The World Fertility Survey is an international population research program designed to assist a large number of countries in carrying out nationally representative and internationally comparable surveys of human fertility behavior.1The World Fertility Survey was set up in 1972 and field work started in 1974.1
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Operated in: Latin America, Africa, Asia, Indonesia, Thailand, Middle East, Southern Africa, Africa South of Sahara, Nepal, Colombia, Mauritania, Korea R, Peru, Turkey, Dominican Republic, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Jordan.
The World Fertility Survey is an international population research program designed to assist a large number of countries in carrying out nationally representative and internationally comparable surveys of human fertility behavior.source
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When the program ran, from its start year to the latest document year. A hatched bar means the start is our estimate.
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Began during the Jimmy Carter administration (1977–1981).
Key documents29
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Sector profile (computed): Monitoring, evaluation and performance measurement 46%; Family planning and reproductive health 27%; Telecom, ICT and mass communications 8%
Topic tags (15)
DEC topic and subject tags. They describe the documents, not what the program was. Each tag opens its evidence in the drawer.
Fertility surveysDEC topic tag, PN-AAX-536, PN-AAY-111 and 3 more, 1977 to 1985, confidence 1; 26 records
Demographic data collectionDEC topic tag, PN-AAX-536, PN-AAT-363 and 3 more, 1977 to 1980, confidence 1; 11 records
QuestionnairesDEC topic tag, PN-AAY-111, PN-AAT-354 and 2 more, 1977 to 1982, confidence 0.981; 4 records
Population surveysDEC topic tag, PN-AAR-384, PN-AAV-582 and 2 more, 1981 to 1984, confidence 0.981; 4 records
Demographic researchDEC topic tag, PN-AAG-680, PN-AAV-583 and 1 more, 1979 to 1984, confidence 0.949; 3 records
Demographic surveysDEC topic tag, PN-AAX-536, PN-AAG-680 and 1 more, 1977 to 1982, confidence 0.949; 3 records
DeflationDEC topic tag, PN-AAX-536, PN-AAT-353 and 1 more, 1977 to 1980, confidence 0.949; 3 records
Determinants of fertilityDEC topic tag, PN-AAX-529, PN-AAT-385 and 1 more, 1978 to 1980, confidence 0.906; 3 records
DehydrationDEC topic tag, PN-AAT-360, PN-AAV-584, 1980 to 1984, confidence 0.863; 2 records
FarmsDEC topic tag, PN-AAG-680, PN-AAJ-144, 1979 to 1980, confidence 0.863; 2 records
Infant mortalityDEC topic tag, PN-AAT-364, PN-AAW-899, 1980 to 1983, confidence 0.863; 2 records
Child nutritionDEC topic tag, PN-AAT-364, PN-AAW-899, 1980 to 1983, confidence 0.863; 2 records
SurveyingDEC topic tag, PN-AAT-356, PN-AAV-584, 1980 to 1984, confidence 0.863; 2 records
International levelDEC topic tag, PN-AAR-384, PN-AAW-851, 1981 to 1985, confidence 0.863; 2 records
Women of child bearing ageDEC topic tag, PN-AAW-912, PN-AAT-353, 1978 to 1980, confidence 0.863; 2 records
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Program key prj:9320547
Fact value
Population surveys
Document
Evaluation of data quality in WFS surveys : summary of four papers, a conference proceedings/paper from 1984 PN-AAV-584