Once, Only Once, and in the Right Place: Residence Rules in the Decennial Census - Hardcover

National Research Council; Division Of Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education; Committee On National Statistics; Panel On Residence Rules In The Decennial Census

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0309102995 ISBN 13: 9780309102995

Publisher: National Academies Press, 2006

Synopsis

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 rules to craft instructions on the census questionnaire in order to guide respondents to identify their correct "usual residence." Determining the proper place to count such groups as college students, prisoners, and military personnel has always been complicated and controversial; major societal trends such as placement of children in shared custody arrangements and the prevalence of "snowbird" and "sunbird" populations who regularly move to favorable climates further make it difficult to specify ties to one household and one place. Once, Only Once, and in the Right Place reviews the evolution of current residence rules and the way residence concepts are presented to respondents. It proposes major changes to the basic approach of collecting residence information and suggests a program of research to improve the 2010 and future censuses.

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About the Author

Panel on Residence Rules in the Decennial Census, Daniel L. Cork and Paul R. Voss, Editors, National Research Council

Edition details

• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0309102995
• ISBN 13: 9780309102995
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 376
• Editor: Voss Paul R., Cork Daniel L.