Department of Sociology
College of Liberal Arts
Texas A&M University
(2023 Spring) SOCI 633/320 – Demographic Methods
– Course information
Time: Tuesday and Thursday, 12:25–1:40pm
Location: Liberal Arts Social Sciences Building (LASB) 317, campus map
Canvas website:
Graduate (SOCI 633): https://canvas.tamu.edu/courses/187697
Undergraduate (SOCI 320): https://canvas.tamu.edu/courses/193572
I will utilize Canvas to write announcements to students, receive assignments, quizzes and exams, and post grades.
– Instructor details
Ernesto F. L. Amaral
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
Phone: (979)845–9706
Email: amaral@tamu.edu
Office hours: https://tamu.zoom.us/my/amaral
I will provide office hours by appointment. Students must request appointments by email at least 48 hours in advance. When you enter this Zoom session, you will be placed in a waiting room. I will add you to the chat after I finish talking to the previous student.
– Quizzes, exams, and assignments
Submit on Canvas. Look for exact dates in the syllabus and on Canvas.
Quizzes and exams: Students should read instructions about online quizzes and exams in the syllabus before starting them on Canvas.
Assignments: Details about each assignment are provided on this course website.
– Lectures and other materials
Introduction
Lecture 1a
Age-sex structure and other indicators in Excel
Age-sex structure in Stata
Age-sex structure in R
Graduate course on social demography, Texas A&M Sociology (Spring 2020)
Site
Joel Cohen: An Introduction to Demography (Malthus Miffed: Are People the Problem?)
Don't Panic: Hans Rosling Showing The Facts About Population
The Population Bomb? – by Retro Report – The New York Times
7 Billion and Counting – Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
Human Population Through Time – American Museum of Natural History
Population Age Structure – Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
Break It Down – The Pop Song – Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
Theories of Demography: Objection! – Professor Matt Hauer
Exponential growth
Lecture 1b
Population growth rate in Excel
Periods and cohorts
Lecture 2
Person-years, rates, probabilities in Excel and PDF
Lexis diagram in R
Cohort mortality
Lecture 3
Cohort fertility
Lecture 4
Population projection
Lecture 5
Period fertility
Lecture 6
Example of fertility rates in Excel
Period mortality
Lecture 7
Example of standardization in Excel
Example of life table in Excel
Stable age structures
Lecture 10
Migration
Lecture 11a - Migration measurement
Readings 11a
Lecture 11b - Migration models
Readings 11b
GeoDa: An introduction to spatial data analysis
Site
QGIS: A Free and Open Source Geographic Information System
Site
TableCurve 2D: Automated curve fitting analysis
Site
Examples of applying Rogers and Castro migration models
R package rcbayes
TableCurve2D by Prof. James Raymer
SPSS
Excel
Application developed by Dr. Reinaldo dos Santos to model migration rates
Site
Excel
Graduate course on migration, Texas A&M Sociology (Fall 2020)
Site
– Assignments and final exam
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Assignment 1
Instructions
Examples of questions answered by professor
Assignment 2
Instructions
Assignment 3
Instructions
Assignment 4
Instructions
Final exam
Instructions
Readings
– Examples of tables and figures
PDF file
Papers
Drafts
– R statistical software: License and resources
Link to install R and RStudio
Site
R color codes
Additional packages in R
Demography: Forecasting Mortality, Fertility, and Migration
HMDHFDplus: Human Mortality Database and Human Fertility Database
– Stata statistical software: Licenses
Instructions for Accessing Stata Through the Virtual Open Access Lab (VOAL)
Texas A&M University
VOAL Instructions
Student Short-Term Stata License (free for a maximum of one week)
Site
Student Single-User Stata License (lower prices)
Site
– Stata statistical software: Resources
Stata: Data Analysis and Statistical Software
Resource links
Institute for Digital Research and Education (IDRE)
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Stata material
Carolina Population Center (CPC)
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC)
Introduction to Stata
Generalized Linear Latent And Mixed Models (GLLAMM)
Stata Programs for estimating, predicting, simulating
Material about graphs in Stata
Stata color codes
Stata graphics by Dawn Koffman
Stata extra graphics programs
Stata twoway bar command
– COVID-19 Pandemic
Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19)
Our World in Data
Site
Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases
Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE)
Johns Hopkins University (JHU)
Site
COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic
Worldometer
Site
Coronavirus Map: Tracking the Global Outbreak
The New York Times
Site
COVID Community Vulnerability Map
Jvion – Prescriptive Analytics for Preventable Harm
Site
Resources about demography and COVID-19
Population Europe
Site
Sex, gender and COVID-19
Global Health 5050
Site
– American Community Survey (ACS)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
Minnesota Population Center (MPC)
University of Minnesota
Site
ACS official website
Site
ACS Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS)
Site
– U.S. Census Bureau
Census Bureau
Official website
Site
Explore U.S. Census Bureau Data
Data.census.gov
What is data.census.gov?
