Panel to Review the 2000 Census, Committee on National Statistics, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, Constance F. Citro, Daniel L. C
(Izdošanas datums: 07-Jan-2002, Hardback, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309382496)
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This volume contains the full text of two reports: one is an interim review of major census operations, which also assesses the U.S. Census bureaus recommendation in March 2001 regarding statistical adjustment of census data for redistricting....Lasīt vairāk
Many of the papers presented in this collection (the second of two volumes) were presented during a research conference on racial trends in the US held in October 1998 in Washington DC. The contributors are academics in public policy, sociology, Afr...Lasīt vairāk
The papers collected in this first of two volumes were first presented at the Research Conference on Racial Trends in the US, which was organized following discussions between the National Research Council and the Presidents (Clinton) Initiative on...Lasīt vairāk
Faith Mitchell, William Julius Wilson, Neil J. Smelser, National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Academy of Sciences
(Izdošanas datums: 23-Feb-2001, Hardback, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309064958)
Explores the trends among African Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans, and Native Americans in the context of a white majority. This volume presents the findings and analysis on racial and social dynamics, with recommendations for research. Volume...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on Population, Panel on Population Projections, Rodolfo A. Bulatao, John Bongaarts
Is rapid world population growth actually coming to an end? As population growth and its consequences have become front-page issues, projections of slowing growth from such institutions as the United Nations and the World Bank have been called into...Lasīt vairāk
Panel on Population Projections, Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, National Academy of
(Izdošanas datums: 11-Oct-2000, Hardback, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309069908)
The panel evaluates forecasts that the Earths population will continue to grow, but at a slower pace. Focusing on fertility as one key to accurate projections, it examines the transition from high, constant fertility to low fertility, and whether no...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on National Statistics, Panel on Estimates of Poverty for Small Geographic Areas, Graham Kalton, Constance F. Citro
Trends in federal policies for social and economic programs have increased the demand for accurate estimates of income and poverty for states, counties, and even smaller areas. This book from the National Research Council provides guidance for impro...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on National Statistics, Panel on Alternative Census Methodologies
This final report of the Panel on Alternative Census Methodologies provides an assessment of the Census Bureaus plans for the 2000 census as of the time of the 1998 census dress rehearsal. It examines changes in census plans following, and to a mod...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on Population, John G. Haaga, Jennifer A. Johnson-Kuhn, John B. Casterline, Caroline H. Bledsoe
Assesses the evidence, and possible mechanisms, for the associations between womens education, fertility preferences, and fertility in developing countries, and how these associations vary across regions. This book discusses the implications of the...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on Population, Robert A. Moffitt
The design of welfare programs in an era of reform and devolution to the states must take into account the likely effects of programs on demographic behavior. This work contains reviews and syntheses of existing evidence bearing on the demographic i...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on Population, Barney Cohen, Mark R. Montgomery
Not a guide to the journey between lifetimes, but a collection of 11 papers from a November 1995 workshop in which researchers from different disciplines pool their knowledge and ideas about how changes in infant and child mortality affect reproducti...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on Population, Faith Mitchell, Christine A. Costello, Jose Luis Bobadilla
To help assess priorities for health policy, the Committee on Population organized two workshops. This volume consists of selected papers presented at the workshops. They assess the reliability of data on mortality, morbidity, and disability, and an...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on Population, Barney Cohen, Ronald R. Rindfuss, Gary D. Sandefur
A collection of papers from a May 1995 Committee on Population workshop on the demography of American Indians and Alaska Natives, discussing recent issues in American Indian demography and their implications for health service delivery. Contains sect...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Working Group on Senegal, Karen A. Foote, Barney Cohen, Kenneth H. Hill, Gilles Pison
Part of the Population Dynamics of Sub-Saharan Africa series, this volume examines key demographic changes in Senegal. It analyzes the changes in fertility and their causes, with comparisons to other sub-Saharan countries. It also analyzes the cau...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on Population, Samuel H. Preston, Linda G. Martin
