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... written on behalf on the N.S.A. of the Bahá’ís of Australia and New- Zealand, and to convey to you, and to your collaborators on that Assembly his grateful appreciation of the stupendous efforts ... last, with the enclosed copy of the minutes of the N.S.A. of the Bahá’ís of Australia and New- Zealand. I wish, in particular, to express his gratification at the news of the success of the last ... is going to join her mother, and will, it is hoped, prove of great help to the friends throughout Australia and New- Zealand in both their teaching and administrative activities. The Guardian...

... THE HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND FROM 1606 TO 1890 BY ALEXANDER SUTHERLAND, M.A. AND GEORGE SUTHERLAND, M.A. LONDON LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO. AND NEW YORK: ... more on the Pacific, new dangers awaited them. They had been carried far to the south by the strong currents, and the wind was unfavourable. There was therefore no course open to them but to row ... enabled them to draw correct charts of the coasts; they seldom landed, and even when they did, they never sought to become acquainted with the natives, or to learn anything as to the nature of the...

... use for them, in these days. A story went around the camp to this effect: One of the mengot sick said he had a pain in his stomach and sent for the surgeon. The doctor, trying to find the trouble, ... bread and a piece of bacon to hisguest, and took the other piece, of each, for himself. After he had eaten a while the Major got up, went to the fireplace and took up the tin cup. He poured off the ... and began to cackle loudly. The Major turned to Grandy and said, "I-I t-t-told you there was going to be a plenty. Iinvited you to dinner today because this was the day for the hen to lay."...

... havebeen shown to reduce the incidence of in-hospital CAs in anumber of single-centre before -and- after studies [5-9]. AANZ = Australia and New Zealand; ANZICS = Australian and New Zealand Intensive ... in Australia and New Zealand for which the MET sta-tus is knownUptake of Medical Emergency Team (MET) services into various cate-gories of hospitals in Australia and New Zealand for which the ... hospitals in Australian and New Zealand with intensive care unitsFlow diagram of the Medical Emergency Team (MET) status of 172 hospitals in Australian and New Zealand with intensive care units. The...

... France and the UKexhibiting a mixed picture of a few strengths and a few weaknesses. The fact that the smaller economies such as Ireland, the Netherlands, Finland and Swedenappear to be the most ... capacity to launch new products and servicesProgress towards completion of the internal market, and the sound monetary and fiscalpolicies required by economic and monetary union and the launch of the ... research in the public sector and those who take up the results in the private sector. The increased emphasis on the private sector in its double role oftechnology user and “translator” of market...

