Samuel H. Preston|Irma T. Elo|Andrew D. Foster|Haishan Fu
Reconstructing the size of the African American population by age and sex, 1930–1990
University of Pennsylvania|University of Pennsylvania|John Brown University|Guttmacher Institute
estimate size african american population fiveyear age groups census dates 1930 1990 using threepart strategy cohorts born 1935 follow us census bureau using classical demographic analysis estimate size cohorts born 1895 use extinctgeneration estimates remaining cohorts implement ageperiodcohort model census counts approaches applied data set age distribution deaths corrected age misreporting results provide strong confirmation basic validity census bureau estimates census undercounts african americans extending estimates new cohorts periods estimates less consistent historical series prepared coale rives 1973