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Panama, 1975-76 (WFS)

The following description of this survey appeared in the 1991 edition of Dynamic Database: A Catalogue of Survey Data Files, Voorburg: International Statistical Institute.

Basic Information

• Name of survey: Encuesta de Fecundidad
• Executive agency: Oficina de Estudios de Población, Ministerio de Salud
• Date of fieldwork: 1975-76
• Universe: All women, 20-49
• Coverage: National, 90%
• Size: 3701
• Weights: Self-weighting
• Contents: WFS Core Mark 1 + fertility regulation module
• Supplementary surveys: Household members (n = 23,960 self-weighting)

Additional Information

The survey domain excluded remote areas and those inhabited primarily by the indigenous population. This survey, atypically for the WFS programme, defined the universe for the individual enquiry as all women aged 20-49. In the household survey, however, fertility questions were asked of women aged 15-19 (and of women aged 50+). Information on household amenities was also collected in the household survey.

The abortion module was used and a complete history of non-live births is available on the SR file. Never-married women in the individual sample were not asked questions on contraceptive knowledge or use. Country specific topics include religious participation (church attendance, frequency of communion, perceived importance of religion) and pap smears (knowledge and experience, interest, and reasons for lack of interest).

Key Reference

1. Ministerio de Salud, @Encuesta de Fecundidad, 1977@ - Informe General, Panama City, 1978.

#PY Paraguay

Name of survey Encuesta Nacional de Fecundidad Executive agency Dirección General de Estadística y Censos Date of fieldwork 1979 Universe All women, 15-49 Coverage National, 94% Size 4622 Weights Self-weighting Contents WFS Core Mark 1 + most of the fertility regulation and family planning modules

Supplementary surveys Household members (n = 4030 households, self-weighting)

Additional Information

The sample was based on a multi-stage, stratified design. It omitted 6 per cent of the population living in remote areas. Household and individual surveys were conducted in a single field operation. Interviews, conducted by female interviewers, were attempted with all women, 15-49, who had slept the previous night in the selected households.

The questionnaire incorporates most of the fertility and family planning modules. In addition there was a section on medical support during and after the last childbirth, and questions on abstinence from sexual relations after the last live birth, The questionnaire was in Spanish but a Guaran version was available.

The household schedule was standard. The file is not available at the DDB.

Release Conditions

Data may be used for academic research, provided that credit is given in any publication resulting from the research to the agency that conducted the survey and that two copies of any publication are sent to:

Lic. José A. Barahona S. Director Oficina de Estudios de Población Ministerio de Salud AP 2048 Panama 1 Panama

Public Use Files

Available files include the individual standard recode data and dictionary, in the original WFS format. In addition, the individual standard recode dictionary dictionary data are available in DHS/ISSA format. The table below lists the file names and descriptions.

Key References

1. Dirección General de Estadística y Censos, Encuesta Nacional de Fecundidad, Asunción, 1981.

2. Schoemaker, J.F., Evaluación de la Encuesta Nacional de Fecundidad del Paraguay de 1979, WFS Scientific Reports no 62, 1984.