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modeling
we get population counts between census by _______
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modeling
using estimates of components of population change to forward the census data
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components of population change
natural increase (birth + deaths) and migration
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population registers
registers with continual updating of population in an area with population events
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Asian
population registers are often used in ________ countries
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births, deaths, moves
population registers record what?
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location
population registers are ______-based
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homogenous, apprehension
population registers are more successful among ethnic _______ populations because there is less _______ about data collection
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frequent, address
population registers are more _______ than the census and don't need an _______ compared to the census
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privacy
there is an increasing resistance to completing the census due to ________ concerns
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administrative
population registers are linked with _________ data
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countries
definitions and completeness of birth registration varies across and within _________
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reliable
higher percent of birth registered = more _______ information
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sample surveys
source of data that is done frequently. examples: Demographic Health Survey, EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions
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historical documents
source of data using parish/village registers or boat manifests
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churches
parish/village registers were done by _______
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homogenous, same
parish/village registers were more complete when the population was ______ because they had the _______ religion
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deaths, births
parish/village registers were better for ______ than ______ because baptism was less popular than burial ceremonies
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mortality
parish/village registers didn't took records of infant ______, only counted children baptized
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immigration
boat manifests were used to analyze _________ waves
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slaves
boat manifests were biased because they were selective! there were no lists of _______ passengers
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denominator, numerator
for the CBR, the census gives us the _______ and the vital statistics give us the _______
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ratios
type of measure: a single number that expresses relative size of 2 other numbers
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sex
the most common ratio is the ______ ratio: boys/girls
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proportions
type of measure: special type of ratio in which the denominator includes the numerator (ex: Dm = (Dm+Df))
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percentages
type of measure: special type of proportion where the ratio is multiplied by 100
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composition
ratios, proportions and percentages all measure the _______ of the population
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dynamic
rates and rate of incidence are 2 types of ________ change measure
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rates
type of measure: refers to the occurrence of events over a given interval in time
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rate of incidence
type of measure: measures how often sometimes happens
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person years
number of persons who were exposed to the risk of the event during the same time interval
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someone who lived in Canada for a whole year = _____ person-year