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Demographics : a casebook for business and government
Title:
Demographics : a casebook for business and government
Author:
Kintner, Hallie J.
Publication Information:
Santa Monica, CA : Rand, [1997]

©1997
Physical Description:
ix, 361 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm
General Note:
MR-904-RC.

Request by RAND Monograph/Report no. in the Humanities and Social Sciences dept.

"Second printing ... Originally published by Westview Press, Boulder, Co., in 1994"--P. [2] of cover.
Language:
English
Contents:
Introduction. Orientation to case studies / Politics and the law. Empowered or disadvantaged? Applications of demographic analysis to political redistricting / Use of intercensal population estimates in political redistricting / Use of population estimates and projections in the court-mandated reapportionment of Los Angeles County

Evaluating boundary changes for discriminatory effect / Markets. Improving cellular market area valuation with demographic data / Targeting wealthy ex-Wisconsinites in Florida : a case study in applied demography / Selecting markets for corporate expansion : a case study in applied demography / Motel 48 : evaluating the profitability of a proposed business

Locations. Using demographic analysis in health services planning : a case study in obstetrical services / Population estimates, projections, and expert testimony in adversarial legal proceedings : a case study of automobile dealerships / Locating fire station sites : the response time component / A demographic analysis of the market for a long-term care facility : a case study in applied demography

Planning and policy. Strategic financial planning for hospitals : demographic considerations / Estimating vital rates from corporate databases : how long will GM's salaried retirees live? / Enrollment projection in a multicampus university system / Predicting college enrollment results from a variant of the life table / Planning for children's residential care

Documenting state underemployment patterns
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ISBN:
9780833025425
Format :
Book