Chapter 9. Estimating Census Enumeration Errors

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. Contents vii
4. Tables xi
5. Figures xiii
6. Part I. Introduction and Outline of Methods
7. Chapter 1. Introduction 1
8. Chapter 2. General Statement of Methods 5
9. Part II. Principal Results: Annual White Births and Birth Rates; The Long-Term Trend in Fertility; Completeness of Enumeration
10. Chapter 3. White Births and Birth Rates in the United States since 1855 21
11. Chapter 4. Long-Term Fertility Trends in the United States Compared to Those in Selected European Countries 32
12. Chapter 5. Estimates of Census Enumeration Errors 42
13. Part III. Techniques of Analysis and Estimation
14. Chapter 6. The Relation between Total Fertility and the Birth Rate 69
15. Chapter 7. Adjusting for Age Heaping 90
16. Chapter 8. Estimating Annual Births and Birth Rates 139
17. Chapter 9. Estimating Census Enumeration Errors 148
18. Appendices
19. Appendix A. Special Adjustments 161
20. Appendix Β. Construction of Life Tables 168
21. Appendix C. Detailed Tables 173