The a social history Anderson, Margo J. creator text ctu New Haven, CT Yale University Press 2015 2nd ed. monographic eng

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x, 332 p., ill., maps ; 24 cm. 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. The census and the new nation : apportionment, Margo J. Anderson. Includes bibliographical references and index. United States Census History United States Population History United States Statistical services History Demografía Estados Unidos Censo Historia Estados Unidos Población Historia Estados Unidos Servicios estadísticos Historia HA 37 A548a 2015 304.6/0973 9780300195422 (paperbound : alk. paper) 2014958729 DLC 141205 20230410105339.0 121914 eng