The effects of questionnaire design on reporting of detailed hispanic origin in census 2000 mail questionnaires

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 582-593

  Martin, Elizabeth ^a  

^a U S CENSUS BUREAU   (United States)

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EID: 0036976427     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/343863     Document Type: Article

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