Innumeracy about minority populations

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 332-347

  Nadeau, Richard ^a   Niemi, Richard G ^b   Levine, Jeffrey ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 21344492277     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/269379     Document Type: Article

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