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David A. Swanson Department of Sociology University of California Riverside Riverside, California 92521 USA E-mail: [email protected] & Lucky Tedrow Department of Sociology Western Washington University Bellingham, Washington 98225 USA Email: [email protected] THE TOP TEN REASONS TO USE THE COHORT CHANGE RATIO METHOD 1
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David A. Swanson

Department of Sociology

University of California Riverside

Riverside, California 92521 USA

E-mail: [email protected]

&

Lucky Tedrow

Department of Sociology

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington 98225 USA

Email: [email protected]

THE TOP TEN REASONS TO USE THE COHORT CHANGE RATIO METHOD

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OUTLINE

1. OVERVIEW

2. COHORT CHANGE RATIOS

3. THE TOP TEN REASONS TO USE

THE COHORT CHANGE RATIO

METHOD

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OVERVIEW The use of cohort change ratios (CCRs) has a long

history in demography. It can be traced at least as far

back as 1911 when Hardy and Wyatt used cohort

change ratios for generating a population projection

they needed to assess the cost of the initial beginning

of what became the national health insurance

program in the UK.

Under the rubric of “Census Survival Ratios,” they have been used to estimate life expectancy (Swanson

& Tedrow 2012) and under the rubric of the “Hamilton-

Perry” method, to make population projections (Hamilton & Perry 1962).

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OVERVIEW

Although CCRs have been around for at least 100 years

(Hardy & Wyatt,1911), we believe that many of the their

desirable features have been overlooked. We started

discovering (or more likely, “re-discovering”) these features because many projects on which we have

worked over the years called for the use of CCRs and

the more we used them, the more we learned about

their desirable characteristics. Thus, this presentation

covers ten of them. We are sure that there are more,

and, of course, there are less than desirable features,

but that discussion we will save for another time.

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OVERVIEW

In this presentation, we are taking a cue from David

Letterman, the recently retired late night TV show

personality, whose “top ten” lists became a mainstay of his show. While his typical Top Ten List is far more

humorous than the one we will use in regard to cohort

change ratios, it is unavoidable that some humor may

seep in as we go along.

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OVERVIEW

Before starting the list, which goes in reverse order

(from 10 to 1), a brief description of Cohort Change

Ratios (CCRs) is in order. It is grounded in their

typical use, which is in a population projection.

Keep in mind that due to time constraints the 10 items

I present will be summaries, lacking the details and

nuances, which are found in the citations or otherwise

available in the questions and answers segment

following the presentation.

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COHORT CHANGE RATIOS

In general, a CCR can be described as follows:

nCCRx = nPx,t,i / nPx-k,t-k,i

where

nPx,t is the population aged x to x+n at time t for area i,

which is typically the most recent census

nPx-k,t-k is the population aged x-k to x-k+n at a

preceding point in time (t-k) for area i, which is typically

the 2nd most recent census

k is the number of years between the most recent

census at time t and the one preceding it at time t-k. 7

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COHORT CHANGE RATIOS

The basic formula for projecting age cohorts is:

nPx+k,t+k,i = (nCCRx,i ) ×( nPx,t,i)

where

nPx+k,t+k is the projected population aged x+k to x+k+n

at time (t+k) for area i,

(nCCRx,i ) is the cohort change ration as described

earlier, and

nPx,t is the population aged x to x+n at the most

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COHORT CHANGE RATIOS

The preceding two steps, are widely known as the

Hamilton-Perry method, which projects a population

by age (and sex) from time (t) to time (t+k) using

CCRs computed from the two most recent censuses. It

consists of two steps. The first uses existing data to

develop CCRs and the second applies the CCRs to

the cohorts of the launch year population to move

them into the future.

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COHORT CHANGE RATIOS

The second step can be repeated infinitely, with the

projected population serving as the launch population

for the next projection cycle. One also can calculate

CCRs over a period of time and measure trends in

them, which also can be used to modify expected

CCRs and generate projections.

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COHORT CHANGE RATIOS

Given the nature of the CCRs, 10-14 is the youngest age

group for which projections can be made if there are 10

years between censuses. To project the populations aged

0-4 and 5-9, one can use the Child Woman Ratio (CWR), or

more generally a “Child Adult Ratio” (CAR). It does not require any data beyond the decennial census. For

projecting the population aged 0-4, CAR is defined as the

population aged 0-4 divided by the population aged 15-44.

