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Fertility Survey 1975-1976

Bangladesh, 1975 - 1976
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BGD_1975_WFS_v01_M
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National Institute of Population Research and Training
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    Survey ID number

    BGD_1975_WFS_v01_M

    Title

    Fertility Survey 1975-1976

    Country
    Name Country code
    Bangladesh BGD
    Study type

    World Fertility Survey [hh/wfs]

    Series Information

    Part of a fertility survey series, conducted in the 1970s and 1980s, covering contraceptives, reproductive health, breastfeeding, and complete birth histories.

    Abstract

    A considerable range of economic data was collected in this survey. The number of children (aged 5-12) at school and working, together with aspirations for education of sons and daughters were ascertained. Household survey data have been transferred to the SR file. These include ownership of dwelling, land, cattle and specified household utilities.

    Limited information on non-contraceptive proximate fertility determinants was collected: the lengths of post-partum abstinence and amenorrhoea following the last live birth; and the number of temporary spousal separations during the last year.

    A large number of interviews were tape recorded and 220 of these have been analyzed to provide an unusual insight into the dynamics of the interview. A small reinterview survey was also conducted but this has not been analyzed because of problems in the coding of the data.

    Community data were collected successfully for 155 of the 160 rural clusters, but three of these cannot be matched to the individual files. Data include: access to family planning, health, educational and other facilities; economic and agricultural characteristics; details of natural disasters since 1970.

    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]

    Unit of Analysis
    • Households
    • Women

    Scope

    Notes

    The surveys covered reproductive health, household characteristics such as family composition, marital status. Often surveys included additional topics such as water and sanitation, mortality, economic status, assets, religion and race.

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    National

    Universe

    Ever-married women, 15-49

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    National Institute of Population Research and Training
    Producers
    Name Role
    International Statistical Institute Contributors
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name Role
    United Nations Population Fund Funding
    United States Agency for International Development Funding
    UK Overseas Development Administration Funding

    Sampling

    Weighting

    Self-weighting within rural-urban domains.

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    1975-01 1976-01

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name URL Email
    Office of Population Research, Princeton University http://opr.princeton.edu/archive/wfs/ webmaster@opr.princeton.edu

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Email URL
    Office of Population Research, Princeton University archive@opr.princeton.edu http://opr.princeton.edu/archive/wfs/

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_WB_BGD_1975_WFS_v01_M

    Producers
    Name Role
    World Bank, Development Economics Data Group Production of metadata

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 01: (July 2011)

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