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Activity Number: 19 - 2020 Census Post-Enumeration Survey Estimation Methods: Research and Challenges
Type: Topic Contributed
Date/Time: Sunday, August 7, 2022 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Sponsor: Survey Research Methods Section
Abstract #322621
Title: COVID-19 Impacts on the Post-Enumeration Survey
Author(s): Shadie Khubba and Elizabeth Marra*
Companies: U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: COVID-19; PES; census; measurement error
Abstract:

During the implementation of the 2020 Post-Enumeration Survey (PES), the world experienced the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to health and safety concerns, the PES implemented both schedule and operational changes so that it could protect the public and its staff. In general, the PES schedule was delayed, clerical matching operations were modified, contact strategies were updated, and hiring and training modifications were implemented to protect both field representatives and respondents. Some local governments prohibited face-to-face interviews or implemented lockdowns, preventing field workers from carrying out the interviews initially. People also refused in-person interviews due to concerns of catching or spreading COVID-19. Unit and item nonresponse were greater than expected causing concerns of undercoverage in the PES. Response and measurement error were also a concern given higher than expected proxy rates. In this paper we provide an overview of the operational changes and impacts to response and measurement error in the PES. While we cannot always precisely measure the impacts of COVID-19, we describe many of the effects of COVID-19 on the survey.


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