@BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", title = "Redesigning the U.S. Naturalization Tests: Interim Report", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11168/redesigning-the-us-naturalization-tests-interim-report", year = 2004, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", editor = "Rebecca M. Blank and Marilyn Dabady and Constance F. Citro", title = "Measuring Racial Discrimination", isbn = "978-0-309-46923-4", abstract = "Many racial and ethnic groups in the United States, including blacks, Hispanics, Asians, American Indians, and others, have historically faced severe discrimination\u2014pervasive and open denial of civil, social, political, educational, and economic opportunities. Today, large differences among racial and ethnic groups continue to exist in employment, income and wealth, housing, education, criminal justice, health, and other areas. While many factors may contribute to such differences, their size and extent suggest that various forms of discriminatory treatment persist in U.S. society and serve to undercut the achievement of equal opportunity. \n\nMeasuring Racial Discrimination considers the definition of race and racial discrimination, reviews the existing techniques used to measure racial discrimination, and identifies new tools and areas for future research. The book conducts a thorough evaluation of current methodologies for a wide range of circumstances in which racial discrimination may occur, and makes recommendations on how to better assess the presence and effects of discrimination. \n", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10887/measuring-racial-discrimination", year = 2004, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", editor = "Daniel L. Cork and Michael L. Cohen and Benjamin F. King", title = "Reengineering the 2010 Census: Risks and Challenges", isbn = "978-0-309-09189-3", abstract = "At the request of the U.S. Census Bureau, the National Research Council\u2019s\nCommittee on National Statistics established the Panel on Research on Future\nCensus Methods to review the early planning process for the 2010 census. This new\nreport documents the panel\u2019s strong support for the major aims of the Census\nBureau\u2019s emerging plan for 2010. At the same time, it notes the considerable challenges\nthat must be overcome if the bureau\u2019s innovations are to be successful. The\npanel agrees with the Census Bureau that implementation of the American\nCommunity Survey and, with it, the separation of the long form from the census\nprocess are excellent concepts. Moreover, it concurs that the critically important\nMaster Address File and TIGER geographic systems are in dire need of comprehensive\nupdating and that new technologies have the potential to improve the accuracy\nof the count. The report identifies the risks and rewards of these and other components\nof the Census Bureau\u2019s plan. The report emphasizes the need for the bureau to\nlink its research and evaluation efforts much more closely to operational planning\nand the importance of funding for a comprehensive and rigorous testing program\nbefore 2010.\n", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10959/reengineering-the-2010-census-risks-and-challenges", year = 2004, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", editor = "Constance F. Citro and Daniel L. Cork and Janet L. Norwood", title = "The 2000 Census: Counting Under Adversity", isbn = "978-0-309-09141-1", abstract = "The decennial census was the federal government\u2019s largest and most complex\npeacetime operation. This report of a panel of the National Research Council\u2019s\nCommittee on National Statistics comprehensively reviews the conduct of the 2000\ncensus and the quality of the resulting data. The panel\u2019s findings cover the planning\nprocess for 2000, which was marked by an atmosphere of intense controversy about\nthe proposed role of statistical techniques in the census enumeration and possible\nadjustment for errors in counting the population. The report addresses the success\nand problems of major innovations in census operations, the completeness of population\ncoverage in 2000, and the quality of both the basic demographic data collected\nfrom all census respondents and the detailed socioeconomic data collected from\nthe census long-form sample (about one-sixth of the population). The panel draws\ncomparisons with the 1990 experience and recommends improvements in the planning\nprocess and design for 2010. The 2000 Census: Counting Under Adversity will be\nan invaluable resource for users of the 2000 data and for policymakers and census\nplanners. It provides a trove of information about the issues that have fueled debate\nabout the census process and about the operations and quality of the nation\u2019s\ntwenty-second decennial enumeration.\n", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10907/the-2000-census-counting-under-adversity", year = 2004, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", editor = "Richard W. Pew and Susan B. Van Hemel", title = "Technology for Adaptive Aging", isbn = "978-0-309-09116-9", abstract = "Emerging and currently available technologies offer great promise for helping older adults, even those without serious disabilities, to live healthy, comfortable, and productive lives. What technologies offer the most potential benefit? What challenges must be overcome, what problems must be solved, for this promise to be fulfilled? How can federal agencies like the National Institute on Aging best use their resources to support the translation from laboratory findings to useful, marketable products and services?\n\nTechnology for Adaptive Aging is the product of a workshop that brought together distinguished experts in aging research and in technology to discuss applications of technology to communication, education and learning, employment, health, living environments, and transportation for older adults. It includes all of the workshop papers and the report of the committee that organized the workshop. The committee report synthesizes and evaluates the points made in the workshop papers and recommends priorities for federal support of translational research in technology for older adults.\n", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10857/technology-for-adaptive-aging", year = 2004, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", editor = "Norman B. Anderson and Rodolfo A. Bulatao and Barney Cohen", title = "Critical Perspectives on Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health in Late Life", isbn = "978-0-309-09211-1", abstract = "In their later years, Americans of different racial and ethnic backgrounds are not in equally good--or equally poor--health. There is wide variation, but on average older Whites are healthier than older Blacks and tend to outlive them. But Whites tend to be in poorer health than Hispanics and Asian Americans. This volume documents the differentials and considers possible explanations.\n\nSelection processes play a role: selective migration, for instance, or selective survival to advanced ages. Health differentials originate early in life, possibly even before birth, and are affected by events and experiences throughout the life course. Differences in socioeconomic status, risk behavior, social relations, and health care all play a role. Separate chapters consider the contribution of such factors and the biopsychosocial mechanisms that link them to health. This volume provides the empirical evidence for the research agenda provided in the separate report of the Panel on Race, Ethnicity, and Health in Later Life.\n", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11086/critical-perspectives-on-racial-and-ethnic-differences-in-health-in-late-life", year = 2004, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council and Institute of Medicine", editor = "Richard J. Bonnie and Mary Ellen O'Connell", title = "Reducing Underage Drinking: A Collective Responsibility", isbn = "978-0-309-08935-7", abstract = "Alcohol use by young people is extremely dangerous - both to themselves and society at large. Underage alcohol use is associated with traffic fatalities, violence, unsafe sex, suicide, educational failure, and other problem behaviors that diminish the prospects of future success, as well as health risks \u2013 and the earlier teens start drinking, the greater the danger. Despite these serious concerns, the media continues to make drinking look attractive to youth, and it remains possible and even easy for teenagers to get access to alcohol.\n\nWhy is this dangerous behavior so pervasive? What can be done to prevent it? What will work and who is responsible for making sure it happens? Reducing Underage Drinking addresses these questions and proposes a new way to combat underage alcohol use. It explores the ways in which may different individuals and groups contribute to the problem and how they can be enlisted to prevent it. Reducing Underage Drinking will serve as both a game plan and a call to arms for anyone with an investment in youth health and safety.\n", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10729/reducing-underage-drinking-a-collective-responsibility", year = 2004, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", editor = "Michele Ver Ploeg and Edward Perrin", title = "Eliminating Health Disparities: Measurement and Data Needs", isbn = "978-0-309-09231-9", abstract = "Disparities in health and health care across racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds in the United States are well documented. The reasons for these disparities are, however, not well understood. Current data available on race, ethnicity, SEP, and accumulation and language use are severely limited. The report examines data collection and reporting systems relating to the collection of data on race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic position and offers recommendations.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10979/eliminating-health-disparities-measurement-and-data-needs", year = 2004, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" }