Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

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?

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the United States, data are already...

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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 5

The word census comes from the Latin for

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Survey data are never available at the...

Question 10

The Domesday Book in England represents the first modern census.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 2: Demographic Data and Applied Demography

For most countries, vital registration is aimed at collecting data on _ and __.

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?

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

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

The word census comes from the Latin for

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

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

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

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?

The Domesday Book in England represents the first modern census.

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

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

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

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

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