SpringerBriefs in Population Studies Differential Undercounts in the US Census - William P OHare Kartoniert (TB)

This open access book describes the differences in US census coverage also referred to as differential undercount by showing which groups have the highest net undercounts and which groups have the greatest undercount differentials and discusses why such undercounts occur. In addition to focusing on measuring census coverage for several demographic characteristics including age gender race Hispanic origin status and tenure it also considers several of the main hard-to-count populations such as immigrants the homeless the LBGT community children in foster care and the disabled. How ever given the dearth of accurate undercount data for these groups they are covered less comprehensively than those demographic groups for which there is reliable undercount data from the Census Bureau. This book is of interest to demographers statisticians survey methodologists and all those interested in census coverage.