title: Miscounting the Spanish origin population in the United States:  corrections to the 1970 census and their implications.
abstract: "The purpose of this...paper is three-fold:  (a) to identify the discrepancies in the 1970 census figures [for the Spanish-origin population in the United States], (b) to suggest alternative strategies for correcting the original figures and briefly report on an estimate of the possible 'correct' figures for 1970, and (c) to briefly summarize the implications of the corrected figures for past and present research."  The revised figures lower the total Spanish-origin population by about one million and increase the relative importance of specific groups, such as Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, and Cubans.  The results also indicate that the rate of growth for the Spanish-origin population from 1970 to 1980 was higher than previously estimated.  (summary in FRE, SPA)
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hutchison
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D019352:Censuses; D003469:Culture; D003625:Data Collection; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D005006:Ethnicity; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011156:Population Density; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011158:Population Growth; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Census; Cultural Background; Data Collection; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Error Sources; Estimation Technics; Ethnic Groups; Evaluation; Hispanics; Measurement; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Population Growth; Population Growth Estimation; Population Size; Population Statistics; Reliability; Research Methodology; United States