1983 Turkish Population and Health Survey

Abstract

The 1983 Turkish Fertility, Contraceptive Prevalence and Family Health Status Survey is the fourth nation-wide survey which was caried out bu Hcaettepe University Institute of Population Studies at five- year intervals, namely in 1968,1973,1978 and 1983.Prior to the 1968 Survey, the first Turkish KAP Survey was conducted by the Ministry of Health in 1963.Data derived from these surveys over a time period of twenty years offer valuable infarmation on the demographic situation and changes in Turkey for both researchers and policy makers.