ISBN:
9780429695230
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (320 pages)
Parallel Title:
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DDC:
304.6
Keywords:
Electronic books
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Demography
Abstract:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- Rationale and Background -- Definition and the Dimensions of Applied Demography -- Organization of the Text -- Limitations of the Book -- 2 Demographic Concepts and Trends: The Conceptual Base and Recent Patterns of Demographic Change -- Defining Key Concepts and Terms -- An Overview of Major Demographic Trends in the United States -- Summary -- Conclusions -- 3 The Materials of Applied Demographic Analyses: Data Sources and Principles of Data Use -- Indices for Locating Secondary Data -- Federal and State Data Compilations -- Federal Data Sources -- State Data Sources -- Nongovernmental Data Sources -- Using Secondary Data -- Summary and Conclusions -- 4 Basic Methods and Measures of Applied Demography -- General Measures -- Measures of the Major Demographic Processes and Variables -- Selected Methods for Controlling the Effects of Demographic Change and Characteristics -- Conclusions -- 5 Methods for Estimating and Projecting Populations -- Basic Definitions and Concepts, Principles and Limitations, and General Procedures for Use in Population Estimation and Projection -- Methods of Population Estimation -- Methods of Population Projection -- Estimates and Projections of Population-Based Statuses and Characteristics -- Evaluation of Population Estimates and Projections -- Conclusions -- 6 Summary and Conclusions: The Future of Population Change and Applied Demography in the United States -- Future Demographic Trends Impacting Products and Services -- The Future of Applied Demography -- Conclusions -- References -- Index.
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