Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Mirjana Rašević Author-Workplace-Name: Demographic Research Centre, Institute of Social Sciences, Belgrade (Serbia) Title: Is the Number of Registered Abortions in Serbia Realistic? Publication-Status: Published Abstract: Ever since the 1990’s the number of registered abortions in Serbia has been decreasing from year to year. Are the abortion data of the Public Health Institute complete? In other words, has there been a qualitative shift in the sphere of reproductive behavior of Serbia’s population in the last two decades? This paper deals with the raised question in three ways. First, in an indirect way, by analyzing whether a radical change in birth control since the 1990’s has been possible, having in mind the complexity of the abortion issue in Serbia, as well as the broad social context regarding the last decade of the last century and beginning of this one. The second way deals more directly with the quality of the official data on abortions. Namely, the great decrease in the number of induced abortions, theoretically observed, may be a consequence of the increased level of births, or possibly acceleration in the birth control transition from the use of traditional and inefficient contraception to the usage of modern and efficient methods and means for conception control. For this reason, population fertility trends were analyzed, with a special review on the time period from the 1990’s till present day and the results of the available surveyed researches on the structure of contraception usage in order to determine whether objective assumptions exist for the decrease in the number of induced abortions or not. The third way to reach an answer to the raised question in the title was attempted by estimating the scope of induced abortions. In that sense, relevant literature was consulted and the Westoff method chosen for calculating the rate of total abortions in Serbia (excluding Kosovo and Metohia) in the year 2006. After examining the set task from all three sides, there seemed to be no doubt that the official data on the number of abortions in Serbia are not realistic. The basic reason for incomplete official data on abortions seems to be the fact that in most cases induced abortions performed in private health clinics are not included. Moreover, nurses, namely doctors often experience the filling out of prescribed forms for registration of foetal death as unnecessary, imposed, an additional obligation, without sensing the meaning and not understanding the significance of data as such. The abortion problem in Serbia is serious, complex and demands solving. This assumes the carrying out of many measures, including solving the matter of induced abortions registration. Determination of the realistic number of abortions in a community is very important, because in that way attention is drawn to this health and social problem and enables evaluation of actions to be taken for its alleviation. It remains that the state is to pay due attention to the problem of abortions in Serbia and to put private health clinics in which gynecologists perform abortions under control, as well as to promote the role and significance of statistics among health workers. Keywords: induced abortions; subregistration of abortions; Serbia Journal: Stanovnistvo Pages: 7-21 Volume: 46 Issue: 2 Year: 2008 Month: December DOI: 10.2298/STNV0802007R File-URL: https://stnv.idn.org.rs/STNV/article/view/156 File-Function: Abstract page File-Format: text/html File-URL: https://stnv.idn.org.rs/STNV/article/download/156/147 File-Function: Full text File-Format: application/pdf Handle: RePEc:eto:stanov:v:46:y:2008:i:2:id:156 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jelena Predojević-Despić Author-Workplace-Name: Demographic Research Centre, Institute of Social Sciences, Belgrade (Serbia) Title: Sigrid Metz-Göckel, Senganata Münst, Mirjana Morokvašic (eds.) "Migration and Mobility in an Enlarged Europe – A Gender Perspective" Publication-Status: Published Abstract: Nema. Journal: Stanovnistvo Pages: 81-85 Volume: 46 Issue: 2 Year: 2008 Month: December DOI: 10.59954/stnv.251 File-URL: https://stnv.idn.org.rs/STNV/article/view/251 File-Function: Abstract page File-Format: text/html File-URL: https://stnv.idn.org.rs/STNV/article/download/251/236 File-Function: Full text File-Format: application/pdf Handle: RePEc:eto:stanov:v:46:y:2008:i:2:id:251 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Marina Zelić Author-Workplace-Name: Demographic Research Centre, Institute of Social Sciences, Belgrade (Serbia) Title: Bibliography of Articles Printed in Stanovništvo, 1963-2007: Part II, 1978-2007 Publication-Status: Published Abstract: No abstract. Journal: Stanovnistvo Pages: 87-112 Volume: 46 Issue: 2 Year: 2008 Month: December DOI: 10.59954/stnv.314 File-URL: https://stnv.idn.org.rs/STNV/article/view/314 File-Function: Abstract page