Modernizing the U.S. Census - Couverture souple

National Research Council; Division Of Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education; Commission On Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education; Panel On Census Requirements In The Year 2000 And Beyond

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0309051827 ISBN 13 : 9780309051828

Editeur : National Academies Press, 1994

Synopsis

The U.S. census, conducted every 10 years since 1790, faces dramatic new challenges as the country begins its third century. Critics of the 1990 census cited problems of increasingly high costs, continued racial differences in counting the population, and declining public confidence.

This volume provides a major review of the traditional U.S. census. Starting from the most basic questions of how data are used and whether they are needed, the volume examines the data that future censuses should provide. It evaluates several radical proposals that have been made for changing the census, as well as other proposals for redesigning the year 2000 census. The book also considers in detail the much-criticized long form, the role of race and ethnic data, and the need for and ways to obtain small-area data between censuses.

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À propos de l?auteur

Barry Edmonston and Charles Schultze, Editors; Panel on Census Requirements in the Year 2000 and Beyond, National Research Council

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: National Academies Press
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0309051827
• ISBN 13: 9780309051828
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 480
• Éditeur: Schultze Charles, Edmonston Barry
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible