The American census
Subtitle: a social history
By: Margo J. Anderson
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9780300195422
Subjects: Census; Statistical services; History; Population
Description: This book is the first social history of the census from its origins to the present and has become the standard history of the population census in the United States. The second edition has been updated to trace census developments since 1980, including the undercount controversies, the arrival of the American Community Survey, and innovations of the digital age. Margo J. Anderson's scholarly text effectively bridges the fields of history and public policy, demonstrating how the census both reflects the country's extraordinary demographic character and constitutes an influential tool for policy making. Her book is essential reading for all those who use census data, historical or current, in their studies or work.--
Notes: Previous edition: 1988.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [283]-324) and index.