This book paints a portrait of social life in America by providing an accessible discussion of empirical economics research on issues such as illegal immigration, health care and climate change. All the studies in this book use the same data source: individual responses to the American Community...

1. Introduction: Stories, Data and Statistics -- 2. Searching for Higher Ground: Migration and Quality of Life -- 3. Paying the Bills: School, Jobs, and Health Insurance -- 4. Home Economics: Family Matters -- 5. Living and Getting Around: Homes and Cars -- 6. And That Takes Resources: Carbon...

Survey data. Designing surveys acknowledging nonresponse / Robert M. Groves and Mick P. Couper. Methods for obtaining high response rates in telephone surveys / David Cantor and Patricia Cunningham. High response rates for low-income population in-person surveys / Charlene Weiss and Barbara A....