... 101AppendixDefinitionsofTermsThisappendixdefinesanumberoftechnicaltermsusedinthisreport.Thetermsarelistedinalphabeticalorder.SomeofthedefinitionsusedirectquotationsfromtheNSFGquestionnaire;thoseareshowninquotationmarksanditalics.Forconvenienceinwriting,thewomenwhowereinterviewedintheNSFGaresometimesreferredtoas‘‘respondents’’inthisappendix.ToassistusersoftheNSFGpublic-usecomputerdatafile ,the shortvariablenamefromthedatafile(upto8characters)isalsoshowninthedefinition.(Forexample,AGEAPR1,forAgeonApril1,1995;andHIEDUC,forEducationatinterview,etc.)AdditionaldetailsontheprecisespecificationsofsomeofthevariablesaregiveninAppendix1theUser’sGuidetotheNSFGpublic-usedatafiledocumentation.Additionalbirthsexpected—TherecodeADDEXPindicatesthenumberofchildrenawomanexpectstogivebirthtointhefuture,includingacurrentpregnancyifapplicable.Womenwhoweresterileorwhoweremarriedtosterilemenwereclassifiedasexpectingzeroadditionalbirths.Thosephysicallyabletohavebirthswereaskedwhetherthey,andtheircurrenthusbandorpartnerifapplicable,intendedtohaveanybabiesinthefuture ,and, ifso,howmany.Womenwhodidnotknowwhethertheyintendedtohaveanyfuturebirths,orwhodidnotknowaparticularnumbertheyintendedtohave,wereaskedforthesmallestandlargestnumberstheyexpectedtohave .The estimateofadditionalbirthsexpectedinthosecasesisanaverageofthesmallestandlargestnumbersgiven.Ageatbirth—TheAGEPREGrecodegivesthewoman’sageincompletedyears(forexample,2200–2299equalsage22)atthetimewheneachofherpregnanciesended.TheOUTCOMErecodeindicatestheprimaryoutcomeofeachpregnancy,assigningpriorityinthefollowingorder:livebirth,abortion,stillbirth,miscarriage,andectopicpregnancy.‘‘Ageatbirth’’asshowninthisreport’stablesisdefinedasAGEPREGwhenOUTCOMEequals‘‘livebirth.’’Thecategoriestypicallypresentedare:lessthan20years,20–24years,25–29years ,and3 0–44years.Ageatconception—TheAGECONrecode,‘‘ageattimeofconception,’’isusedinsometablesconcerningcontraceptivemethoduseandintendednessofpregnancies.Foreachcompletedpregnancy,AGECONisdefinedastherespondent’sageincompletedyearsattheapproximatetimewhenherpregnancywasconceived,regardlessofpregnancyoutcome.Ageatfirstmarriageandyearoffirstmarriage—TheFMAR1AGErecodegivesthewoman’sageincompletedyearsatfirstformal(legal)marriage.YearoffirstmarriageisbasedontheMARDAT01recode,whichgivesthedateincenturymonthsofawoman’sfirstformalmarriage.Ageatfirstsexualintercourse—Threedifferentdefinitionsofageatfirstintercourseareusedinthisreport:+Ageatfirstintercourseever(recode=VRY1STAG)+Ageatfirstintercourseaftermenarche+Ageatfirstvoluntaryintercourse(recode=VOL1AGE)Formostrespondents,thevaluesofthesevariablesarethesamebuttheymaydifferifherfirstintercoursewasbeforemenarcheorifitwasnotvoluntary.Allthreemeasuresarebasedprimarilyonaquestionasking:‘‘Thinkingabouttheveryfirsttimeinyourlifethatyouhadsexualintercoursewithaman,howoldwereyou?’ To determinethesecondandthirdmeasures,otherinformationisused :the MENARCHRrecode,whichspecifiesherageatfirstmenstrualperiod ,and itemsthatcapturewhetherthefirstintercoursewasvoluntaryornonvoluntary(seedefinitionofNonvoluntaryfirstsexualintercourse).VRY1STAG(ageatfirstintercourseever)isusedintables2 1and2 6–31.Intables26–31,itisusedasanindependentorpredictorvariablewhennumberofsexualpartnersisusedasthedependentvariable.‘‘Ageatfirstintercourseaftermenarche’’isusedasthedependentvariableintable20.VOL1AGE(ageatfirstvoluntaryintercourse)isusedintables2 3and2 4asanindependent(orpredictor)variable.(Consult1995NSFGPublicUseFileDocumentation,User’sGuide,Appendix1,forprecisespecificationsforthesemeasures.)Ageatinterview—Inthisreport,‘‘ageatinterview’’(recode=AGEAPR1)isclassifiedbasedontherespondent’sageasofApril1,1995,theestimatedmidpointoftheinterviewingperiod.Samplewomenwereeligibleforthe1995NSFGiftheywere15–44yearsofageonApril1,1995—thatis,iftheywerebornbetweenApril1,1950 ,and March31,1980.Exactageattimeofinterviewisalsointhedatafile(recode=AGER),butmaynotbeequaltoAGEAPR1inallcases.Ageoffirstpartner—Eachrespondentwhoeverhadvoluntary(vaginal)sexualintercoursewithamalepartnerwasaskedtheageincompletedyearsofherfirstvoluntarypartneratthetimeherfirstintercourseoccurred.Theword‘‘voluntary’’wasonlyusedinquestiontextwhentherespondenthadpreviouslyreportedthatherfirstintercoursewasnotvoluntary.Ageofyoungestchild/ageofchild The ‘ageoftheyoungestchild’’or‘‘ageofchild’’ispresentedintablesonchildcarearrangements.Agewasascertainedfromthehouseholdroster,whichcollectedtheage(inyears,ormonthsifunderoneyear),relationshiptotherespondent,andsexofeverymemberoftherespondent’shousehold.Householdmemberswhowerethewoman’snaturalchild,stepchild,orpartner’schildandwhowereunder13yearsofage,werethechildrenreferencedinthechildcareseries .The ageoftheyoungestsuchchildwasclassifiedas‘‘under5years’’or‘‘5–12years’’inthetables.Amountpaidperweekforchildcare—ThiswasascertainedfromaquestionaskingaboutthetotalchildcarepaymentforallchildrenunderagePage102[Series23,No.1913, ... WANTPART,respectively, and reflect the woman’sreports of the father’s attitudes toward the pregnancy at the time of conception.If the respondent said she did notknow whether she wanted to havea(nother) child then ... 