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Activity Number:
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331
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Type:
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Topic Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Survey Research Methods
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| Abstract - #304224 |
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Title:
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Application of a Small-Area Model for a Voting Rights Act Tabulation
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Author(s):
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Patrick Joyce*+ and Donald Malec and Roderick Little and Aaron Gilary
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Companies:
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U.S. Census Bureau and National Center for Health Statistics and University of Michigan/U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Census Bureau
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Address:
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1410 N Scott St, Arlington, VA, 22209, United States
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Keywords:
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voting rights ;
small area models ;
Bayesian applications ;
survey methods
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Abstract:
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We describe the small area model which was developed and used to provide determinations of voting materials needed in languages other than English (Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act). In order to make these determinations estimates of characteristics for states and political subdivisions relating to citizenship, limited-English proficiency, and illiteracy are all needed. The method utilizes both 2010 Census counts available for detailed language minority groups in small areas along with the corresponding detailed characteristics collected in the American Community Survey (ACS). Point estimates under an empirical Bayes procedure and variances under a Bayes procedure are discussed.
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