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Activity Number: 593
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 4, 2010 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Survey Research Methods
Abstract - #308121
Title: Estimating Nonsampling Errors in Estimates of Omissions and Erroneous Enumerations in the 2010 Census
Author(s): Mary H. Mulry*+ and Bruce D. Spencer
Companies: U.S. Census Bureau and Northwestern University
Address: 2884 Manorwood Trail, Fort Worth, TX, 76109,
Keywords: nonsampling errors ; census coverage error ; census omissions ; census erroneous enumerations
Abstract:

The 2010 Census Coverage Measurement Program (CCM) will evaluate the coverage of the 2010 U.S. Census. The 2010 CCM will provide estimates of the components of census coverage error (erroneous enumerations and omissions) separately in addition to estimates of net coverage error. Evaluation studies are underway to examine the quality of the 2010 CCM estimates and provide information for improving census coverage measurement methodology. Synthesizing the results of all the CCM evaluations will aid in forecasting and optimizing tradeoffs among costs and errors for the 2020 census. The current plan is to use a simulation approach in constructing the synthesis and to provide estimates of nonsampling bias in the estimated components of coverage error. This paper explores the use of the evaluation studies to yield estimates of nonsampling error for use in the simulation.


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