PO Box 6850

2600 Nutwood Ave. 

Suite 750

Fullerton, CA 92831

714.278.3009

Fax 714.278.5091

The Center for Demographic Research was established in 1996 to ensure Orange County continues its presence in the development and support of demographic information. The CDR activities are located at California State University, Fullerton, ensuring data consistency through the maintenance of a centralized data source of Orange County demographic characteristics.

The Center for Demographic Research is sponsored by the County of Orange, County of Orange Clerk-Recorder Department, Orange County Transportation Authority, Orange County Council of Governments, Orange County Sanitation District, Transportation Corridor Agencies, Municipal Water District of Orange County, and Orange County Water District. These agencies govern and support the Center for Demographic Research.

The Center for Demographic Research operates in partnership with California State University, Fullerton, supporting the university’s learning-centered mission. The CDR makes its wealth of data readily available to faculty and student researchers, assists the faculty in designing instructional activities in the field of demography, and draws upon faculty research and expertise in its project activities. Through such linkages, the CDR provides opportunities for California State University, Fullerton and other institutions of higher education to benefit from participation in regional demographic concerns.

A Management Oversight Committee serves as the policy committee overseeing the activities of the CDR. The County of Orange and the Orange County Transportation Authority have two members on the committee, the County of Orange Clerk-Recorder Department, League of Cities, Orange County Sanitation District, Transportation Corridors Agency, and California State University, Fullerton have one member, and the two water agencies share a member. Its responsibilities include (1) consideration of policy matters associated with the operations of the CDR, (2) review of product status and activities which are part of the core work program, (3) review of the CDR’s financial status, (4) consideration of requests from additional agencies wishing to become sponsors, and (5) consideration of other matters vital to the function of the CDR, including additional tasks as requested by the sponsors.

A Technical Advisory Committee provides technical guidance and input into the development of each product produced on the annual work program. The Technical Advisory Committee advises the Director of the CDR, as well as reports to the Management Oversight Committee. Its primary role is to provide advice on the approach, techniques, data sources and methods used to develop new products, facilitate the acquisition of data necessary to produce products, to provide suggestions on the interpretation and analysis incorporated into products, to provide input on assumptions for the development of the growth forecasts, and to provide review of products prior to approval by the Management Oversight Committee. Sponsor membership to this committee is the same as the Management Oversight Committee, with the addition of one representative of Chapman University and the University of California, Irvine.

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