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Demography: Demographic Methods
What are Demographic Methods?
Demographic methods use data such as annual totals of births and deaths, and an estimate of initial population size, to infer refined demographic statistics—life expectancy, gross and net reproduction ratios, and even population age structures. Demographic methods are also used to provide researchers and policymakers with useful information about the size and structure of human populations and the processes that govern population changes.
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Monographs
Demographic Methods by ISBN: 0340718919Publication Date: 1998-10-01This book describesand explains the methods demographers use to analyse population data.Looking at mortality and fertility, population dynamics and population projection, nuptiality and migration, Hinde demonstrates that most demographic methods are applications of certain fundamental principles.
Demography by ISBN: 1557862141Publication Date: 2000-10-11This book presents and develops the basic methods and models that are used by demographers to study the behaviour of human populations. The procedures are clearly and concisely developed from first principles and extensive applications are presented.
The Methods and Materials of Demography by ISBN: 0126419558Publication Date: 2004-03-17This book is a thorough update of the original "Methods and Materials of Demography" (1976). The second edition presents a systematic and comprehensive exposition of the methods used by technicians and research workers in dealing with demographic data. It also sets forth the sources, limitations, underlying definitions, and bases of classification, as well as the techniques and methods that have been developed for summarizing and analyzing the data.
Journals
- Demographic Research
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Demographic Research aims to publish top-quality research and related material from the full range of disciplines that bear on demography, including the social sciences, the life sciences, mathematics and statistics, policy research, and research on the discipline itself. - Demographic Yearbook - United NationsThe Demographic Yearbook disseminates statistics on population size and composition, births, deaths, marriage and divorce, as well as respective rates, on an annual basis. The Demographic Yearbook census datasets cover a wide range of additional topics including economic activity, educational attainment, household characteristics, housing characteristics, ethnicity, language, foreign-born and foreign population.
- DemographyDemography presents original research of scholars in a broad range of disciplines that includes anthropology, biology, economics, geography, history, psychology, public health, sociology, and statistics. Its geographic focus is global, with articles addressing demographic matters from around the planet.
Tools
- SAGE Research MethodsSAGE Research Methods supports research at all levels by providing material to guide users through every step of the research process.
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Journal articles in the field of sociology, including international literature and other related disciplines. - Explore Census Data This link opens in a new windowCensus and survey data about the United States, Puerto Rico and the Island Areas.
- UNdataUNdata is a web-based data service for the global user community, covering a wide range of statistical themes including agriculture, crime, communication, development assistance, education, energy, environment, finance, gender, health, labour market, manufacturing, national accounts, population and migration, science and technology, tourism, transport and trade.
Methods
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Demography fun fact - Monaco has the densest population in the world with 26,105 people per square kilometer.
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