Princeton European Fertility Project:
List of Countries in Master File
The following list shows all of the countries contained in the Master Data file, as well as an explanation of the differences between series. It also shows the total number of areas included in each country (or series), as well as the total number of data years for each area, the time span covered, whether there is an urban/rural breakdown, and the people responsible for preparing the data. Although Roy Treadway's name appears in only a few places, he played a major role in the preparation of the data. He combined data in many different formats, supervised the calculation of indices needed to fill in gaps (especially those needed to bring the data forward to approximately 1960) and prepared the documentation.
For every country, the first area (area number 0) represents the entire country. This "total area" is included in the count of areas in the following list. A few countries in the following list are not subdivided into areas: Luxemburg, Albania, and Iceland. These still have a total area (area 0) and one regional area (area 1), which are identical.
The names given in the list are exactly as they appear in the data. The number preceding the country name is the country code found in columns 1-2 of both the Master File and the Thirty-Year File.
01 AUSTRIA (Series 0 ) 18 areas. 4 data years: 1880-1910. Austria-Hungarian Empire; includes parts of Czechoslovakia, Poland, and Yugoslavia. Data prepared by Paul Demeny.01 AUSTRIA +POST 20) (Series 1 ) 10 areas. 2 data years: 1931-1960 Current Boundaries. Data prepared by Jacqueline Forrest, and Erna Harm.
02 LUXEMBURG (COUNTRY) (Series 0 ) 2 areas. 3 data years: 1900-1960. Data prepared by Alan Minkoff.
03 BELGIUM (Series 0 ) Urban/rural breakdown. 42 areas. 9 data years: 1880-1970. Data prepared by Ron Lesthaegue.
04 HELE DANMARK (Series 0 ) Urban/rural breakdown. 24 areas. 10 data years: 1852-1960. Data for Area No. 0 are not for a "constant-border" Denmark. Each year's data is for all of Denmark as of that year. Area No. 23 represents all of Denmark contained within constant 1850-1920 boundaries. Data prepared by P.C. Matthiessen and Alan Minkoff.
04 HELE DANMARK (Series 1 ) Urban/rural breakdown. 10 areas. 10 data years: 1852-1960. This series combines the provinces in Series 0 into "Amts". Data for Area No. 0 are not for a "constant-border" Denmark. Each year's data is for all of Denmark as of that year. Area No. 9 represents all of Denmark contained within constant 1850-1920 boundaries. Data prepared by P.C. Matthiessen, Alan Minkoff, and Roy Treadway.
05 ENGLAND AND WALES (Series 0 ) 46 areas. 10 data years: 1851-1961. Historic counties. Data prepared by Michael Teitelbaum, Erna Harm, and Roy Treadway.
05 ENGLAND AND WALES (Series 1 ) 63 areas. 1 data year: 1961. Series 1 contains the 1961 data from Series 0 aggregated by contemporary county boundaries. Data prepared by Michael Teitelbaum and Erna Harm.
06 FINLAND (Series 0 ) Urban/rural breakdown. 11 areas. 11 data years: 1865-1960. Data prepared by Erna Harm.
07 FRANCE (Series 0 ) 91 areas. 20 data years: 1831-1961. Data prepared by Etienne Van de Walle and Erna Harm.
08 GERMANY-CONTEMP BOUNDS(Series 0 ) Urban/rural breakdown. 73 areas. 12 data years: 1867-1933. Area No. 69 represents all of Germany, except for Alsace-Lorraine (areas 70-72). Data prepared by John Knodel.
08 69DEUTSHEREICH39 (Series 1 ) 29 areas. 1 data year: 1939. Germany as of 1939. Data prepared by John Knodel.
08 GERMANY(EAST+WEST) (Series 2 ) 29 areas. 1 data year: 1962. (Actual dates are 1961 for West Germany and 1964 for East Germany.) Reflects boundary changes after World War II. Data prepared by John Knodel (West Germany) and Alan Minkoff (East Germany).
09 GREECE (Series 0 ) 19 areas. 4 data years: 1900-1961. Data prepared by George S. Siampos and Vas G. Valaoras.
10 IRELAND (Series 0 ) 32 areas. 8 data years: 1871-1961. Includes Northern Ireland. Data prepared by Edith Pantelides.
11 ITALY (Series 0 ) 19 areas. 11 data years: 1861-1961. Data prepared by Massimo Livi Bacci.
11 ITALY (Series 1 ) 19 areas. 11 data years: 1861-1961. Same as Series 0, except that Im, Ig and Ih are adjusted for migration of husbands and misreporting of marital status of births. Adjustments made by Roy Treadway, based on data provided by Massimo Livi-Bacci.
11 ITALY-PROVINCES (Series 2 ) 93 areas. 8 data years: 1861-1961. Same as Series 0, but divided into provinces rather than republics. Only Ig and Im are available for this series. Data prepared by Massimo Livi Bacci.
12 NEDERLAND (Series 0 ) 12 areas. 9 data years: 1859-1960. Data prepared by Etienne Van de Walle.
13 NORWAY (Series 0 ) Urban/rural breakdown. 21 areas. 6 data years: 1875-1960. Data prepared by Etienne Van de Walle and Erna Harm.
