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Housing Unit Method

In: Subnational Population Estimates

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  • David A. Swanson

    (University of California Riverside)

  • Jeff Tayman

    (University of California San Diego, Department of Economics)

Abstract

The housing unit method is based on the fact that almost everyone lives in some type of housing structure, whether a single family unit, an apartment, a mobile home, a college dormitory, or a state prison. Recall that the demographic balancing equation is an exact identity of population change (see Chapter 3). In a similar vein, the housing unit method provides an exact determination of the total population; any error is due to inaccuracies in estimates of its elements, not an inherent flaw in the method itself (Lowe, Pittenger, and Walker 1977; Swanson, Baker, and Van Patten 1983). It is one of the most widely used techniques for subnational population estimates (Bryan 2004b: 550; Byerly 1990). One reason for the wide spread use of the housing unit method is it can be applied at virtually any level of geography, especially at detailed spatial resolutions (Jarosz 2008; Tayman 1994). Second it can accommodate a variety of data sources and application techniques (Lowe, Myers, and Weisser 1984; Smith and Cody 2004). Finally, the housing unit method can produce estimates that are at least as accurate as other post-censal estimation techniques (Hoque 2010; Smith 1986; Smith and Mandell 1984; Starsinic and Zitter 1968).

Suggested Citation

  • David A. Swanson & Jeff Tayman, 2012. "Housing Unit Method," The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis, in: Subnational Population Estimates, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 137-163, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ssdmcp:978-90-481-8954-0_7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-8954-0_7
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