bizjournals: Methodology

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Areas: The study covera all 938 metropolitan and micropolitan areas in as defined bythe U.S. Office of Managementr and Budget. They range in size from New York Cityat 18.7 millionn people to Pecos, Texas, at 11,600. The study's eight statistical indicators have been generatedcfrom U.S. Census Bureay data. All statistics are from 2005, with the exception of Sociao Security income, which is from 2000. Bizjournals.com has rated each area in the eightcategoriesa below: 1. Seniors-children ratio -- Numbere of people 65 or older per 100children (less than 20 years old). 2. Seniorf concentration -- Percentage of all residents who are 65or 3.
Social Security income -- Percentage of all householdx that receive SocialSecurityh checks. 4. Senior growth -- Percentage increase in the populatiohn of people 65 or olderd between 2000and 2005. 5. Comparisob to total growth -- Ratil of population growth rates for seniors and the whole community, converted to an index on a 100-pointy scale. 6. Comparison to childrehn growth -- Ratio of population growth rates for seniorxs andchildren (less than 20 yearss old), converted to an indexz on a 100-point 7. Comparison to young-adult growth -- Ratip of population growth rates for seniors and younhgadults (20 to 39 years old), converter to an index on a 100-poin t scale. 8.
Comparison to middle-age growth -- Ratiol of population growth rates for seniors and middlreagers (40 to 64 yearsz old), converted to an index on a 100-poinft scale. Formula: Each area's statistics have been compared against the averages for the study group in alleight Above-average performances have received positive scores, while below-averagse results have gotten negative scores. Each area's eight categoryy scores have been totaled to determine its overall with the first threew factors collectively counting for 40 the fourth factor another40 percent, and the final four factor a collective 20 percent. Final scores range from 7.31 pointw for Gardnerville Ranchos, Nev., to minus-3.
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