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Consistency between Vital Rates from Sample Registration System and Those Based on Census Age Returns: An Assessment Using the Variable – r Method

admin — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:05:47 GMT

The paper compares vital rates obtained from the sample registration system and population census in India. The paper was prepared by Suryakant Yadav and Subrata Lahiri from International Institute for Population Sciences in India. The paper was submitted to the Conference of Population Association of America in 2010.

Comparison of Fertility Estimates from India’s Sample Registration System and National Family Health Survey

admin — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:57:28 GMT

Abstract: This Subject Report compares fertility trends estimated alternatively from India’s Sample Registration System (SRS) and the 1992–93 National Family Health Survey (NFHS). Fertility trends are estimated for the 15-year period of 1978–92. A goal of the analysis is to explain discrepancies between the two sets of estimates and to arrive at an improved assessment of the true trend in fertility.

The results indicate that, since the late 1970s, fertility has fallen faster than indicated by the SRS but more slowly than indicated by the NFHS. For the most recent five-year period, 1988–92, estimates of the general fertility rate derived from the two sources coincide, but for earlier years the rate estimated from the NFHS is progressively higher than the rate estimated from the SRS. The analysis suggests three main reasons for this divergence in earlier years: (1) a higher rate of underregistration of births in earlier years in the SRS, (2) backward displacement of births in the NFHS, and (3) omission of births in the NFHS in the first but not the second or third five-year periods before the survey.

Because of the displacement and omission of births in the first five years before the survey, the general fertility rate derived from the NFHS for this period appears to be too low. Yet it is identical to the general fertility rate estimated from the SRS for the same period. This suggests that the SRS underregistered births to the same extent that the NFHS displaced and omitted births occurring during this period. In other words, the true level of fertility during 1988–92 was probably somewhat higher than indicated by either the NFHS or the SRS.

The NFHS estimate of the general fertility rate for the full 15-year period of 1978–92 is affected very little, if at all, by displacement. But it is affected to some extent by the omission of births during the first five years of the period and therefore is undoubtedly somewhat too low. Despite this omission, the NFHS estimate of the general fertility rate for the 15-year period is 10 percent higher than the SRS estimate for the same period. This difference implies that the SRS underregistered births during 1978–92 by at least 10 percent. This level of underregistration is considerably higher than indicated by evaluation studies conducted by the Office of the Registrar General, and it suggests that the improvement in birth registration completeness over time in the SRS has been much greater than previously thought.

The curve of fertility by woman’s age tends to be shifted to the right (that is, to older ages) in the SRS, relative to the NFHS. This relative shift appears to be caused mainly by greater misreporting of ages in the SRS than in the NFHS.

The analysis was also done for individual states. Discrepancies between the NFHS and the SRS in estimated fertility trends tend to be smaller in states with higher literacy rates than in other states.

The paper was prepared by International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India and East-West Center Program on Population, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A. on National Family Health Survey Subject Reports, Number 4, in September 1997

Child Adoption Policies in India - A Review

admin — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:49:44 GMT

The document reviews basic adoption polices in India; agency responsible for setting guidelines; and procedures to be followed for inter-country adoptions. The document was presented by Indian Council of Social Welfare at the First International Conference on Inter -country Adoption, organized by Child NGO Federation- Nepal at Katmandu, Nepal on 10th, 11th and 12th March 2007.

Census Act - India

admin — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 17:37:11 GMT

Census Act of India, last updated in 1990.

Birth registration in India: status and strategies for improvement

admin — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 17:35:37 GMT

Strategy paper produced by Plan International for India in improving its birth registration system. It is not clear when this paper was produced.

Application form for registration of marriage under Section 15 of Special Marriage Act, 1954 - India

admin — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 17:25:00 GMT

Application form for special marriage in India.

Application form for registration of marriage under section 8 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 - India

admin — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:45:18 GMT

Application form for Hindu marriage registration, used in India.

Civil registration in Kerela, India

admin — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:43:09 GMT

The attached document was extracted from the Annual Vital Statistics Report 2007, issued by the Government of kerela, India. The document explains the organizational structure of the civil registration system in Kerela, coverage of birth and death registration, as well as quality of data such as delays in registration.

The Annual Vital Statistics Report was issued by the Vital Statistics Division, Department of Economics and Statistics, Government of Kerela in 2009.

