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Suggested Citation:"Committee on National Statistics." National Research Council. 2010. Envisioning the 2020 Census. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12865.
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COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL STATISTICS

The Committee on National Statistics was established in 1972 at the National Academies to improve the statistical methods and information on which public policy decisions are based. The committee carries out studies, workshops, and other activities to foster better measures and fuller understanding of the economy, the environment, public health, crime, education, immigration, poverty, welfare, and other public policy issues. It also evaluates ongoing statistical programs and tracks the statistical policy and coordinating activities of the federal government, serving a unique role at the intersection of statistics and public policy. The committee’s work is supported by a consortium of federal agencies through a National Science Foundation grant.

Suggested Citation:"Committee on National Statistics." National Research Council. 2010. Envisioning the 2020 Census. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12865.
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Suggested Citation:"Committee on National Statistics." National Research Council. 2010. Envisioning the 2020 Census. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12865.
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Planning for the 2020 census is already beginning. This book from the National Research Council examines several aspects of census planning, including questionnaire design, address updating, non-response follow-up, coverage follow-up, de-duplication of housing units and residents, editing and imputation procedures, and several other census operations.

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