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The University of Texas at San Antonio Applied Demography Society Alumni Lecture Series

The University of Texas at San Antonio Applied Demography Society Alumni Lecture Series October 21, 2014 San Antonio, TX. Mission.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio Applied Demography Society Alumni Lecture Series

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  1. The University of Texas at San Antonio Applied Demography Society Alumni Lecture Series October 21, 2014 San Antonio, TX

  2. Mission The Office of the State Demographer disseminates demographic and related socioeconomic data to the State of Texas and the general public. The State Demographer’s Office monitors demographic and socioeconomic changes in the State in order to better inform the executive and legislative branches of Texas government. Special emphasis is placed on data that may be useful to policy makers in dealing with issues regarding the demand for state services.

  3. Meeting the Mission • Data Portal, Publications, and Reports http://txsdc.utsa.edu/ • Population Estimates and Projections Program http://txsdc.utsa.edu/Data/TPEPP/Estimates/Index.aspx • Resource Witness at Legislative Hearings • Public Presentations http://osd.state.tx.us • Data Requests • Custom Research Projects • Annual Conference for Data Users and Applied Demography Conference

  4. Population Projections, Texas, 2010 - 2050 Population Projections by Race/Ethnicity 2000-2010 Migration Scenario Source: Texas State Data Center Population Estimates and Projections Program, 2012 Projections

  5. Policy Areas Impacted by Texas Demography • Projecting the educational attainment of the future Texas labor force • Estimating and projecting the need for adult basic education • Estimating and projecting the transit urban gaps • Projecting obesity and diabetes for the Texas population • Identifying demographic, socioeconomic, geospatial, and housing characteristics related to household energy consumption • Streamlining the waiver application process for nursing facility placement applications • TxDOT One-Stop online demographic tool

  6. Some Findings

  7. Percent of Population with High School Degree or Higher, 2010 and 2030

  8. Percent of Population with Bachelor’s Degree or Higher, 2010 to 2030

  9. Nursing Facility Placement Web Application

  10. Nursing Facility Placement Web Application

  11. Projected Increase in Obesity in Texas by Ethnicity, 2006 to 2040 Source: Office of the State Demographer projections, using 2000-2004 migration scenario population projections

  12. Demographics & Destiny

  13. Hans Rosling’s The Joy of Stats BBC Four http://youtu.be/jbkSRLYSojo

  14. Contact Office: (512) 463-8390 or (210) 458-6530 E-mail: State.Demographer@osd.state.tx.us Website: http://osd.state.tx.us Office of the State Demographer

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