DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH CENTER (POPLAB) CERED

CERED IS ONE OF SEVERAL "LABORATORIES FOR POPULATION STUDIES" (POPLAB) BEING ESTABLISHED IN OTHER LDC"S BY THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA UNDER A USAID CONTRACT. CERED WILL HAVE 3 MAJOR FUNCTIONS: 1. THE DESIGN AND TESTING OF IMPROVED STATISTICAL METHODS FOR MEASURING POPULATION CHANGE; 2. THE COLLECTION OF SPECIAL TYPES OF SUBSTANTIVE DATA SUCH AS REPRODUCTIVE HISTORIES AND FAMILY PLANNING ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES; AND 3. RELATED ACTIVITIES SUCH AS THE ANALYSIS OF DECENNIAL CENSUSES AND CIVIL REGISTRATION SYSTEM FOR USE BY GOVERNMENT PLANNERS. CERED WILL CARRY OUT THIS PROGRAM BY DEFINING ONE OR MORE SAMPLING REGIONS, PREPARING DETAILED STREET MAPS, ASSIGNING NUMBERS TO ALL HOUSES, CONDUCTING PERIODIC POPULATION COUNTS, AND UTILIZING OTHER RESOURCES. SAMPLE SURVEYS WILL BE USED TO TEST AND VALIDATE BIRTH AND DEATH RECORDING SYSTEMS. IN-SERVICE TRAINING WILL BE PROVIDED FOR SENIOR PROFESSIONAL STAFF AS WELL AS FOR THE PART-TIME REGISTRARS AND ENUMERATORS. 2 PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE 1 YEAR OF DEMOGRAPHIC TRAINING AT UNC. USAID WILL PROVIDE THE CONTRACT UNC DEMOGRAPHIC ADVISOR AND OTHER SHORT-TERM CONSULTANTS AS WELL AS FUND THE CERED STAFF SALARIES (EXCEPT FOR THE TOP 3 DIRECTORS FUNDED BY MOROCCO). PROP 8/14/74 SHIFTS PROJECT EMPHASIS FROM DATA COLLECTION TO SUBSTANTIVE AND METHODOLOGICAL ANALYSES OF THE DATA ALREADY COLLECTED. CERED"S LARGE FIELD OPERATION WILL TERMINATE 7/73 WITH THE FIELD STAFF BEING TRANSFERRED TO THE CENSUS BUREAU. "CERED PHASE II" WILL BE ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE DIVISION OF STATISTICS AND FUNCTION AS A DEMOGRAPHIC "THINK TANK" CAPABLE OF ANALYZING CENSUS DATA, ASSISTING IN THE PREPARATION OF DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEYS, AND CARRYING OUT SMALL SCALE METHODOLOGICAL RESEARCH.