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Record Nr.

UNINA9910482977203321

Autore

O'Hare William P

Titolo

The Undercount of Young Children in the U.S. Decennial Census / / by William P. O'Hare

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-18917-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (116 p.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Population Studies, , 2211-3215

Disciplina

353.00819

Soggetti

Demography

Statistics

Statistics for Social Sciences, Humanities, Law

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Methodology Used to Measure Census Coverage -- Chapter 3 Coverage of Young Children in the 2010 U.S. Decennial Census -- Chapter 4 Historical Examination of Net Coverage for Children in the U.S. -- Chapter 5 State and County Level 2010 U.S. Census Coverage Rates for Young -- Chapter 6 Coverage of Young Children in the Census: An International Comparative Perspective -- Chapter 7 Potential Explanations for the High Net Undercount of Young Children in the U.S. Census -- Chapter 8 Summary and Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

This book covers several dimensions of the undercount of young children in the U.S. Decennial Census, examines the data from the 2010 U.S. Decennial Census in detail and looks at trends in the undercount of children over time. Other aspects included are the geographic distribution of the net undercount and an exploration for some of the potential explanations for the high net undercount of children. The number of young children in the US is growing, but almost one million young children (under age 5) were missed in the 2010 U.S. Decennial Census. The net undercount of young children has been higher than any other age group for the past several decades and is increasing rapidly, but little attention has been paid to the issue but demographers or the public.