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Abstract #302263

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Activity Number:	206
Type:	Invited
Date/Time:	Tuesday, August 10, 2004 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor:	Section on Government Statistics
Abstract - #302263
Title:	Measuring the Quality of Census Counts--The Australian Experience
Author(s):	Paul S. Williams*+
Companies:	Australian Bureau of Statistics
Address:	Census, Demography, and Geography Branch, Beconnen ACT 2616, , Australia
Keywords:	estimate ; census ; coverage error
Abstract:	Since 1971, Australia has employed a variety of techniques to measure the quality of census counts and has applied these measures to adjust the census counts to derive the official population. The Australian Bureau of Statistics used the census coverage as one of the important measures to judge the quality of census counts. The agency conducted a post- evaluation survey to estimate the total population which became the basis to determine the census coverage error. The survey used dual system estimator to produce total population estimate. The paper will outline these techniques, their application, and areas for future research.

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