1. Falling household size and its effect on metropolitan population growth and density.
- Author
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Gober P
- Subjects
- Americas, Demography, Developed Countries, Divorce, Ethnicity, Fertility, Geography, Housing, North America, Population, Population Characteristics, United States, Family Characteristics, Population Density, Population Dynamics, Population Growth, Urban Population
- Abstract
"In determining metropolitan population size and changes therein, urban theorists traditionally have focused on the number of occupied dwelling units or households and have assumed that these households are equal in size. This paper argues that average household size is an indicator of how intensively the housing stock is utilized and that there is substantial variation in household size across SMSAs in the U.S. The experience of 150 SMSAs is examined for the time period 1960 to 1970. The study model attributes varying household size to differentials in birth and divorce rates, racial composition and age of housing. Ramifications of recent household size declines involve the internal spatial organization of metropolitan areas and the Census controversy with cities over alleged undercounts of urban populations.", (excerpt)
- Published
- 1981
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