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The Demography of African Americans 1930–1990

By Samuel H. Preston , Irma T. Elo , Mark E. Hill , Ira Rosenwaike (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
2003
ISBN
978-90-481-6395-3, 978-94-017-0325-3
DOI
10.1007/978-94-017-0325-3
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6525652 bytes)
Series
The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis
Edition
1
Pages
214\219
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
Demography; Population Economics; Public Health; Egeneral; Aging

Description

African Americans constitute one of the most interesting and dynamic components of the population of the United States. Unfortunately, an accurate assessment of their demographic characteristics is beset by inaccuracies in the underlying data. Using a novel strategy that combines record linkage and demographic/statistical analysis, the authors produce an internally consistent and robust set of estimates of the African-American population during the period 1930-1990. They interpret the record that emerges, with special reference to longevity trends and differentials. This work is of particular interest to demographers, sociologists and students of ethnic studies.

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