BIOSTATISTICS 5

Population

Refers to a collection of human beings. A group of individuals or items that share one or more characteristics from which data can be gathered and analyzed.

Population Growth Rate

The rate at which the number of individual in a population increases in a given time period as a fraction of the initial population.

Demography

The statistical study of human population. It can be a very general science that car. be applied to any kind of dynamic living population.

Population Census

Social Economic Characteristics

Vital Registration Statistics

Sample/Special Surveys

Demographic Data

main sources of demographic data

Thomas Malthus Theory

The increase in population is faster than the increase in food supply, thus pushing people to the verge of starvation

Demographic Transition

The condition of high birth rate and declining death rate in an accelerated growth of population

Demographic Transition Theory

Holds that as societies become technologically modern and urbanized, they pass through three stage

Fertility

Refers to the actual number of children born to a woman or group of women

Crude Birth Rate

Age-Specific Fertility Rate

Total Fertility Rate

ways to measure fertility

Crude Birth Rate

the number of registered births per 1000 of the population in a given area at a specified time.

Age-Specific Fertility Rate

refers to the number of births to women at a given age group per 1000 women in the same age group

Total Fertility Rate

it is the sum of the age- specific fertility rates for all women aged 15-49

Social and cultural values

Economy of the society

Family structure

Education

Labor force participation

Age of marriage

Proportion of people who get married

Fertility intentions

Knowledge and practice if birth control

Mortality

refers to the state of being mortal or susceptible to death.

Crude Death Rate

Age-Specific Mortality

ways to measure mortality

Life Expectancy

Refers to the average number of years a person can expect to live at the time of birth

Migration

The spatial movements of a person or group of persons from one place to another, more or less for permanent residency.

Economic

Political

Social

Psychological

Religious

Educational

Medical

reasons why people migrate

Push Factors

Pull Factors

forces of migration

Push Factors

Come in the form of unfavorable or unattractive conditons which make one dissatisfied with one's natural resources; natural disasters: political, religious, or racial discrimination or persecution: or internal disorders or war

Pull Factors

Refers to the corresponding conditions or attractions of a locally which lure one to go there e.g. favorable climate and good topography, employment opportunities, recreational and other cultural facilities and religious freedom and peace

Internal/National Migration

International Migration

types of Migration

Internal/National Migration

the spatial movement of a person or group of persons within the country

International Migration

the movement of a person or group of persons from one country to another

Voluntary Migration

Forced Migration

Temporary Migration

Permanent Migration

types of migration

Voluntary Migration

the movement of people to a new location based on their own free will and choice

Forced Migration

an involuntary or coerced movement of a person or people away from their home or home region

Temporary Migration

Occurs when people leave their permanent residence for a short period of time.

Permanent Migration

Occurs when migrants do not intend to return home

Population Policies And Program

made the policy - making, coordinating, and monitoring agency of the country's family planning program. its goal is to enhance national development by meeting the social and economic challenge of a high rate of population growth

Philippine Population Management Program

based on population-resource-environment (PRE) framework which aimed to secure proper balance among population resources and environment and to achieve an improved quality of life for all Filipinos through the proper management of population growth and distribution