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List of Figures, Tables, and Boxes | |
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Preface to the Fourth Edition | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Introduction | |
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The Purpose of This Book | |
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How to Use This Book | |
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Demography | |
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Data Sources | |
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U.S. Census | |
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American Community Survey | |
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Vital Statistics | |
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Controversies | |
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Population Counts | |
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Privacy in the Census: Double-Edged Sword? | |
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Will There Be a Population Boom? | |
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Undocumented Immigrants | |
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Race and Ethnicity | |
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How Big Is the Gay Population? | |
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Households and Families | |
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Summary | |
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Case Study Questions | |
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Housing | |
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Data Sources | |
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U.S. Census | |
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American Housing Survey | |
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Other Industry Data | |
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Price Data | |
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Controversies | |
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Housing Crisis | |
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Homeownership | |
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Racial Discrimination by Banks | |
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Geographic Units | |
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Segregation | |
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Is Your City the Best Place to Live? | |
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Summary | |
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Case Study Questions | |
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Health | |
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Data Sources | |
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U.S. Health Surveys | |
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Other Government Surveys | |
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Private Surveys | |
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Worldwide Data | |
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Controversies | |
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Infant Mortality | |
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Abortion | |
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Are We Living Longer? | |
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How to Measure Longevity | |
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Cancer | |
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HIV/AIDS | |
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Are Americans Getting Fatter? | |
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Chicago Heat Wave: What Caused the Tragedy? | |
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What's Unsafe on the Road? Speed, Texting, Teens, Motorcycles, or Alcohol? | |
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Drug Use | |
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Benefit-Cost Analysis | |
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Summary | |
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Case Study Questions | |
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Education | |
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Data Sources | |
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National Center for Education Statistics | |
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U.S. Census Bureau | |
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Other Surveys | |
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State Data | |
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Controversies | |
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Poor Data | |
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Educational Attainment | |
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Testing | |
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Charter Schools: Are They More Effective Than Regular Public Schools? | |
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Teacher Compensation | |
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Summary | |
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Case Study Questions | |
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Crime | |
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Data Sources | |
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Uniform Crime Reports | |
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National Crime Victimization Survey | |
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National Incident-Based Reporting System | |
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Controversies | |
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UCR, NCVS, or NIBRS? | |
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Crime Is Down-And We Don't Know Why | |
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Are There More Female Criminals? | |
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Human Trafficking: How Often Does It Occur? | |
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Where Is Crime the Worst? | |
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Rape | |
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Does Poverty Cause Crime? | |
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Why Is the Black Crime Rate So High? | |
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Does Prison Pay? | |
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Hate Crimes | |
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Does Capital Punishment Deter Murder? | |
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More Guns/More Crime of Less Crime? | |
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What About White-Collar Crime? | |
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Summary | |
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Case Study Questions | |
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The National Economy | |
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Data Sources | |
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U.S. Commerce Department | |
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U.S. Labor Department | |
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U.S. Federal Reserve Board | |
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U.S. Small Business Administration | |
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International Statistics | |
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Controversies | |
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Which GDP? | |
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Adjusting GDP Growth for Inflation | |
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Problems with GDP | |
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Underground Economy | |
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Intercountry Comparisons | |
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Has China Caught Up with the United States? | |
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Measuring Productivity | |
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The Savings Rate | |
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Consumer Confidence | |
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International Statistics | |
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Summary | |
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Case Study Questions | |
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Wealth, Income, and Poverty | |
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Data Sources | |
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Wealth | |
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Survey of Income and Program Participation | |
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Indirect Estimates from Tax Records | |
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Direct Counts | |
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Income | |
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Controversies | |
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Wealth | |
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Income | |
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Are We Better Off? | |
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Poverty | |
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Summary | |
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Case Study Questions | |
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Labor Statistics | |
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Data Sources | |
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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | |
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U.S. Census Bureau | |
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Controversies | |
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Unemployment | |
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The Minimum Wage and Jobs | |
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Unions | |
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Is the Workplace Safe? | |
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Squirrel Cage or Easier Times? | |
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International Labor Statistics | |
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Summary | |
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Case Study Questions | |
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Business Statistics | |
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Data Sources | |
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Public Corporations | |
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Privately Held Corporations | |
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Small Businesses | |
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Aggregate Statistics | |
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Controversies | |
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Who Is the Biggest of Them All? | |
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Are the Big Too Big? | |
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Is Small Beautiful? | |
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Were the Bailouts a Success? | |
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How Much Profit? | |
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How Now Dow? | |
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Picking Stock Winners | |
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Summary | |
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Case Study Questions | |
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Government | |
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Data Sources | |
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U.S. Budget | |
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Military Spending | |
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Money | |
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Prices | |
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Voting Data | |
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Controversies | |
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How Much for the Military? | |
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How Much for Welfare? | |
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How Big Is the Deficit? | |
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A Debt Monster? | |
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Taxes | |
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Measuring Money | |
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Inflation | |
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Currency Rates | |
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Fewer Voters? | |
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Summary | |
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Case Study Questions | |
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Public Opinion Polling | |
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Data Sources | |
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Private Polling Organizations | |
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Media Polls | |
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Research Centers | |
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Controversies | |
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Sampling | |
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Survey Design | |
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Predicting Elections | |
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Polling Standards | |
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Summary | |
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Case Study Questions | |
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Conclusions | |
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Poor/Missing Data | |
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Improved Data | |
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Conflicting Definitions | |
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Comparing Apples and Oranges | |
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Comparing Apples and Orangutans | |
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The Mathematics of Social Science Statistics | |
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The Reporting of Controversies | |
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Biased Analysis: Slanting the Numbers | |
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What's a Researcher to Do? | |
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Index | |
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About the Authors | |