| Preface | p. xvii |
| Scope and Methods of Applied Demography | |
| The Field and Scope of Applied Demography | p. 1 |
| Census and Demographic Concepts | p. 5 |
| Selected General Demographic Relations and Processes | p. 6 |
| Selected General Measures | p. 11 |
| Selected Specialized Measures | p. 19 |
| Notes | p. 28 |
| Suggested Readings | p. 30 |
| Recent Population Trends and Prospects and Interrelations with Selected Social and Economic Programs | |
| Recent Population Trends and Prospects | p. 34 |
| Interrelations with Various Social and Economic Programs | p. 54 |
| Limitations of Demographic Determinism | p. 70 |
| Data for States, Metropolitan Areas, and Cities | p. 71 |
| Note on Foreign Population Trends | p. 80 |
| Notes | p. 83 |
| Suggested Readings | p. 85 |
| Basic Sources of Demographic and Socioeconomic Data and Ways of Accessing Them | |
| Introduction | p. 87 |
| Federal Sources | p. 88 |
| Nonfederal Sources | p. 127 |
| Administrative Records as Sources of Demographic Data | p. 129 |
| Selected Internet Web Sites for Demographic Data | p. 135 |
| Census 2000 Data Products | p. 137 |
| Notes | p. 139 |
| Suggested Readings | p. 142 |
| Limitations of Census and Survey Data | |
| Introduction | p. 145 |
| Nonsampling/Response Errors | p. 147 |
| Errors Due to Sampling | p. 170 |
| Confidentiality Issues and Solutions | p. 175 |
| Notes | p. 178 |
| Suggested Readings | p. 180 |
| Geodemography: Geographic Area Concepts and Information Systems for Demographic Applications | |
| Geographic Area Classification Systems | p. 183 |
| Geometric Data Retrieval Methods, Geographic Information Systems, and TIGER | p. 198 |
| Spatial Demographic Analysis | p. 207 |
| List of Abbreviations for Census Geographic Areas and Related Concepts | p. 212 |
| Note on International Variations in Administrative Divisions | p. 213 |
| Notes | p. 215 |
| Suggested Readings | p. 216 |
| Demographic Applications in Business Planning | |
| Interface of Marketing and Demography | p. 220 |
| Methods of Measuring the Characteristics of Customers | p. 227 |
| Factors Affecting Business Siting and Sales Forecasting | p. 232 |
| Measuring the Contribution of Relevant Factors | p. 239 |
| Compliance with Regulations Relating to the Conduct of Businesses | p. 247 |
| Applications of Demographic Techniques to Consumer Behavior, Services, and Products | p. 254 |
| Sources of Economic Data | p. 264 |
| Some Demographic Aspects of Domestic and Foreign Investment | p. 277 |
| Notes | p. 281 |
| Suggested Readings | p. 285 |
| Demographic Applications to Government and Private Nonprofit Organizations | |
| Types of Organizational Populations | p. 289 |
| Use of Demographic Data and Methods by Nonprofit Organizations in Community Action | p. 292 |
| Use of Demographic Data and Methods in Local Government Planning and Community Action | p. 293 |
| Compliance with Regulations Relating to the Conduct of Public and Private Nonprofit Organizations | p. 317 |
| Alternative Life-Table Methods of Estimating the Chance of Ever Entering a Nursing Home | p. 324 |
| Notes | p. 325 |
| Suggested Readings | p. 327 |
| The Demography of the Labor Force and of the Workforce of Organizations | |
| Introduction | p. 330 |
| Demographic Processes and Characteristics | p. 332 |
| Tables of Working Life | p. 344 |
| Special Workforces | p. 358 |
| Demographic Aspects of Employer Administrative Records | p. 364 |
| Compliance with Regulations Relating to Staff Management | p. 371 |
| Adjudication of Casualty Claims | p. 385 |
| Notes | p. 390 |
| Suggested Readings | p. 393 |
| Population Estimates: Basic Demographic Characteristics | |
| Introduction | p. 397 |
| Methodology of National Estimates | p. 400 |
| Methodology of Subnational Postcensal Estimates | p. 403 |
| Evaluation of Methods of Subnational Population Estimation | p. 422 |
| Some Applications | p. 437 |
| Notes | p. 441 |
| Suggested Readings | p. 444 |
| Population Projections: Basic Demographic Characteristics | |
| Introduction | p. 449 |
| National Projections | p. 451 |
| Subnational Projections | p. 460 |
| Notes | p. 483 |
| Suggested Readings | p. 486 |
| Estimates and Projections of Socioeconomic and Health Characteristics | |
| Introduction | p. 489 |
| National Estimates of Characteristics | p. 490 |
| State and Local Estimates of Characteristics | p. 491 |
| Projections of Socioeconomic Characteristics | p. 508 |
| Projections of Personnel, Facilities, and Service Requirements | p. 523 |
| Notes | p. 526 |
| Suggested Readings | p. 530 |
| Some Political Applications of Demographic Data and Methods | |
| Introduction | p. 535 |
| Congressional Apportionment | p. 538 |
| Redistricting | p. 544 |
| Meaning of Enumeration and Adjustment of Census Data | p. 559 |
| Use of Population Statistics in the Allocation of Public Funds | p. 565 |
| Notes | p. 577 |
| Suggested Readings | p. 579 |
| Demographic Aspects of Selected Public Policy Issues | |
| Introduction | p. 583 |
| Sex Differences in Costs and Benefits of Insurance and Retirement Programs | p. 590 |
| Outlook for the Social Security Retirement System | p. 595 |
| Allocation of Public Funds between Children and the Elderly | p. 605 |
| Population Factor in Rising Costs of Health Care | p. 609 |
| Notes | p. 614 |
| Suggested Readings | p. 618 |
| The Demography of Organizational Populations | |
| Demographic Aspects of Organizations as a Set | p. 621 |
| Businesses | p. 623 |
| Nonprofit Organizations | p. 648 |
| Nations as Quasi-organizational Units | p. 653 |
| Determinants and Consequences of Organizational Changes | p. 655 |
| Notes | p. 655 |
| Suggested Readings | p. 658 |
| Epilogue | |
| Professional Associations | p. 665 |
| Publications of Interest to Applied Demographers | p. 665 |
| Notes | p. 666 |
| Legal Cases Cited | p. 667 |
| Index | p. 669 |
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