Demographic Methods and Concepts

by Rowland, Don

• ISBN13: 9780198752639
• ISBN10: 0198752636
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-05-29
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Demographic Methods and Concepts presents the methods most commonly needed to work with statistical materials on population at national, regional, and local levels. Unlike other texts in the field, this book uses clear non-technical language throughout to make demographic techniques accessible to a diverse array of students, regardless of their background in mathematics. All the demographic techniques most relevant to the work of demographers, geographers, sociologists, and planners are covered. Demographic concepts and practical strategies important in the interpretation of population statistics are also included. The book is ideal for undergraduate courses in sociology, geography, economics, and statistics. Features ·Provides techniques for analysis of population at regional, local, and national scales ·Includes chapters on migration and applied demography ·Integrates computer-based learning modules--the nature of demographic concepts and visual comparisons of demographic data--throughout the text ·Employs spreadsheet exercises using demographic statistics at the end of every chapter to help students develop relevant skills Student CD-ROM--Packaged With Every Book ·Fully integrated with the text, this CD-ROM contains Excel spreadsheet modules and applications facilitating demographic studies. Companion Website http://www.oup.co.uk/best.textbooks/geography/rowland

Author Biography

Don Rowland is a Reader in Population Studies at the Australian National University, where he teaches courses on demographic methods, population trends and social changes. He has published monographs, and numerous papers in academic journals and books, focussing on migration, the family, ageing, and national population changes. His research has included many studies undertaken for Australian and international organisations, including the Committee for International Cooperation in National Research in Demography (CICRED), the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) and the United Nations. Like many demographers, his research and teaching is undertaken in an interdisciplinary setting; interests in family sociology and social gerontology supplement his formal academic qualifications in geography and demography.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Acknowledgements	vii
Introduction	1	(1)
Aims and scope	2	(2)
Key considerations	4	(3)
Summary	7	(1)
How to use this book	8	(5)
Section 1 Population dynamics
Population change	13	(32)
Origins of demography	14	(2)
The demographic transition	16	(8)
Sources of data	24	(5)
Components of change	29	(2)
Comparative measures	31	(2)
Basic measures of change	33	(2)
Interpreting changes	35	(2)
Conclusion	37	(8)
Study resources	39	(6)
Population growth and decline	45	(31)
Concepts of growth	46	(11)
Analysing growth	57	(4)
Geometric growth	61	(3)
Exponential growth	64	(4)
Growth and replacement	68	(2)
Conclusion	70	(6)
Study resources	71	(5)
Age-sex composition	76	(43)
Statistics on age	79	(2)
Population pyramids	81	(2)
Further methods of data visualization	83	(2)
Summary measures	85	(12)
Concepts in the interpretation of age-sex composition	97	(10)
Conclusion	107	(12)
Study resources	109	(10)
Section 2 Analytical approaches
Comparing populations	119	(31)
Comparing rates	121	(4)
Direct standardization	125	(5)
Indirect standardization	130	(5)
Period and cohort analyses	135	(7)
Conclusion	142	(8)
Study resources	143	(7)
Demographic writing	150	(29)
Types of studies	152	(5)
Starting demographic research	157	(1)
Interpreting information	158	(3)
Writing a paper	161	(6)
Conclusion	167	(12)
Study resources	169	(10)
Section 3 Vital processes
Mortality and health	179	(41)
Sources of statistics on mortality and health	180	(5)
The epidemiologic transition	185	(7)
Measures of mortality	192	(14)
Health and illness	206	(5)
Conclusion	211	(9)
Study resources	213	(7)
Fertility and the family	220	(45)
Family change	222	(1)
The second demographic transition	223	(6)
Period and cohort approaches	229	(1)
Period measures of fertility	230	(8)
Synthetic cohort measures of fertility and replacement	238	(12)
Real cohort measures of fertility	250	(1)
Measures of marriage and divorce	251	(4)
Conclusion	255	(10)
Study resources	256	(9)
Section 4 Demographic models
Life tables	265	(35)
The first life tables	266	(1)
Types of life tables	267	(3)
Constructing complete life tables	270	(15)
Constructing abridged life tables	285	(7)
Conclusion	292	(8)
Study resources	294	(6)
Stable and stationary models	300	(47)
Stable populations	301	(2)
Constructing stable population models	303	(9)
Model life tables	312	(13)
Model stable populations	325	(2)
Population momentum	327	(5)
Population ageing	332	(2)
Further applications of stable and stationary models	334	(3)
Conclusion	337	(10)
Study resources	338	(9)
Section 5 Spatial patterns and processes
Population distribution	347	(37)
Where people live	348	(1)
Types of spatial units	349	(3)
Measures of population distribution	352	(11)
Housing	363	(4)
Population mapping and GIS	367	(1)
Types of population maps	368	(8)
Conclusion	376	(8)
Study resources	377	(7)
Migration	384	(45)
Concepts and theories	386	(5)
Migration statistics	391	(3)
Migration rates	394	(6)
Migration effectiveness	400	(1)
Migration expectancy	401	(2)
Estimating migration	403	(15)
Calculating survival ratios	418	(3)
Conclusion	421	(8)
Study resources	422	(7)
Section 6 Applied demography
Population projections and estimates	429	(40)
Applications and issues	433	(3)
Population estimates	436	(1)
Projection methods	437	(5)
Calculating cohort component projections	442	(5)
Elaborating the basic cohort component model	447	(8)
Further methods for sub-national populations	455	(7)
Conclusion	462	(7)
Study resources	464	(5)
Population composition	469	(56)
Projecting population composition	470	(1)
Labour force projections	471	(2)
Projections of households and families	473	(6)
Summary measures of population composition	479	(11)
Multivariate measures	490	(5)
Conclusion	495	(10)
Study resources	497	(8)
Appendices
A Basic maths	505	(2)
B Using the Excel modules	507	(2)
C Introduction to Excel	509	(4)
D Answers to exercises	513	(12)
Bibliography	525	(15)
Index	540