Improving small-area population estimation : an integrated geographic and demographic approach

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

DENG, C.

Dept. of Geography , Univ. of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Etats-Unis

WU, C.

Dept. of Geography , Univ. of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Etats-Unis

Description :
This article proposes an integrated geographic and demographic approach to improve small-area population estimation in the town and village of Grafton, Wisconsin. To do so, it uses two major components of the housing unit (HU)model ; HU numbers persons per household (PPH). Further, population counts for each census block were generated through applying the HU model. For a better assessment, the estimation accuracies of HU numbers, PPH, and population counts were compared with other widely applied techniques, and results indicated that this method significantly improved the accuracy. Finally, sensitivity analyses were conducted to evaluate the sources of errors for population estimates. Results indicate that, when compared to PPH estimates, the error associated with HU number estimates is a major source of small-area population estimation errors.

Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Annals of the Association of American Geographers, issn : 0004-5608, 2013, vol. 103, n°. 5, p. 1123-1141, nombre de pages : 19, Références bibliographiques : 4 p.

Date :
2013

Editeur :
Pays édition : Etats-Unis, Washington, DC, Association of American Geographers

Langue :
Anglais