320 Pages
by
Routledge
320 Pages
by
Routledge
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Demography is the study of population structure and change. As modern society becomes ever more complex, it becomes increasingly important to be able to measure accurately all aspects of change in the population, and estimate what its future size and composition might be. This book describes and explains the methods demographers use to analyse population data. Looking at mortality and... Read more
Some demographic fundamentals
The measurement of mortality
Comparing mortality experiences
The life table
Multiple decrement life tables
Survival analysis
The analysis of marriage
The measurement of fertility
Parity progression
The determinants of fertility
Birth interval analysis
Population growth
Models of population structure
Applications of stable population theory
The analysis of migration
Introduction to population projection
The component method of population projection
Population projection and population dynamics
Bibliography.
The measurement of mortality
Comparing mortality experiences
The life table
Multiple decrement life tables
Survival analysis
The analysis of marriage
The measurement of fertility
Parity progression
The determinants of fertility
Birth interval analysis
Population growth
Models of population structure
Applications of stable population theory
The analysis of migration
Introduction to population projection
The component method of population projection
Population projection and population dynamics
Bibliography.
Biography
Andrew Hinde
