Understanding the Social Geography of Census Undercount

David Martin
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David Martin: School of Geography, University of Southampton, Southampton, S017 1BJ, England

Environment and Planning A, 2010, vol. 42, issue 11, 2753-2770

Abstract: A new round of censuses is being held internationally in 2010–11 in the face of increasing challenges to the achievement of high coverage rates. Censuses are of enormous importance due to the extensive range of planning and analysis which is dependent on the accuracy of their results. Despite efforts to assess quality and make corrections, there is still evidence of population missing from published estimates. This paper uses administratively based data sources to assess probable undercount in the 2001 Census of England and Wales, specifically seeking to understand the differences between the census and alternative sources. It presents new evidence of strong social and spatial concentrations, only some of which have been addressed by official adjustments to the census. It is important both that these issues are taken into account in substantive research using published small area data and that the underlying processes are much more clearly understood by users and reviewers of the 2010–11 round of censuses.

Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1068/a43123

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