Demography

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The scientific study of human populations.

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Demography

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o Population size
o Population structure/composition
o Population distribution in space

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demography

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population size is affected by:

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• Natality
• Mortality
• Migration

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2 Methods of Population Allocation:

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• de facto method
• de jure method

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people are counted or allocated to the area where they were physically present at the time of the census.

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de facto method

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people are counted or
allocated to the place of their usual residence.

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de jure method

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Determines the number of percentages of the population according to the categories of
important socio-demographic-economic variables.

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population composition

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Factors Affecting Population Composition

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• birth rate
• death rate
• emigration
• immigration

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indicator of age-induced
economic drain on human resources.

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age dependency ratio

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2 age groups of dependents:

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Children (0-14yo).
Elderly (≥65yo)

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economically active group

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15-64 yrs

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: computed by dividing the number of males by the number of females using a factor of 100.

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sex ratio

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Interpreted as the number of males for every 100 females in the population.

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sex ratio

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Graphical presentation of the age and sex structure of a population.

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The population Pyramid

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• male population is shown at the left and females at the right.
• The youngest age group is the base and the oldest is the top.

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Special type of histogram

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Description of how people are distributed in a specified space or geographic area

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Population Distribution

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Population Distribution is affected by:

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• Physical
• Political
• Social/Cultural
• Economic

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of ppl/land area

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population density

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of household members/# of rooms in the house

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crowding index

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Computation of future changes in population numbers, given certain assumptions about
future trends in the rates of fertility, mortality and migration.

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Population Estimation

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Measures of Changes in Population Size:

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• Natural increase
• Rate of natural increase
• Relative increase
• Absolute increase per year (b)
• Annual rate of growth (r)

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Natural increase in a specific place and time = number of births – number of deaths

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Natural Increase

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The rate of natural increase in a specific place and time.
= crude birth rate (CBR) – crude death rate (CDR)

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Rate of Natural Increase

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The actual difference between 2 census counts expressed in percent relative to the population
size of the prior census

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Relative Increase

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Measures the average number of people added
to the population per year.

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Absolute Increase Per Year (b)

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• Also utilize results of 2 censuses to quantify the amount of change in population size.
• Assumes that the population is changing at a constant rate per year.

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Annual Rates of Growth (r)

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• Take into account all the operations that can
  affect population size.
• Component Method
• Mathematical Method

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Method of Estimation

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Also known as inflow-outflow or balancing
equation method.

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Component Method

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assumes equal change every year

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Arithmetic method

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assumes that the population changes at the same rate over each unit.

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Geometric method

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assumes a constant rate of
change (r) and population is increasing continuously

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Exponential method