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Cross-National Statistics on the Causes of Death, 1966-1974 (ICPSR 7624)
Released/updated on: 2005-11-04
Geographic coverage: Angola, Wales, East Timor, England, Paraguay, Portugal, Syria, Bahamas, Grenada, Gibralter, Greece, Cayman Islands, Iran, Montserrat, Panama, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Virgin Islands of the United States, Iraq, Chile, Argentina, Falkland Islands, Africa, Seychelles, Belize, Northern Ireland, Anguilla, Canada, Guinea-Bissau, Belgium, Finland, Faroe Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Peru, Germany, Yemen, Puerto Rico, Fiji, Hong Kong, United States, Sao Tome and Principe, Thailand, Equatorial Guinea, Western Samoa, Costa Rica, Sweden, Liechtenstein, Poland, Kuwait, Jordan, Bulgaria, Uruguay, Sri Lanka, Cook Islands, Kenya, Switzerland, Spain, French Polynesia, Brunei, Cuba, Venezuela, Czech Republic, Saint Lucia, Israel, San Marino, Australia, Myanmar, Bermuda Islands, Malaysia, North America, Wallis and Futuna, Iceland, Global, Niue, South Korea, Austria, Yugoslavia, Mozambique, El Salvador, Monaco, Luxembourg, Brazil, Guam, Ecuador, Colombia, Hungary, Japan, Europe, Mauritius, Norfolk Island, New Zealand, Italy, Honduras, Nauru, Singapore, French Guiana, Egypt, Scotland, American Samoa, Christmas Island, Bolivia, Malta, Cape Verde, Netherlands, Ireland, Martinique, France, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Reunion, Romania, Philippines, Nicaragua, Barbados, Asia, Norway, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Macao, Denmark, Dominican Republic, British Virgin Islands, Mexico, Suriname, Pacific Ocean, Greenland, Dominica
Time period: 1966-01-01--1974-01-01
These data are a collection of demographic statistics for the populations of 125 countries or areas throughout the world, prepared by the Statistical Office of the United Nations. The units of analysis are both country and data year. The primary source of data is a set of questionnaires sent monthly and annually to national statistical services and other appropriate government offices. Data include statistics on approximately 50 types of causes of death for the years 1966 through 1974 for males, females, and total populations.
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World Health Organization Collaborative Study on Social and Health Aspects of Aging in Fiji, Korea, Malaysia, and the Philippines, 1983-1985 (ICPSR 6057)
Released/updated on: 2005-11-04
Geographic coverage: South Korea, Fiji, Philippines, Malaysia, Global
Time period: 1983-01-01--1985-01-01
These data were gathered to provide information on the elderly in Fiji, Korea, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Questions were asked regarding demographic characteristics (age, race, sex, marital status, religion, household, number of children and siblings, education), economic resources (employment status of respondent and of respondent's spouse, main income source, other income sources, whether house was owned), health (current health status, accidents and/or injuries affecting daily activities, number of times respondent saw a health professional in the previous month, number of days in hospital, nursing home, or rehabilitation center in the previous month, medications currently used, usage of any devices to assist in getting around), activities of daily living, living habits (smoking or drinking), social activities (club membership, whether respondent had a confidant), housing (satisfaction with current living conditions, accessibility to quarters, safety), and mental state of the respondent.