Many individuals within and outside the Census Bureau contributed to
this report. B.K. Atrostic wrote Chapters 1 and 2; Gordon Philips
and Vojislav Maksimovic of the University of Maryland coauthored
Chapter 3; and B.K. Atrostic, Randy Becker, Todd Gardner,
Cheryl Grim, and Mark Mildorf coauthored Chapter 4. Lynn Riggs
organized Appendix 2; and Angela Andrus, B.K. Atrostic, David
Brown, Cheryl Grim, Brian Holly, Shigui Weng, and Jeremy Wu
contributed to or worked on Appendixes 1 through 8.
The report benefited from contributions by the Publication Services
Branch of the Census Bureau’s Administrative and Customer Services
Division, Francis Grailand Hall, Chief. Christine E. Geter
edited the report; Linda Chen created the graphic design and layout;
Donald Meyd managed publication and printing; and Janet
Sweeney and Claudette E. Bennett provided general direction and
project management. Our RDC partners and administrators also provided
assistance.The Center for Economic Studies partners with stakeholders within
and outside the U.S. Census Bureau to improve measures of the economy
and people of the United States through research and innovative
data products.Research summaries in this report have not undergone the review
accorded Census Bureau publications and no endorsement should be
inferred. Any opinions and conclusions expressed herein are those
of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the
Census Bureau or other organizations. All results have been reviewed
to ensure that no confidential information is disclosed