Demography /
peter R.cox
- 5th ed.
- London: Cambridge University Press, 1976.
- 393 p.
Part I. Fundamentals; 1. Introduction; 2. Demographic analysis: some basic concepts; 3. The nature of demographic data; 4. Demographic statistics in practice; Part II. Population movements: 5. Marriage; 6. The statistical study of fertility; 7. Mortality characteristics; 8. Migrations and other socio-economic data 9. Population projection: general considerations; Part III. General Influences on population: 10. Population in history; 11. Populations today; 12. Resources and population; 13. Population policies; 14. General prospects for the future; Part IIII. 15. Life tables; 16. Methods of summary and comparison; 17. Techniques of population mathematics; 18. Introduction to population mathematics; 19. The handling of suspect or scanty data; Part V. Conclusion: 20. History and prospects of demography; Index to tables; Index.
Demography is the study by statistical methods of human populations involving the measurement of their size, growth and diminution.