| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
xxvii, 456 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction by Margo J. Anderson -- Alphabetical list of articles -- The Articles. pt. 1. -- The Articles, pt. 2. -- Appendix: Census leadership, 1850-2010 -- U.S. population and area, 1790-2010 -- U.S. center of population, 1790-2010 -- Congressional appointment, 1789-2010 -- Percentage of the House of Representatives for each state after each apportionment -- Methods of congressional apportionment -- Chronology of the States of the Union -- Growth and cost of the Decennial Census, 1790-2010 -- Census 2010 questionnaire: short form -- American Community Survey (ACS) 2010 questionnaire form -- Standards for the Classification of Federal data on race and ethnicity -- Census on the web. |
| Summary |
The Encyclopedia of the U.S. Census, Second Edition updates and expands a resource to the history, politics, content, procedures, and uses of the decennial census of the American population. The new edition highlights changes in the Census Bureau's data collection and dissemination practices for the 2010 enumeration, including the use of a short-form questionnaire for the actual population count, and the release in late 2010 of the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year data set based on rolling samples of the U.S. population and gathered using the long-form questionnaire. The second edition also comprehensively covers the fallout from the 2000 census and recent issues affecting the administration of the 2010 count. --from publisher description. |
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This encyclopedia examines the history and current status of the U.S. Census. The U.S. Census is the procedure done every ten years -- mandated by the U.S. Constitution -- of systematically acquiring and recording information about the people of the U.S.; the results are used to allocate Congressional seats, electoral votes, and government program funding, among many other things. |
| Subject |
United States -- Census -- Encyclopedias.
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Census. (OCoLC)fst00850587
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Encyclopedias. (OCoLC)fst01423798
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| Added Author |
Anderson, Margo J., 1945-
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Citro, Constance F. (Constance Forbes), 1942-
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Salvo, Joseph J.
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| ISBN |
9781608710256 (alk. paper) |
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1608710254 (alk. paper) |
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