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Mortality in Central Asia (ICPSR 34378)
Principal Investigator(s): Guillot, Michel, University of Pennsylvania. Department of Sociology
Summary: The goal of this research was to improve knowledge of mortality in former Soviet Central Asia. The aim of the project was to gather and analyze unpublished aggregate- and individual-level data from local statistical offices in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. In addition, these sources were complemented by the use of data from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) household surveys. The implementation of various demographic and s... (more info)
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These data are not available from ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners directly for details on obtaining the data and documentation.
Study Description
Funding
This survey was funded by:
- United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Scope of Study
Summary: The goal of this research was to improve knowledge of mortality in former Soviet Central Asia. The aim of the project was to gather and analyze unpublished aggregate- and individual-level data from local statistical offices in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. In addition, these sources were complemented by the use of data from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) household surveys. The implementation of various demographic and statistical methods permitted: (a) the assessment of data quality and changes for each of the five republics since 1958; (b) the estimation of ethnic-specific and cause-specific mortality rates for each of the five republics since 1958; and (c) the analysis of behavioral, biomedical, economic, social, and cultural factors associated with recent mortality levels, trends, and differentials in Central Asia.
Subject Terms: health care, health status, mortality rates, quality of life, social enviroment
Geographic Coverage: Asia, Global, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Data Collection Notes:
These data are not available from DSDR or ICPSR. Researchers should consult the principal investigator directly for details on obtaining access to the data and documentation:
Dr. Michel Guillot
Department of Sociology
3718 Locust Walk
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104
email: miguillo@sas.upenn.edu