The Undercount of Young Children in the U.S. Decennial Census
Authors: OHare, William
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This book covers several dimensions of the undercount of young children in the U.S. Decennial Census, examines the data from the 2010 U.S. Decennial Census in detail and looks at trends in the undercount of children over time. Other aspects included are the geographic distribution of the net undercount and an exploration for some of the potential explanations for the high net undercount of children. The number of young children in the US is growing, but almost one million young children (under age 5) were missed in the 2010 U.S. Decennial Census. The net undercount of young children has been higher than any other age group for the past several decades and is increasing rapidly, but little attention has been paid to the issue but demographers or the public.
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“The publication is divided into eight chapters, each of which opens with an abstract, concludes with a summary, and has a rich list of references at its close. … this is a compact work that takes a systematic approach to its subject and also offers a great list of references on it.” (Jaroslav Kraus, Demografie, Vol. 57 (4), 2015)
- Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-10
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Methodology Used to Measure Census Coverage
Pages 11-25
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Coverage of Young Children in the 2010 U.S. Decennial Census
Pages 27-37
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Historical Examination of Net Coverage for Children in the U.S. Decennial Census: 1950 to 2010
Pages 39-49
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State and County Level 2010 U.S. Census Coverage Rates for Young Children
Pages 51-71
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- The Undercount of Young Children in the U.S. Decennial Census
- Authors
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- William OHare
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in Population Studies
- Copyright
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-18917-8
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-18917-8
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-18916-1
- Series ISSN
- 2211-3215
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- IX, 112
- Number of Illustrations
- 11 b/w illustrations
- Topics