An evaluation of the American Community Survey: Results from the Oregon test site

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 257-273

  Hough, George C ^a   Swanson, David A ^b  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

American Community Survey; Loss function; Portland test site

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947617098     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: 15737829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11113-006-0007-1     Document Type: Article

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