14 POLAND (1897) (Series 0 ) 11 areas. 1 data year: 1897. Data prepared by Erna Harm.
14 POLAND (1931) (Series 1 ) 17 areas. 1 data year: 1931. Reflects boundary changes after World War I. Data prepared by Erna Harm.
14 POLAND (1960) (Series 2 ) 23 areas. 1 data year: 1960. Reflects boundary changes after World War II. Data prepared by Erna Harm.
15 PORTUGAL (Series 0 ) 23 areas. 10 data years: 1864-1960. Data prepared by Massimo Livi-Bacci.
16 EUROPEAN RUSSIA 1897 (Series 0 ) Urban/rural breakdown. 51 areas. 3 data years: 1870-1926. Includes Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Data prepared by Ansley Coale, Barbara Anderson, and Erna Harm.
16 EUROPEAN RUSSIA 1959 (Series 1 ) Urban/rural breakdown. 82 areas. 4 data years: 1926-1970. Soviet Union boundaries. Includes Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Data prepared by Ansley Coale, Barbara Anderson, and Erna Harm.
16 EUROPEAN RUSSIA (Series 2 ) Urban/rural breakdown. 8 areas. 5 data years: 1897-1970. Includes Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Summarizes data in Series 0 and 1, grouped according to Republic boundaries. Data prepared by Ansley Coale, Barbara Anderson, and Erna Harm.
17 SCOTLAND (Series 0 ) 34 areas. 9 data years: 1861-1961. Data prepared by Michael Teitelbaum and Erna Harm.
18 SPAIN (Series 0 ) 15 areas. 11 data years: 1787-1960. Data prepared by Massimo Livi Bacci and Erna Harm. Corrections supplied by Edith Pantelides and Ansley Coale.
18 SPAIN TOTAL (Series 1 ) 51 areas. 8 data years: 1887-1960. Series 1 represents a division of the Districts in Series 0 into provinces. Data prepared by Massimo Livi Bacci and Erna Harm. Corrections supplied by Edith Pantelides and Ansley Coale.
19 SWEDEN (Series 0 ) Urban/rural breakdown. 26 areas. 5 data years: 1880-1960. Data prepared by Carl Mosk.
20 SWITZERLAND (Series 0 ) Urban/rural breakdown. 26 areas. 11 data years: 1860-1960. Data prepared by Francine Van de Walle.
21 ALBANIA COUNTRY (Series 0 ) 2 areas. 1 data year: 1955. Data prepared by Alan Minkoff.
22 BULGARIA (Series 0 ) 13 areas. 1 data year: 1905. Data prepared by Alan Minkoff.
22 BULGARIA (Series 1 ) 8 areas. Reflects boundary changes after World War I. 1 data year: 1934. Data prepared by Alan Minkoff.
22 BULGARIA (Series 2 ) 14 areas. 1 data year: 1956. Reflects boundary changes after World War II. Data prepared by Alan Minkoff.
23 CZECHOSLOVAKIA (Series 0 ) 6 areas. 1 data year: 1930. Area No. 5 represents all of Czechoslovakia except for Ruthenia. Data prepared by Alan Minkoff.
23 CZECHOSLOVAKIA (Series 1 ) 12 areas. 1 data year: 1961. Reflects boundary changes after World War II. Data prepared by Alan Minkoff.
24 HUNGARY (1880-1910) (Series 0 ) Urban/rural breakdown. 74 areas. 4 data years: 1880-1910. Data prepared by Paul Demeny, with minor corrections by Roy Treadway.
24 HUNGARY (Series 1 ) 26 areas. 1 data year: 1930. Reflects boundary changes after World War I. Data prepared by Alan Minkoff.
24 HUNGARY TOTAL (Series 2 ) 25 areas. 1 data year: 1960. Reflects boundary changes after World War II. Data prepared by Erna Harm.
25 RUMANIA (Series 0 ) 5 areas. 1 data year: 1899. Data prepared by Alan Minkoff.
25 RUMANIA (Series 1 ) 10 areas. 1 data year: 1930. Reflects boundary changes after World War I. Data prepared by Alan Minkoff.
25 RUMANIA (Series 2 ) 18 areas. 1 data year: 1956. Reflects boundary changes after World War II. Data prepared by Alan Minkoff.
26 YUGOSLAVIA-SERBIA ONLY(Series 0 ) Urban/rural breakdown. 18 areas. 1 data year: 1900. Data prepared by Alan Minkoff.
26 YUGOSLAVIA (Series 1 ) 11 areas. 1 data year: 1931. Reflects boundary changes after World War I. Data prepared by Alan Minkoff.
26 YUGOSLAVIA TOTAL (Series 2 ) 10 areas. 1 data year: 1960. Reflects boundary changes after World War II. Area No. 9 represents all of Serbia. Data prepared by Erna Harm.
27 ICELAND - COUNTRY (Series 0 ) 2 areas. 12 data years: 1850-1960. Data prepared by P.C. Matthiessen.
