Diana L Magnuson
Biographic Data
| ID | 1306443 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Diana L Magnuson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Diana L |
| FAMILY NAME | Magnuson |
| SIGNATURE | MAGNUSON D L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Minnesota |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8729-5109 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 32 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
“Equally Available to Anyone”
Highlights The Census Bureau invented microdata as a product of the 1960 U.S. Census. The 1960 public use sample revolutionized analysis of the U.S. population and led to an outpouring of new census-based research. Interactions between academics and the Census Bureau at the Population Association of America played a central role in development of the first microdata. Continued collaboration between academics and the Census Bureau is needed to ens…
I don’t trust you’
Three great waves of public anxiety about census privacy swept over the United States in the twentieth century. In 1940, 1970, and 2000, newspapers reported on fears of the public and politicians about invasive census questions. This article focuses on the second wave of privacy concerns surrounding the 1970 census, which focused on Big Brother and government overreach. The Census Bureau response stressed the confidentiality of census responses, …
Historical context and creation of the Ipums Ancestry full count population census data 1900–1930
IPUMS recently released final versions of full count census data for the United States 1900-1930. The information contained in these files is the product of three broad work stages: historical census enumeration, digitization, and IPUMS processing. The data were produced within an evolving institutional context and subjected to subsequent processes that had important ramifications on the final product. This paper documents these histories and pro…
Special issue introduction
New data sources for research on the nineteenth-century United States
IPUMS has finalized databases for each of the United States population censuses from 1850 to 1880. These data are the result of collaborations between FamilySearch and Ancestry.com, which provided the raw data, and IPUMS, which enhanced the data with editing, standardized coding, inter-census harmonization, and documentation. We discuss the data capture process conducted by the nineteenth-century United States Census Office, construction of the m…
It's None of Their Damn Business
The U.S. Census has grappled with public concerns about privacy since the first enumeration in 1790. Beginning in the mid‐nineteenth century, census officials began responding to concerns about privacy with promises of confidentiality. In recent years, escalating concerns about confidentiality have threatened to reduce the usability of publicly accessible population data. This paper traces the history of privacy and disclosure control since 1790.…
Census Technology, Politics, and Institutional Change, 1790-2020
This article traces the history of the methods and technology used by the Census Bureau to convert individual census responses into published tabulations. We argue that political considerations not only shaped the content and applications of the census, but also the mechanics of census taking. By focusing on federal responses to a specific technical challenge over a very long span, our narrative illuminates the long-run effects of shifting societ…
The History of Quantification in History
The use of quantitative methods in leading historical journals increased dramatically in the 1960s and declined sharply after the mid-1980s. The JIH is an invaluable source for analysis of the boom and bust in the use of quantitative methods in history; the journal remained under the same editors for almost fifty years and made no attempt to change editorial policies during that period. Shifting patterns of content and authorship in the JIH from …
A Victorian Feminist Christian
Who Counts? The Politics of Census-Taking in Contemporary America
(2002). Who Counts? The Politics of Census-Taking in Contemporary America: A Review Essay. Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History: Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 43-46
Comparability of the Public Use Microdata Samples
(1995). Comparability of the Public Use Microdata Samples: Enumeration Procedures. Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History: Vol. 28, The Minnesota Historical Census Project, pp. 27-32
Who and what Determined the Content of the U.S. Population Schedule over Time
(1995). Who and what Determined the Content of the U.S. Population Schedule over Time. Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History: Vol. 28, The Minnesota Historical Census Project, pp. 11-26
Perspectives on Historical U.S. Census Undercounts
Comparability of the Public Use Microdata Samples
(1995). Comparability of the Public Use Microdata Samples: Enumeration Procedures. Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History: Vol. 28, The Minnesota Historical Census Project, pp. 27-32
Census Technology, Politics, and Institutional Change, 1790-2020
This article traces the history of the methods and technology used by the Census Bureau to convert individual census responses into published tabulations. We argue that political considerations not only shaped the content and applications of the census, but also the mechanics of census taking. By focusing on federal responses to a specific technical challenge over a very long span, our narrative illuminates the long-run effects of shifting societ…
Perspectives on Historical U.S. Census Undercounts
New data sources for research on the nineteenth-century United States
IPUMS has finalized databases for each of the United States population censuses from 1850 to 1880. These data are the result of collaborations between FamilySearch and Ancestry.com, which provided the raw data, and IPUMS, which enhanced the data with editing, standardized coding, inter-census harmonization, and documentation. We discuss the data capture process conducted by the nineteenth-century United States Census Office, construction of the m…
It's None of Their Damn Business
The U.S. Census has grappled with public concerns about privacy since the first enumeration in 1790. Beginning in the mid‐nineteenth century, census officials began responding to concerns about privacy with promises of confidentiality. In recent years, escalating concerns about confidentiality have threatened to reduce the usability of publicly accessible population data. This paper traces the history of privacy and disclosure control since 1790.…
