Project Gutenberg 2021-12-29 Public domain in the USA. 120 Welton, Thomas A. (Thomas Abercrombie) 1835 1918 Welton, Thomas Abercrombie On the inaccuracies which probably exist in the census returns of ages Transcribed from the 1876 T. Brakell edition by David Price. Many thanks to the British Library for making their copy available "On the Inaccuracies Which Probably Exist in the Census Returns of Ages" by Thomas A. Welton is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work focuses on analyzing the inaccuracies in age reporting in census data in England and Wales, examining the dissimilarities in population growth rates across different age groups. The author employs various statistical tables to illustrate these discrepancies and proposes corrections for more accurate demographic insights. The opening of the book outlines Welton's study as he reflects on his earlier attempts to calculate death rates among specific age groups from the 1871 Census. He shares his findings that significant variations exist in the growth and decline of population by age, emphasizing the importance of accurate age reporting. Using tables, Welton illustrates how reported figures for certain age brackets appear exaggerated or understated due to factors like emigration and the tendency of individuals to round their age figures. The detailed statistical analysis sets the foundation for his subsequent arguments about the reliability of census data and the need for correct age representation for demographic assessments. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Great Britain -- Census Great Britain -- Statistics, Vital -- 19th century Age distribution (Demography) -- Great Britain HA Text Category: History - British Category: Research Methods/Statistics/Information Sys 274231 2025-07-26T12:04:58.536388 text/html 252496 2024-10-18T17:54:19 text/html 97751 2025-07-26T12:05:07.672373 application/epub+zip 98021 2025-07-26T12:04:59.653368 application/epub+zip 98021 2025-07-26T12:04:59.030399 application/epub+zip 175409 2025-07-26T12:05:11.665355 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 174767 2025-07-26T12:05:07.093315 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 174138 2022-09-30T06:44:03.021857 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 110419 2025-07-26T12:04:56.757425 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 90385 2024-10-18T17:54:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16804 2025-07-26T12:05:11.822331 application/rdf+xml 7852 2025-07-26T12:04:59.197357 image/jpeg 2100 2025-07-26T12:04:59.115354 image/jpeg 92318 2025-07-26T12:04:58.551394 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia