Modernizing the U.S. Census

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Summary

Examines the traditional US census. This book evaluates several radical proposals that have been made for changing the census, as well as other proposals for redesigning the year 2000 census. It also considers in 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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• Authors: Commission on Behavioral and Social Scie, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee On National Statistics, Division Of Behavioral And Social Scienc, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Barry Edmondston, National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, Panel on Census Requirements in the Year, Panel on Census Requirements in the Year 2000 and Beyond
• Assisted by: Barry Edmonston (Editor), Charles Schultze (Editor), Charles L. Schultze (Editor)
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.1994
• EAN: 9780309051828
• ISBN: 978-0-309-05182-8
• No. of pages: 480
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 229 mm x 31 mm
• Weight: 757 g
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories