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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
Examination of Census Omission and Erroneous Enumeration
The Census Bureau began a series of ethnographic evaluations of census coverage in 1986.
Working Paper
Clustering of Twenty-Eight Sample Areas in the Ethnographic Evaluation
The U.S. Census Bureau conducted the Ethnographic Evaluation of the Behavioral Causes of Census Undercount for the 1990 Decennial Census.
Working Paper
Evaluate The 1990 Census Coverage Of Young Hispanics
This Using Analytic Techniques To Evaluate The 1990 Census Coverage Of Young Hispanics working paper is from the 1990 Census.
Working Paper
Respondents' Attitudes Towards a Voice-Recognition Questionnaire
Development of a voice-recognition short form represents the Bureau's first attempt to simulate the verbal transaction between a live interviewer & respondent.
Working Paper
Finding and Enumeration Migrants in Mexican Enclaves
This study focuses on the behavior patterns of migrants and immigrants in the Mexican enclaves of Chester county.
Working Paper
Counting Migrant Farm Workers in the Northeastern U.S.
Analyzes the demographic, migratory, work, and service use patterns of farmworkers to discover possible causes of census omissions, and to suggest improvements.
Working Paper
Results of Image Optimization Research (IOR) Wave 1 Tests
Results from a small-scale test of a decennial census questionnaire that was designed to be both user-friendly and capable of being data captured.
Working Paper
Evidence from Small Area Ethnographic Studies
The article summarizes and synthesizes data and findings reported in 29 ethnographic reports sponsored by the Census and non-profit organizations.
Working Paper
The Census Bureau's Spanish Forms Availability Test
In 1993 the Census Bureau implemented the Spanish Forms Availability Test (SFAT).
Working Paper
The Role of Questionnaire Design in Reducing Census Coverage Error
Various forms of nonsampling error contributed to the total coverage error in the 1990 Decennial Census.
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