Title: Armenia Demographic and Health Survey, 2005.

POPLINE Document Number: 314781

Corporate Author(s):

Armenia. National Statistical Service
Armenia. Ministry of Health
ORC Macro. MEASURE DHS

Source citation:

Yerevan, Armenia, National Statistical Service, 2006 Dec. [418] p. (USAID Contract No. GPO-C-00-03-00002-00)

Abstract:

The Armenia Demographic and Health Survey (ADHS) is a nationally representative survey of 6,566 women and 1,447 men age 15-49. Survey fieldwork was conducted during the period of September to December 2005. The ADHS was conducted by the National Statistical Service and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia. The MEASURE DHS Project provided technical support for the survey. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)/Armenia provided funding, and the United Nations Children=s Fund (UNICEF)/ Armenia and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA)/ Armenia supported the survey through in-kind contributions. Armenia is an ethnically homogeneous country; virtually all respondents are Armenian and reported that they are Christians. The majority, approximately 60 percent, live in urban areas. Yerevan accounts for more than one-third of all respondents. All households in Armenia have electricity and a majority of households have water piped into the residence, a flush toilet, a finished floor, and a color television. All but a handful of women and men in the sample have attended school. Approximately 40 percent have reached only secondary school, one-quarter have reached secondary-special school, and one-quarter have attended university. Twenty-nine percent of women and 66 percent of men were employed in the 12 months prior to the survey. (excerpt)

Keywords:

Armenia
Research Report
Population
Demographic and Health Surveys
Reproductive Behavior
Contraceptive Usage
Maternal Health
Child Health
AIDS
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Population Characteristics
Asia, Southwestern
Asia
Developing Countries
Demographic Surveys
Population Dynamics
Demographic Factors
Fertility
Contraception
Family Planning
Health
HIV Infections
Viral Diseases
Diseases
Reproductive Tract Infections
Infections