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Concepts, Methods and Practical Applications in Applied Demography : An Introductory Textbook / / by Richard K. Thomas
| Concepts, Methods and Practical Applications in Applied Demography : An Introductory Textbook / / by Richard K. Thomas |
| Autore | Thomas Richard K |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (IX, 333 p. 1 illus.) |
| Disciplina | 304.6 |
| Soggetto topico |
Demografia
Estadística Ciències socials Demography Statistics Social sciences Statistics for Social Sciences, Humanities, Law Methodology of the Social Sciences |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 3-319-65439-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Contents -- 1 Introduction to Applied Demography -- Abstract -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Applied Demography -- 1.3 Why Study Demography? -- 1.4 Who Uses Demography? -- 1.5 Demographic Perspectives and Methods -- 1.6 Major Topics in Demography -- 1.6.1 Population Size and Distribution -- 1.6.2 Demographic Processes -- 1.6.3 Population Composition -- 1.7 Settings for Applied Demographics -- 1.8 Objectives of the Book -- 1.9 Organization of the Book -- References -- Additional Resources -- 2 The Methods and Materials of Demography -- Abstract -- 2.1 The Demographic Perspective -- 2.1.1 The Demographics of Birth and Death -- 2.1.2 Demographics and Social Change -- 2.2 Demographic Methods -- 2.2.1 Demographic Analysis -- 2.2.2 Estimation and Projection -- 2.2.3 Standardization -- 2.2.4 Cohort Analysis -- 2.2.5 Spatial Analysis -- 2.2.6 Epidemiologic Analysis -- References -- Additional Resources -- 3 Data Sources for Demography -- Abstract -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Demographic Data -- 3.2.1 Data Types -- 3.2.2 Using Demographic Data -- 3.2.3 Data Timelines -- 3.3 The Importance of Geography -- 3.4 Data Collection Methods -- 3.5 Census -- 3.6 Economic Census -- 3.7 Registration Systems -- 3.7.1 Vital Statistics -- 3.7.2 Immigration Data -- 3.8 Surveys -- 3.9 Synthetic Data -- 3.10 Sources of Data for Demographers -- 3.10.1 Government Agencies -- 3.10.2 Professional Associations -- 3.10.3 Private Organizations -- 3.10.4 Commercial Data Vendors -- 3.11 Future Prospects for Demographic Data -- References -- Additional Resources -- 4 Population Size, Distribution and Concentration -- Abstract -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Defining and Measuring Size, Distribution and Concentration -- 4.2.1 Population Size -- 4.2.2 Population Distribution -- 4.2.3 Population Concentration -- 4.3 Community Type -- Additional Resources -- 5 Population Composition.
Abstract -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Compositional Variables -- 5.2.1 Biosocial Characteristics -- 5.2.2 Sociocultural Characteristics -- 5.3 Displaying and Analyzing Compositional Variables -- 5.3.1 Descriptive Statistics -- 5.3.2 Population Pyramids -- 5.3.3 Dependency Ratios -- 5.3.4 Cohort Analysis -- 5.4 Data Standardization -- Additional Resources -- 6 Demographic Processes: Fertility -- Abstract -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Concepts and Measures -- 6.3 Trends in Fertility in the U.S. -- 6.4 Factors Affecting Fertility -- 6.5 Data Sources for Fertility Analyses -- References -- Additional Resources -- 7 Demographic Processes: Mortality -- Abstract -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Concepts and Measures -- 7.2.1 Concepts -- 7.2.2 Measures -- 7.2.3 Life Tables -- 7.3 Demographic Correlates of Mortality -- 7.4 Mortality Trends in the U.S. -- 7.5 Sources of Mortality Data -- References -- Additional Resources -- 8 Demographic Processes: Migration -- Abstract -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Migration Concepts -- 8.3 Migration Measures -- 8.4 Migration Patterns in the U.S. -- 8.4.1 International Migration -- 8.4.2 Internal Migration -- 8.5 Sources of Migration Data -- References -- Additional Resources -- 9 Population Change and Its Measurement -- Abstract -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Estimation Techniques -- 9.3 Projection Techniques -- 9.4 Generating Forecasts -- 9.5 The Impact of Population Change -- 9.6 Data Sources for Population Change -- References -- Additional Resources -- 10 Business Demography -- Abstract -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Spheres of Activity -- 10.2.1 Consumer Research -- 10.2.2 Product Development -- 10.2.3 Product Sales/Marketing -- 10.2.4 Site Selection -- 10.3 Data Sources -- References -- Additional Resources -- 11 Health Demography -- Abstract -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Applications of Demography to the Study of Health and Healthcare. 11.3 Demographic Processes and Health Demography -- 11.3.1 Fertility Analysis -- 11.3.2 Mortality Analysis -- 11.3.3 Morbidity Analysis -- 11.4 Measuring Morbidity -- 11.5 Standardizing Health Data -- 11.6 Demographics and Health Indicators -- 11.6.1 Biosocial Characteristics and Health -- 11.6.2 Sociocultural Characteristics and Health -- References -- Additional Resources -- 12 Political Demography -- Abstract -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 The Demographics and Politics Interface -- 12.3 Demographic Correlates of Political Behavior -- 12.4 Demographic Trends and Political Change -- 12.5 Sources of Data for Political Demography -- 12.6 Demography and Public Policy -- 12.7 Examples of Policy Applications -- 12.7.1 Immigration -- 12.7.2 Fertility -- 12.7.3 Healthcare -- 12.7.4 Education -- 12.7.5 Criminal Justice -- 12.7.6 Housing and Community Development -- 12.7.7 Transportation -- 12.7.8 Economic Development -- 12.8 Direct and Indirect Policies -- 12.9 Factors Influencing Policy -- 12.9.1 Demographic Trends -- 12.10 Intended and Unintended Consequences -- References -- Additional Resources -- 13 Other Applications of Demographic Concepts, Techniques and Data -- Abstract -- 13.1 Educational Demography -- 13.2 Educational Demography and Educational Policy -- 13.3 Criminal Justice -- 13.4 Contemporary Issues of Relevance to Demography -- 13.5 Urban Planning and Community Development -- 13.6 Focus Areas for Demographers Involved in Planning and Development -- 13.7 Emergency Preparedness -- References -- Glossary -- Index. |
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In Sickness and In Health : Disease and Disability in Contemporary America / / by Richard K. Thomas
| In Sickness and In Health : Disease and Disability in Contemporary America / / by Richard K. Thomas |
| Autore | Thomas Richard K |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (219 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.10973 |
| Collana | Applied Demography Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Demography
Health promotion Epidemiology Health informatics Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Health Informatics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Statistics. |
| ISBN | 1-4939-3423-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction to Morbidity: Defining the Concepts -- Importance of Measuring Morbidity -- Issues in Measuring Morbidity -- Morbidity Measures -- History of Morbidity Measurement -- Generating Morbidity Data -- Sources of Morbidity Data -- Morbidity Estimates and Projections -- Assessment of Data Options -- Prospects for the Future. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910253334903321 |
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Thomas Richard K
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| New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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