For projecting the population aged 5-9, CAR is defined as

the population aged 5-9 divided by the population aged 20-49.*

*There are both other methods to obtain these age groups and other

“adult” age groups that could be used to define CAR.

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Projections of the oldest open-ended age group differ

slightly from the CCR projections for the age groups beyond

between the age for which a CAR is needed and to oldest

closed age group. If, for example, the final closed age group

is 70-74, with 75+ as the terminal open-ended age group,

then calculations for the ∞CCR75,t require the summation of

the three oldest age groups to get the population age 75+ at

time t and the summation of the age groups that will yield

P65+ at time t-k:

∞CCR75,t,i = ∞P75+,t,i / ∞P65+,t-k,i.

The formula for projecting the population 75+ for the year

t+k is: ∞P75+,t+k,i = (∞CCR75+,t,i )× (∞P65+,t,i).

COHORT CHANGE RATIOS

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THE TOP TEN REASONS

Now that you have an idea of Cohort Change Ratios

and an example of how they can be used, let’s turn to the list of top ten reasons to use them, starting with

reason no. 10.

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REASON NO. 10

You only need two census counts of population by

age to generate a population forecast that can provide

age groups, as well as sex, race, and a host of other

ascribed and achieved characteristics.

Contrast this with the most widely used method used

to generate this information in a population projection,

the cohort-component method, which requires not only

a census count by age, but vital statistics data and

migration data.

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REASON NO. 10

Here is an example of a forecast of Australia for 2011,

using CCRs from 2001-2006 and an ex post facto

evaluation of its accuracy.

The data are taken from the US Census Bureau’s International Data Base (U.S. Census Bureau 2010).

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"Hamilton-Perry" Method Forecast for Australia, 2011

IDB 2001 IDB 2006 CCR

2011

FORECAST IDB 2011

Difference

(Forecast -

IDB)

Percent

Difference

Total

Population:

0 to 4

years 1,256,383 1,276,793 0.30003 1,323,139 1,332,208 -9,069 -0.68%

Total

Population:

5 to 9

years 1,323,286 1,288,608 0.29136 1,314,999 1,315,041 -42 0.00%

Total

Population:

10 to 14

years 1,321,780 1,362,668 1.02976 1,326,958 1,331,143 -4,185 -0.31%

Total

Population:

15 to 19

years 1,344,763 1,373,989 1.03950 1,416,492 1,436,980 -20,488 -1.43%

Total

Population:

20 to 24

years 1,356,820 1,432,510 1.06525 1,463,643 1,517,354 -53,711 -3.54%

Total

Population:

25 to 29

years 1,469,451 1,449,055 1.06798 1,529,890 1,566,147 -36,257 -2.32%

Total

Population:

30 to 34

years 1,474,809 1,541,150 1.04879 1,519,759 1,526,837 -7,078 -0.46%

Total

Population:

35 to 39

years 1,464,614 1,528,156 1.03617 1,596,897 1,596,007 890 0.06%

Total

Population:

40 to 44

years 1,464,549 1,498,947 1.02344 1,563,979 1,559,961 4,018 0.26%

Total

Population:

45 to 49

years 1,347,381 1,478,682 1.00965 1,513,412 1,506,274 7,138 0.47%

Total

Population:

50 to 54

years 1,294,439 1,344,797 0.99808 1,475,846 1,462,914 12,932 0.88%

Total

Population:

55 to 59

years 1,000,399 1,279,736 0.98864 1,329,522 1,318,117 11,405 0.87%

Total

Population:

60 to 64

years 798,899 980,026 0.97964 1,253,674 1,244,644 9,030 0.73%

Total

Population:

65 to 69

years 659,591 768,912 0.96246 943,240 938,567 4,673 0.50%

Total

Population:

70 to 74

years 616,109 613,067 0.92947 714,677 714,288 389 0.05%

Total

Population:

75 years

and over 1,100,984 1,272,376 0.74101 1,397,124 1,400,229 -3,105 -0.22%

Total

Population 19,294,257 20,489,472 1.06195 21,683,251 21,766,711 -83,460 -0.38%

Data are from the US Census Bureau's International Data

Base ( http://www.census.gov/population/international/data/idb/informationGateway.php)

REASON NO. 10

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REASON NO. 9

You can not only run the CCR Method forward in time

as a forecast, but also in reverse: A backcast

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REASON NO. 9

Here is an example of a backcast used to estimate the

size of the Native Hawaiian population in 1778, the

year of first European Contact. The backcast starts

with Reverse Cohort Change Ratios for 1920 &

1910,using US Census data and produces decennial

estimates from 1900 to 1770, with an interpolated

estimate for 1778.

