Monthly Archives: May 2012

How Good was the 2010 Census? A View from the Post-Enumeration Survey

Posted on May 30, 2012 by jennifer

Last week, the Census Bureau released the results of our post-enumeration survey, called “Census Coverage Measurement (CCM).” The results showed that the 2010 Census had a net overcount of 0.01 percent, meaning about 36,000 people were overcounted in the census … Continue reading →

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How do we Conduct a Post-Enumeration Survey?

Posted on May 17, 2012 by jennifer

Post-enumeration surveys are complicated beasts, but their basic features can be communicated simply. The 2010 post-enumeration survey measures the separate components of census coverage as well as the net coverage error. In other words, we are able to know not … Continue reading →

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A Future Without Key Social and Economic Statistics for the Country

Posted on May 11, 2012 by jennifer

Our country faces important Federal funding challenges linked to the current recession and its aftermath. On the Census Bureau’s part, we have been striving to cut administrative costs, reengineer our survey processes, and find innovative ways to squeeze every cent … Continue reading →

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How Good was the 2010 Census?, Part 3

Posted on May 10, 2012 by jennifer

As prior blogs have noted, there are 3 ways to evaluate the quality of a census: 1) process indicators that describe the operations, 2) comparisons with other estimates of population size, and 3) a sample survey matched to the census, … Continue reading →

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