History and Organization. U.S. Bureau of the Census--Factfinder for the Nation. CFF No. 4 (Rev.).

Institution	Bureau of the Census (DOC), Suitland, MD.
Titel	History and Organization. U.S. Bureau of the Census--Factfinder for the Nation. CFF No. 4 (Rev.).
Quelle	(1988), (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Agriculture; Business; Census Figures; Data Collection; Demography; Educational Resources; Government (Administrative Body); Housing; Information Sources; Manufacturing Industry; Mining; Population Trends; Social Indicators; Transportation; United States History + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Landwirtschaft; Business studies; Wirtschaft; Betriebswirtschaft; Volkszählung; Data capture; Datensammlung; Demografie; Bildungsmittel; Government; Regierung; Unterkunft; Information source; Informationsquelle; Fertigungswirtschaft; Produzierendes Gewerbe; Abbau; Bevölkerungsprognose; Social indicator; Sozialer Indikator; Verkehrswesen
Abstract	This document chronicles the history and organization of census taking in the United States. The first census (1790) counted only free white males, free white females, all other free persons, and the number of slaves. Since that time the need for information has grown and the census has changed to meet new demands. The expansion of the census, the establishment of the Census Bureau, and the bureau's current operating procedures are briefly discussed. Changes in the population censuses (1790-present) are examined and a list of principle topics assessed shows how the process grew over 200 years. Likewise, the development of housing censuses (1940-present) is explained. The agricultural censuses (1840-present) give the only complete periodic statistics on agricultural activity for every county in the nation and for other areas under U.S. jurisdiction. The evolution of agricultural census-taking is presented. The history of the manufactures and mineral industries censuses (1810-present) is presented, as is that of the business censuses (1929-present). The document also addresses censuses of construction industries (1929-present), censuses of state and local governments (1850-present), and statistic-keeping on transportation and foreign trade. A number of programs to provide data that cross economic or demographic sectors are briefly described. The history of census-taking tools and the use of maps and charts is explored. A list of the census bureau's publications is presented, along with information on where data is available. (GEA)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC