global demography

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the composition of the total number of people inhabiting an area at one time.

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population

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the scientific study of the size, composition, distribution, and changes in human population.

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demography

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the composition of a population by its distribution of population categories such as race, age, marital status, gender, socio-economic status, and religion.

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demographic studies

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seek to know the levels and trends in population size and its component.

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demographers

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They search for explanations of demographic change and their implication for societies.

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demographers

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They use census births and death records, surveys, visa records, even motor vehicle and school registrations.

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demographers

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births, marriages, deaths, and migrations into and out of a country.

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vital statistics

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a periodic head count of the entire population of a country.

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census

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absolute number of a population or any demographic event occurring in a specified area in a specified time period.

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count

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frequency of demographic events in a population during a specified time period (usually year) divided by the population at “risk” of the event occurring during that time period.

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rate

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relation of one population subgroup to the total population or to another subgroup

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ratio

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relation of a population subgroup to the entire population,

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proportion

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an unchanging arbitrary number by which rates, ratios, or proportions can be multiplied to express these measures in more understandable fashion.

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constant

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measures events occurring to a cohort (a group of people sharing a common demographic experience)

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cohort measure

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measures events occurring to all part of a population during one period of time

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period measure

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tools for demography

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count, rate, ratio, proportion, constant, cohort measure, period measure

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reflects the numbers and types of people, classified by characteristics such as age, gender, race, and ethnicity

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composition of a population

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describes how the population is dispersed geographically (number of people per square mile)

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population density

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extent of reproduction in a society

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fertility

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death rates

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mortality

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population movement across political boundaries

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migration

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annual number of births per thousand members of a population.

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birth rate

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allows us to determine a society’s fertility, the actual number of children the average women in bearing.

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birth rates

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the potential number of children that could be borne by a woman of child-bearing age.

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fecundity

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deaths that occur within a population

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mortality rate

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number of death of infants under age 1 per 1, 000 live births in a given year. It is considered a good indicator of health status of a population.

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infant mortality rate

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an estimate of the average number of additional years a person could expect to live if the age-specific death rates for a given year prevailed for the rest of his or her life

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life expectancy

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refers to disease and illness, injuries, and disabilities in a population.

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morbidity

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number of persons who have a particular disease at a given point in time per 1, 000 population

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prevalence rate

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number of reported cases of a specific disease or illness per 100, 000 population during a given year

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case rate

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proportion of persons contracting a disease who die of that disease during a specified time period.

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case fatality rate

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the geographic movement of people across a specified boundary for the purpose of establishing a new or semi-permanent residence.

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migration

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number of emigrants departing an area of origin per 1, 000 population at that area of origin in a given year

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emigration rate

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Thomas Malthus’ idea of population increase

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malthusian theory

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the more people, the fewer resources each person gets

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consumption effect

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the more people, the less output per worker.

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production effect

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the more people, the less benefit a person gets from public facilities.

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public facilities effect

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– the faster the population grows, the larger the proportion of the population that is young.

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age distribution effect

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increase in the proportion of the population living in urban areas – the process of people moving to cities or other densely settled areas

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urbanization

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the patterns of settlement and dispersal of population within a country or other area.

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population distribution

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the number of persons contracting a disease during a given period of time per 1, 000 population at risk

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