Category Archives: 2010 Census

How Good was the 2010 Census? A View from the Post-Enumeration Survey

Posted on May 30, 2012 by jennifer

Last week, the Census Bureau released the results of our post-enumeration survey, called “Census Coverage Measurement (CCM).” The results showed that the 2010 Census had a net overcount of 0.01 percent, meaning about 36,000 people were overcounted in the census … Continue reading →

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A Future Without Key Social and Economic Statistics for the Country

Posted on May 11, 2012 by jennifer

Our country faces important Federal funding challenges linked to the current recession and its aftermath. On the Census Bureau’s part, we have been striving to cut administrative costs, reengineer our survey processes, and find innovative ways to squeeze every cent … Continue reading →

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How Good was the 2010 Census?, Part 3

Posted on May 10, 2012 by jennifer

As prior blogs have noted, there are 3 ways to evaluate the quality of a census: 1) process indicators that describe the operations, 2) comparisons with other estimates of population size, and 3) a sample survey matched to the census, … Continue reading →

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Estimating the Size of a Small Population

Posted on September 28, 2011 by briana

Let me tell you a wonderful story, a statistical detective story of sorts. During the summer, you may have seen statistics released from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 on same-sex couple unmarried partner households. We noticed that reported counts … Continue reading →

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Personal Lessons From The 2010 Census

Posted on June 16, 2011 by briana

I’m finding myself looking back over the experience of the 2010 Census and drawing some lessons learned. If we’re smart as an organization, we’ll build the 2020 Census planning effort with these in mind. Here they are: Lesson 1: The … Continue reading →