Evaluation of the Indonesian fertility survey 1976

After a presentation of background information on Indonesia"s population and the survey"s methodology, assessment is made of the survey"s data on age reporting and nuptiality, the latter with reference to the individual questionnaire data and their consistency with household survey data, trends in age at first marriage, and nuptiality data gathered in previous surveys. Fertility data are studied to determine both cumulative fertility and age-specific fertility rates by calendar year; cohort and period rates are analyzed in detail, as are indications of omission of births. Finally, data on infant and child mortality are assessed. It is concluded that the survey data are generally of good quality, but with defects in regard to age reporting, and, to a lesser extent, in the reporting of births occurring over 20 years prior to the survey. Appended are a copy of the events chart used in the individual survey questionnaire and detailed subgroup tables.