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Download full textPalumbo, Thomas J.; Valdisera, Victor M. – 1978
To evaluate the accuracy of the 1970 census' occupational classification system, a comparison was made between that year's responses to census questions and the replies by the same population group to the 1972 Postcensal Manpower Survey (PMS). Each of these questionnaires relied on a different methodology; in the PMS the respondent classified…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Classification, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis
Peer reviewedGarcia, Robert; And Others – Government Information Quarterly, 1985
Seven articles by members of the Bureau of the Census discuss various aspects of the census process and uses of census figures. Areas which are discussed include the historical basis of the census; automation of the census process; access to census information and confidentiality; and census taking in developing nations. (CLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Automation, Census Figures, Confidentiality
