Differential Undercounts in the U.S. Census : Who is Missed?
O’Hare, William P.
Differential Undercounts in the U.S. Census : Who is Missed? - Cham Springer Nature 2019 - 1 electronic resource (167 p.)
Open Access
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.
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English
978-3-030-10973-8
10.1007/978-3-030-10973-8 doi
Social research & statistics
Population & demography
Probability & statistics
Social sciences Demography Statistics Social sciences
Differential Undercounts in the U.S. Census : Who is Missed? - Cham Springer Nature 2019 - 1 electronic resource (167 p.)
Open Access
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.
Creative Commons
English
978-3-030-10973-8
10.1007/978-3-030-10973-8 doi
Social research & statistics
Population & demography
Probability & statistics
Social sciences Demography Statistics Social sciences