Before showing you the backcast, here is a set of

estimates from a range of sources. There is a wide

range in the estimates.

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Exhibit 1. Example Range of Estimates of the Total Population of Hawai’i in 1778.*

Number Source Citation

200,000 Captain Dixon, visit of 1787

Schmitt (1968: 20)

242,000 Bligh, with Cook, 1st Visit, 1778

Schmitt (1968: 20)

200,000-250,000 Schmitt, 1971 Schmitt (1971)

300,000 Schmitt & Zane 1977 Nordyke (1989: 173)

400,000 King, with Cook, 2nd Visit, 1779

Adams (1937: 1)

450,000 Hommon, 2008 Hommon (2008:53)

500,000 Officers with Cook, 1st Visit, 1778

Schmitt (1968: 19)

800,000 – 1,000,000 Stannard, 1989 Stannard (1989: 50)

*There are more, often expressed as opinions concerning the initial estimates by Bligh, Dixon, King, and other British Naval officers, but most are in the range shown above (see, e.g., Schmitt, 1968: 18-23.

REASON NO. 9

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It is not surprising that uncertainty would surround

the number of Hawaiians, a pre-literate population,

at the time of first European contact in the year

1778. No known census of this population at that

time exists and without a full count, the only

recourse is to estimate the size of this population.

REASON NO. 9

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As can be seen in Exhibit 1, the estimates range

from 200,000 to 1,000,000. The retrospective

estimates by Schmitt and Stannard, as well as

some of those provided by the first Europeans

known to have contacted the Hawaiians, are

informed by methods and data; others are much

more speculative (Schmitt 1968: 18-22).

REASON NO. 9

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REASON NO. 9

Here is the results for the size of the Native Hawaiian

population in 1778, the year of first European Contact.

A major benefit of using the Reverse Cohort Change

Ratios as a backcast is that the method is based in

data, the process is both simple and transparent, and

the results can be replicated. These characteristics are

not found in the other methods.

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YEAR ESTIMATED CENSUS COUNT*

1900 29,336 29,799

1890 33,457 34,436

1880 39,711 N/A

1870 48,579 N/A

1860 61,931 67,084**

1850 80,574 82,035

1840 110,948 N/A

1830 149,297 N/A

1820 200,018 N/A

1810 267,971 N/A

1800 359,010 N/A

1790 480,978 N/A

1780 644,383 N/A

1778*** 683,200 N/A

1770 863,302 N/A

* Source: Schmitt(1968).

** The 1860 census did not distinguish between

Native Hawaiians and Part-Hawaiians.

*** 683,200 = 863,302*(er*8

), where r = -0.02925 =

[ln(644,383/863,302)]/10

TABLE 1. TOTAL POPULATION OF NATIVE

HAWAIIANS (IN HAWAI'I): 1900 TO 1770.

REASON NO. 9

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REASON NO. 8

You can do small area projections with the CCR

Method. Here is an ex post facto evaluation of a 2010

projection of census tract 101 in Clark County, Nevada

(Las Vegas).

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REASON NO. 8

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REASON NO. 7

You can also use it for any population for which cohort

data are available over time, including populations that

are institutionally or administratively defined – school

enrollment by grade, for example.

You can do this in two ways, directly and “embedded” within a CCR Generated forecast by age.

As an example of the first way, “directly,” one can use school enrollment by grade for 2013 and 2014 to

develop grade progression ratios to forecast enrollment

by grade for 2015 by applying them to 2014 data.

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REASON NO. 7

Here is an ex post facto evaluation of the example of

the first way, “directly,” using the fall, 2011 and fall, 2012 enrollment by grade for the Los Angeles County

(California) School District to project the fall, 2013

enrollment by grade and compare it with the reported

fall, 2013 enrollment by grade.”

