title: How many Samoans?  An evaluation of the 1980 census count of Samoans in the United States.
abstract: "This paper reports the results of applying demographic methods, in combination with assumptions about vital rates and migration, to estimate the total Samoan population of the United States in 1980."  The authors conclude that the most plausible estimate of the Samoan population in the United States in 1980 is between 46,600 and 50,800.  These estimates are 10 to 17.5 percent higher than the census count.
mesh_terms: D018948:American Samoa; D000569:Americas; D019352:Censuses; D003469:Culture; D003625:Data Collection; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D005006:Ethnicity; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D008913:Minority Groups; D009656:North America; D010139:Pacific Islands; D011114:Polynesia; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011156:Population Density; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011158:Population Growth; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design; D018947:Samoa; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014481:United States
keywords: American Samoa; Americas; Census; Cultural Background; Data Collection; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Error Sources; Estimation Technics; Ethnic Groups; Evaluation; Measurement; Micronesia-polynesia; Minority Groups; North America; Northern America; Oceania; Polynesia; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Population Growth Estimation; Population Size; Population Statistics; Reliability; Research Methodology; Samoa; Undercount; United States