Bias in Wealth and Income Records: An Ohio Case Study

Historical Methods

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-36

  Blocker, Jack S ^a  

^a HURON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CENSUS UNDERENUMERATION; DATA BIAS; DOCUMENTARY SOURCE; HISTORICAL STUDY; PROPERTY RECORDS; WOMEN'S WORK;

USA, OHIO;

EID: 0030471640     PISSN: 01615440     EISSN: 19401906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01615440.1996.10112727     Document Type: Article

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