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...
| Publicado en: | Demography Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 121 - 135 |
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Springer Science & Business Media B.V.
February 1999
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