Modernizing the U.S. census / Barry Edmonston and Charles Schultze, editors ; Panel on Census Requirements in the Year 2000 and Beyond, Committee on National Statistics, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
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| Subjects: | United States--Census--Planning United States--Census--Methodology United States. Bureau of the Census Electronic books |
| Formats: | Electronic Resource, Remote |
| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Published: | Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1995 |
| LC Classification: | H, HA |
| Table of Contents: | Preface Summary 1 1. The Role of the Census 19 2. Population Coverage and Its Implications 30 3. Census Cost Increases and Their Causes 44 4. Radical Alternatives 59 5. A Redesigned Census 75 6. Census Content 113 7. Data on Race and Ethnicity 140 8. Intercensal Small-Area Data 156 References 178 App. A Basic Information on Census Questionnaires 187 App. B The Census Process 228 App. C Data Requirements for Reapportionment and Redistricting 239 App. D Research Uses of Census Data 259 App. E State and Local Needs for Census Data 273 App. F Business Uses of Census Data 292 App. G Use of Decennial Census Data in Transportation Planning 301 App. H Census Data Needs for Housing and Urban Development 322 App. I Alternative Ways to Produce Intercensal Small-Area Data 342 App. J Content and Quality of Federal and State Administrative Records 357 App. K Quality of Current Data on Race and Ethnicity 372 App. L Allocation Rates 384 App. M Census Data Requirements by Federal Agencies 438 App. N Groups and Individuals Consulted 445 App. O Biographical Sketches 457 |
| Alternate Titles: | Issued in other form: Original (DLC) 94069488 (OCoLC)31492684 |
| Additional Authors: | Edmonston, Barry Schultze, Charles L National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Census Requirements in the Year 2000 and Beyond United States. Bureau of the Census NetLibrary, Inc |
| Notes: | Invalid LCCN: 94069488 ISBN: 0585032483 (electronic bk.) ISBN: 0309051827 Panel chairman: Charles L. Schultze Includes bibliographical references Also available online Supported by funds provided by the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce. 50-YABC-2-66008 Reproduction notes: Electronic reproduction. Boulder, Colo. : NetLibrary, 1999. Available via the World Wide Web. Available in multiple electronic file formats. Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries |
| Physical Description: | xv, 460 p. ; 25 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 42329955 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 0585032483 0309051827 |