title: On estimating census undercount in small areas.
abstract: "Net undercount rates in the U.S. decennial census have been steadily declining over the last several censuses.  Differential undercounts among race groups and geographic areas, however, appear to persist.  In the following, we examine and compare several methodologies for providing small area estimates of census coverage by constructing artificial populations.  Measures of performance are also introduced to assess the various small area estimates.  Synthetic estimation in combination with regression modelling provide the best results over the methods considered. Sampling error effects are also simulated.  The results form the basis for determining coverage evaluation survey small area estimates of the 1900 decennial census."
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Isaki
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Schultz
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Diffendal
authors.forename: E T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D019352:Censuses; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D005006:Ethnicity; D005843:Geography; D008722:Methods; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Area Analysis; Census; Comparative Studies; Cultural Background; Data Adjustment; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Error Sources; Ethnic Groups; Geographic Factors; Measurement; Methodological Studies; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Statistics; Research Methodology; Studies; Undercount; United States