Deck 4: Demographic Data

Question 1

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.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a method employed to measure coverage error in the census?

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

Answer 2

D

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 surveillance sites.
B) Demographic and Health Survey.
C) World Fertility Survey.
D) Family and Fertility Survey.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT typically considered to be a "vital event"?

A) Birth
B) Death
C) Migration
D) Marriage

Question 5

Censuses designed specifically to inquire about population characteristics became most popular in which century?

A) 14th
B) 17th
C) 19th
D) 20^th

Question 6

Which of the following inventions is NOT closely related to the census?

A) Cell phone
B) Photo-optical scanning devices
C) Computer
D) Card punch tabulating machine

Question 7

The word 'census' comes from the Latin meaning:

A) per 100.
B) political status.
C) taxing
D) subjects.

Question 8

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

A) De facto residence
B) Usual residence
C) De jure residence
D) Common law residence

Question 9

In order to understand the spatial nature of demographic phenomena, a researcher needs to have:

A) individual-level census data.
B) detailed survey data.
C) administrative data such as utility records.
D) geo-referenced demographic data.

Question 10

For those countries that do not conduct a census, which of the following is the best possible substitute for a census?

A) Demographic and Health Survey
B) Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
C) Current Population Survey
D) Population Register

Question 11

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

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

Question 12

In the 2010 Census of the United States, the "long form" data was replaced by information from:

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

Question 13

The word 'statistic' is derived from the German word meaning:

A) applied mathematics.
B) facts about a state.
C) census or survey.
D) boring stuff.

Question 14

If you were interested in doing historical demographic research in China, which of the following sources of data would most likely be available to you?

A) Family genealogies
B) Population registers
C) Church parish records
D) School enrollment data

Question 15

Which of the following purposes for taking a census was NOT very important to the Romans?

A) Military obligations
B) Determination of political status
C) Measurement of population growth rate
D) Taxation

Question 16

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 17

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 18

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 19

Geodemographics requires at least the following two elements:

A) geo-referenced demographic data and remotely sensed data.
B) GIS software and spatial statistical tools.
C) demographic concepts and spatial statistical tools.
D) GIS software and geo-referenced demographic data.

Question 20

If you want to find data on education of Americans at the census tract level for 2010, the best source will be:

A) the short form on the 2010 Census.
B) the American Community Survey.
C) the Current Population Survey.
D) the US Department of Education.

Question 21

The first census in Mexico was taken in 1980.

Question 22

The US Census Bureau has played a significant role in the development of computer technology.

Question 23

The principal benefit of the American Community Survey is that it is less expensive than a census.

Question 24

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

Question 25

The period of time during which modern censuses emerged is also the period of European expansion.

Question 26

The US, Canadian and Mexican censuses all ask questions about race and ethnicity.

Question 27

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

Question 28

The Domesday Book in England represents the first modern census.

Question 29

A major issue with respect to sampling in the census has to do with its use to estimate the differential undercount.

Question 30

The first census of Canada was taken in 1666.