SOCI 121 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Randomized Response, Data Collection System, American Community Survey
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Combining of census and vital registration data to calculate rates: calculate demographic rates, crude rate = events/(midperiod population) Population registers: considerations and problems: some countries have completely replaced censuses by collation of data from population registers, almost always means census refers to only de jure population. Sample surveys: major reason to do survey in less developed country is lack of other sources of information. Provide more timely info about population than is available thru census: 2. Obtain more detailed info about wider range of topics: american community survey (acs): data collected every month of the year, can be used to distribute variety of govt funds. Historical sources: parish registers: events that occurred to church members baptisms, marriages and burials, village registers. Administrative data immigration records, school enrollment data, and utilities data. Assumptions and accuracy of estimates: unaids revision of hiv prevalence estimate for.
