An estimate of a rare population group: The U.S. Jewish population
Author(s) -
Bernard Lazerwitz
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
demography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.099
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1533-7790
pISSN - 0070-3370
DOI - 10.2307/2060658
Subject(s) - judaism , population , sample (material) , statistics , demography , group (periodic table) , survey sampling , geography , sort , mathematics , sociology , archaeology , arithmetic , chemistry , organic chemistry , chromatography
High, middle, and low estimates for a rare population group, the Jewish population of the United States, are presented together with their root mean square errors. These estimates are based upon a national sample whose essential survey design features are outlined. The features indicate that difficult-to-find populations can be sampled in adequate numbers if some sort of a list can be developed with a fair proportion of the population. To this list must be added an integrated area sampl
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