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Demography (2005) 42 (3): 537–558.
Published: 01 August 2005
...Renato M. Assunção; Carl P. Schmertmann; Joseph E. Potter; Suzana M. Cavenaghi Abstract In this article, we analyze empirical Bayes (EB) methods for estimating small-area rate schedules. We develop EB methods that treat schedules as vectors and use adaptive neighborhoods to keep estimates...
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Demography (2018) 55 (4): 1363–1388.
Published: 05 July 2018
...Carl P. Schmertmann; Marcos R. Gonzaga Abstract High sampling variability complicates estimation of demographic rates in small areas. In addition, many countries have imperfect vital registration systems, with coverage quality that varies significantly between regions. We develop a Bayesian...
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Demography (2024) 61 (2): 439–462.
Published: 01 April 2024
...Julius Goes Abstract Estimation and prediction of subnational mortality rates for small areas are essential planning tools for studying health inequalities. Standard methods do not perform well when data are noisy, a typical behavior of subnational datasets. Thus, reliable estimates are difficult...
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in Relationship Between the Formation Conditions and Durations of One-Person Households in the Seoul Metropolitan Region
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Published: 14 April 2016
Fig. 4 Changes in accessibility and the number of small dwellings by area in the SMR every five years
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Demography (1970) 7 (1): 1–18.
Published: 01 February 1970
... to relatively minor changes in subject content as compared to 1960, but a major increase in the amount of statistics to be tabulated, especially for small geographic areas. For about 60 to 65 percent of the population, the information will be collected through a new mail-out/mail-back system. The rest...
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Demography (1996) 33 (4): 523–528.
Published: 01 November 1996
...Jeff Tayman; David A. Swanson Abstract Many customers demand population forecasts, particularly for small areas. Although the forecast evaluation literature is extensive, it is dominated by a focus on accuracy. We go beyond accuracy by examining the concept of forecast utility in an evaluation...
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Demography (1972) 9 (4): 625–633.
Published: 01 November 1972
...Ruth Fabricant; Janice Weinman Abstract The purpose of this study is to develop an alternative method to the traditional cohort survival technique for long-run forecasting of public school enrollment by small area. In the model presented, the difference between first grade enrollment and resident...
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Demography (1967) 4 (2): 753–758.
Published: 01 June 1967
...-access and use-problem solutions; (2) a census-data files-documentation center; (3) a dictionary of universe definitions and of a universe index-code system for concepts; (4) analytic computer programs for comparing characteristics of many small areas; (5) computer-prepared demographic maps and charts...
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Demography (1967) 4 (2): 744–752.
Published: 01 June 1967
... savings in cost. The major innovation in the results produced by the 1970 Census will probably be in the greater availability of data for more small areas. It does not seem likely at present that there will be significant changes in content. 24 1 2011 © Population Association of America 1967...
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Demography (1982) 19 (1): 97–123.
Published: 01 February 1982
... variables in explaining the reduction of overall mortality levels is assessed. By using small areas within the city we are able to establish the impact of particular innovations on specific causes of death. 9 1 2011 © Population Association of America 1982 1982 Diphtheria Typhoid Fever...
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Demography (2013) 50 (3): 827–852.
Published: 04 December 2012
... for small areas, which do not have adequate data to estimate the needed demographic parameters. However, it is possible to project household and living arrangements for small areas, employing the well-established ratio method and the projection of the small area’s parental region (a state or province...
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Demography (1981) 18 (2): 217–230.
Published: 01 May 1981
...Kenneth G. Manton; Eric Stallard Abstract A method of analyzing mortality rates in heterogeneous populations is presented. This method, appropriate for the investigation of mortality rates in small geographic areas (e.g., counties) where the forces of mobility operate to selectively “package...
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Demography (2017) 54 (1): 285–309.
Published: 19 January 2017
.... With the increasing levels of diversity in small and large places throughout the United States comes a need to track accurately and study changes in racial and ethnic segregation between censuses. The 2005–2009 ACS is used to calculate three dissimilarity indexes (D) for all core-based statistical areas (CBSAs...
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Demography (1968) 5 (1): 198–211.
Published: 01 March 1968
... income, for native white women who are not in the labor force, fertility differentials are very small, and there is no definite pattern of differentials. This is the case, moreover, in urbanized areas and in rural areas. For Negroes, however, there is a very sharp inverse relationship between family...
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Demography (1969) 6 (1): 55–74.
Published: 01 February 1969
... the same decade, the group-quarters population, relative to total population, shifted outward from the center to the periphery to a small extent. Population density varies extensively in metropolitan areas, its most charac- teristic feature being its regular decline from the center of a metropolis...
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Demography (1998) 35 (1): 35–43.
Published: 01 February 1998
... that this impact was limited to metropolitan areas and to states with small Indian populations. We find that educational attainment for American Indians rose sharply between 1970 and 1990 and that changes in racial identification were an important component of this increase in 1980 but not in 1990. Increases...
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Demography (1968) 5 (1): 23–33.
Published: 01 March 1968
... with twelve or more years of education is large because of the small numbers of individuals involved. Analysis of these data is continuing in an effort to associate characteristics of states with patterns of educational selectivity of out migrants. A recent census report shows that the proprtion of nonwhites...
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Demography (1968) 5 (1): 443–448.
Published: 01 March 1968
... and suburban residential areas in small and middle-sized SMSA's in New England in 1960 revealed that the foreign-stock population was not very different from the native population with respect to residence patterns.' This was particularly true of those from the "old" immigrant groups. By contrast, Myers study...
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Demography (1967) 4 (2): 532–552.
Published: 01 June 1967
... left the region and 3 million were absorbed in nonfarm areas within the region. In 1960 52 percent of the population was in cities. Increase was especially fast in metropolitan urban areas, mostly in suburbs. There were also substantial increases in the rural nonfarm areas. Small cities as a group...
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Demography (1996) 33 (3): 357–374.
Published: 01 August 1996
...David P. Lindstrom Abstract I analyze the influence of the economic characteristics of origin area on trip duration for Mexican migrants in the United States. I argue that migrants from economically dynamic areas in Mexico with favorable opportunities for employment and small capital investment...
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