Bushman Demography 1963-1973, Demography of the Dobe !Kung
Botswana, 1963 - 1973
Nancy Howell
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Identification
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bwa-ut-bd-1963-1973-v1
Title
Bushman Demography 1963-1973, Demography of the Dobe !Kung
Subtitle
Demography of the Dobe !Kung
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Botswana | bwa |
Study type
Demographic and Health Survey [hh/dhs]
Series Information
Howell, Nancy. Bushman Demography 1963-1973: Demography of the Dobe !Kung [dataset]. Version 1. Toronto: University of Toronto [producer], 1979. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2013. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/ngz6-rh29
Abstract
The survey was conducted in 1963-1973 by Nancy Howell of the Department of Sociology, University of Toronto. The study collected demographic data from the Bushmen of the Kalahari Deselt of Botswana, including fertility, mortality, and marriage patterns of the famous !Kung hunter-gatherers.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data
Unit of Analysis
Individuals
Version
Version Description
Version 1: Edited anonymised dataset for public distribution
Version Date
1979
Scope
Notes
The scope of the survey includes reproductive histories of women, and extensive variables on first through fifth marriage, including husband's marital history, place of residence before and after the marriage, fertility, polygany, leviriate, venereal disease, termination of marriage and details of complete pregnancy history. The survey was also a census of individuals: estimated year of birth, sex, migration status for all !Kung and collected data on height and weight measurements: sex, year and season of birth, weight, height, skinfold measurements, arm circumference. Note that multiple measurements were taken for some individuals.
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
Botswana, Dobe
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Nancy Howell | University of Toronto |
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 1973 |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Access policy
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | support@data1st.org | http://www.datafirst.uct.ac.za |
Contacts
| Name | URL | |
|---|---|---|
| DataFirst Helpdesk | support@data1st.org | http://www.support.data1st.org/helpdesk |
Access conditions
Public use files, available to all
Citation requirements
Howell, Nancy. Bushman Demography 1963-1973: Demography of the Dobe !Kung [dataset]. Version 1. Toronto: University of Toronto [producer], 1979. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2013. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/ngz6-rh29
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
ddi-can-ut-bd-1963-1973-v1
Producers
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | Metadata producer |
Date of Metadata Production
2020-07-21
DDI Document version
version 3