Small-area population estimates: a review of methods used in Britain in the 1990s
✍ Scribed by Simpson, Stephen ;Middleton, Liz ;Diamond, Ian ;Lunn, David
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 176 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1077-3495
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✦ Synopsis
Population estimates are usually produced by local government administrations in Britain, for each small area within their authority. Increasing interest has been shown by commerce and by central government. Five main methods are identified: apportionment, ratio change, additive change, cohort survival, and local censuses. Estimation strategies also vary according to available data, the detail in which a population is estimated, and the precise combination of elements chosen from one or more of the main methods. The use of methods at the beginning of the 1990s is surveyed in this paper, and examples given. The accuracy of each main method is quantified from empirical data collated by the Estimating with Confidence project. Likely developments towards the end of the 1990s are reviewed.