However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Each year an assessment is made of new data made available since the previous issue of the yearbook. All comparative exam asks one or two question related to biology terms and definitions. While forecasts for 2020 predict that there will be around 49 million people of working age, by 2060 it will be nearly 11 million fewer. It is defined by the occurrence of any of more than 20 opportunistic infections or hivrelated cancers.
Denomination one of a number of religious organizations in a society with no official state church. Demography is defined as the quantitive and scientific study of vital statistical information that together illuminates the changing structure of human populations. This glossary contains nontechnical descriptions of all the terms in economics for everyone highlighted in small capitals. This study was commissioned by eurostat from statistics netherlands cbs and. A life table in which values of the life table functions are presented for certain age groups only, rather than for every single year of age. This work is licensed under a creative commons attribution. This glossary presents a small selection of essential demographic. By expressing births in this manner we can compare countries of. Also included are general words and phrases defined within the context of how they apply to. Jan 18, 2018 demography is defined as the quantitive and scientific study of vital statistical information that together illuminates the changing structure of human populations. Estimating the number of speakers of a given language is not straightforward, and various estimates may diverge considerably. Number of births to women in a particular age group, divided by the number of women in that age group. Chapter 3 commonly used statistical terms there are many statistics used in social science research and evaluation.
Pdf on jan 1, 2014, aneta ptakchmielewska and others published r. The focus of this glossary is the borderland between the fields of demography, economic history, economic theory, and epidemiology. The dictionary of demography find, read and cite all. Population and development melake demena haramayauniversity in collaboration with the ethiopia public health training initiative, the carter center.
Abortion ratio the number of abortions per 1,000 live births in a given year. The full text of this article is available as a pdf 155k. Get a printable copy pdf file of the complete article 124k, or click on a page image below to browse page by page. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. According to this terminology, demography can be contrasted with population studies, which investigate the determinants and consequences of demographic. The census bureau adheres to scientific methods and therefore often uses precise technical terminology that may be unfamiliar to the public. Descriptive statistics involve the tabulating, depicting, and describing of collections of data. Contemporary demographic concerns include the population explosion, the interplay between population and economic development.
An alphabetical listing of demographic terms and their definitions. Full text full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. Fecundity is the potential reproductive capacity of a female. A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. The world of demography in the late 1960s was a far cry from the one we know today. Many of the methods we now take for granted had not yet been invented, and given the computational intensity of techniques such as multistate life tables and hazards modeling, some would have been impossible to. Andertonsresearch emphasizes statistical demography with application to populationenvironment interactions, environmental health and historical demography.
Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The purpose of this population handbookis to clarify and explain demographic terms to journalists, policymakers, teachers, students, and others who need to understand and communicate about population. A glossary of the most frequently used demographic terms is also given. As one of the nations key statistical agencies, the census bureau collects data on many topics vital to people and businesses. Studying populations basic demography some basic concepts and techniques from demography population growth, population characteristics, measures of mortality and fertility, life tables, cohort effects. Pdf the field of demography can be divided into two general areas, basic or academic demography and applied demography. Demographic economics or population economics is the application of economic analysis to demography, the study of human populations, including size, growth, density, distribution, and. Glossary of archaeological terms anthropology the study of humankind, with particular emphasis on its cultural and biological adaptations. Education and population projections wolfgang lutz and samir kc, international institute for applied systems analysis iiasa abstract changes in the size and structure of human populations are conventionally modeled and projected by stratifying the population by age and sex.
Births, deaths and migration are components that alter the size of the total population and its composition by age and sex. Poverty defined with respect to an absolute material standard of living. Overview of demographic concepts and methods united nations. Access the answers to hundreds of demography questions that are explained in a way thats easy for you to understand. Demography is the study of the size, territorial distribution, and. The two main areas of statistics are descriptive and inferential. This process results in a rise in the median age of the population. Assumes that the population distribution is the same as the life table distribution and that the life. In many cases these two terms are used interchangeably, but some scholars also try to distinguish between the two. Four stages of population change have been identified in the demographic cycle. The balancing equation includes all components of population change. The international glossary on infertility and fertility. Selected references these references are in pubmed. Demography the scientific study of human populations, including their sizes, compositions, distributions, densities, growth, and other characteristics, as well as the causes and consequences of changes in these factors.
Demography and population studies the study of human population is known by the two terms demography and population studies. This glossary of geography terms is a list of definitions of terms and concepts used in geography and related fields, which describe and identify spatial dimension, geographic locations, topographical features, natural resources, and the collection, analysis, and visualization of geographic data. Glossary of demographic terms population division the united. Broadly speaking, population studies is concerned with understanding what are the. Differences in the fitness of organisms of different genotypes are due to differences in their agespecific survival or fertility rates. He is the chair of the department of sociology at the university of south carolina. Eurostat oecd manual on business demography statistics. A population cycle theory has been postulated in terms of the socioeconomic history of industrialized countries. This may not be the complete list of references from.
