From Birth to Death: A Consumer's Guide to Population Studies

by William Petersen

From Birth to Death is a detailed analysis of how population statistics are collected in the United States, particularly by the Bureau of the Census. It describes the errors and other flaws typically found in such data.

Petersen sets out the fundamentals of demography and reviews the current proposal to use sampling in the census. He then reviews examples of how ignoring age and sex structure leads to false conclusions. Petersen explores...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765800063
• ISBN13: 9780765800060
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 205 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"