1. Spatial microsimulation
  2. Demography
  3. Dynamic microsimulation
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A geospatial dynamic microsimulation model for household population projections

Research article
Cite this article as: S. M. Rogers, J. Rineer, M. D. Scruggs, W. D. Wheaton, P. C. Cooley, D. J. Roberts, D. K. Wagener; 2014; A geospatial dynamic microsimulation model for household population projections; International Journal of Microsimulation; 7(2); 119-146. doi: 10.34196/ijm.00102
6 figures and 2 tables

Figures

A model framework showing FPOP as the demographic core for a chronic disease scenario.
Projected age distribution of North Carolina, 2011–2050: FPOP.
Projected non-Hispanic Black population, North Carolina 2011–2050 with default and adjusted mortality probabilities.
Population projections, North Carolina 2011–2033: FPOP and NC OSBM.
Trends in age structure by age groups, North Carolina 2011–2033: FPOP and NC OSBM.
Estimated change in body mass index (BMI) for men and women in urban and rural settings by different participation rates in intervention programs.

Tables

Table 1
Initial demographic parameters applied to FPOP for a U.S. population.
Parameter Source of estimate Geospatial level of estimate Statistical model Explanatory variables
Aging 2007–2011 ACS Time t -> t+1
Mortality NCHS/NVSS National Lifetable Age, sex, race, Hispanic origin
Fertility NCHS/NVSS State Age-race-parity specific probability Age, race, parity Hispanic origin
Union
  Formation ACS 2009 State Logistic regression Age, sex, race Hispanic origin, education, employment,
  Dissolution ACS 2009 State Logistic regression Age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, education, employment
Migration ACS 2009; 2008–10 State Logistic regression Age, sex, race, Hispanic origin
  1. ACS is the American Community Survey; NCHS NVSS is the National Center for Health Statistics / National Vital Statistics System.

Table 2
Components of population growth, North Carolina 2011–2033: FPOP and NC OSBM.
Base Pop (2011 FPOP, 2010OSBM Nat. Incr. Net in-migration Projected 2020 Pop Nat. Incr. Net in-migration Projected 2030 Pop Nat. Incr. Net inmigration Projected 2033 Pop
2010(1)–2020 2020–2030 2030–2033
FPOP Projections, 2011–2033 9,490,337 336,507 3.55% 863,210 9.10% 10,690,054 187,820 1.76% 1,128,992 10.56% 12,006,866 2,058 0.02% 363,861 3.03% 12,372,785
NC OSBM, 2010–2033 9,535,471 319,121 3.35% 762,267 7.99% 10,616,859 166,140 1.56% 899,263 8.47% 11,682,262 16,607 0.14% 301,691 2.58% 12,000,560
Ratio: OSBM/FPOP Projections 1.005 0.993 0.973 0.970
  1. Nat. Incr.: Natural Increase=Births-Deaths; NC OSBM projections tabulated for 10-year periods beginning April 2010 and ending July 2033. FPOP estimates tabulated for 10-year periods beginning April 2011 and ending April 2033.

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