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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
Race & Hispanic Origin Reporting Across Admin. Records & Other Sources
This paper explores different methods to assign one race and one Hispanic response when responses are discrepant.
Working Paper
Imputation Research for the 2020 Census
This research looks at potential count imputation models to handle increased missingness.
Working Paper
Using Administrative Records to Reduce Contacts in the 2020 Census
An approach for identifying vacant and occupied housing units to be enumerated using administrative records.
Working Paper
Assessing the Validity of the ACS English-Ability Question
This study is a first step in attempting to assess the continued validity of the English-ability item on the American Community Survey.
Working Paper
Pre-Registration for 2014 Census Test: Expert Review
“Notify Me” is a pre-registration web site that was evaluated in the 2014 Census Test as part of an effort to optimize self-response to the 2020 Census
Working Paper
Usability Testing of the 2014 Census Test
In 2014, a usability evaluation was conducted of a proposed online instrument to be used by respondents selected for the 2014 Census Test who reported online.
Working Paper
Adaptive Design Research for the 2020 Census
An overview of research on determining the number of contact attempts that should be made to nonresponding units.
Working Paper
A Review of Methods for Estimating Emigration
This report, summarizes the literature on the methods to estimate emigration, review the strengths and limitations of each method, and provide references for original documents in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.
Working Paper
An outside view: What do observers say about races & Hispanic origins?
This paper studies patterns of observer identification using a unique, large, linked data source with two measures of a person’s race and Hispanic origin.
Working Paper
Demographic Analysis 2010: The Foreign-Born Population in the ACS
In this working paper we present results from our research examining the coverage of the foreign-born population in the ACS.
Working Paper
Forum on Ethnic Groups from the Middle East and North Africa
On Friday May 29th, 2015 a Forum on Ethnic Groups from the Middle East and North Africa was held at Census Bureau headquarters in Suitland, Maryland.
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