Preparing for the 2000 census : interim report II / / Andrew A. White and Keith F. Rust, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910973552203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1997
• ISBN: 9786610187164; 9781280187162; 1280187166; 9780309591003; 0309591007; 9780585002385; 058500238X
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (v, 98 pages)
• Altri autori (Persone): WhiteAndrew A; RustKeith
• Disciplina: 304.6/0723
• Soggetti: United States Census, 2000 Methodology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Panel to Evaluate Alternative Census Methodologies, Committee on National Statistics, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council."; Appendix includes: Sampling in the 2000 census : interim report I.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 79-84).
• Nota di contenuto: Preparing for the 2000 Census -- Copyright -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Application of Sampling Procedures -- NEED FOR SAMPLING -- CONCERNS ABOUT THE USE OF SAMPLING -- The Terminology of Sampling Variability -- Sampling Error and Public Confidence -- Sampling and the Mail Return Rate -- The Accuracy of Small-Area Data -- 3 Addresses Linked to Geography: Cornerstone of the 2000 Census -- NEED FOR AN ACCURATE MAF -- CENSUS BUREAU PLANS -- Use of USPS Address Lists -- Updating TIGER, MAF, and the Linkage Between Them -- Targeted Updating -- Rural Areas -- Cooperation with Local Governments: Final Stages -- Multiple Unit Structures -- ASSESSMENT -- 4 Improved Survey Methods: Making It Easier to Respond -- RESPONDENT-FRIENDLY QUESTIONNAIRES -- MULTIPLE MODES FOR RESPONSE -- TARGETING FOR SPANISH-; LANGUAGE QUESTIONNAIRES -- TARGETED PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGNS -- SERVICE-BASED ENUMERATION -- 5 Sampling for Nonresponse Follow-Up: Achieving Adequate Precision at Acceptable Cost -- ALTERNATIVE DESIGNS FOR NONRESPONSE FOLLOW-UP -- ASSESSMENT OF THE BASIC DESIGN ALTERNATIVES -- Operational and Costs Issues -- Sampling Variability Associated with Alternative Designs -- Other Criteria -- Conclusions About Design Alternatives -- OTHER DESIGN ISSUES -- Determining the Appropriate Amount of Nonresponse Follow-Up -- Unit of Sampling -- Follow-Up of Units with Postmaster Returns -- Role of Administrative Records -- 6 Integrated Coverage Measurement: Tackling the Differential Undercount -- INCLUSION OF INTEGRATED COVERAGE MEASUREMENT IN THE FINAL CENSUS ENUMERATION -- ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES -- RESULTS FROM THE 1995 CENSUS TEST -- Face Validity of the Methodologies -- Operational Problems: Incomplete Rosters -- Operational Problems: The Integrated Coverage Measurement Interview -- Weighting Procedures -- Comparability of Blocks -- NEXT STEPS.; OTHER ISSUES AND RESEARCH -- Total Error Model -- Use of Administrative Records -- Sample Design and Estimation Methods -- 7 Administrative Records: Looking to the Future -- BUILDING AN ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS DATABASE -- Privacy and Confidentiality -- File Acquisition -- Processing of Source Files -- Combining Files -- Evaluation of the Administrative Data -- Quality of the Individual Source Files -- Address -- Race and Hispanic Origin -- Quality of the Database -- USES OF ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS FOR 2000 -- Master Address File Updating -- Enumeration of Special Population Groups -- Reduction of the Nonresponse Follow-Up Workload -- Augmentation of Integrated Coverage Measurement Household Rosters -- Imputation of Missing Long-Form Items -- Estimation for Nonrespondents Not Selected in the Nonresponse Follow-Up Sample -- Experimentation with an Administrative Records Census -- CONCLUSION -- References -- APPENDIX Sampling in the 2000 Census Interim Report I -- Contents -- REFERENCES.