Tools of a demographer

In addition to these basic concepts, many demographers specialize in narrower scopes. Some might study the numbers of women or minorities in a certain industry, educational field, or area. Others might focus on the effects of a high school or college education on a particular field, or how many children people in certain regions might have.

There are nearly infinite types of data that a demographer may study in this light. Demographers are helpful in a variety of fields. Social service agencies and government programs often rely on them for future planning. Government agencies often hire demographers to work in their research departments.

Private businesses and market research companies also utilize demography in preparing for advertising, product development, and other endeavors. Demographers may also work for news agencies, mapmakers, electric companies, and nonprofit organizations. To become a demographer, one typically needs a master's or doctoral degree.

Sometimes positions are available for those with a bachelor's diploma. Demographic sample surveys 3. Qualitative data. The absolute number of a population or any demographic event occurring in a specified area in a specified time period. Rates tell how common it is for a given event to occur. Rates may be. The relation of one population subgroup to the total population or to another subgroup; that is, one subgroup divided by another.

The State Demographer's Office at OSBM is responsible for producing state, county, and municipal population estimates and state and county population projections. See the Timeline for Population Estimates and the Census for more information on how the Census counts will be reported and incorporated in future population estimates.

The State Demographer also serves as a resource for OSBM and other agencies by providing advice, occasional analytical reports, and presentations regarding the implications of population and demographic change. OSBM has a legislative mandate for creating official demographic estimates for statewide budgeting. The annual certified estimates of the population of North Carolina counties and municipalities are used in the distribution of state shared revenues to local governments.