TY  - BOOK
AU  - Siegel,Jacob S.
AU  - Swanson,David A.
AU  - Shryock,Henry S.
TI  - The methods and materials of demography
SN  - 0126419558
AV  - HB849.4 .M484 2004
U1  - 304.6 22
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Amsterdam, Boston
PB  - Elsevier/Academic Press
KW  - Demography
KW  - Methodology
KW  - Research
KW  - History
N1  - A substantially revised, updated, and expanded edition of: The methods and materials of demography / Henry S. Shryock, Jacob S. Siegel, and associates. Condensed ed. / by Edward G. Stockwell.  New York : Academic Press, c1976; Includes bibliographical references and indexrd; TOC; Acknowledgements / David A. Swanson and Jacob S. Siegel --
Preface / Linda Gage and Douglas S. Massey --
1. Introduction / David A. Swanson and Jacob S. Siegel --
2. Basic sources of statistics / Thomas Bryan --
3. Collection and processing of demographic data / Thomas Bryan and Robert Heuser --
4. Population size / Janet Wilmoth --
5. Population distribution --
geographic areas / David A. Plane --
6. Population distribution --
classification of residence / Jerome N. McKibben and Kimberly A. Faust --
7. Age and sex composition / Frank B. Hobbs --
8. Racial and ethnic composition / Jerome N. McKibben --
9. Marriage, divorce, and family groups / Kimberly A. Faust; AS
N2  - Summary:	
This is a thorough update of 'Methods and Materials of Demography' (1976). Like the original, this text presents a systematic and comprehensive exposition of the methods used by technicians and research workers in dealing with demographic data
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