Modernizing the U.S. Census

Barry Edmonston and Charles Schultze, Editors; Panel on Census Requirements in the Year 2000 and Beyond, National Research Council

• 1 Front Matter; 2 SUMMARY; 3 1 THE ROLE OF THE CENSUS; 4 2 POPULATION COVERAGE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS; 5 3 CENSUS COST INCREASES AND THEIR CAUSES; 6 4 RADICAL ALTERNATIVES; 7 5 A REDESIGNED CENSUS; 8 6 CENSUS CONTENT; 9 7 DATA ON RACE AND ETHNICITY; 10 8 INTERCENSAL SMALL-AREA DATA; 11 REFERENCES; 12 APPENDICES; 13 A Basic Information on Census Questionnaires; 14 B The Census Process; 15 C Data Requirements for Reapportionment and Redistricting; 16 D Research Uses of Census Data; 17 E State and Local Needs for Census Data; 18 F Business Uses of Census Data; 19 G Use of Decennial Census Data in Transportation Planning; 20 H Census Data Needs for Housing and Urban Development; 21 I Alternative Ways to Produce Intercensal Small-Area Data; 22 J Content and Quality of Federal and State Administrative Records; 23 K Quality of Current Data on Race and Ethnicity; 24 L Allocation Rates; 25 M Census Data Requirements by Federal Agencies; 26 N Groups and Individuals Consulted; 27 O Biographical Sketches