title: The effects of census undercount adjustment on congressional apportionment.
abstract: "This article shows that undercount adjustment [of the 1990 U.S. census] will probably reallocate one [in] three House seats across the states. The adjustment's impact may depend on the method used and the assumptions underlying undercount estimates.  Using regression analysis to reduce sampling error in undercount estimates from dual-systems analysis, however, eliminates sensitivity to all but the most extreme changes in assumptions.  Generally, adjustment will more likely affect large states than small ones, and large states with proportionately many urban Black and Hispanic residents will likely gain seats at the expense of large states with few such residents."
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Schirm
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D003625:Data Collection; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D009656:North America; D011057:Politics; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Data Adjustment; Data Collection; Demographic Analysis; Developed Countries; Dual Data Collection; Error Sources; Measurement; North America; Northern America; Political Factors; Research Methodology; Undercount; United States