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Activity Number: 293
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 8, 2006 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor: Section on Survey Research Methods
Abstract - #306342
Title: American Community Survey (ACS) Variance Reduction of Small Areas via Coverage Adjustment Using an Administrative Records Match
Author(s): Donald Malec*+ and Elizabeth Huang and Jerry J. Maples and Lynn Weidman
Companies: U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Census Bureau
Address: Statistical Research Division, Washington, DC, 20233-9150,
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In order to reduce variance and correct for coverage of ACS estimates, there is a desire for population control at the tract level. Currently intercensal population controls are based on "usual residence" and are not available at the tract level while the ACS produces intercensal estimates at the tract level that are based on "current residence". This project proposes a way to use new controls, obtained by matching the ACS sample to an administrative records file, and then controlling sample estimates of administrative record tract counts to known tract totals. By matching administrative records addresses, this procedure achieves a consistent residence rule between sample and control. To evaluate the effects of coverage error in the administrative records and matching error with the sample, the procedure is applied to the 2000 Census long-form, where the correct controls are known.

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