SECTION 7 

 PROBLEMS OF THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS IN THEIR 

 RELATION TO SOCIAL SCIENCE 



Contents 



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Introduction 197 



I. Background 197 



How the Irregular Work Load Developed and Its Consequences 198 



Intercensal Work and Isolation from the Administration of Laws 201 



Summary 203 



II. Consumer Needs and Consumer Support 203 



Who are the Consumers? 204 



Relationship with Consumers 205 



Summary 212 



III. Selection, Training, and Promotion of Personnel 212 



The Higher Positions 213 



The Junior Professional Staff and Opportimities for Promotion 215 



The Permanent Clerical Staff 216 



Temporary Employees 217 



Technical Instruction Within the Bureau 218 



Summary and Conclusions 218 



IV. Analytical Research 219 



Three Types of Analytical Work 219 



Should the Bureau Do Research of the Second Type? 220 



The Bureau's Investigations for the Improvement of Its Own Data 222 



Summary 226 



General Summary 227 



Appendix A — ^List of Inquiries Covered by the Permanent Census 228 



Appendix B — Special Analytical Publications of the Census Since 1900 230 



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