JSM Activity #31

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Activity ID:  31
Title
* The Decision on Census Adjustment: One Year Later
Date / Time / Room Sponsor Type
08/11/2002
4:00 PM - 5:50 PM
Room: H-Mercury Ballroom 		Section on Government Statistics*, Section on Survey Research Methods*, Social Statistics Section* Invited
Organizer: Patrick J. Cantwell, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair: John H. Thompson, U.S. Census Bureau
Discussant: 5:20 PM - David Dolson, Statistics Canada    
Floor Discussion 5:40 PM
Description

In 2001, the U.S. Bureau of the Census twice recommended against releasing adjusted census counts, first after assessing the post-enumeration survey, and later, after examining an extensive program of evaluations. With additional results now available, this decision is reviewed by several speakers and a discussant who have extensive experience planning and analyzing post-enumeration surveys in the U.S., Canada, and the United Kingdom.
  300292  By:  Howard  Hogan 4:05 PM 08/11/2002
Research Findings of the Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation and Census 2000 Accuracy

  300293  By:  Lawrence D.  Brown 4:30 PM 08/11/2002
Comparison of Census Count Population Shares and ACE Population Shares in the 2000 Census

  300294  By:  Ray  Chambers 4:55 PM 08/11/2002
Methodology and Experience with the UK Post-Enumeration Program

JSM 2002

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Revised March 2002