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REASON NO. 7

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REASON NO. 7

As an example of the second way, one can embed the

enrollment data by grade within the corresponding age

groups and then use ratios (or changes in them) to

generate the enrollment once the age data are

generated: A “CCR & Shift-Share Projection.”

Here is an ex post facto of an evaluation of a “CCR & Shift-Share Projection” for the Enrollment of the Memphis (Tennessee) School District in 2010.

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REASON NO. 6

It can be used to estimate life expectancy (Swanson

and Tedrow 2012)

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The United Nations (2002: 6) shows that using the census survival method, that

the expectation of life at age x can be computed as

ex = (Tx/l(n/2))/( lx/l(n/2)) = Tx / lx [1]

where

x = age

n = the width of the age groups (up to, but not including the

terminal, open-ended age group)

ex = life expectancy (average years remaining) at age x

Tx = Total person years remaining to persons age x

lx = number reaching age x l(n/2) = persons aged x to x+n are assumed to be concentrated at

the mid-point of the age group

and

l(x+2n/2)/l(x-n/2) = P2(x,n)/P1(x-n,n) [2]

where

P2(x,n) = the number of persons counted in the second census

in age group x to x+n

P1(x-n,n) = the number of persons counted in the first census

In age group x-n to x

REASON NO. 6

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In general, then, the life-table probability of surviving from the mid-point of one

age group to the next (l(x+2n/2)/l(x-n/2) ) is approximated by the census survival ratio (P2(x,n)/P1(x-n,n)).

Continuing, the same United Nations Manual (2002: 5-6) shows that the

cumulative multiplication of the probabilities shown in [2] gives the conditional

survival schedule lx/l(n/2). From the conditional lx values given by [2] the conditional estimates of the number of person years lived in each age group

(nLx) can be calculated as

nLx/l(n/2) = (n/2) *[(lx/l(n/2) + l(x+n)/l(n/2)] [3]

where

nLx = number of person years lived in each age group

Given a value of Tx/l(n/2) for some initial old age x, the UN shows that

total remaining years expected at age x (Tx) values can be calculated as:

T(x-n)/l(n/2) = Tx/l(n/2) + n L(x-n)/l(n/2) [4]

REASON NO. 6

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This leads us back to equation [1], so that the expectation of life at age x using the

United Nations (2002) approach is:

ex = (Tx/l(n/2))/( lx/l(n/2)) = Tx / lx

In the Swanson-Tedrow approach, note that when the radix of a life table is equal to 1

(l0 = 1.00) life expectancy at birth can be computed directly from the expression:

e0 = S0 + (S0*S1) + (S0*S1*S2) +,...,+(S0*S1*S2,...,*Sx) [5] where

e0 = life expectancy at birth

S0 = survivorship from t=0 (e.g., birth) to t=1(e.g., age 1)

S1 = survivorship from t=1 (e.g., age 1) to t=2(e.g., age 2)

and so on through Sx and Sx = 1Lx/ 1L(x-n)

Equation [5] is set up for single year age groups. However, we can generalize it to

other age groups: nSx = nLx/ nL(x-n), so that

e0 = nS0 + (nS0*nS1) + (nS0*nS1*nS2) +,...,+(nS0*nS1*nS2,...,* nSx) [5.a]

As equation [5] and equation [5.a] both imply, the fundamental life table function is

inherent in our method. That is via the nSx values, we have nqx values.

REASON NO. 6

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As equation [5] and equation [5.a] both imply, the fundamental life table function is inherent in this method. That is via the nSx values, we have nqx values. Recall, following,

e.g., Smith, Tayman, and Swanson (2013: 177) and using notation from equation [2], a

CCR can be generally defined as:

nCCRx = P2(x,n) /P1(x-n,n) [6]

The Swanson-Tedrow approach is the result of combining, on the one hand, either

equation [5] or [5.a] for computing life expectancy with, on the other hand, equation [6] in

order to estimate ex. Starting with

nSx = nLx/ nL(x-n) ≈ P2(x,n) /P1(x-n,n) [7]

We have, as shown in equation [5.a]

e0 = nS0 + (nS0*nS1) + (nS0*nS1*nS2) +,...,+(nS0*nS1*nS2,...,* nSx)

REASON NO. 6

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As is the case with the more involved United Nations (2002) approach, this

approach will only work for populations for which migration is negligible, but there

are many areas of interest around the world where this is the case, or approximately

so (United Nations, 2002). The world as a whole meets this requirement. Countries with negligible migration include North Korea and Burma, among others. Other such

populations are found in the historical record - the former Soviet Union, Albania from

1950 to 1980, and the Peoples Republic of China from 1950 through 1970, for

example. Still others may be defined by race and ethnicity or other 'rules' of

membership (e.g., Indigenous Populations in Australia and Canada, Native Hawaiians; native-born populations).

