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Decennial Census of Population and Housing Working Papers
Decennial Census of Population and Housing Working Papers
Working papers are intended to make results of Census Bureau research available to others and to encourage discussion on a variety of topics. They have not undergone a review and editorial process generally accorded official Census Bureau publications.
- View the list of working paper topics.
- View the list of working papers by year.
Working Paper
Population Coverage in the 1990 Census Based on Demographic Analysis
This article presents estimates of net coverage of the national population in the 1990 census, based on the method of demographic analysis.
Working Paper
A Comparative Analysis of Data on Persons with a Work Disability
In terms of gender, work disability rates for men were higher than those for women.
Working Paper
1993 Research Conference on Undercounted Ethnic Population
When one considers the enormous size and diversity of the United States population, the 1990 census achieved a remarkably low undercount.
Working Paper
A Multivariate Analysis of the Census Omission
Until very recently, relatively little information was available concerning the differential undercount of minority groups, especially Hispanics.
Working Paper
Accurate Address Listings to Improve Housing and Population Counts
This report compares the addresses listed, housing identified and the persons enumerated in sample areas for which we have three sources.
Working Paper
Alternative Enumeration of Undocumented Salvadorans on Long Island
The area selected for an Alternate Enumeration (AE) of undocumented Salvadoran immigrants is located in a bedroom community on the North Shore of Long Island.
Working Paper
Racial/Ethnic Homogeneity of Neighborhoods
Contributors to Census omission rates include both individual and environmental factors which are associated with high rates of poverty.
Working Paper
Research on Sources of Undercoverage Within Households
As part of coverage research in the 1990 census, the Census Bureau sponsored ethnographic studies to investigate behavioral causes of coverage errors.
Working Paper
The Myth of the Man Under the Bed
This paper summarizes patterns of omissions and erroneous enumerations in the census coverage resulting from two mechanisms of coverage error.
Working Paper
Undercount of Black Inner City Residents of New Orleans, Louisiana
The primary purpose of this report is to identify and explain census errors in terms of our hypotheses of the causes of undercount.
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