An Overview of the Sample Registration System in India

admin — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:29:58 GMT

Abstract: There are four major sources of vital statistics in India, namely; (a) the Sample Registration System (SRS), (b) the Civil Registration System (CRS), (c) Indirect estimates from the decennial census and (d) Indirect estimates from the National Family Health Surveys (NFHS). The SRS is the most regular source of demographic statistics in India. It is based on a system of dual recording of births and deaths in fairly representative sample units spread all over the country. The SRS provides annual estimates of (a) population composition, (b) fertility, (c) mortality, and (d) medical attention at the time of birth or death which give some idea about access to medical care. The population composition from SRS coupled with the decennial census counts, enables fairly reliable estimate of population in the intercensal periods. Average time to publication of SRS annual reports is about two years. SRS estimates are generally valid and reliable for the country as a whole and for bigger states with more than 10 million population. Recently the sample size of SRS has been increased to allow for estimates by natural divisions within the bigger states. Evaluations during 1970s and 1980s showed that completeness of recording of births and deaths by the SRS, was generally good, and errors in recording of events minimal. However, systematic evaluation of the SRS has not been taken up for quite some time. Indirect estimates for 1990s and after suggests that registration completeness has worsened and interstate variations widened. A pluralistic evaluation framework is recommended.

The paper was presented at the Prince Mahidol Award Conference & Global Health Information Forum 2010.

Author: Prasanta Mahapatra, Institute of Health Systems, Hyderabad, AP500004, INDIA; Email:pmahapat@ihs.org.in

Affidavit to obtaining a birth certificate - India

admin — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:39:23 GMT

Affidavit to obtaining a birth certificate in Delhi, India. The form was obtained from the New Delhi Municipal Council website in 2010.

Affidavit to obtaining a death certificate - India

admin — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:39:10 GMT

Affidavit to obtaining a death certificate in Delhi, India. The form was obtained from the New Delhi Municipal Council website in 2010.

A guide on adoption in India of Indian children for for Indian prospective adoptive parents

admin — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:25:40 GMT

The document provided guidelines on how to adopt a child in India domestically. The document also includes the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act 1956, the adoption application form as well as the questionnaire for the prospective parents.

Marriage ordinance - China, Hong Kong SAR

admin — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:24:41 GMT

Marriage ordinance used in China, Hong Kong SAR. Last updated in 2007.

Marriage registration form - China, Hong Kong SAR

admin — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:51:27 GMT

Marriage registration form, used in China, Hong Kong SAR. Last updated in 2009.

Fee leaflet for birth and death registration - China, Hong Kong SAR

admin — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:43:03 GMT

List of charged fees for activities related to birth and death registration, used in China, Hong Kong SAR. Last updated in 1997.

Birth, death and marriage registration procedure - China, Hong Kong SAR

admin — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:33:55 GMT

The document provides details on how births, deaths and marriages should be registered, where to register, what documents are required and fees applied in China, Hong Kong SAR. Information was obtained from the official website of Hong Kong government in 2010.

Census and statistics Ordinance - China, Hong Kong SAR

admin — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:28:49 GMT

Census and statistics law in China, Hong Kong SAR. Last updated in 1997.

Application for search of marriage records and/or issue of certified copy of marriage certificate - China, Hong Kong SAR

admin — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:26:10 GMT

Form used in China, Hong Kong SAR to get a certified copy of marriage certificate. This is not the original marriage registration form.

Birth and death registration ordinance - China, Hong Kong SAR

admin — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:08:13 GMT

Birth and death registration ordinance for China, Hong Kong SAR, Chapter 174, last updated in 1997.

Application for a certified copy of an entry in the death register - China, Hong Kong SAR

admin — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:06:21 GMT

The form to be completed in China, Hong Kong SAR while applying for a certified copy of death certificate. Last updated in 2008.

Application for search of record of death - China, Hong Kong SAR

admin — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:05:56 GMT

The form to be completed in China, Hong Kong SAR while searching for existing death record. Last updated in 2008.

Application for search of record of birth in China, Hong Kong SAR

admin — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:05:40 GMT

The form to be completed in China, Hong Kong SAR while searching for existing birth record. Last updated in 2008.

Application for a certified copy of an entry in the birth register

admin — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:03:30 GMT

This is the form to be completed in China, Hong Kong SAR when applying for a certified copy of birth certificate, while the birth entry already exists in the register. The form was last updated in 2008.

Adoption ordinance - China, Hong Kong SAR

admin — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:55:27 GMT

Adoption ordinance of China, Hong Kong SAR, last revised in 2006.

The Law of Georgia on Official Statistics

admin — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:45:26 GMT

Statistics Law of Georgia, last updated in 2009.