Coverage and Agreement of Administrative Records and 2010 American Community Survey Demographic Data

Renuka Bhaskar, Adela Luque, Sonya Rastogi and James M. Noon

CARRA Working Papers from Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau

Abstract: The U.S. Census Bureau is researching possible uses of administrative records in decennial census and survey operations. The 2010 Census Match Study and American Community Survey (ACS) Match Study represent recent efforts by the Census Bureau to evaluate the extent to which administrative records provide data on persons and addresses in the 2010 Census and 2010 ACS. The 2010 Census Match Study also examines demographic response data collected in administrative records. Building on this analysis, we match data from the 2010 ACS to federal administrative records and third party data as well as to previous census data and examine administrative records coverage and agreement of ACS age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin responses. We find high levels of coverage and agreement for sex and age responses and variable coverage and agreement across race and Hispanic origin groups. These results are similar to findings from the 2010 Census Match Study.

Keywords: ACS; administrative records; demographic data; third party data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-11
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