SCOPE OF DEMOGRAPHY

SCOPE OF DEMOGRAPHY

·        Micro Demography and

·        Macro Demography.

MICRO DEMOGRAPHY:

This is the study of a growth distribution and redistribution of the population within community, state, economics area and other local area. It studies small units like individual, family, groups etc. these includes numerical (statistical) and compositional aspect and it performed by using meaningful subdivision of community or local area.

MACRO DEMOGRAPHY:

This deals with such studies as the cause of rapid or slow growth of birth rate, death rate, population growth, sex ratio and health conditions. Many economic issues like unemployment, income condition, standard of living, labour condition and living standard, production, consumption, saving habits, relationship between population and economic development are all parts of macro demographic studies. Also, social problems like mental status, family composition, growing trends about education, religion etc. and problems of migration, urbanization, etc. form of macro demography.

            In the World Population Conferences held by the United Nations ([UN) organization in 1954 & 1968, the following topics were discussed.

1.        Fertility

2.        Mortality

3.        Migration

4.        Genetic Composition

5.        Future Prospects

6.        Population and Resources

7.        Techniques of Measurement

8.        Training of Demographers

9.        Distribution of Population

10.   Family Planning

11.   Population Projections

12.   Demographic aspects of housing, education, saving of investment.

This means that these are with the scope of demography.