File-Format: text/html File-URL: https://stnv.idn.org.rs/STNV/article/download/314/287 File-Function: Full text File-Format: application/pdf Handle: RePEc:eto:stanov:v:46:y:2008:i:2:id:314 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Maja Berber Author-Workplace-Name: University of Thessaly – Department of Planning and Regional Development, Laboratory of Demographic and Social Analysis (LDSA), Pedion Areos, Volos (Greece) Author-Name: Božo Grbić Author-Workplace-Name: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, Belgrade (Serbia) Author-Name: Slavica Pavkov Author-Workplace-Name: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, Belgrade (Serbia) Title: Changes in the Share of Ethnic Croats and Serbs in Croatia by Town and Municipality Based on the Results of Censuses from 1991 and 2001 Publication-Status: Published Abstract: This article shows the changes in the populations of Croatian and Serbian ethnic affiliation in Croatia based on population censuses of 1991 and 2001. In the last intercensal period (1991-2001), methodological definitions of resident population changed significantly, Croatia's administrative-territorial borders changed and a war occurred (1991-1995), all of which influenced the demographical situation of Croatia. It is of special importance that the term "ethnic affiliation" is significantly unstable and unpredictable and highly influenced by both subjective and external influences, which make its analysis even more difficult.  By establishing a connection between the old (1991) and the new (2001) names of settlements, the authors demonstrated the changes in the share of ethnic Croats and Serbs in the total population of towns and municipalities in Croatia in the observed intercensal period. Both the demographic and the ethnic profile of Croatia changed in the period of 1991-2001. The total population of Croatia, as well as the population of ethnic Serbs, decreased in this period, while the population of ethnic Croats increased. Since Croatia had a negative natural increase in the observed period, this increase is attributed to migrations and changes in declarations of ethnic affiliation. While the share of ethnic Serbs decreased significantly (from 12,2% in 1991 to 4,5% in 2001), their territorial distribution remained practically the same. Keywords: Croatia; population census; ethnic affiliation; population dynamics; ethnic Serbs; ethnic Croats Journal: Stanovnistvo Pages: 23-62 Volume: 46 Issue: 2 Year: 2008 Month: December DOI: 10.2298/STNV0802023B File-URL: https://stnv.idn.org.rs/STNV/article/view/157 File-Function: Abstract page File-Format: text/html File-URL: https://stnv.idn.org.rs/STNV/article/download/157/148 File-Function: Full text File-Format: application/pdf Handle: RePEc:eto:stanov:v:46:y:2008:i:2:id:157 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Mirko Savić Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Economics in Subotica, University of Novi Sad, Subotica (Serbia) Title: Potential Directions of the "Town-to-Town" Migration in Vojvodina Publication-Status: Published Abstract: Population of Vojvodina is showing the characteristics of late demographic transition. The main characteristics of that phase are low mortality rate, slow decrease of fertility rate, increased number of older people etc. This phase is connected to fourth development phase of migrations with significant migrations from one city to another and inside the city area. The purpose of this paper is to define the basic characteristics of potential internal migrations in the region of Vojvodina between cities, most of all towards Novi Sad as economic, political and cultural centre. The sample of 2.000 respondents was formed and survey was conducted in the 15 largest cities in the region. The data were analyzed with methods of descriptive and multivariate statistical analysis (rank correlation and MDS analysis). Basic conclusions are that theory of transitional migration is confirmed in Vojvodina, the size of the city is not the only factor for potential migration movements and Novi Sad is by far the most desired destination for significant portion of population in the region, especially of population aged between 20 and 40 years because around 40% of that cohort wish to move to Novi Sad. That will cause significant urban, economic and social problems, not only in the city of Novi Sad but also in the cities where immigrants are coming from. Keywords: demographic transition; internal migration; urban development; multivariate analysis; Vojvodina Journal: Stanovnistvo Pages: 63-80 Volume: 46 Issue: 2 Year: 2008 Month: December DOI: 10.2298/STNV0802063S File-URL: https://stnv.idn.org.rs/STNV/article/view/158 File-Function: Abstract page File-Format: text/html File-URL: https://stnv.idn.org.rs/STNV/article/download/158/149 File-Function: Full text File-Format: application/pdf Handle: RePEc:eto:stanov:v:46:y:2008:i:2:id:158