Modernizing the U.S. census /

Modernizing the U.S. census /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1995.
Description:	xv, 460 p. ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	United States. -- Bureau of the Census. United States. -- Bureau of the Census. United States -- Census -- Planning. United States -- Census -- Methodology. United States. Census data.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1718555

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Other authors / contributors:	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
ISBN:	0309051827
Notes:	Panel chairman: Charles L. Schultze. Includes bibliographical references. Supported by funds provided by the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce. 50-YABC-2-66008.

Table of Contents:

1. The Role of the Census
2. Population Coverage and Its Implications
3. Census Cost Increases and Their Causes
4. Radical Alternatives
5. A Redesigned Census
6. Census Content
7. Data on Race and Ethnicity
8. Intercensal Small-Area Data
App. A Basic Information on Census Questionnaires
App. B The Census Process
App. C Data Requirements for Reapportionment and Redistricting
App. D Research Uses of Census Data
App. E State and Local Needs for Census Data
App. F Business Uses of Census Data
App. G Use of Decennial Census Data in Transportation Planning
App. H Census Data Needs for Housing and Urban Development
App. I Alternative Ways to Produce Intercensal Small-Area Data
App. J Content and Quality of Federal and State Administrative Records
App. K Quality of Current Data on Race and Ethnicity
App. L Allocation Rates
App. M Census Data Requirements by Federal Agencies
App. N Groups and Individuals Consulted
App. O Biographical Sketches.