DEMOGRAPHY DEFINTIONS Flashcards
1
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What is demography
A
refers to the study of population size and structure
2
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what is birth rate
A
number of live births per 1,000 per year in the UK
3
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What is total fertility rate?
A
the average number of children that a women has age 15-44 years within the UK
4
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What is death rate ?
A
number of deaths per 1,000 people per year in the uk
5
Q
What is life expectancy ?
A
average age that a person in the uk is expected to live to
6
Q
what is Immigration?
A
raw number of people who enter the uk each year wit a view of remaining permanently
7
Q
what is emigration?
A
raw number of people who leave the ul etc year to relocate to another country
8
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What is net migration
A
figure calculated each year to work out the difference between the number of people entering and leaving the uk
