The polls-review: Inaccurate age and sex data in the Census PUMS files: Evidence and implications

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 551-569

  Alexander, J Trent ^a   Davern, Michael ^b   Stevenson, Betsey ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 77956281850     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: 15375331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/poq/nfq033     Document Type: Conference Paper

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