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Envisioning the 2020 Census
Topics and Questions
Criteria
Considerations
Rank
1 = H
2 = M
3 = L
Cost (Big Payoff)
Quality
New to Census
Accomplishable
Other Criteria
For 2010?
For 2020?
Census Environment Required
A. Coverage Measurement
A.1 Census Coverage Measurement (CCM) is the program that will answer the question: How accurate was the coverage of the population?
1
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
A.2 How effective is the CCM interview and subsequent processing in determining the members of the household at each housing unit on CCM interview day and the usual residence of each household member on Census Day? When there are errors in determining household membership and usual residence, what are the causes and what are the possible remedies? What are the effects of recall errors and reporting errors on the CCM interview?
1
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes.
(Note: Some things can be done outside the census.)
A.3 Can we start to learn if comparing the history of census operations with the CCM results in the sample blocks can help us explain how and when errors occur, and also suggest potential remedies?
1
No
Yes
No
Yes, as a feasibility study in small number of blocks in the CCM sample.