Demography, statistical study of human populations, especially with reference to size and density, distribution, and vital statistics births, marriages, deaths, etc. Crude birth rate general fertility rate agespecific fertility rate. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Demography is the quantitative study of human populations. Activity business demography within the business demography context, activity is defined as any turnover andor employment in the period from 1 st january to 31 st december in a given year. This is first of all due to the question of defining language vs. I historical demography zhongwei zhao encyclopedia of life support systems eolss this chapter starts with the definition of historical demography, its relationship with demography and demographic history, and main reasons why historical demography established itself so. The phrase highlights the role of demographics in shaping many complex challenges and opportunities societies.
Demography the scientific study of population size, composition, and distribution as well as patterns of change in those features. For those focused on human studies, some define demography as plainly the scientific study of. Archaeology the anthropological study of past lifeways, cultures, and cultural processes through the investigation of material remains left behind by humans. This may not be the complete list of references from this article. Population momentum occurs towards the end of stage three of the demographic transition.
The demographic transition dt is the transition from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates as a country develops from a preindustrial to an industrialized economic system. This glossary is intended to assist you in understanding commonly used terms and concepts when reading, interpreting, and evaluating scholarly research in the social sciences. Demography, as understood today, is the scientific study of human population and its dynamics. This definition complements the concept of activity in the business registers glossary. Further, it deals with the analysis of demographic phenomena in the context of crosssectional and longitudinalcohort analyses. This glossary contains terminology relating to population and demography. A abortion rate the number of abortions per 1,000 women ages 1544 or 1549 in a given year abortion ratio the number of abortions per 1,000 live births in a given year acquired immunodeficiency syndrome aids applies to the most advanced stages of hiv infection. Understanding demographics is foundational to population studies. The yearbook presents data in sets of tables and scholarly articles spanning social science, demography, history, and geography. Below include list of glossary of biology terms and definition. Number of workingage people shrinking need for qualified staff. The international glossary on infertility and fertility care, 2017 fernando zegershochschild,a g.
Fertility, in demography, refers to the ability of females to produce healthy offspring in abundance. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Glossary of demographic terms population reference bureau. Oct 16, 2017 list of important biology terms and definitions. As a more general science, demography can and does study any dynamic living population. Demographic transition the historical shift of birth and death rates from high to low levels in a population. The terms defined are drawn from publications that focus on the influence of the economy as a whole on health and mortalityor vice versa. The aim of this glossary is to help you grasp terminology and terms related to the board field of demographic change. Demography from prefix demofrom ancient greek demos meaning the people, and graphy from grapho, ies writing, description or measurement is the statistical study of populations, especially human beings.
Demography definition in the cambridge english dictionary. The word demography comes from two ancient greek words, demos, meaning the people, and graphy, meaning writing. List of important biology terms and definitions vidyagyaan. Demography is destiny is an oftcited phrase that suggests the size, growth, and structure of a nations population determines its longterm social, economic, and political fabric. Glossary of demography and population adapted from the dictionary of demography, by roland pressat, edited by christopher wilson. Demographic analysis focuses on this enduring collectivity studying changes in its size, growth rates, and composition emphasis is on understanding aggregate processes, but demography is also attentive to the implications of those processes for individuals many of the indexes used in demography life expectancy at birth. Produced by the office of statistics and information. The third class of statistics is design and experimental statistics. Demography is the study of a population in its static and dynamic aspects civil registration is a system developed to collect data on vital events live births, deaths, marriages and divorces happening to a population continued.
The book deals with basic population models and elaborates on the concepts of demographic stocks and. This chapter introduces these demographic parameters. Human demography, history, and disease oxford scholarship. Linguistic demography is the statistical study of languages among all populations. Download fulltext pdf economics, demography, and epidemiology.
However, despite their significance for epidemiology and. Choose the initial letter of the term you wish to visit and click on it. It emphasizes fertility rates, since survival or mortality rates will be discussed later, in the context of life histories and aging. Agedependency ratio the ratio of persons in the ages defined as dependent under 15 years and over 64 years to persons in the ages. Has some formal doctrines, beliefs, and practices, but tolerates diverse religious views. Italicized terms within the definitions are themselves defined elsewhere in the glossary, for crossreference. The theory is based on an interpretation of demographic history developed in 1929 by the american demographer warren thompson 18871973. The demographic cycle, or population cycle, refers to the evolution over time of the population profile of a country, region or other defined geographical area. Glossary demographic terms and concepts the essentials for education practitioners this glossary presents a small selection of essential demographic terms and concepts explained for education practitioners who may not all be familiar with this particular field of social sciences. Some of the more common demographic measures used in relation to fertility andor fecundity include. Students examine key population concepts including birth and death rate, carrying capacity, doubling time, and population density.
The crude birth rate represents births in a given year for every persons. Glossary new business strain new business strain is the strain on the business created due to inadequate premium amounts in initial years, which are not enough to cover for the expenses, commissions and statutory reserves and cost of capital in some calculations. Glossary of demographic terms aging of population a process in which the proportions of adults and elderly increase in a population, while the proportions of children and adolescents decrease. For related terms, see glossary of geology and glossary of environmental science. It describes the symptoms that occur when the brain is affected by certain diseases or conditions. Population momentum refers to the tendency for population growth to continue beyond the time that replacementlevel fertility has been achieved because of a highly relatively high concentration of people in the childbearing years. Each issue offers findings, sources, methods, and implications surrounding international religious demography. Definitions and glossaries this is a onestop portal of useful resources to researchers and postgraduate students working on demographic and population research.
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