Who Counts?: The Politics of Census-taking in Contemporary America - Hardcover

Anderson, Margo J.; Fienberg, Stephen E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0871542560 ISBN 13: 9780871542564

Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation, 1999

Synopsis

Anderson (history, U. of Wisconsin, Milwaukee) and Fienberg (statistics and social science, Carnegie Mellon U.) provide a history of the American decennial census, focusing particularly on the censuses of the last three decades. They discuss the controversy of the undercount, the various lawsuits brought to contest methodology and results, challenges associated with achieving an accurate count (particularly of race and ethnicity), and the interplay of law, politics, and science that fuel the ongoing debate. They conclude by proposing a new census design for the year 2000. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About this title

Synopsis:

Anderson (history, U. of Wisconsin, Milwaukee) and Fienberg (statistics and social science, Carnegie Mellon U.) provide a history of the American decennial census, focusing particularly on the censuses of the last three decades. They discuss the controversy of the undercount, the various lawsuits brought to contest methodology and results, challeng

About the Author:

MARGO J. ANDERSON is professor of history and urban studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

STEPHEN E. FIENBERG is Maurice Falk University Professor of Statistics and Social Change at Carnegie Mellon University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0871542560
• ISBN 13: 9780871542564
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256