[Demographic aging in the member countries of the European Union]. / Die demographische Alterung in den Landern der Europaischen Union.

"Despite all remaining political, economical and cultural differences in the member countries of the European Union...population ageing is a common phenomena of all these countries.... Many spheres of socio-economic life in the countries of the European Union are already affected by this shifting process.... Most of the social security and welfare systems of the industrialized countries in the European Union are mainly based on intergenerational solidarity, a solidarity which is highly burdened by the demographic development. In this respect policy makers have to take into consideration the expected changes in the age structure of the economically active population, changing patterns of labour force participation as well as changes in family and household structures in their task to modify existing systems or to build new systems of social security and welfare under the growing burden of an ageing society." (SUMMARY IN ENG)

Opinions on the present and future situation of the elderly in the Federal Republic of Germany--expectations with regard to old age life.

PIP: Results from a 1989 opinion poll conducted in the former Federal Republic of Germany are analyzed to determine attitudes toward aging. The survey was conducted among 2,800 Germans aged 18 and older and covered expectations of financial status, living arrangements, and psychological state in old age.^ieng

Population projections for the countries of the European Community.

"Methods and results of different population projections for the countries of the European Community [EC] are...presented. First of all the aims and contents of population projections are discussed. Secondly the methods and assumptions of different population projections for the countries of the EC are compared. Finally the results of such projections are shown and discussed."

[Seminar on the significance and possibilities for using the results of population and housing censuses]. / Seminar uber die Bedeutung und Nutzungsmoglichkeiten der Ergebnisse von Volks- und Wohnungszahlungen.

PIP: Summaries are presented from a seminar held in Wiesbaden, West Germany, in April 1989. The seminar was sponsored by the U.N. Economic Commission for Europe and the Conference of European Statisticians. Topics covered include the significance and use of population census results, possibilities of replacing censuses with surveys or registers, possibilities of improving and reducing the costs of censuses, public acceptance of the census, and the distribution of census results.^ieng

[An international comparison of censuses]. / Volkszahlungen im internationalen Vergleich.

PIP: In this study of censuses, the author compares the West German census with a selection of censuses from other industrialized countries. International guidelines set forth by the United Nations and the European Community for census taking are described, and matters pertaining to the collection, quality, and comparability of data are discussed. A comparison is made of the 1987 West German questionnaire and questionnaires from other countries. Methods and laws regulating population censuses and plans for future censuses are discussed.^ieng

[Census, 1987: legal bases and general concept according to the ruling of the Federal Constitutional Court of December 15, 1983]. / Volkszahlung 1987: rechtliche Grundlagen und Konzept nach dem Urteil des Bundesverfassungsgerichts vom 15. Dezember 1983.

PIP: The controversy over the census in the Federal Republic of Germany is described, and the 1987 census law, which is based on a 1983 ruling of the Federal Constitutional Court, is discussed. Comparisons are then made between the 1987 and 1983 census laws, and the concept and organization of the 1987 census are outlined. Preparations for the census at the local level, as well as plans for analyzing the data, are also described.^ieng