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Results from a Pilot Test on Qualitative Research with Households At Risk of Underreporting Young Children
Results from a Pilot Test on Qualitative Research with Households At Risk of Underreporting Young Children
Working Paper Number rsm2022-01
Abstract
There is a well-established literature indicating that young children (under age five) are systematically undercounted in censuses and surveys around the world, and the U.S. decennial Census and American Community Survey (ACS) are no exceptions. This report documents a pilot test of qualitative research on the undercount of young children (UYC) conducted in the summer of 2019. The primary goal of the research is to explore whether and how census and survey forms, question wording, interviewer instructions, and other data collection procedures contribute to the undercount of young children, and whether modifications to these methods could reduce the undercount. Results demonstrated the viability of the cognitive interview and focus group protocols, and also highlighted the challenges involved in identifying at-risk households via conventional recruiting and screening methods.
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