Measuring Fertility Using the American Community Survey
Measuring Fertility Using the American Community Survey
This presentation from the Population Association of America Annual Meeting, March 29-31, 2001, discusses the usefulness of the American Community Survey (ACS) in analyzing data never before available with the Decennial Census of Population & Housing. Specifically, the presentation deetails ACS data on fertility and characteristics of mothers. Characteristics of mothers in four case studies - Harris County, TX, Frankilin County, OH, Broward County, FL, and San Francisco County, CA - are highlighted.
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