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PROCEEDINGS, FIRST WORKSHOP

Panel to Review the 2000 Census

Committee on National Statistics

Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

National Research Council

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NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.

The project that is the subject of this report was supported by contract no. 50-YABC-8-66010 between the National Academy of Sciences and the U.S. Census Bureau. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations or agencies that provided support for the project.

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Suggested Citation: National Research Council (2001). Proceedings, First Workshop. Panel to Review the 2000 Census. Committee on National Statistics. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

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THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES

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The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit, self-perpetuating society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal government on scientific and technical matters. Dr. Bruce M. Alberts is president of the National Academy of Sciences.

The National Academy of Engineering was established in 1964, under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences, as a parallel organization of outstanding engineers. It is autonomous in its administration and in the selection of its members, sharing with the National Academy of Sciences the responsibility for advising the federal government. The National Academy of Engineering also sponsors engineering programs aimed at meeting national needs, encourages education and research, and recognizes the superior achievements of engineers. Dr. Wm. A. Wulf is president of the National Academy of Engineering.

The Institute of Medicine was established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences to secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health of the public. The Institute acts under the responsibility given to the National Academy of Sciences by its congressional charter to be an adviser to the federal government and, upon its own initiative, to identify issues of medical care, research, and education. Dr. Kenneth I. Shine is president of the Institute of Medicine.

The National Research Council was organized by the National Academy of Sciences in 1916 to associate the broad community of science and technology with the Academy’s purposes of furthering knowledge and advising the federal government. Functioning in accordance with general policies determined by the Academy, the Council has become the principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, and the scientific and engineering communities. The Council is administered jointly by both Academies and the Institute of Medicine. Dr. Bruce M. Alberts and Dr. Wm. A. Wulf are chairman and vice chairman, respectively, of the National Research Council.

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PANEL TO REVIEW THE 2000 CENSUS

JANET L. NORWOOD (Chair),

Chevy Chase, Maryland

ROBERT M. BELL,

AT&T Labs–Research, Florham Park, New Jersey

NORMAN M. BRADBURN,

National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia

LAWRENCE D. BROWN,

Department of Statistics, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

WILLIAM F. EDDY,

Department of Statistics, Carnegie Mellon University

ROBERT M. HAUSER,

Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin

RODERICK J.A. LITTLE,*

School of Public Health, University of Michigan

INGRAM OLKIN,

Department of Statistics and School of Education, Stanford University

D. BRUCE PETRIE,

Canadian Institute for Health Information, Ottawa, Ontario

CONSTANCE F. CITRO, Study Director

MICHAEL L. COHEN, Senior Program Officer

DANIEL L. CORK, Program Officer

AGNES GASKIN, Senior Project Assistant

MARISA GERSTEIN, Research Assistant

MICHELE VER PLOEG, Program Officer

ANDREW A. WHITE,** Senior Program Officer

MEYER ZITTER, Consultant

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Served until March 2000

**  

Served as study director until March 2000

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COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL STATISTICS 2001–2002

JOHN E. ROLPH (Chair),

Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California

JOSEPH G. ALTONJI,

Department of Economics, Northwestern University

ROBERT M. BELL,

AT&T Labs–Research, Florham Park, New Jersey

LAWRENCE D. BROWN,

Department of Statistics, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

ROBERT M. GROVES,

Joint Program in Survey Methodology, University of Michigan

HERMANN HABERMANN,

Statistics Division, United Nations, New York, New York

JOEL L. HOROWITZ,

Department of Economics, University of Iowa

WILLIAM KALSBEEK,

Survey Research Unit, Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina

ARLEEN LEIBOWITZ,

School of Public Policy and Social Research, University of California at Los Angeles

RODERICK J.A. LITTLE,

School of Public Health, University of Michigan

THOMAS A. LOUIS,

RAND, Arlington, Virginia

DARYL PREGIBON,

AT&T Labs–Research, Florham Park, New Jersey

NORA CATE SCHAEFFER,

Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison

MATTHEW D. SHAPIRO,

Department of Economics, University of Michigan

ANDREW A. WHITE, Director

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PREFACE

The Panel to Review the 2000 Census was established in 1998 by the Committee on National Statistics of the National Research Council at the request of the U.S. Census Bureau. The panel has a broad charge to provide an independent assessment of the quality of the 2000 census operations and results. It is charged in particular to review the statistical methods of the 2000 census, including the use of the Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation (A.C.E.) Program and dual-systems estimation (DSE), along with other census procedures that may affect the completeness and quality of the data.

As part of its work, the panel held three open workshops on topics related to the A.C.E. and possible adjustment of the census counts for population coverage errors. The panel has prepared proceedings of each workshop to be part of the public documentation of planning for the 2000 census.

The first workshop was held October 6, 1999. It considered issues of the A.C.E. design that had not yet been completely worked out by the Census Bureau staff. Topics discussed included methods and issues for determining post-strata for estimation, obtaining the final sample of block clusters from a larger initial sample, and imputing values for missing responses on characteristics needed to define post-strata.

The second workshop was held February 2–3, 2000. It covered the dual-systems estimation process from beginning to end. The third workshop was held October 2, 2000. It laid out the process the Census Bureau planned to follow in order to reach a decision by March 1 on whether to adjust the census counts for purposes of congressional redistricting.

This volume provides the edited transcript of the proceedings of the first workshop. (See National Research Council, 2001b and 2001c for proceedings of the second and third workshops.) The substance of the participants’ remarks has not been altered. Some text has been added [in brackets] to spell out terms, clarify who is speaking, and make sentences complete. The only material deleted consists of introductions of speakers. A list of invited participants and their affiliations (at the time of the workshop) is provided at the end of the document.

Papers prepared by Census Bureau staff were distributed to participants before the meeting. They are often mentioned in the discussion, and appropriate citations have been added in the text to refer the reader to the relevant bibliographic entry in the references. All of the documents are available on the Census Bureau’s web site: http://www.census.gov.

For explanations of terms and discussion of the design of the A.C.E. as it was implemented in 2000, please consult the interim report of the panel, The 2000 Census: Interim Assessment (National Research Council, 2001a).

I want to thank the Census Bureau staff who prepared materials and participated in the workshop. Particular thanks are due to Howard Hogan, who did a superb job in presenting a complex set of materials to the panel members and invited participants.

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I also want to thank the panel members and invited participants for their thoughtful comments and probing questions during the workshop.

Finally, I want to thank the panel staff who prepared this proceedings. They include Constance Citro, Maria Alejandro, Agnes Gaskin, and Daniel Cork.

Janet L. Norwood, Chair

Panel to Review the 2000 Census

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