Abstract #301236

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JSM 2003 Abstract #301236
Activity Number: 348
Type: Invited
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 6, 2003 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor: Section on Government Statistics
Abstract - #301236
Title: The Expanding Role of Demographic Analysis in 2000 and Beyond
Author(s): J. Gregory Robinson*+ and Kirsten K. West and Antonio Bruce and Arjun Adlakha and Dean H. Judson and Linda Gage
Companies: U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Census Bureau and California Department of Finance
Address: Population Division, Washington, DC, 20233,
Keywords: undercount ; demographic analysis ; DA ; hard-to-count ; Census 2000
Abstract:

Demographic Analysis (DA) is a well-developed coverage measurement and evaluation program. DA has served as the standard for measuring coverage trends in recent censuses and differences in coverage by age, sex, and race at the national level. We discuss plans for an expanded demographic analysis program. Our goal is to produce census quality and coverage indicators on a timely basis (including during the census process by assessing housing unit coverage and the quality of key demographic characteristics in early census results), expand the race/ethnic detail of the demographic coverage benchmarks beyond the traditional DA estimates for Blacks and non-Blacks (e.g., include Hispanics and non-Hispanic Whites), and to extend the scope of the demographic benchmarks to subnational levels. Also, we explore how information from periodic surveys (such as the American Community Survey) and administrative records can augment the component data used to construct demographic estimates. We provide examples of applications of these expanded techniques to evaluate the Census 2000 results, and discuss other potential uses of DA approaches beyond the once a decade decennial evaluation.

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