The Southern Diaspora and the Urban Dispossessed: Demonstrating the Census Public Use Microdata Samples.

Gregory, James N.

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ERIC Number: EJ520811

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Publication Date: 1995

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The Southern Diaspora and the Urban Dispossessed: Demonstrating the Census Public Use Microdata Samples.

Gregory, James N.

Journal of American History, v82 n1 p111-34 Jun 1995

Advocates greater use of the Public Use Microdata Samples (PUMS), computer readable samples of individual and household records from the manuscript census schedules. An analysis of southern migration during and after World War II reveals the wealth of material in PUMS and the many ways it can be used. (MJP)

Descriptors: Archives, Blacks, Census Figures, Data Collection, Migration Patterns, Population Distribution, Racial Composition, Rural Population, Social Science Research, Statistical Analysis

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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