Broadly speaking, the method can be applied to any population subject to renewal

through a single increment (birth) and extinction through a single decrement (death),

where there are at least two successive census counts that provide the population

by age. We also note that unlike the UN method, the approach we take can be used

to yield estimates of life expectancy at birth. Moreover, like the UN approach, this

one is not subject to the limitations imposed by stationary or even stable population

requirements.

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Source of Life Expectancy Estimate/Year 1975-80 1980-85 1985-90 1990-95 1995-2000 2000-2005 2005-2010

Life expectancy at birth (US Census, 2010) 54 56 56 59 61 63 65

Estimated Life Expectancy from CCRs 49.99 52.47 55.96 56.97 60.09 60.82 60.99

Comparison of Life Expectancy Estimates For

Burma Calculated from Cohort Change Ratios

(during each period), 1975-80 to 2005-10 as shown in

Equation [7] and Equation[5.a] with estimated

values available from the US Census Bureau (2010).

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REASON NO. 5

It provides formal demography enthusiasts with an

efficient numerical means of generating stable

populations, incorporating both sexes as well as

migration.

Because CCRs are always greater than zero, they can

be used in a Leslie Matrix that is guaranteed to

generate a population that converges to a stable form.

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Here is an example of Australia converging to stability

using the CCRs from 2001-2006 and a launch from

2006 described earlier as input into a Leslie Matrix

along with fertility data.

Using this approach with the input data, the population

of Australia will converge to a stable form in about 500

years.

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The CCR approach simply takes the cohort change ratios found at

a given point in time and holds them constant until the population

reaches stability. In terms of our implementation of this approach

within the Leslie Matrix framework, this also means we hold the

initial ASFRs constant as well.

To determine when a population has reached stability, the well-

known “Index of Dissimilarity” is employed as an “Index of Stability” (S).4 The index is defined as:

S = {0.5* ∑│(npx/∑nPx)t+y - (npx/∑nPx)t │}. [11]

where y = number of years between census counts/projection cycles x = age n = width of the age group (in years)

t = year

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REASON NO. 4

It is a great method for doing multi-race population

projections. All you need are two census counts. With

the cohort-component method, one needs, a census

count, vital statistics data, and migration data. The

vital statistics data may not be compatible with census

data and the migration data are difficult to obtain.

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REASON NO. 4

Given that the US census only started counting multi-

race people in 2000, the backcasting capacity of the

CCR method (per the example of the Native Hawaiian

Population in 1778) can be used to estimate the

population at an earlier date, such as 1990. In the US,

it would be very difficult to construct a pre-2000

estimate of a given multi-race population in the

absence of a CCR backcast.

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REASON NO. 3

Within a regression approach, the CCR method can

generate formal measures of uncertainty for

projections by age (and sex, race, and other

characteristics, both ascribed and achieved) and for

the total population

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REGRESSION-ESTIMATED CCRs

The Hamilton-Perry Method is deterministic. However, we also

know that population forecasting is subject to uncertainty since we

do not precisely know the future components making up the

fundamental equation. So, the question is how to introduce an

element of statistical uncertainty into a method that is inherently

deterministic. One answer is found by employing regression

techniques to forecast CCRs and their intervals.

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REGRESSION-ESTIMATED CCRs

Recall that nCCRx,t = nPx,t / nPx-k,t-k.

From this, we can define the CCR for the preceding census period

as nCCRx,t-k = nPx,t-k / nPx-k,t-2k.

We then construct a regression model with nCCRx,t as the

dependent variable and nCCRx,t-k as the independent variable.

For age groups 0-4, 5-9, and the terminal open-ended age group

that the dependent and independent observations follow the

equations provided earlier.

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REGRESSION-ESTIMATED CCRs

Given this adjustment, we estimate the CCRs at time (t)

by:

nECCRx,t = a + b × nCCRx,t-k.

