Title: Practical uses of demographic models.

POPLINE Document Number: 229273

Author(s):

Schoen R

Source citation:

Urbana, Illinois, University of Illinois, Department of Sociology, 1989 Feb 24. 54 p. (Working Papers in Population Studies No. WP8901)

Abstract:

"This review will examine the life table and its extensions, including multistate life tables and stable populations, and consider their uses in describing and estimating demographic behavior." The logical structure and central concepts of demographic modeling are explained. (EXCERPT)

Keywords:

Global
Life Tables
Demographic Analysis
Population Dynamics
Research Methodology
Models, Theoretical
Stable Population Method
Estimation Technics
Life Table Method
Demographic Factors
Population