In studying the processes w.hich bring a?out changes ~n the sizt: an~ c~mposition of a population, an apprals.al of marn.age pattern.s IS o~ special slg~l1ficance because the age and rate of marnage format~on relate dlfectlr .to changes III population composition. In a society like Pakistan...

In Pakistan the history of alternative sampling approaches to collect demographic data for direct and indirect estimation of population parameters extends back for three decades. The sources which provided directly usable statistical data for estimating fertility and mortality rates, are the...

This paper is the outcome of a continuous concern that some of the basic demographic estimates provided by successive surveys in the country do not fulfil the expectation of use at their face value. In a previous paper, an indirect assessment of the birth rates from these surveys was made on the...

The paper provides a demographic view of disability patterns in Pakistan, and also highlights the inadequacies and inconsistencies of data, especially those provided by the census. Besides assessing the prevalence of disability by age, gender considerations, nature of disability and reasons of...

The need for a serious consideration of demographic phenomena and the global concern for a systematic and continuous assessment of population dynamics was stimulated by the growing momentum of population growth, especially in the developing countries. Awareness of the imperativeness of...