nmm 22 4500 ICPSR04538 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130518s2007 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR04538 MiAaI MiAaI Chitwan Valley [Nepal] Family Study [electronic resource] Changing Social Contexts and Family Formation William G. Axinn , Arland Thornton , Jennifer S. Barber , Susan A. Murphy , Dirgha Ghimire , Thomas Fricke , Stephen Matthews , Dharma Dangol , Lisa Pearce , Ann Biddlecom , Sundar Shrehtha , Douglas Massey 2012-11-14 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2007 ICPSR 4538 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-18. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. The study was designed to investigate the influence of changing social contexts on family formation behaviors, marriage, childbearing, and contraceptive use. The research investigates the extent to which changes in the community produce changes in family formation behavior, and whether the family organization of individual life courses produces these changes in behavior. The study used a combination of ethnographic and survey research methods to gather 171 neighborhood histories, 142 school histories, 118 health service histories, 20 bus route histories, household farming practices, family planning histories, and household composition in Western Chitwan, Nepal. Personal histories were gathered from the 5,271 individuals ages 15-59 years living in these neighborhoods using a semi-structured Life History Calendar and a highly structured survey questionnaire. The sample neighborhoods for this study were chosen to represent the neighborhoods in Western Chitwan, including each of the five major ethnic groups inhabiting the area: high caste Hindus, hill Tibeto-Burmese (such as Gurung, Tamang, and Magar), indigenous terai Tibeto-Burmese (such as Tharu, Darai, and Kumal), Newar, and other caste Hindus. Neighborhood history calendars measured the neighborhood's distance, in terms of minutes walking, to a variety of organizations and services. Schools were defined as places of instruction for children of any age or grade. Health clinics were defined as any places of care and healing, such as doctors' offices, hospitals, and health posts. Employers were any places that employed 10 or more people for pay. Cinemas were movie theaters or halls where movies were shown. Bus stops were any places where people could obtain a ride for pay on a vehicle. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR04538.v7 neighborhood characteristics icpsr neighborhoods icpsr prenatal care icpsr social change icpsr household composition icpsr living arrangements icpsr marriage icpsr agriculture icpsr birth control icpsr child rearing icpsr children icpsr communities icpsr commuting (travel) icpsr contraception icpsr families icpsr family planning icpsr family structure icpsr health care icpsr health services utilization icpsr social environment icpsr DSDR I. Fertility DSDR IV. Family and Household Structure IDRC II. Economic Data DSDR VI. Population Characteristics DSDR III. Health ICPSR XVII.H. Social Institutions and Behavior, Family and Gender DSDR VIII. NICHD Supported Studies IDRC V. Health Data IDRC VI. Human Dimension of International Relations ICPSR XVII.D. Social Institutions and Behavior, Age and the Life Cycle Axinn, William G. Thornton, Arland Barber, Jennifer S. Murphy, Susan A. Ghimire, Dirgha Fricke, Thomas Matthews, Stephen Dangol, Dharma Pearce, Lisa Biddlecom, Ann Shrehtha, Sundar Massey, Douglas Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 4538 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR04538.v7