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    Introduction To Demography

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    Demography is the study of human populations. Demographers seek to understand the characteristics and composition of populations in particular areas by collecting census data on factors like population size, growth rates, age, gender, location, and more. Censuses provide important information but can be inaccurate due to issues like homelessness, privacy concerns, or misinterpreting questions. Inaccurate data can lead to problems like unfair representation or funding levels. Most countries conduct censuses every 5-10 years due to the expense and resources required.

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    Demography is the study of human populations. Demographers seek to understand the characteristics and composition of populations in particular areas by collecting census data on factors like population size, growth rates, age, gender, location, and more. Censuses provide important information but can be inaccurate due to issues like homelessness, privacy concerns, or misinterpreting questions. Inaccurate data can lead to problems like unfair representation or funding levels. Most countries conduct censuses every 5-10 years due to the expense and resources required.

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    Demography is the study of human populations. Demographers seek to understand the characteristics and composition of populations in particular areas by collecting census data on factors like population size, growth rates, age, gender, location, and more. Censuses provide important information but can be inaccurate due to issues like homelessness, privacy concerns, or misinterpreting questions. Inaccurate data can lead to problems like unfair representation or funding levels. Most countries conduct censuses every 5-10 years due to the expense and resources required.

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    Introduction to Demography

    Why do we study population?


    the increasing population is one of the most serious issue facing the world
    in order to fully understand a nation, region, province, city, etc. one must have an understanding of the characteristics of the human population in that area

    What do demographers want to know?


    How many people live in a given area? How is population changing? How quickly is this population change? What are the characteristics and composition of this population?

    How is population distributed?


    What implications do these factors have for the future?

    How do demographers collect their information?


    Censuses a collection of data about a population started in early Roman times Doomsday Book England 1066 one of the best known modern tallies of population collected through enumerators that go door-to-door (LDCs), or deliver censuses that are to be mailed back to the government (Canada)

    What kind of information is collected?


    population religion language marital status gender age home ownership household income occupation nationality education possessions

    Inaccuracies with data collection


    Homelessness Fear of entering slums and crime-ridden areas Isolation Confusion Privacy issues Reputation Interpretation of questions and data

    Problems that result from inaccuracies


    Unfair political representation Unfair levels of funding Lack of funding for homeless people Faulty economic policies Difficulty in comparing nations

    How often do we conduct a census?


    Frequency of censuses varies depending on the nation and their resources. It is very expensive to conduct a census and it requires a lot of people to collect the data. In Canada every 5 years The Canadian government employs 4000 (Stats Canada), 500 work in the census department. Canada hires 50,000 people on short-term contracts in a census year to work as enumerators.

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