Forecasting the population of census tracts by age and sex: An example of the Hamilton-Perry method in action

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-63

  Swanson, David A ^a   Schlottmann, Alan ^b   Schmidt, Bob ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forecasting; Las Vegas; Small area

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; FORECASTING METHOD; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

CLARK COUNTY [NEVADA]; LAS VEGAS; NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 76649132992     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: 15737829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11113-009-9144-7     Document Type: Article

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