We then multiply the regression-estimated CCR and the

corresponding population by age at time (t) to forecast

the CCR at time (t+k):

nCCRx,t+k = nECCRx,t × nPx,t.

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Table A2.1 Ratios, 1980-1990 and 1990-2000 and Projected Population 2010, Minnesota

Ratiosa

Population 1990-2000 2010

Age 1980 1990 2000 1980-1990 Observed Estimatedb Population

0 to 4 307,249 336,800 329,594 1.09618 0.97860 1.11501 367,501

5 to 9 296,295 345,840 355,894 1.16722 1.02907 1.17641 418,677

10 to 14 333,378 313,297 374,995 1.01968 1.11341 1.04890 345,711

15 to 19 399,818 297,609 374,362 1.00443 1.08247 1.03572 368,607

20 to 24 393,566 316,046 322,483 0.94801 1.02932 0.98696 370,105

25 to 29 363,435 381,759 319,826 0.95483 1.07465 0.99286 371,689

30 to 34 313,104 397,984 353,312 1.01123 1.11791 1.04160 335,898

35 to 39 246,356 361,274 412,490 0.99405 1.08050 1.02675 328,381

40 to 44 202,860 304,810 411,692 0.97351 1.03444 1.00900 356,492

45 to 49 187,051 237,050 364,247 0.96223 1.00823 0.99925 412,181

50 to 54 193,199 191,410 301,449 0.94356 0.98897 0.98312 404,743

55 to 59 189,457 173,066 226,857 0.92523 0.95700 0.96727 352,325

60 to 64 170,638 171,220 178,012 0.88624 0.93000 0.93358 281,427

65 to 69 149,114 160,036 153,169 0.84471 0.88503 0.89769 203,647

70 to 74 121,034 134,486 142,656 0.78814 0.83317 0.84880 151,097

75+ 209,416 252,412 298,441 0.52634 0.54566 0.62254 369,954

Total 4,075,970 4,375,099 4,919,479 5,438,435

a Ages 0-4 = P0-4,t / P0-4,t-10.

Ages 5-9 = P5-9,t / P5-9,t-10.

Ages 10-74 = Px+10,t / Px,t-10.

Ages 75+ = P75+,t / P65+,t-10.

b Based on the regression equation, 0.1676667 + (0.8644256 × Ratios1980-1990)

c Ages 0-4 = Est.1990-2000 Ratio0-4 × P0-4,2000.

Ages 5-9 = Est.1990-2000 Ratio5-9 × P5-9,2000.

Ages 10-14 = Est.1990-2000 CCRx × Px-10,2000.

Ages 75+ = Est.1990-2000 CCR75+ × P65+,2000.

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MEASURING UNCERTAINTY

When the prediction from a regression equation is derived from an observed data value, we call the resulting value of a “fitted value.” This is not a forecast as the actual value of a predictor variable is used in the calculation. When values of the predictor variable are not part of the data used to estimate the model, the resulting prediction is a forecast.

Assuming that the regression errors are normally distributed, an approximate 95% forecast interval (also called a prediction interval) associated with this

forecast is given by Hyndman and Athanasopoulos, Chapter 4,2012) as.

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Jeff Tayman and I (Swanson and Tayman 2014)

developed and tested this regression-based approach

for developing 66% forecast intervals for age-group

forecasts made using the Hamilton-Perry Method. To

evaluate this method, we used 16 age groups (0-4, 5-

9,…, 70-74, 75+) taken from a sample of four states

(one from each census region in the United States) and

nine ex post facto tests, one for each census from 1930

to 2010. This yielded 576 observations for which we

could see if the forecast interval for a given age group in

a given census year contains the census count for the

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EVALUATION OF THIS APPROACH

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DATA

We constructed CCRs over two successive decennial periods

(e.g., 1910-1920/1900-1910) over the entire period, using

regression to estimate the CCR in the numerator from the CCR in

the denominator.

We then used the regression-based estimate of the CCR of the

“current period” (e.g., 1910-1920) to forecast the CCRs to the

next period, the “launch year” (e.g., 1920-1930) and developed

forecast intervals around these forecasted CCRs, which are then

translated into the forecasted age groups for the “target year” (e.g., 1930).

