MPC Member Publications

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Title: The Census in global perspective and the coming microdata revolution

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Abstract: On the two hundredth anniversary of the first census of Norway, Denmark, and Iceland it is important to recall the history of the census and of - what to many is a little-known resource for population research - census microdata. The population census became universal only in the last half of the twentieth century. Now, anonymized census microdata is beginning to be recognized as a valuable new source for researchers and policy makers. From a review of practices in the United States and elsewhere, this paper argues that issues of statistical confidentiality and standards for the use of census microdata are rapidly being resolved and that a revolution in usage of these valuable data is already underway.

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Authors: McCaa, Robert; Ruggles, Steven J

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IPUMS NHGIS NAPP IHIS ATUS Terrapop