Projections of the general and elderly population of Texas, 1970-2000 : by senatorial districts / presented by Joint Committee on Long-Term Care Alternatives.
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2014-09-16Author
Texas. Joint Committee on Long-Term Care Alternatives.
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The data presented in this publication were developed by
the Joint Committee on Long-Term Care Alternatives in its
study of the elderly population of Texas and the effectiveness
of various services in meeting the needs of that population.
Selected population figures from that study were further compiled
into Senatorial and Representative districts to serve as
a reference to individual legislative members when considering
the problems and needs of the Texas elderly.
The population figures are based on county data compiled
from the 1970 census, with the projections for 1980 and 2000
taking into account such variables as mortality rates and migration
patterns. It is felt that they represent as accurate
a picture, on the whole, as is currently possible. In referring
to these data, however, the reader should bear two things
in mind:
1. While it is relatively simple to project, within
limits, changes in large populations, it becomes
increasingly difficult as the numbers decrease to
smaller units. Therefore the margin of error is
increased when considering individual county figures,
especially among the less populated counties.
2. As the data were compiled on a county basis, it was
not possible to divide individual county figures
along district lines. Therefore, when a district encompasses
any portion of a county, the entire population
of that county is included in the district
totals. In these cases each legislator should estimate
the proportion of a county's population that he
or she represents and adjust the district figures
accordingly.