Vital Statistics - Marriages - 1978
Sri Lanka, 1978
Reference ID
LKA-RGD-RGM-1978-v1.0
Producer(s)
Statistics Division, Registrar General's Department
Metadata
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Identification
Survey ID Number
LKA-RGD-RGM-1978-v1.0
Title
Vital Statistics - Marriages - 1978
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | LKA |
Study type
Administrative Records, Other (ad/oth]
Series Information
The computerization of marriage statistics is a continuous process where the event by event data are collected on a monthly basis and the final outputs (reports) are produced annually for dissemination.
Registration of vital events commenced in 1867 with the enactment of civil registration laws which conferred the legal sanction for the registration of events namely, live births, deaths, still births and marriages.
Registration of vital events commenced in 1867 with the enactment of civil registration laws which conferred the legal sanction for the registration of events namely, live births, deaths, still births and marriages.
Abstract
Vital Statistics cover Births, Deaths, Still births and Marriages which are called vital events. The source for the collection of data for the preparation of Vital statistics is the certificate issued to the respondent when the registration of the occurrence of the vital event is done. Maintaining Vital statistics is an Administrative record keeping operation and is a continuous process where the event by event data are collected on a monthly basis and the final outputs (reports) are produced annually for dissemination.
The computerization of vital statistics came into being after the arrival of computers to the Department of Census and Statistics in 1960's.
Registration of vital events commenced in 1867 with the enactment of civil registration laws which conferred the legal sanction for the registration of events namely, live births, deaths, still births and marriages.
The computerization of vital statistics came into being after the arrival of computers to the Department of Census and Statistics in 1960's.
Registration of vital events commenced in 1867 with the enactment of civil registration laws which conferred the legal sanction for the registration of events namely, live births, deaths, still births and marriages.
Kind of Data
Administrative records data [adm]
Unit of Analysis
Each marriage registered within the month
Version
Version Description
v1.0: Full edited dataset, original version for internal DPD use.
Version Date
2008-08-14
Scope
Notes
The scope of the Registration of Marriage 1978 include :
-District
-Division
-Name of Registrar
-Month & Year
-Whether General, Kandyan or Muslim
-Registration Entry Number
-Village or Locality(Male)
-Race(Male)
-Whether Bachelor, Widower or Divorcee(Male)
-Age(Male)
-Was Register signed with a Mark or in Letters(Male)
-Village or Locality(Female)
-Race(Female)
-Whether Bachelor, Widower or Divorcee(Female)
-Age(Female)
-Was Register signed with a Mark or in Letters(Female)
-Remarks
-District
-Division
-Name of Registrar
-Month & Year
-Whether General, Kandyan or Muslim
-Registration Entry Number
-Village or Locality(Male)
-Race(Male)
-Whether Bachelor, Widower or Divorcee(Male)
-Age(Male)
-Was Register signed with a Mark or in Letters(Male)
-Village or Locality(Female)
-Race(Female)
-Whether Bachelor, Widower or Divorcee(Female)
-Age(Female)
-Was Register signed with a Mark or in Letters(Female)
-Remarks
Topics
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| DEMOGRAPHY AND POPULATION [14] | CESSDA | Link |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
National coverage.
Universe
Marriages and divorces recorded by the representatives of the Registrar Generals Office.
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Statistics Division, Registrar General's Department | Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Divisional Secretariats | Data Collection |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| Goverment of Sri Lanka | GOSL |
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 1978-01-01 | 1978-12-31 |
Data Collection Mode
Other [oth]
Data Collection Notes
A respondent from the general public reports the event to a local representative - (a Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages in the case of deaths and marriages or an officer in a public or private maternity home) and obtains a certificate from him. The Registrar/officer produces a monthly return from the vital event records (different formats for each type of event) and send it to the collection centre of the Additional District Registrar who in turn channels the returns to the Statistics Division of the Registrar General's office for data processing purposes.
Data Collectors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Registrars of Berths, Deaths & Marriages | Registrar General's Department |
| Additional District Registrar | Registrar General's Department |
| Statistical Division - Registrar General Office | Registrar General's Department |
Data Processing
Other Processing
Data processing included the following steps.
1. Accepting the filled return forms by the Statistical Division
2. Do a visual check for completeness
3. Coding of data
4. Entry of data
5. Run edit program for each District batch
6. Produce error report
7. Correction of errors on the report
8. Change incorrect data using the corrected error report
9. Re-run the edit program and repeat the error correction procedure
10. Produce final tables on clean data with a backup of clean data.
1. Accepting the filled return forms by the Statistical Division
2. Do a visual check for completeness
3. Coding of data
4. Entry of data
5. Run edit program for each District batch
6. Produce error report
7. Correction of errors on the report
8. Change incorrect data using the corrected error report
9. Re-run the edit program and repeat the error correction procedure
10. Produce final tables on clean data with a backup of clean data.
Access policy
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statistics Division | Registrar General’s Department | ddstat@rgd.gov.lk | www.rgd.gov.lk |
Confidentiality
The degree of confidentiality of this microdata set is determined by the Access Authority. Please refer to the Access Authority for further details.
Access conditions
Please contact the Access Authority for Access Terms and Conditions.
Citation requirements
"Registrar General's Department,Vital Statistics (Marriages) - 1978, Version 1.0 of the public use dataset ( August 2008 )"
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registrar General | Registrar General's Department | rg@rgd.gov.lk | www.rgd.gov.lk |
Disclaimer and copyrights
Disclaimer
The Registrar General's Department bears no responsibilty for any results or interpretations arising from the secondary use of data.
Copyright
(C) 2008, Registrar General’s Department
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
DDI-LKA-RGD-RGM-1978-v1.0
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registrar General’s Department | RGD | Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs | Data Collection |
Date of Metadata Production
2008-08-14
DDI Document version
Version 1.0 ( August 2008 ).