Explanation about transition from American FactFinder
Site
Current Population Survey (CPS)
Site
Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)
Site
Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) Program
Site
Migration/Geographic Mobility
Site
County-to-County Migration Flows
Site
Census Flows Mapper
Site
TIGER/Line Shapefiles
Site
Demographic Analysis and Population Projection System (DAPPS)
Site
Quick Facts about the United States
Site
– Demographic resources
The DHS Program
Demographic and Health Surveys
Site
Family Inequality
Demographic facts your students should know cold in 2018
Site
Population: A lively introduction
Joseph A. McFalls – Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
Site
Population Pyramids
Site
Population
Science special issue
Site
Population Connection
America's Voice for Population Stabilization
Site
Rob J. Hyndman – Monash University, Australia
Demography: Forecasting mortality, fertility, migration and population data
R package
Site
Coherent population forecasting using R
Site
Applied Demography Toolbox
Department of Demography
University of California Berkeley
Site
Population Division
Department of Economic and Social Affairs
United Nations
Site
Population.io
The World Population Project
Site
The Pudding - Human Terrain
World's Population in 3D
Data from the Global Human Settlement Layer
Site
Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
Site
Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
Data
Site
Population and Poverty Research Network (PopPov)
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
Site
European Social Survey (ESS)
Site
Eurostat - Your Key to European Statistics
Site
– Mortality data sources
The Human Mortality Database
Site
Latin American Human Mortality Database
Site
– Fertility data sources
The Human Fertility Database
Site
Human Fertility Collection
Site
European Fertility Project
Office of Population Research (OPR)
Princeton University
Site
– Migration data sources
World Migration Map
Site
Foreign-Born Population: A Nation of Overlapping Diasporas
Digital Scholarship Lab
University of Richmond
Site
Migration Policy Institute (MPI)
Site
Migration Policy Institute (MPI)
Tool to generate graphs of countries of birth for U.S. immigrants, 1960-Present
Site
Mexican Migration Project (MPP)
Princeton University & University of Guadalajara
Site
Mexican Family Life Survey (MxFLS)
Iberoamerican University (UIA)
Center for Economic Research and Teaching (CIDE)
Duke University
Site
The New Immigrant Survey
Princeton University
Site
Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX)
Site
– Resources about refugees
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Site
Syria Regional Refugee Response
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Site
Syrian Refugees Project
Migration Policy Centre (MPC)
Site
Asylum Quarterly Report
Eurostat Statistics Explained
Site
REACH - Informing more Effective Humanitarian Action
Site
– Other microdata and surveys
Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID)
Institute for Social Research
University of Michigan
Site
Health and Retirement Study (HRS)
Institute for Social Research
University of Michigan
Site
American Life Panel
RAND Corporation
Site
World Values Survey
Site
Latinobarómetro: Opinión Pública Lationamericana
Site
Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP)
Site
Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES)
Site
– Aggregated-level data
Gapminder: Unveiling the beauty of statistics for a fact-based worldview
Site
Videos
World Bank Data
Site
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Data
Site
World Wealth & Income Database
Site
Opportunity Insights
Site
National Vital Statistics System
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Site
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
Data Visualizations
Site
Pew Research Center Data
Site
Global Attitudes & Trends
Pew Research Center
Site
OXFAM - The Power of People Against Poverty
Site
Doctors without Borders
Site
Brookings Institute
Site
– Academic associations
American Sociological Association (ASA)
Site
Population Association of America (PAA)
Site
American Political Science Association (APSA)
Site
American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR)
Site
– Sources for literature review
Web of Science
Scientific citation indexing service
Site
JSTOR (Journal Storage)
Digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources
Site
American Journal of Sociology
Site
American Sociological Review
Site
Annual Review of Sociology
Site
Science Direct
Source for scientific, technical, and medical research
Site
PubMed
Citations for biomedical literature, life science journals, and online books
Site
– Public-opinion polls
RealClearPolitics
Political news and polling data aggregator
Site
FiveThirtyEight
Statistical analysis about elections, politics, sports, science, economics and culture
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