Encyclopedia of the U.S. Census

<p>The <strong><em>Encyclopedia of the U.S. Census Second Edition</em></strong> updates and expands a critically-acclaimed resource to the history politics content procedures and uses of the decennial census of the American population. </p><p>The new edition highlights changes in the Census Bureau’s data collection and dissemination practices for the 2010 enumeration including the use of a short-form questionnaire for the actual population count and the release in late 2010 of the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year data set based on rolling samples of the U.S. population and gathered using the long-form questionnaire. The second edition also comprehensively covers the fallout from the 2000 census and recent issues affecting the administration of the 2010 count. </p><p><span style=text-decoration: underline;>Click here for a comprehensive guide to the American Community Survey.</span></p>