Judson / Swanson Estimating Characteristics of the Foreign-Born by Legal Status

An Evaluation of Data and Methods
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-94-007-1272-0
Verlag: Springer Netherland
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 70 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: SpringerBriefs in Population Studies

This brief represents a comprehensive review of methods for estimating characteristics of the foreign-born population in the United States, specifically oriented toward characteristics by legal status .  A variety of methods have been proffered over the past many decades, in a large variety of venues; this work brings them together, attempts to impart some order on the definition of “legal status,” and describes strengths and deficiencies both in methods and in data.  The authors have a combined 50 years of experience in both demographic and statistical methodology.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Judson, Dean H.

Swanson, David A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I: Introduction.- II: The Foreign-Born and Immigration.- III: General Methods of Population Estimation.- IV: Estimating the Foreign-Born Using Residual Methods.- V: Estimating the Foreign-Born using Administrative Records.- VI: Estimating the Foreign-Born Using Specialized Survey and Related Statistical Methods.- VII: An Evaluation of Data and Methods for Estimating the Foreign-Born.- Suggestions.- Endnotes.-