Regional variations in life expectancy in Tanzania are analyzed using 1978 census data. Multiple regression analysis is used to identify the critical underlying variables affecting mortality and to assess their relative importance. (SUMMARY IN ENG)
The author suggests that the emphasis in migration studies should be shifted from quantitative to qualitative concerns, particularly in studies of migration in developing countries. He argues that more emphasis should be placed on the environment the migrant left and has now experienced in the new place of residence and on the transfer of knowledge that was an essential accompaniment of the migration process. (summary in ENG)
