The actual record of births in the last fifteen years clearly indicates that the size of annual graduating classes from secondary schools will begin to decline by the end of this decade. Such a trend will be a significant environmental characteristic for the higher educational community, inasmuch as graduates from secondary schools comprise the…

Evidence of high population density's serious inhibiting effects on the reproductive, aggressive, withdrawal and sexual behavior of various animals, motivated a study of human pathology in overcrowded areas. Ecological relationships in Chicago and their impact on human behavior were assessed. The number of persons per acre, Standardized Mortality…

This Kids Count census brief is the first in a series to offer policymakers concise glimpses of Kansas' children and families. The brief's introduction notes significant changes in the child population during the past decade: approximately one-half of Kansas' child population is concentrated in five counties; the state's child population grew by 8…

This analysis of manual asymmetry suggests that there are two main features to be explained: first, the normal bell-shaped distribution of relative skill, and secondly, the shift of the distributions toward the right. (Author)

Discusses the demographic methodology and specific formulations developed by Lenin, and asserts their value as the basis for modern population geography. (JB)

Populations where free access is denied pose special problems to the survey researcher. In attempting to make general estimates of the size of the composition of the audience in the USSR to Western radio broadcasts, a simulation technique (Mostellerization) has been developed which provides estimates of underlying data from aggregate results. (PD)

Explored issues concerning aged return migration, including the common features of states that strongly attract their migration-prone native sons and daughters and what might account for the differences in demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of return and non-return migrants. (Author)

This abstract summarizes trends in disability rates from 1970-1994 data obtained in the National Health Interview Survey. Trends indicate a gradual rise in the prevalence of disability due to demographic shifts associated with an aging population, as well as a rapid increase that has taken place during the past several years due to a greater…

The rank transformation approach to analysis of variance (ANOVA) as a solution to the Behrens-Fisher problem was examined. Using simulation methodology, four parameters were manipulated for the two-group design: (1) ratio of population variances; (2) distribution form; (3) sample size; and (4) population mean difference. As a general solution to…

Population shifts directly affect the bottom line, so the basics of demography are now basic to business as well. Demographics combine demographic data with socioeconomic and geographic factors to help business and other managers know the market for the goods and services they offer. This guide explains market, product, and site analyses,…