They argue that evidence suggests that the methods used to conduct traditional census counts may be at the end of their useful working lives, as evidenced by increasing costs and declining response rates. Some of their ideas will seem farfetched. However, Swanson and Walashek believe this is the time to discuss radical proposals as governments re-examine the utility of traditional census counts and consider reductions, as is the case in Canada and England.
This SpringerBriefs should be on the reading list of staff in statistical agencies grappling with rising costs and declining response rates, as well as census stakeholders concerned about costs, accuracy, and census utility.
They argue that evidence suggests that the methods used to conduct traditional census counts may be at the end of their useful working lives, as evidenced by increasing costs and declining response rates. Some of their ideas will seem farfetched. However, Swanson and Walashek believe this is the time to discuss radical proposals as governments re-examine the utility of traditional census counts and consider reductions, as is the case in Canada and England.
This SpringerBriefs should be on the reading list of staff in statistical agencies grappling with rising costs and declining response rates, as well as census stakeholders concerned about costs, accuracy, and census utility.

CEMAF as a Census Method: A Proposal for a Re-Designed Census and An Independent U.S. Census Bureau
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CEMAF as a Census Method: A Proposal for a Re-Designed Census and An Independent U.S. Census Bureau
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ISBN-13: | 9789400711945 |
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Publisher: | Springer Netherlands |
Publication date: | 05/17/2011 |
Series: | SpringerBriefs in Population Studies , #1 |
Edition description: | 2011 |
Pages: | 46 |
Product dimensions: | 6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.36(d) |