title: A probability distribution for rural out-migration at micro-level.
abstract: "Under certain simplifying assumptions an inflated geometric distribution has been proposed to study the trends in rural out-migration at micro-level.  The distribution involves two parameters.  A procedure for finding the estimates of parameters is outlined.  Asymptotic expressions for variances and covariances of the estimates are obtained."  An example is provided using 1978 survey data concerning 3,514 households near Varanasi, India.
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D007194:India; D008722:Methods; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012424:Rural Population; D013223:Statistics as Topic
keywords: Asia; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Estimation Technics; India; Mathematical Model; Methodological Studies; Migration; Models, Theoretical; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Rural Population; Rural-urban Migration; Southern Asia