109twoeventsiscalculatedbysubtractingthedateoffirstintercoursesincemenarchefromthedateoffirstmarriage.Iffirstintercourseaftermenarcheoccurredafterfirstmarriage,orbotheventsoccurredinthesamemonth,itisindicatedaccordinglyintable26.Monthspregnantwhenprenatalcarebegan—Forallpregnanciesendinginanywayotherthaninducedabortionin1991–95,womenwereaskedtoreportiftheyhadevervisitedadoctor,midwife,orclinicforprenatalcare.Thosewhoreportedanyprenatalcarewerethenaskedhowmanyweeksormonthspregnanttheywerewhentheyfirstwentforprenatalcare.ThePNCAREWKrecodeindicatesthenumberofweekspregnantatfirstprenatalvisit.Table83givesthepercentdistributionofPNCAREWKforallpregnanciesthatresultedinlivebirthin1991–95 .The categoriesshownare‘‘lessthan3months,’’‘‘3–4months,’ and ‘5monthsormoreornoprenatalcare.’’‘‘Lessthan3months’’isdefinedaslessthan13weeks,tobeconsistentwiththedefinitionofearly(firsttrimester)prenatalcareinpreviousreportsfromtheNSFG.Mother’seducation(recode=EDUCMOM)—‘‘Mother’seducation’’wasclassifiedaccordingtothehighestgradeofregularschoolorcollegecompletedbytherespondent’smotherormother-figure.ThismeasurediffersslightlyfrompastNSFGreportsthatwerebasedonaquestionaskingforeducationof‘‘mother’’or‘‘stepmother.’’TheCycle5versiondiffersbecausetheidentityofthemotherormother-figurewasascertainedinamorepreciseway:ifthechildhoodlivingarrangementsshowedthattherespondentlivedwithhernaturalmotheratsomepointandneverlivedwithafemaleparentotherthanthenaturalmother,thenthenaturalmotheristhepersonaboutwhomeducationwasasked.Otherwise ,the respondentwasasked:‘‘Who,ifanyone,doyouthinkofasthewomanwhomostlyraisedyouwhenyouwereateenager?’’Thepersonreportedbecomesthepersonaboutwhomeducationisasked.Respondentseligibleforthatquestionwereallowedtorespond‘‘nosuchperson,’ and 0.7percentofsamplecasesfellintothiscategory.Thiscategoryislabeled‘‘nomother-figureidentified’’inthetables.Anadditional4.3percentofinterviewedwomenhadmissingdataonmother’seducation,andthesevaluesfortheEDUCMOMrecodewereimputed.Nonvoluntaryfirstsexualintercourse—Thevoluntary/nonvoluntarystatusoffirstintercoursewasdeterminedfromtwoquestionsintheinterviewer-administeredinterview.First,respondentswereasked:‘‘LookingatthescaleonCardC-3,whichnumberwouldyousaycomesclosesttodescribinghowmuchyouwantedthatfirstsexualintercoursetohappen?Onthisscale,a1meansthatyoureallydidn’twantittohappenatthetime ,and a10meansthatyoureallywantedittohappen.’’Womenwhorespondedtothisquestionthattheirfirstintercoursewasarapeareclassifiedashavingnonvoluntaryfirstintercourse.Respondentswhoreportedanythingotherthan‘‘rape’’wereasked:‘‘Wouldyousaythenthatthisfirstsexualintercoursewasvoluntaryornotvoluntary?’’Respondentsanswering‘‘notvoluntary’’arealsoclassifiedashavingnonvoluntaryfirstintercourseforthetable(table21).Numberofhusbandsorcohabitingpartners—TherecodeFMARNOgivesthenumberoftimesawomanhasbeenlegallymarried.Womenwerealsoaskedthenumberofothercohabitingpartnerstheymayhavehad.Table37isbasedonthetotalnumberofhusbandsandcohabitingpartners,computedasfollows:FMARNO+(1ifcurrentlycohabiting)+(#ofothercohabitingpartners)Husbandswithwhomawomanalsocohabited(outsideofmarriage)arecountedonlyonce,ashusbands.Numberofmalesexualpartners—Eachwomanwhohadeverhadvoluntarysexualintercousewasaskedtoreportthenumberorrange(low-high)ofmaleswithwhomshehashadsexual(vaginal)intercourseinherlife,asofthedateofinterview.ShewasalsoaskedtoreporthernumberofmalesexualpartnerssinceJanuary1991(roughlythelast5years)andinthelast12months.Ifarangeofpartnerswasreported ,the numberofpartnerswascalculatedastheaverageofthelowandhighnumbers.Inthosefewcaseswheretherespondentreportedzeropartnersforthelowendoftherangeandonepartnerforthehighend,thenumberofpartnerswassetequaltoone.Respondentswhohadneverhadintercourseorwhohadonlyhad(first)nonvoluntaryintercoursewereassignedzero.Thereweretwoversionsofthisseriesofthreequestionsaboutnumberofmalesexualpartners.Thedescriptionaboveappliestotheversionintheinterviewer-administeredportionofthesurvey,andtheseresultsarepresentedintables27,29 ,and3 1.ThesequestionswererepeatedintheAudioCASI,orself-administered,portionofthesurvey,attheendoftheinterview.Eachpairofquestions(interviewer-administeredandself-administered)waswordedalmostidentically,althoughtheAudioCASIquestionsaskedforaspecificnumberanddidnotallowarangetobegiven.Also,thequestionsintheself-administeredportionwereprefacedbythefollowinginstruction:‘‘...

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