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Activity Number:
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518
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Government Statistics
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| Abstract - #305572 |
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Title:
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Estimates of Correct and Erroneous Enumeration with Duplicates in the 2010 U.S. Census
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Author(s):
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Rachel Bray*+
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Companies:
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U.S. Census Bureau
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Address:
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411 Warner St NW, Washington, DC, 20001, United States
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Keywords:
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coverage measurement ;
dual system estimation ;
official statistics
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Abstract:
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Although historically there has been low net undercount in the census, using a single measure to describe coverage may mask additional errors. The 2010 Census Coverage Measurement (CCM) program produced estimates of the components of census coverage in addition to estimates of net error. The components of census coverage for persons in the 2010 Census are correct enumerations, erroneous enumerations, whole-person imputations, and omissions. The data collected in 2010 CCM support the breakdown of correct and erroneous enumerations into various subgroups. The estimates include correct enumerations at the national level, for all states, and large counties and places. A key subgroup of erroneous enumerations is duplicates. This paper explores the results of 2010 CCM estimation, with particular emphasis on duplicates. We report estimates by the distance separating the linked records, includin
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