Deck 2: Demographic Data and Applied Demography

Question 1

Many useful technologies have been developed in direct conjunction with the U.S. census, except for the

A) cell phone.
B) photo-optical scanning device.
C) computer.
D) card punch tabulating machine.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The existence of a differential undercount by race in the United States was first discovered after the census in

A) 1890.
B) 1920.
C) 1940.
D) 1950.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

If you wanted to obtain recent detailed population data about a sub-Saharan African country, the most likely source of such information would be the

A) INDEPTH Network demographic surveillance sites.
B) Demographic and Health Survey.
C) World Fertility Survey.
D) Family and Fertility Survey.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Lebanon has not had a census since 1932 mainly because of tension between

A) Arab and French speakers.
B) Christians and Muslims.
C) higher- and lower-status persons.
D) Lebanese and Israelis.

Question 5

The word statistic is derived from the German word meaning

A) "applied mathematics."
B) "facts about a state."
C) "census or survey."
D) "political economy."

Question 6

For most countries, vital registration is aimed at collecting data on _____ and ______.

A) births; deaths
B) abortions; fetal deaths
C) in-migration; out-migration
D) marriage; divorce

Question 7

The United States, Mexico, and Canada all include people in the census on the basis of

A) de facto residence.
B) usual residence.
C) de jure residence.
D) common law residence.

Question 8

The word census comes from the Latin for

A) "per 100 people."
B) "socioeconomic."
C) "taxing."
D) "subjects."

Question 9

The single most important purpose of the census in the United States is to

A) apportion seats in the House of Representatives.
B) provide marketers with accurate data about potential customers.
C) apportion seats in the U.S. Senate.
D) provide policy planners with accurate demographic information.

Question 10

Of the following, which is not a method employed to measure coverage error in the census?

A) The demographic balancing equation
B) Demographic analysis
C) Dual-system estimation
D) Differential undercount

Question 11

Beginning with the 2010 Census of the United States, the "long-form" data have been replaced by information from the

A) Demographic and Health Survey.
B) Current Population Survey.
C) Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation Survey.
D) American Community Survey.

Question 12

If you were interested in doing historical demographic research in China, the most likely source of information available to you would be

A) family genealogies.
B) population registers.
C) church parish records.
D) school enrollment data.

Question 13

Nigeria's modern censuses have been contentious mainly because of

A) corruption associated with oil revenue.
B) a history of civil wars.
C) ethnic tensions and rivalries.
D) north-south differences in educational attainment.

Question 14

Economic data suggest that a ______ is good for economic growth.

A) very youthful population
B) rapidly aging population
C) population with a disproportionate share of people of working age
D) population with a disproportionate share of immigrants

Question 15

Historically, censuses have often been taken in conjunction with

A) the conquest of a new area.
B) the aftermath of natural disasters.
C) preparation for battle.
D) the transition to democracy.

Question 16

Unlike data from the short form of the census, the American Community Survey data are subject to issues of _____ error.

A) content
B) coverage
C) sampling
D) continuous measurement

Question 17

Censuses designed specifically to inquire about population characteristics became increasingly popular in the _____ century.

A) fourteenth
B) seventeenth
C) nineteenth
D) twentieth

Question 18

Spatial demography refers to the analysis of demographic data that takes _______ into account.

A) business uses of demography
B) the location of people being studied
C) globalization
D) congressional apportionment

Question 19

The United States, Canada, and Mexico all collect national demographic data on a monthly survey basis, focusing largely on

A) labor force participation.
B) migration.
C) consumer expenditures.
D) income and program participation.

Question 20

The rise and fall of consumer product sales is closely associated with the ratio of

A) successive age groups to each other.
B) immigrants to the native-born.
C) births to deaths.
D) women to men.

Question 21

The principal benefit of the American Community Survey is that it contains data that are more timely than those from a census.

Question 22

Germany has always had a population register rather than conducting a census.

Question 23

Life insurance companies and pension funds both make more money the longer their customers live.

Question 24

Public Use Microdata are individual-level data from censuses in the United States and other countries.

Question 25

The U.S. Census Bureau has played a significant role in the development of geographic information science.

Question 26

Survey data are never available at the same geographic detail as are census data. What are the disadvantages associated with demographic data that are not provided at a fine geographic scale?

Question 27

The millennial generation is usually defined as people born since 1996.

Question 28

A census has been taken every 10 years in the United States since 1790.

Question 29

The U.S., Canadian, and Mexican censuses all ask questions about either race, ethnicity, or language.

Question 30

Virtually all of the demographic surveys and surveillance systems administered in developing countries are paid for by governments in richer countries. What is the advantage to richer countries of helping less-rich countries to collect demographic data?

Question 31

Congressional redistricting in the United States is demographic in nature because geo-referenced demographic data are required to create the districts.

Question 32

The Domesday Book in England represents the first modern census.

Question 33

In the United States, data are already collected from nearly everyone for Social Security cards and drivers' licenses. Why then does the country not have a population register that would eliminate the need for the census?

Question 34

What is the value to us in the twenty-first century of having an accurate demographic picture of earlier centuries?

Question 35

Provide an example of spatial autocorrelation from your own personal experience. How might this concept influence your demographic perspective?