Estimating Characteristics of the Foreign-Born by Legal Status: An Evaluation of Data and Methods

作者: Dean H. Judson , David A. Swanson

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摘要: This paper starts with a general background regarding issues associated measuring the foreign born and immigration before describing population estimation techniques. It then describes methods for estimating foreign-born, including residual methods, administrative records specialized survey that do not fit neatly into preceding categories. Following evaluations of these are suggestions in regard to data could be used generate regular estimates foreign-born by legal status. The notes there is no gold standard evaluating which means they cannot subjected evaluation process estimation. Thus, selection based on criteria other than accuracy. These include cost timeliness, transparency, among others. concludes recommendation “direct” measure developed, discusses three possibilities: (1) large scale “two-card” funded implemented non-governmental entity has experience human capital implement such survey, (2) an attempt use existing sources cluster or perform latent class analysis assign status, (3) imputation model asks question

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