Using and Interpreting Utah Demographic and Economic Projections Mike Hollingshaus, Demographer 2018 -10 -26
2017 State and County Demographic and Economic Projections
Objectives I. Essentials (4 W’s) II. Communication I. Access II. Documentation III. Community Collaborations
Essentials Who Why Utah Population Projections When What
Essentials • Producers Who • Users • Collaborators Why Utah Population Projections When What
Essentials For each county in Utah we project annual • • Population Components of change Employment Households and group quarters Who Why Utah Population Projections When What
Essentials • 50 -year: 2017 and 2021 • 10 -year: 2019 • 3 -year update of school -age (annually) • Scenarios as appropriate Who Why Utah Population Projections When What
Essentials Who Consistent, wellinformed planning Why Utah Population Projections When What
UDEM Model Documentation http: //gardner. utah. edu/wp-content/uploads/udem_2017_final. pdf
Community Collaborations no one a residual no one an outlier no one thrown out • Feedback, feedback! • • • Data Assumptions Model Integration Model Logic Relationship Building