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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826937703321

Titolo

Small-area estimates of school-age children in poverty : evaluation of current methodology / / Constance F. Citro and Graham Kalton, editors ; Panel on Estimates of Poverty for Small Geographic Areas, Committee on National Statistics, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2000

ISBN

0-309-17124-5

0-309-50157-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xi, 256 p. : ill

Collana

The compass series

Altri autori (Persone)

CitroConstance F <1942-> (Constance Forbes)

KaltonGraham

Soggetti

Poor children - United States - Statistical methods

Children - United States - Economic conditions - Statistical methods

Poverty - United States - Statistical methods

Poor children - Education - United States - Finance - Statistical methods

Federal aid to education - United States - Statistical methods

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"This study was supported by Contract No. RN96131001 between the National Academy of Sciences and the U.S. Department of Education. Support of the work of the Committee on National Statistics is provided by a consortium of federal agencies through a grant from the National Science Foundation (Number SBR-9709489)"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-250).

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction and Overview -- 2 Title I Allocation Procedures -- 3 Data Sources for County Estimates -- 4 Estimation Procedure for Counties -- 5 Alternative County Models -- 6 Evaluations of County Estimates -- 7 School District Estimates -- 8 Population Estimates -- 9 Research and Development Priorities -- Appendices -- APPENDIX A Models for County and State Poverty Estimates -- APPENDIX B Regression Diagnostics on Alternative County Regression Models -- APPENDIX C County Model Comparisons with 1990 Census Estimates -- APPENDIX D Use of School Lunch Data in New York State for the Estimation of



School-Age Children in Poverty: An Analysis -- APPENDIX E Special Case: Estimates for Puerto Rico -- References and Bibliography -- Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff.