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Population and Fertility Studies

Improving the Measurement of Late-Life Disability in Population Surveys: Beyond ADLs and IADLs: Summary of a Workshop (2009)

Improving the Measurement of Late-Life Disability in Population Surveys summarizes a workshop organized to draw upon recent advances to improve the measurement of physical and cognitive disability in population surveys of the elderly...

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Experimentation and Evaluation Plans for the 2010 Census: Interim Report (2008)

For the past 50 years, the Census Bureau has conducted experiments and evaluations with every decennial census involving field data collection during which alternatives to current census processes are assessed for a subset of the population. An ...

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Biosocial Surveys (2007)

Biosocial Surveys analyzes the latest research on the increasing number of multipurpose household surveys that collect biological data along with the more familiar interviewer–respondent information. This book serves as a follow-up to the 2003...

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Tools and Methods for Estimating Populations at Risk from Natural Disasters and Complex Humanitarian Crises (2007)

Worldwide, millions of people are displaced annually because of natural or industrial disasters or social upheaval. Reliable data on the numbers, characteristics, and locations of these populations can bolster humanitarian relief efforts and...

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Using the American Community Survey: Benefits and Challenges (2007)

The American Community Survey (ACS) is a major new initiative from the U.S. Census Bureau designed to provide continuously updated information on the numbers and characteristics of the nation’s people and housing. It replaces the “long form” of the...

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Once, Only Once, and in the Right Place: Residence Rules in the Decennial Census (2006)

The usefulness of the U.S. decennial census depends critically on the accuracy with which individual people are counted in specific housing units, at precise geographic locations. The 2000 and other recent censuses have relied on a set of residence...

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Growing Up Global: The Changing Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries (2005)

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Fertility of Malian Tamasheq Repatriated Refugees: The Impact of Forced Migration (2004)

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Reengineering the 2010 Census: Risks and Challenges (2004)

At the request of the U.S. Census Bureau, the National Research Council’s ...

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The 2000 Census: Counting Under Adversity (2004)

The decennial census was the federal government’s largest and most complex ...

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