Estimating Characteristics of the Foreign-Born by Legal Status An Evaluation of Data and Methods
This brief represents a comprehensive review of methods for estimating characteristics of the foreign-born population in the United States, specifically oriented toward characteristics by legal status. A variety of methods have been proffered over the past many decades, in a large variety of venues...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
2011, 2011
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2011 |
| Series: | SpringerBriefs in Population Studies
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This brief represents a comprehensive review of methods for estimating characteristics of the foreign-born population in the United States, specifically oriented toward characteristics by legal status. A variety of methods have been proffered over the past many decades, in a large variety of venues; this work brings them together, attempts to impart some order on the definition of “legal status,” and describes strengths and deficiencies both in methods and in data. The authors have a combined 50 years of experience in both demographic and statistical methodology |
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| Physical Description: | IV, 70 p. 2 illus online resource |
| ISBN: | 9789400712720 |