Women in Development IV, 1983 (ICPSR 8155)

Principal Investigator(s): United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census

Summary: This file contains national-level data concerning female/male differentials over a range of demographic and socioeconomic variables for each of 120 developing countries. Breakdowns by age and urban/rural residence are frequently included. Data were drawn primarily from censuses and reliable surveys, and constitute the most recently available information at the time of collection. The 120 countries included in the file are all recipients of Agency for International Development aid. There a... (more info)

Series: Women in Development Series

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U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT IV, 1983. ICPSR version. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census [producer], 1983. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1990. doi:10.3886/ICPSR08155.v1

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08155.v1

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Summary:   This file contains national-level data concerning female/male differentials over a range of demographic and socioeconomic variables for each of 120 developing countries. Breakdowns by age and urban/rural residence are frequently included. Data were drawn primarily from censuses and reliable surveys, and constitute the most recently available information at the time of collection. The 120 countries included in the file are all recipients of Agency for International Development aid. There are data for 19 countries from Asia/Pacific, 21 from Latin America/Caribbean, 41 from Sub-Saharan Africa, 15 from the Near East/North Africa, two from North America, 21 from Europe, and the Soviet Union.

Subject Terms:   age, Agency for International Development, census data, demographic characteristics, developing nations, economic aid, fertility, foreign aid, gender roles, income, international development, occupations, rural areas, sex discrimination, social change, social roles, socioeconomic status, urban areas, women, women in development

Geographic Coverage:   Afghanistan, Africa, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Asia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile, China (Peoples Republic), Colombia, Congo (Democratic Republic), Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Korea (North), Korea (South), Latin America, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Middle East, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, United Kingdom, North America, Pacific Ocean, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia Republic, South Africa, South America, Soviet Union, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Turkey, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Global

Time Period:  

• 1970--1983

Date of Collection:  

• 1983

Universe:   All persons covered by the 1970 round of censuses and/or the most recent census or survey in 120 countries in the following regions: Asia/Pacific, Latin America/Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Near East/North Africa, North America, Europe, and the Soviet Union.

Data Types:   census/enumeration data, and survey data

Data Collection Notes:

This hierarchical dataset contains seven record types sorted by table, country, and year. There are 70,529 records in all.

Data Source:

censuses and surveys

Original ICPSR Release:  1984-05-10

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