Open AccessPopulation Size, Growth and Age Distribution: Fourth Release from the 1961 Census of Pakistan
Author(s) -
Karol J. Krótki
Publication year - 1963
Publication title -
pakistan development review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.154
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 0030-9729
DOI - 10.30541/v3i2pp.279-305
Subject(s) - census , literacy , population , distribution (mathematics) , geography , section (typography) , marital status , demography , library science , regional science , demographic economics , political science , sociology , law , economics , computer science , business , mathematics , advertising , mathematical analysis
This review of the fourth census publication1 emanating fromthe latest census of Pakistan is third in a series2 of review articleson census publica¬tions by members of the Demographic Section of theInstitute of Develop¬ment Economics, Karachi. In the meantime, a fifth3publication has appear¬ed on the all-important subjects of literacy andeducation. Its review is being prepared. There is, however, this bigdifference between the reviews. The first review squeezed probably allpossible information out of the first bulletin. The second reviewutilized quite a sizeable proportion of the information contained in thesecond and third release, but of necessity left the bulk unanalyzed.This review has no chance to do more than to skirt on the fringes of theinformation provided and to indicate possible lines of further enquiry.The publication under review will provide meat for researchers for manyyears to come. Their appetite will be further whetted by the promisethat the main census reports will have nine tables devoted toage-and-sex distributions and marital status. Nevertheless, theinformation released is so fascinating and of such an importance for thecountry that even a preliminary discussion is justified.