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Tunisia, 1978 (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: Enquête Tunisienne sur la Fécondité
• Executive agency: Office National de la Famille et de la Population
• Date of fieldwork: 1978
• Universe: Ever-married women, 15-49
• Coverage: National, 100%
• Size: 4123
• Weights: Self-weighting
• Contents: WFS Core Mark 1 + FOTCAF module
• Supplementary surveys: Household members (n = 33,149, self-weighting)

Additional Information

The sampling frame of the Tunisia Fertility Survey was grafted onto that of the annual Survey of Employment. The household and individual interviews were conducted on a single visit by the same interviewers.

The household survey is basic, except that education is ascertained for all over 6 years of age and marital and occupational status for all over 15. A detailed set of derived household composition variables have been added to the file.

Extra effort was made in the individual survey to check ages by asking to see documentation where possible. Questioning on abortion was more detailed than for any other WFS survey in Africa, covering both personal experience and general views on abortion.

Key Reference

1. Office National du Planning Familial et de la Population, @Enquête Tunisienne sur la Fécondité 1978: Rapport Principal@, Tunis, 1983.

#TR Turkey

Name of survey Turkish Fertility Survey Executive agency Institute of Population Studies, Hacettepe University Date of fieldwork 1978 Universe Ever-married women, -49 Coverage National, 100% Size 4431 Weights Self-weighting Contents WFS Core Mark 1 + fertility regulation and family planning module

Supplementary surveys Household members (n = 27,056, self-weighting) Re-interview (n = 650)

Additional Information

In addition to standard items on age, sex, residence, relationship, education and marital status, place of birth of each household member was ascertained in the household survey. A considerable amount of economic data was collected in the individual survey. Women with children aged less than 14 were questioned in detail about child care arrangements (actual or hypothetical). Their interest in finding work (if not currently working) was ascertained, together with the husband's attitude. Expected sources of support in old age (income, pension, relatives, children etc.) were asked. Duration of residence in current location and details of previous place of residence are recorded.

In addition to the family planning module, attitudes towards male and female sterilization were recorded.

As part of a wider Response Errors project, a re-interview survey was conducted on a subsample of respondents. The DDB does not hold the file for this survey.

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:

M. Le Président Directeur Général Office National de la Famille et de Population 42, Avenue de Madrid Tunis Tunesie

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 data and dictionary are available in DHS/ISSA format. The table below lists the file names and descriptions.

Key References

1. Hacettepe Institute of Population Studies, Turkish Fertility Survey 1978: First Report, Ankara, 1980.

2. Üner, S., Evaluation of the Turkish Fertility Survey 1978, WFS Scientific Reports no 43, 1983.

3. Aksungar, T., A Study on the Response Reliability of the Turkish Fertility Survey (in Turkish), Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medical Science, 1981.