title: A comparison of four methods for projecting households.
abstract: "The purpose of this paper is to extend the headship rate method for projecting households to encompass both sexes.  Four models are considered that explicitly incorporate the impact of changes in the number of men and women on the number and joint age distribution of husband-wife households.  The models are applied to the Philippines using data from the 1988 National Demographic Survey to project households to 2010.  The models are also evaluated by 'backcasting' and comparing the results with special tabulations from the 1970 and 1980 censuses and the 1975 National Demographic Survey."
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Racelis
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D001208:Asia; D001210:Asia, Southeastern; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005544:Forecasting; D008722:Methods; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010679:Philippines; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D012106:Research; D012737:Sex Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic
keywords: Age Distribution; Age Factors; Asia; Comparative Studies; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Estimation Technics; Family And Household; Head Of Household; Households; Methodological Studies; Models, Theoretical; Philippines; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Forecast; Population Projection; Research Methodology; Sex Factors; Southeastern Asia; Studies