The American census : a social history /
Anderson, Margo J.
The American census : a social history / Margo J. Anderson. - 2nd ed. - New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 2015. - x, 332 p., ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The census and the new nation : apportionment,
This book is the first social history of the census from its origins to the present and has become the standard history of the population census in the United States. The second edition has been updated to trace census developments since 1980, including the undercount controversies, the arrival of the American Community Survey, and innovations of the digital age. Margo J. Anderson’s scholarly text effectively bridges the fields of history and public policy, demonstrating how the census both reflects the country’s extraordinary demographic character and constitutes an influential tool for policy making. Her book is essential reading for all those who use census data, historical or current, in their studies or work.
9780300195422 (paperbound : alk. paper)
2014958729
Demografía.
United States--Census--History.
United States--Population--History.
United States--Statistical services--History.
Estados Unidos--Censo--Historia.
Estados Unidos--Población--Historia.
Estados Unidos--Servicios estadísticos--Historia.
HA 37 / A548a 2015
304.6/0973
The American census : a social history / Margo J. Anderson. - 2nd ed. - New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 2015. - x, 332 p., ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The census and the new nation : apportionment,
This book is the first social history of the census from its origins to the present and has become the standard history of the population census in the United States. The second edition has been updated to trace census developments since 1980, including the undercount controversies, the arrival of the American Community Survey, and innovations of the digital age. Margo J. Anderson’s scholarly text effectively bridges the fields of history and public policy, demonstrating how the census both reflects the country’s extraordinary demographic character and constitutes an influential tool for policy making. Her book is essential reading for all those who use census data, historical or current, in their studies or work.
9780300195422 (paperbound : alk. paper)
2014958729
Demografía.
United States--Census--History.
United States--Population--History.
United States--Statistical services--History.
Estados Unidos--Censo--Historia.
Estados Unidos--Población--Historia.
Estados Unidos--Servicios estadísticos--Historia.
HA 37 / A548a 2015
304.6/0973