Draws together art work from the field of the demography of aging. The nine chapters highlight data sources and research approaches, results, and proposed strategies on a topic with major policy implications for labor forces, economic well-being, he...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Panel to Evaluate Alternative Census Methods, Norman M. Bradburn, Duane L. Steffey
How do you count a nation of more than 250 million people - many of whom are on the move and some of whom may not want to be counted? This book attempts to answer these questions by examining the census operations and research, and by offering propo...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Panel on Census Requirements in the Year 2000 and Beyond, Charles Schultze, Barry Edmonston
Examines the traditional US census. This book evaluates several radical proposals that have been made for changing the census, as well as other proposals for redesigning the year 2000 census. It also considers in the much-criticized long form, the r...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Panel to Evaluate the Survey of Income and Program Participation, Graham Kalton, Constance F. Citr
A thorough review of a program of the US Census Bureau to improve information on income distribution and economic well-being of the population, and on the participation and eligibility for a wide range of government social welfare programs, such as A...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on Population
Summarizes papers presented at the December 1991 workshop. Covers the history of land use change, approaches to the study of land use and population growth, population-induced technological change in agriculture, the use of cross-national data, and i...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Working Group on the Social Dynamics of Adolescent Fertility, Barney Cohen, Caroline H. Bledsoe
One of four cross-national studies by the National Research Councils Committee on Population on population dynamics in sub-Sahara Africa. Using recent national surveys, it examines trends in marriage, sexuality, contraception use, and fertility amon...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Working Group on Demographic Effects of Economic and Social Reversals
Examines the effects of economic downturns on first marriages, first and second births, and child mortality in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, and Uganda....Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Working Group on the Effects of Child Survival and General Health Programs on Morta
Examines the effects of health interventions on infant and child mortality. Discussions of levels and trends of infant and child mortality and causes of death provide the background for an analysis of treatment and prevention strategies....Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Panel on the Population Dynamics of Sub-Saharan Africa, Linda G. Martin, Kenneth H. Hill, Karen A. Foote
Includes chapters on child mortality, adult mortality, fertility, proximate determinants, marriage, internal migration, international migration, and the demographic impact of AIDS....Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Working Group on Kenya, Carole L. Jolly, William Brass
Offers an examination of trends in fertility and mortality, considering the links between those trends and the socioeconomic changes occuring during the same period....Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Working Group on Factors Affecting Contraceptive Use
The report of one of a series of studies carried out under the auspices of the National Research Councils Panel on the Population Dynamics of Sub-Saharan Africa. The topics include levels and trends of contraceptive use, the socioeconomic and househ...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Panel to Evaluate Alternative Census Methods
Examines the Census Bureaus program of research and development of the 2000 census, focusing particularly on the design of the 1995 census tests. This volume concentrates on those aspects of census methodology that have the greatest impact on two c...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Panel on Confidentiality and Data Access, Thomas B. Jabine, Virginia A. de Wolf, George T. Duncan
(Izdošanas datums: 01-Jan-1993, Hardback, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309047432)
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Americans are increasingly concerned about the privacy of personal data--yet we demand more and more information for public decision making. This volume explores the seeming conflicts between privacy and data access, an issue of concern to fede...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on National Statistics, Panel on Statistics for an Aging Population
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Examines social, economic, and demographic changes among the aged, as well as many health-related topics: health promotion and disease prevention; quality of life; health care system financing and use; and the quality of care - especially long-term...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on Population, Working Group on Population Growth and Economic Developm
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Addresses relevant questions like: Will population growth reduce the growth rate of per capita income because it reduces the per capita availability of exhaustible resources ; how about for renewable resources; will population growth aggravate degra...Lasīt vairāk
Committee on Population and Demography, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
Summarizes the changes in fertility, nuptiality, and mortality that have occurred in the Peoples Republic of China from the early 1950s to 1982. The data in this report is based on the single-year age distributions tabulated in the 1953, 1964, and...Lasīt vairāk
