02729oam 2200457 450 99641826950331620201027110210.03-030-40578-810.1007/978-3-030-40578-6(OCoLC)1142521817(MiFhGG)GVRL734B(EXLCZ)99410000001047386420201019h20202020 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierCensus 2020 understanding the issues /Teresa A. Sullivan1st ed. 2020.Cham, Switzerland :Springer,[2020]�20201 online resource (xi, 113 pages) color illustrationsGale eBooks3-030-40577-X Includes bibliographical references and index.1. The Census: A Pillar of American Democracy and American Society -- 2. Who, What, When, Where of the Census -- 3. Who’s Missing: Undercounting and Underreporting -- 4. The Citizenship Issue and Gerrymandering -- 5. Privacy and Data Protection. 6. Are There Alternatives to the Census?.The decennial Census is the US Government's largest statistical undertaking, and it costs billions of dollars in planning, execution, and analysis. From a statistical viewpoint, it is critical because it is the only database that maps every inhabitant into a geographic location. By constitutional mandate, census data are the basis for reapportioning the House of Representatives and the Electoral College. The states use census data to redistrict their state legislatures and often to redraw boundaries for local elections. Census data inform the distribution of over $1.5 trillion in federal funding during the decade. This book details the fundamentals and significance of the 2020 Census for the non-specialist reader. It covers why the Census is the only statistical activity required by the US Constitution, the challenges of working towards an accurate and complete count, and what political ramifications flow from this process. Concise, timely, and comprehensible, this book provides helpful real-life examples while also offering an overview of the entwined statistical and political issues that surround the Census.CensusCitizenshipUnited StatesUnited StatesStatistical servicesCensus.Citizenship519.5Sullivan Teresa Aauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut278192MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK996418269503316Census 20202250533UNISA