976, 28th ISSUE. New York: United Nations, 1977
 
Extent of Processing:SCAN/ REFORM.DOC/ DDEF.ICPSR
 

Access and Availability

Note:A list of the data formats available for this study can be found in the summary of holdings. Detailed file-level information (such as record length, case count, and variable count) is listed in the file manifest.
 
Original ICPSR Release:1984-06-28
 
Dataset(s):
  • DS1: Cross-National Population by Age and Sex, 1966-1974
 

 

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