The forecast intervals are then examined to see if they contain

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RESULTS

Table 2 provides a summary of the results for all four states at

each of the nine census test points. The table shows the number

of times (out of 16) that the 66% forecast interval contained the

corresponding census number for a given age group. If the

forecast intervals provide a valid measure of uncertainty, they will

contain approximately 11 of the 16 observed population counts.

The table also shows percent of the counts falling within the

forecast intervals for all target years for each state (144 intervals),

the percent falling within all states for each target year (64

intervals), and the single percent falling within all states for all

target years (576 intervals).

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Table 2. Number of Population Counts Falling within the 66% Forecast Intervals by State and Target Year

Target Year Georgia Minnesota New Jersey Washington Total

Percent (N/64)

1930 9 12 8 13 42 67%

1940 3 5 11 12 31 48%

1950 10 14 4 3 31 47%

1960 13 14 14 8 49 86%

1970 6 12 14 13 45 77%

1980 7 12 12 10 41 67%

1990 13 14 14 14 55 83%

2000 8 15 14 15 52 81%

2010 7 15 15 14 51 81%

Total 76 113 106 102 397

Percent 53% 78% 74% 71% 69%

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

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RESULTS

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RESULTS

Table 3 contains a summary of the results by age group across all

of the nine census target years and the four states. The table

shows the number of times (out of 36) that the 66% forecast

interval contained the corresponding census number for a given

age group. If the forecast intervals provide a valid measure of

uncertainty, they will contain approximately 24 of the 36 observed

population counts.

In general, Table shows that forecast intervals capture the

population count at least 66 percent of the time for age groups 10-

14, 15-19, 20-24 and 40-44 through 75+.

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RESULTS

For age groups 0-4 and 5-9, the forecast intervals only

encompass the population counts 25 percent of time.

For age group 30-34, the count is encompassed 53

percent of the time while for age group 25-29, it is 58

percent of the time. The population counts are captured

by the forecast intervals 61 percent of the time for age

group 35-39.

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Table 3. Number of Population Counts Falling within the 66% Forecast Interval by Age Group

Age Number Percent

(N/36)

0 to 4 9 25%

5 to 9 9 25%

10 to 14 26 72%

15 to 19 27 75%

20 to 24 24 67%

25 to 29 21 58%

30 to 34 19 53%

35 to 39 22 61%

40 to 44 26 72%

45 to 49 28 78%

50 to 54 30 83%

55 to 59 31 86%

60 to 64 30 83%

65 to 69 31 86%

70 to 74 33 92%

75+ 31 86%

Total 397 69%

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DISCUSSION

Overall, the 66 percent intervals contain their

corresponding census age groups in 397 cases, which

represents 69 percent of the 576 total observations. In

terms of the nine census target years, the overall results

show that in five of them (1960, 1970, 1990, 2000, and

2010) the forecast intervals contain the census age

groups substantially more than 66 percent of the time. In

two target years (1930 and 1980), the intervals contain

the census age groups 67 percent of the time.

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DISCUSSION

In the remaining two target years, 1940 and 1950, the

intervals contain the census age groups 48 percent and

47 percent of the time, respectively. The 1940 test point

encompasses the economic boom experienced in the

1920s and the economic depression during the 1930s

and the large scale “baby bust” associated with it. The 1950 point encompasses the depression and baby bust

period of the 1930s and the economic recovery

stimulated by World War II and the initial part of the large scale “baby boom” from 1946 to 1950.

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DISCUSSION

In regard to Table 3 and the summary of results by age

group, it should not be surprising that the cohort

change method is better able to capture older age

groups than the very youngest since births are not part

of a cohort change ratio. In addition, migration likely

comes into play in that the population in the two

youngest age groups

(0-4 and 5-9) would be moving with their parents, who

are likely to be in age groups 25-29, 30-34, and 35-39,

the other age groups for which the forecast intervals

encompassed the population counts less than 66

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DISCUSSION

Overall, we found that these effects are consistent with theory regarding migration in that those who tend to move are less socially integrated into communities than those who tend not to move and that as adults age, community social integration tends to increase (Goldscheider 1978). Finally, as shown at the bottom of Table 3, the intervals capture the population count 69 percent of the time (397 out of 576), which matches the summary for Table 2.

