Differential undercounts in the U.S. census : who is missed? /

Differential undercounts in the U.S. census : who is missed? /

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Author / Creator:	O'Hare, William P., author.
Imprint:	Cham, Switzerland : Springer Open, [2019]
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Series:	SpringerBriefs in population studies SpringerBriefs in population studies.
Subject:	Census undercounts -- United States -- Evaluation. Census undercounts -- Evaluation. United States.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12648833

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ISBN:	9783030109738 3030109739 3030109720 9783030109721
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 25, 2019).
Summary:	This open access book describes the differences in US census coverage, also referred to as "differential undercount", by showing which groups have the highest net undercounts and which groups have the greatest undercount differentials, and discusses why such undercounts occur. In addition to focusing on measuring census coverage for several demographic characteristics, including age, gender, race, Hispanic origin status, and tenure, it also considers several of the main hard-to-count populations, such as immigrants, the homeless, the LBGT community, children in foster care, and the disabled. However, given the dearth of accurate undercount data for these groups, they are covered less comprehensively than those demographic groups for which there is reliable undercount data from the Census Bureau. This book is of interest to demographers, statisticians, survey methodologists, and all those interested in census coverage
Other form:	Print version: O'Hare, William P. Differential undercounts in the U.S. census. Cham, Switzerland : Springer Open, [2019] 3030109720 9783030109721

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Why the Census is Important
3. How Do We Know Who is Missed in the Census?
4. The Big Picture on Census Undercount Differentials
5. Differentials by Age
6. Differentials by Sex
7. Differentials by Hispanic Origin Status
8. Census Coverage of the Black Population
9. Census Coverage of American Indians and Alaskan Natives
10. Coverage of Asians
11. Census Coverage of Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders
12. Renters and Owners
13. Data on Other groups at risk of being undercounted
14. Attempts to Reduce/Eliminate Differential Census Undercounts
15. Looking toward the 2020 Census.