How much do we count? Interpretation and error-making in the decennial census.

In light of the critique of the 1990 U.S. decennial census procedures, a field study was conducted among low-income, inner-city residents in 1991 to analyze how they conceptualized and managed the civic task of census response. It was found that interpretations regarding the purpose and meaning of...

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Publicado en:	Demography Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 121 - 135
Autores principales:	Iversen, Roberta Rehner, Furstenberg, Frank F., Belzer, Alisa A.
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Springer Science & Business Media B.V. February 1999
Materias:	Social surveys Response styles (Examinations) Inner cities Poor people's attitudes Urban poor United States census
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