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REASON NO. 2

It is a re-expression of the fundamental demographic

equation. As such, it is embedded within formal

demographic theory as well as social demographic

theory (e.g., Easterlin’s hypothesis)

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The Cohort Change Ratio Method (expressed in terms of a forecast, aka “The Hamilton-Perry Method) and the

Fundamental Demographic Equation

It is useful to recall that any quantitative approach to forecasting

is constrained to satisfy various mathematical identities (Land

1986). In regard to population forecasting, an approach should

ideally satisfy demographic accounting identities, which is

summarized in the fundamental demographic equation:

Pt = P0 + Births – Deaths + In-migrants – Out-migrants.

[A.1]

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That is, the population at some time in the future, Pt, must be

equal to the population at an earlier time, P0, plus the births and

in-migrants (to include both domestic and international migrants)

and less the deaths and out-migrants (to include both domestic

and international migrants) that occur between time 0 and time

t. The cohort-component method of population projection

satisfies the fundamental equation. As we show here, the

Hamilton-Perry Method also satisfies the fundamental

demographic equation.

Vaupel and Yashin (1985) also argue that a demographic

forecasting method needs to be consistent with the fundamental

demographic equation in order to minimize the potential errors

associated with hidden heterogeneity.

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nCCRx, t = nPx, t / nPx-k, t-k. [A.2]

where,

nPx, t is the population aged x to x+n at the most recent census (t),

nPx-k, t-k is the population aged x-k to x-k+n at the 2nd most recent

census (t-k), and

k is the number of years between the most recent census at time t

and the one preceding it at time t-k.

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The basic formula for the second step, moving the cohorts of a

population into the future is:

nPx+k, t+k = nCCRx, t × nPx, t [A.3]

where,

nPx+k, t+k is the population aged x+k to x+k+n at time t+k,

and

nCCRx, t and nPx, t are as defined in equation [A.2].

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To show the Hamilton-Perry Method satisfies the fundamental

demographic equation, we restate equation [A.2] using the terms in

equation [A.1]:

Pt+k = Pt + B – D + I – O

where,

Pt = Population at time t (the launch year),

Pt+k = Population at time t+k (the projection year),

B = Births between time t and t+k,

D = Deaths between time t and t+k,

I = In-migrants between time t and t+k, and

O = Out-migrants between time t and t+k,

then,

nCCRx,t = (nPx-k,t-k + B – D + I – O )/ nPx-k,t-k [A.3]

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Since we can also express equation [A.3] in terms of equation[A.1]:

nPx+k,t+k = ((nPx-k,t-k + B – D + I – O) / (nPx-k,t-k)) × ( nPx,t) [A.4]

where x+k >= 10,

then, nCCRxt = (nPx-k,t-k – D + I – i) / nPx-k,t-k, and since

N = I – O, where x+k ≥ 10, we have

nCCRx,t = (nPx-k,t-k – D + N) /(nPx-k,t-k). [A.5]

Equations [A.3], [A.4], and [A.5] show that the Hamilton-Perry

Method is not only consistent with the fundamental demographic

equation, but also closely related to the cohort-component method.

The Hamilton-Perry Method simply expresses the individual

components of change—births, deaths, and migration—in terms of

CCRs. As such, it satisfies the fundamental demographic equation.

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REASON NO. 1

The number 1 reason to use a Cohort Change Ratio

Method is that it is easy to explain and operate.

In a court case Swanson was engaged with that

involved population and enrollment projections, it made

an economist serving as the opposition’s expert witness grumble on the stand that his children could understand

and operate it.

The US Federal Judge hearing the case understood the

method and how it operated as well. The side the

economist was representing lost the case.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/wendi-c-thomas-municipal-schools-fight-makes-on

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The Top Ten Reasons to use Cohort Change Ratios

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10. You only need two census counts to generate a forecast

9. You only need two census counts to generate a backcast

8. You can generate small area forecasts with them

7. You can use them with institutional or administrative data

6. You can use them to estimate life expectancy

5. You can use them as a approach to Stable Population Theory

4. You can use them to forecast or backcast a multi-race population

3. You can use them in a regression-based approach to generate formal

measures of forecast uncertainty

2. In terms of forecasting & backcasting, they satisfy the Fundamental Demographic Equation

1. They are easy to use and explain

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