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JSM 2002 Abstract #301102
Activity Number: 275
Type: Topic Contributed
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
Sponsor: Section on Survey Research Methods*
Abstract - #301102
Title: Measuring Consistency of Poststratification Variables for Housing Units in the Census 2000 Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation
Author(s): Joseph Burcham*+
Affiliation(s): U.S. Census Bureau
Address: 4301 Suitland Road 1107/2, Suitland, Maryland, 20746, USA
Keywords: Dual System Estimation ; Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation ; housing unit coverage
Abstract:

The Census Bureau used Dual System Estimation to measure the coverage of housing units in Census 2000. In Dual System Estimation, a sample of housing units in the census is matched to a sample of housing units obtained from an Independent Listing, and poststrata estimates are computed from the match results.

Of the housing units that appeared in both samples, some units were classified to a different poststratum in the census sample than the poststratum they were assigned to in the independent sample. This inconsistency can generate bias in the dual system estimates if the coverage characteristics between the two poststrata differ significantly. This paper examines the level of consistency of the different poststrata variables in classifying the housing units to poststrata.

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