Applied demography : applications to business, government, law and public policy / Jacob S. Siegel.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Scope and Methods of Applied Demography --
The Field and Scope of Applied Demography --
Census and Demographic Concepts --
Selected General Demographic Relations and Processes --
Selected General Measures --
Selected Specialized Measures --
Recent Population Trends and Prospects and Interrelations with Selected Social and Economic Programs --
Recent Population Trends and Prospects --
Interrelations with Various Social and Economic Programs --
Limitations of Demographic Determinism --
Data for States, Metropolitan Areas, and Cities --
Note on Foreign Population Trends --
Basic Sources of Demographic and Socioeconomic Data and Ways of Accessing Them --
Federal Sources --
Nonfederal Sources --
Nonfederal Sources --
Administrative Records as Sources of Demographic Data --
Selected Internet Web Sites for Demographic Data --
Census 2000 Data Products --
Limitations of Census and Survey Data --
Nonsampling/Response Errors --
Errors Due to Sampling --
Confidentiality Issues and Solutions --
Geodemography: Geographic Area Concepts and Information Systems for Demographic Applications --
Geographic Area Classification Systems --
Geometric Data Retrieval Methods, Geographic Information Systems, and TIGER --
Spatial Demographic Analysis --
List of Abbreviations for Census Geographic Areas and Related Concepts --
Note on International Variations in Administrative Divisions --
Demographic Applications in Business Planning --
Interface of Marketing and Demography --
Methods of Measuring the Characteristics of Customers --
Factors Affecting Business Siting and Sales Forecasting

In contrast to a typical general text in demography, which is concerned with demographic principles, trends, problems, and theories, Applied Demography explores the practical issues with which Read more...