title: Assessing the validity of intercensal comparisons of indigenous Australians, 1986-96.
abstract: "The credibility of analysis of 1996 Census data on indigenous Australians hinges on who the people are who have changed their indigenous identification between the last two censuses. The number of people who identify as indigenous in either the Post-Enumeration Survey or the census is more stable than the prima facie evidence indicates.  Also, the continuing low levels of education among the indigenous population means that self-identification signifies that one is, more than likely, disadvantaged. While it is difficult to say with absolute certainty that census statistics accurately reflect the economic status of the indigenous population, they are sufficiently credible to be taken at face value."
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D001519:Behavior; D019352:Censuses; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004493:Education; D005006:Ethnicity; D010139:Pacific Islands; D010465:Perception; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011584:Psychology; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design; D012649:Self Concept; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic
keywords: Australia; Behavior; Census; Cultural Background; Data Analysis; Data Quality; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Education; Error Sources; Ethnic Groups; Indigenous Population; Measurement; Oceania; Perception; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Statistics; Psychological Factors; Research Methodology; Self-perception; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status