The History of Quantification in History
The use of quantitative methods in leading historical journals increased dramatically in the 1960s and declined sharply after the mid-1980s. The JIH is an invaluable source for analysis of the boom and bust in the use of quantitative methods in history; the journal remained under the same editors for almost fifty years and made no attempt to change editorial policies during that period. Shifting patterns of content and authorship in the JIH from …
Who and what Determined the Content of the U.S. Population Schedule over Time
(1995). Who and what Determined the Content of the U.S. Population Schedule over Time. Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History: Vol. 28, The Minnesota Historical Census Project, pp. 11-26
I don’t trust you’
Three great waves of public anxiety about census privacy swept over the United States in the twentieth century. In 1940, 1970, and 2000, newspapers reported on fears of the public and politicians about invasive census questions. This article focuses on the second wave of privacy concerns surrounding the 1970 census, which focused on Big Brother and government overreach. The Census Bureau response stressed the confidentiality of census responses, …
Historical context and creation of the Ipums Ancestry full count population census data 1900–1930
IPUMS recently released final versions of full count census data for the United States 1900-1930. The information contained in these files is the product of three broad work stages: historical census enumeration, digitization, and IPUMS processing. The data were produced within an evolving institutional context and subjected to subsequent processes that had important ramifications on the final product. This paper documents these histories and pro…
Comparability of the Public Use Microdata Samples
(1995). Comparability of the Public Use Microdata Samples: Enumeration Procedures. Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History: Vol. 28, The Minnesota Historical Census Project, pp. 27-32
Who and what Determined the Content of the U.S. Population Schedule over Time
(1995). Who and what Determined the Content of the U.S. Population Schedule over Time. Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History: Vol. 28, The Minnesota Historical Census Project, pp. 11-26
Perspectives on Historical U.S. Census Undercounts
Who Counts? The Politics of Census-Taking in Contemporary America
(2002). Who Counts? The Politics of Census-Taking in Contemporary America: A Review Essay. Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History: Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 43-46
A Victorian Feminist Christian
The History of Quantification in History
The use of quantitative methods in leading historical journals increased dramatically in the 1960s and declined sharply after the mid-1980s. The JIH is an invaluable source for analysis of the boom and bust in the use of quantitative methods in history; the journal remained under the same editors for almost fifty years and made no attempt to change editorial policies during that period. Shifting patterns of content and authorship in the JIH from …
Census Technology, Politics, and Institutional Change, 1790-2020
This article traces the history of the methods and technology used by the Census Bureau to convert individual census responses into published tabulations. We argue that political considerations not only shaped the content and applications of the census, but also the mechanics of census taking. By focusing on federal responses to a specific technical challenge over a very long span, our narrative illuminates the long-run effects of shifting societ…
It's None of Their Damn Business
The U.S. Census has grappled with public concerns about privacy since the first enumeration in 1790. Beginning in the mid‐nineteenth century, census officials began responding to concerns about privacy with promises of confidentiality. In recent years, escalating concerns about confidentiality have threatened to reduce the usability of publicly accessible population data. This paper traces the history of privacy and disclosure control since 1790.…
Historical context and creation of the Ipums Ancestry full count population census data 1900–1930
IPUMS recently released final versions of full count census data for the United States 1900-1930. The information contained in these files is the product of three broad work stages: historical census enumeration, digitization, and IPUMS processing. The data were produced within an evolving institutional context and subjected to subsequent processes that had important ramifications on the final product. This paper documents these histories and pro…
Special issue introduction
New data sources for research on the nineteenth-century United States
IPUMS has finalized databases for each of the United States population censuses from 1850 to 1880. These data are the result of collaborations between FamilySearch and Ancestry.com, which provided the raw data, and IPUMS, which enhanced the data with editing, standardized coding, inter-census harmonization, and documentation. We discuss the data capture process conducted by the nineteenth-century United States Census Office, construction of the m…
“Equally Available to Anyone”
Highlights The Census Bureau invented microdata as a product of the 1960 U.S. Census. The 1960 public use sample revolutionized analysis of the U.S. population and led to an outpouring of new census-based research. Interactions between academics and the Census Bureau at the Population Association of America played a central role in development of the first microdata. Continued collaboration between academics and the Census Bureau is needed to ens…
I don’t trust you’
Three great waves of public anxiety about census privacy swept over the United States in the twentieth century. In 1940, 1970, and 2000, newspapers reported on fears of the public and politicians about invasive census questions. This article focuses on the second wave of privacy concerns surrounding the 1970 census, which focused on Big Brother and government overreach. The Census Bureau response stressed the confidentiality of census responses, …
Census (11 works) · Census and Population Estimation (11 works) · Population (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Demography (7 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Demography (6 works) · History (6 works) · Geography (5 works) · Political science (5 works)