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the Kobe City Government

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Third Asian Urban Inquiry, 1994-5

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION
  1. AGGREGATE NATIONAL DATA
  2. THE SURVEY, CITIES, AND FINDINGS
    1. Basic Data on City Size
  1. Area
  2. Population
  3. Number of Households
  4. Density 
    Access Person Comments

    2. Current Rate and Source of Population Growth
    Access Person Comments

    3. Perception of City's Growth
    Access Person Comments

    4. Poverty
    Access Person Comments

    5. Status of Women
  1. Compared to Men's Status
  2. Compared to National Averages
    Access Person Comments

    6. Quality of Life Indicators

    7. Fertility and Family Planning
  1. Perception of Fertility Rate
  2. Availability of Family Planning Services & Supplies
  3. Contraceptive Use
    Access Person Comments

    8. General Urban Problems
  1. Overall Summary
  2. Differences by Country

III. CONCLUSIONS

IV.APPENDIX
    1.Cities Covered in Inquiries I, II, and III
    2.The Questionnaire


LIST OF FIGURES

I-1a    Urbanization of Selected Countries:High Income Countries
I-1b   Urbanization of Selected Countries:Large Low Income Countries
I-1c   Urbanization of Selected Countries:Smaller Low Income Countries
3-1   Perception of Cities Growth Rate
3-2   Perception of Cities Growth Rate
4-1   % of Population Below Poverty Level
5-1   Women's Condition in Comparison to Men:Access to Education
5-2   Women's Condition in Comparison to Men:Health Issues
5-3   Women's Condition in Comparison to Men:Public Sector
5-4   Women's Condition in Comparison to Men:General             Employment
5-7   Perception as Compared to the Country's Average
6-1   Quality of Life Indicators: 1st Rank of Importance
6-2   Quality of Life Indicators: 2nd Rank of Importance
6-3   Quality of Life Indicators: 3rd Rank of Importance
6-4   Quality of Life Indicators: 4th Rank of Importance
6-5   Quality of Life Indicators: 5th Rank of Importance
7-1    Perception of Fertility Rates
7-2    Availablitity to Family Planning Services & Supplies
7-3    Contraceptive Use(Known Rate)
7-4    Contraceptive Use(Estimated Rate)


LIST OF TABLES

Aggregate National Data
I-1    Selected Population Indicators
I-2    Selected Social Indicators
I-3    Additional Population and Social Indicators
I-4    Urbanization and Population Dynamics for Participant Countries
I-5   Projected Total Population and Percent of Population Over 65 Years Old
I-6   Female Access and Participation in Education
II-1   Number of Cities by Selected Country
Basid Data on City Size
1-1    Total Area by Country
1-2   Population Cities by Country
1-3   Number of Households by Country
1-4   Average Family Size by Country
1-5   Average Population Density by Country
Current Rate and Source of Population Growth
2-1   Average Annual Growth Rate by Country
2-2   Comparison of Reported Annual Growth Rate to UN Five Year Estimates
Perception of City's Growth
3-1   General Perception of Growth by Country
3-2   View of Growth Rate by Country's Development
3-3   General View of Growth Rate by Population
Poverty
4-1   Poverty Level and Percent of Population Below Poverty Level by Country
4-2    Official % Below Poverty Level by Region
4-3   Estimated % Below Poverty Level by Region
Status of Women
5-1   Ranking of Women's Condition in Comparison to Men:
Much Less
5-2    Ranking of Women's Condition in Comparison to Men:
Less
5-3   Ranking of Women's Condition in Comparison to Men:
About Equal
5-4   Ranking of Women's Condition in Comparison to Men:
Superior
5-5   Ranking of Women's Condition in Comparison to Men:
China
5-6   Ranking of Women's Condition in Comparison to Men:
India
5-7   Ranking of Women's Condition in Comparison to Men:
Indonesia
5-8   Ranking of Women's Condition in Comparison to Men:
Japan
5-9   Ranking of Women's Condition in Comparison to Men:
South Korea
5-10   Ranking of Women's Condition in Comparison to Men:
Malaysia
5-11   Ranking of Women's Condition in Comparison to Men:
Pakistan
5-12   Ranking of Women's Condition in Comparison to Men:
the Philippines
5-13   Ranking of Women's Condition in Comparison to Men:
Thailand
5-14   General Perception of Status of Women Compared to Other Cities by Country
5-15   Perception of the Status of Women by Region
5-16   Status of Women by Population
Quality  of Life
6-1   Top Four Items in Each Rank
6-2   Top Item(s) for Each Rank by Country
6-3   Top Item(s) for Each Rank by Region   
Fammily Planning
7-1   Perceptions of Fertility Rates by Country
7-2   Perception of Fertility Rate by Region
7-3   General View of Fertility Rate by Population
7-4   Fertility Rate by Country's Development
7-5   Availability to Family Planning Services and Supplies
by Country
7-6   Availability to Family Planning Services and Supplies
by Region
7-7   Availability to Family Planning Services and Supplies
by Population
7-8   Family Planning by Fertility Rate(by Country Development)
7-9   Status of Women by Family Planning(by Country Development)
7-10   Official and Estimated % of Contraceptive Use by Country
General Urban Problems
8-1   Number of Respondents and Mean Score for General Problems
8-2   Rank and Score of General Problems
8-3     General Problem: Family Planning by Fertility/Birth Rate: Family Planning(by Country Development) 
8-4   Rank and Score of General Problems by Country
8-5   Higher Scoring Categories by Country
8-6   Lower Scoring Categories by Countrry

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CONTENTS

CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

I. AGGREGATE NATIONAL DATA

II. THE SURVEY, CITIES, AND FINDINGS

III. CONCLUSIONS

APPENDIX