Ethnographic Evaluation of the 1990 Decennial Census Report Series

By Stepick, Alex

Book Id: WPLBN0000582565
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Title:	Ethnographic Evaluation of the 1990 Decennial Census Report Series
Author:	Stepick, Alex
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Census., Census report
Collections:	Government Library Collection, U.S. Census Bureau Collection
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Publisher:	United States Census Bureau Department


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Description
Statistical Reference Document

Excerpt
Excerpt: This research was supported by a Joint Statistical Agreement with the Bureau of the Census. The views, opinions, and findings contained in this report are those of the author and should not be construed as an official Bureau of the Census position, policy, or decision, unless so designated by other official documentation.

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 SITEPROFILE ............................................. 1 General Background: Little Haiti, The Neighborhood .................. 1 Potentially Confusing Cultural Issues ............................ 3 Tenancy - Garage apartments, subdivided houses and home buying .............................................. 3 Immigration Status ...................................... 3 Temporary residence for ?just comes? .......................... 4 Taking in children ...................................... 4 Haitian cousins ........................................ 5 Marriage styles ........................................ 5 Haitian names ......................................... 6 Race and Ethnicity ...................................... 6 Discrimination ......................................... 7 METHODS ................................................ 8 Factors Influencing Site Selection .............................. 8 Roles and Contributions of Researchers and Assistants ................. 9 Dates of the AE and Follow-up Fieldwork ......................... 10 Extraordinary Events Affecting Censusing and the AE ................. 10 Political change in Haiti ................................... 10 Immigration and Reform Control Act ........................... 10 Localized riots ......................................... 10 Hypotheses ............................................ 11 QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS ..................................... 11 Missed Housing Units ..................................... 12 Missing Persons ......................................... 13 A Rough Count ......................................... 14 Differences in Demographic Information .......................... 14 CONCLUSIONS.............................................15 REFERENCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...17