The Fifth Cell

Kenneth W. Wachter and David A. Freedman
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Kenneth W. Wachter: University of California, Berkeley
David A. Freedman: University of California, Berkeley

Evaluation Review, 2000, vol. 24, issue 2, 191-211

Abstract: One form of error that can affect census adjustments is correlation bias, reflecting people who are doubly missing—from the census and from the adjusted counts as well. This article presents a method for estimating the total national number of doubly-missing people and their distribution by race and sex. Application to the 1990 U.S. census adjustment leads to an estimate of 3 million doubly-missing people. Correlation bias is likely to be a serious problem for census adjustment in 2000. The methods of this article are well suited for measuring its magnitude.

Date: 2000
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DOI: 10.1177/0193841X0002400202

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