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Lim, Patrick; Gemici, Sinan; Rice, John; Karmel, Tom – Education & Training, 2011
Purpose: The aim of this paper is to compare the performance of area-based vs individual-level measures of socioeconomic status (SES). Design/methodology/approach: Using data from the longitudinal surveys of Australian youth (LSAY), a multidimensional measure of individual SES is created. This individual measure is used to benchmark the relative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Socioeconomic Status, Disadvantaged, Family Financial Resources
O'Hare, William P. – Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2009
The Decennial Census is the most important data collection activity undertaken by the U.S. federal statistical system. Because census data are used to apportion Congress and draw redistricting lines for thousands of state and local single-member districts to meet the one-person/one-vote guidelines, the census is at the heart of the political…
Descriptors: Young Children, Census Figures, Federal Government, Statistics