1995 Test Census Presents Opportunities to Evaluate New Census-Taking Methods - GAO Report
| Date: | 1994-09-27 | |
| Report no.: | T-GGD-94-136 | |
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| Subjects: | Administrative costs, Census, Cost control, Data collection, Interagency relations, Mailing lists, Population statistics, Postal service, Statistical methods, Census Bureau Post Enumeration Survey, 1995 Test Census, | |
| Summary: | This testimony focuses on the Census Bureau's plans for its 1995 Test Census. Specifically, GAO discusses the following changes in census methods that the Bureau plans to incorporate in its 1995 Test Census: (1) new data sources and methods to help compile the census address list, (2) the use of the Postal Service to identify addresses on the Bureau's list that are either vacant or nonexistent, (3) two sampling and statistical estimation methods designed to lower the cost and improve the accuracy of the census, and (4) a new method for counting those persons without a usual residence. GAO also examines the cost implications of the methods being tested. |
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