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These seminar transcripts were edited and prepared by the [Census] Director's Office in cooperation with the Publications Services Division of the Social and Economic Statistics Administration. Within the Publications Services Division many individuals made significant contributions in the areas of publications planning and design, editorial review, composition and printing procurement. Jack L. Osborn, Administrative Assistant to the Director was responsible for planning and review of the material. The cooperation of the University of Southern California School of Public Administration and Charles Grace, Director of its Program Development, as well as the government and private industry participants, is gratefully acknowledged.
Report on a seminar on current problems and trends in the efforts of the Census Bureau of the USA in attempting to provide and develop statistical services. Covers the right of privacy and the problem of confidentiality, the evolution of economic indicators and social indicators, data collecting and data processing.
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.
The State and Metropolitan Area Data Book is the continuation of the U.S. Census Bureau’s discontinued publication. It is a convenient summary of statistics on the social and economic structure of the states, metropolitan areas, and micropolitan areas in the United States. It is designed to serve as a statistical reference and guide to other data publications and sources. This new edition features more than 1,500 data items from a variety of sources. It covers many key topical areas including population, birth and death rates, health coverage, school enrollment, crime rates, income and housing, employment, transportation, and government. The metropolitan area information is based on the la...