Women in Development, 1979-1980

This file contains national-level data concerning female/male differentials over a range of demographic and socioeconomic variables for each of 69 developing countries. Breakdowns by age and urban/rural residence were frequently included. Data were drawn primarily from censuses and reliable surveys, and constitute the most recently available information at the time of collection. The 69 countries included in the file were all Agency for International Development recipients. Nine countries from Asia are included, 14 in Latin America, 36 in Africa, and 10 in the Near East.

本文件包含关于69个发展中国家在一系列人口和社会经济变量上的女性/男性差异的国家级数据。文件中频繁包含了按年龄和城乡居住地划分的细分数据。数据主要来源于人口普查和可靠的调查，构成了收集时最新的可用信息。文件中包含的69个国家均为国际发展署的受援国。其中，亚洲国家有9个，拉丁美洲有14个，非洲有36个，近东有10个。