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Title:
The US census / David Haugen, Susan Musser, and Ross M. Berger, book editors.
Author:
Haugen, David M., 1969-

Musser, Susan.

Berger, Ross M.
Publication Information:
Detroit : Greenhaven Press, ©2012.
Call Number:
HA37 .U55 U7 2012
Abstract:
This book is a collection of articles in which authors debate whether the U.S. census is useful, whether the census accurately represents the country's population, and whether the census should be reformed.
ISBN:
9780737757651

9780737757668
Series:
Opposing viewpoints

Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Physical Description:
202 pages ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Is the US census useful? The census provides essential information to the government / The census survey asks intrusive, unnecessary questions / The census has overstepped its constitutional bounds / The census is constitutional but costly / National censuses have been a source of controversy throughout history / Controversy concerning the census stems from partisan politics / Does the US census accurately represent the country's population? Census Bureau obscured personal data : too well, some say / The census undercounts college students / The census undercounts minority groups / The 2010 census will count same-sex married couples for the first time / Multiple racial classifications allow Americans to define themselves / Multiple racial classifications can skew accurate counts / Grant makers commit millions to help ensure accurate counts / Census Bureau partnerships with undercounted groups have helped boost participation / How should the US census be reformed? The census will be wrong. We could fix it / Statistical sampling could skew census counts / Unauthorized immigrants must be included in the census / Noncitizen counts must not be used to determine Congressional apportionment / The census should reform its racial categorization of Americans / The census question on race should be open-ended
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