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Counting People in the Information Age.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Staff, National Research Council
Otros Autores: Steffey, Duane L., Bradburn, Norman M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : National Academies Press, 1900.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • COUNTING PEOPLE IN THE INFORMATION AGE
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Summary
  • THE CHALLENGE FOR 2000
  • MAJOR INNOVATIONS FOR THE 2000 CENSUS
  • Sampling, Estimation, and the One-Number Census
  • Response and Coverage Improvement
  • OTHER KEY CENSUS DESIGN COMPONENTS
  • Address List Development
  • Use of Administrative Records
  • Matching and Elimination of Duplicate Records
  • Methods for Hard-to-Enumerate Populations
  • Use of the Telephone
  • ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR LONG-FORM DATA COLLECTION
  • 1 Introduction
  • THE ROLE OF THE PANEL
  • CENSUS BUREAU RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTEvaluation Criteria for the 2000 Census
  • One-Number Census
  • Plans for the 1995 Census Test
  • Other Activities
  • PLANNING FOR THE 2000 AND FUTURE CENSUSES
  • The Costs of Census-Taking
  • Goals for the 1995 Census Test
  • Milestones for 2000 Census Planning
  • Longer-Term Census Research and Development
  • 2 Preliminary Census Design Issues
  • ADDRESS LIST DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
  • Development of a Master Address File
  • MAF/TIGER Benefits for the Decennial Census and Other Programs
  • Frequency of MAF/TIGER UpdatingCooperation With the Postal Service
  • Cooperation With State and Local Governments
  • RECORD LINKAGE
  • LEGAL ISSUES
  • Census Reference Date
  • Use of Sampling and Statistical Estimation
  • Access to Address Information
  • Access to Administrative Records for Statistical Purposes
  • OPERATIONAL ISSUES
  • Uniform Treatment
  • Residence Rules
  • Continuous Infrastructure
  • 3 Response and Coverage
  • RESEARCH ON RESPONSE AND COVERAGE ISSUES TO DATE
  • ROSTER IMPROVEMENT RESEARCH
  • Living Situation Survey and Cognitive Research on Residence RulesNational Coverage Test
  • Discussion and Recommendations
  • RESPONSE IMPROVEMENT RESEARCH
  • Simplified Questionnaire Test and Implementation Test
  • Mail and Telephone Mode Test
  • Appeals and Long Form Experiment
  • Spanish Forms Availability Test
  • Discussion
  • USE OF THE TELEPHONE
  • Inbound Calls
  • Availability of Telephone Numbers for Outbound Calling
  • Outbound Reminder Calls
  • Use of CATI for Nonresponse Follow-up
  • Using CATI in the Integrated Coverage Measurement Program
  • OTHER AUTOMATED RESPONSE TECHNOLOGIESHARD-TO-ENUMERATE POPULATIONS
  • Challenges in Counting Poor and Migrant Populations
  • Irregular and Complex Household Arrangements
  • Irregular Housing
  • Residential Mobility
  • Distrust of Government
  • Limited English Proficiency
  • Persons With No Usual Residence
  • Policy Initiatives for 2000 and Future Censuses
  • Creating Ongoing Local Ties
  • Further Comparative Studies of Hard-to-Enumerate Populations
  • Strategies for Reducing Differentials in Coverage
  • Enumerating Persons With No Usual Residence