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Prevalence and Effect of Misclassification on Measuring Census Coverage

Abstract Number:

2253 

Submission Type:

Contributed Abstract 

Contributed Abstract Type:

Paper 

Participants:

Timothy Kennel (1)

Institutions:

(1) Federal Government, N/A

First Author:

Timothy Kennel  
Federal Government

Presenting Author:

Timothy Kennel  
Federal Government

Abstract Text:

Capture-Recapture methods are often used to estimate the size of populations. The models underlying these methods often require characteristics to be reported similarly across two independent measurements. For the 2020 Census and Post-Enumeration Survey there was meaningful disagreement in the measurement of occupancy, race, and Hispanic Origin. For example, of the 12,400 vacant housing units in a sample of census housing units that matched to the Post-Enumeration Survey, 50% were classified as occupied by the Post-Enumeration Survey. In this study, we report the degree of inconsistency between the two independent measurements and analyze how measurement error impacts dual-system estimates of the sub-population sizes.

Keywords:

Measurement Error|Census|Coverage|Dual-System Estimation|Capture-Recapture|

Sponsors:

Survey Research Methods Section

Tracks:

Survey Methodology/Modes

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