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PubMed1989

Impact of census error adjustments on state population projections: the case of Ohio.

National undercount adjustment factors from the 1970 and 1980 U.S. censuses are used to prepare population projections for Ohio, which are in turn compared with unadjusted projections. "The findings suggest that decisions concerning adjustment factors have varying effects on short-term, long-term, and strategic forecasting. These effects are particularly salient for selected age-groups and the impact on state government budget decisions typically associated with these age-groups. We recommend that the effects of alternative adjustment possibilities be examined by state demographic centers and budget offices."

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PubMed1989

[Coverage error measurement of the Canadian census].

"This paper describes the methods used by Statistics Canada to measure coverage errors in the Canadian Census." Consideration is given to data collection and analysis and to estimation techniques. (SUMMARY IN ENG AND SPA)

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PubMed1989

[Quebec's 1986 population figure. Comparing the census with Quebec's health insurance file].

The author compares the 1986 population figures obtained through the Canadian census to figures from Quebec's health insurance file. The difference between the two "is very close to the one implied by the estimated rate of undercounting. This paper explains the functioning of the file and how it may be used for demographic purposes, and provides some results by age and sex as well as by region." (SUMMARY IN ENG AND SPA)

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PubMed1995

Deprivation and the 1991 census.

"This article looks at the patterns of relative deprivation in different types of area [in England and Wales], explores the connection between deprivation and other variables which might indicate disadvantage, and suggests some further lines of research which might be explored. It explains, in an inset, how to go about calculating an index of deprivation using a Census CD-ROM and a spreadsheet."

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PubMed1980

The use of Chi-square maps in the analysis of census data.

"This paper addresses itself to one of the problems inherent in any spatial analysis of census data, namely the variable size of the enumeration units. This variation renders some proportions unstable, due to the small numbers involved. Attempts to overcome this, using visual methods, can be unsatisfactory, whilst doing nothing to aid statistical analysis. Chi-square maps are suggested as a satisfactory alternative in both contexts, and data for Reading, Berkshire are displayed to illustrate this. These maps suggest that some inferences, based upon indicators derived from proportions, may be unsound."

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PubMed1986

Scottish-English comparisons: a cautionary note on the census.

"This paper draws attention to the variation in Census Enumeration District size between Scotland and England and the implications for country-wide research. It also reflects on the varying definition of a room between the countries and over time."

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PubMed1998

Can census offices publish statistics for more than one small area geography? An analysis of the differencing problem in statistical disclosure.

"The paper describes a problem faced by National Statistical Offices when publishing the results of decennial censuses for small geographical areas. If they publish statistical tables for two or more sets of areas, users can compare the tables and produce new statistics for the areas formed by differencing, which may have populations below confidentiality thresholds. To investigate the problem, the authors construct a software system and carry out a series of experiments using a large synthetic population base for Yorkshire and Humberside [in England]. The results indicate that publishing statistics for zones close in size to the primary areas is not safe unless the zones have been carefully designed. However, publishing statistics for sufficiently large areas such as 5km grid squares or postal sectors alongside enumeration districts is safe."

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PubMed1984

Miscounting the Spanish origin population in the United States: corrections to the 1970 census and their implications.

"The purpose of this...paper is three-fold: (a) to identify the discrepancies in the 1970 census figures [for the Spanish-origin population in the United States], (b) to suggest alternative strategies for correcting the original figures and briefly report on an estimate of the possible 'correct' figures for 1970, and (c) to briefly summarize the implications of the corrected figures for past and present research." The revised figures lower the total Spanish-origin population by about one million and increase the relative importance of specific groups, such as Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, and Cubans. The results also indicate that the rate of growth for the Spanish-origin population from 1970 to 1980 was higher than previously estimated. (summary in FRE, SPA)

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PubMed1985

Asian immigrants in Canada: some findings from 1981 census.

Immigrant characteristics in Canada are analyzed using data from the 1981 census. "The purpose of this paper is to focus on Asian immigrants and to compare them with immigrants born in the United Kingdom, and also to compare them with Canadian-born persons with respect to age, sex, marital status composition, educational attainment, labour force participation, class of worker, occupation and income." (summary in FRE, SPA)

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PubMed1993

Analyses of public use decennial census data with multiply imputed industry and occupation codes.

"This paper gives a brief introduction to multiple imputation for handling non-response in surveys. We then describe a recently completed project in which multiple imputation was used to recalibrate industry and occupation codes in 1970 U.S. census public use samples to the 1980 standard. Using analyses of data from the project, we examine the utility of analysing a large data set having imputed values compared with analysing a small data set having true values, and we provide examples of the amount by which variability is underestimated by using just one imputation rather than multiple imputations."

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PubMed1992

A comparison of vendor estimates of population and households with 1990 census counts in California.

"This study compares the 1990 [U.S.] population estimates of four national demographic data vendors with the actual counts of the 1990 Census. It was performed for a consortium of three public utility companies [in California].... In addition to total population, this study evaluates the estimates of three other demographic variables...: number of households, population of Spanish origin and white population.... Differences in accuracy are found among the vendors and between variables.... On average, the estimates were most accurate for total population, considerably less so for race (white population) and households and by far the least accurate for Hispanic population."

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PubMed1985

A comparison of the census characteristics of respondents and non-respondents to the 1981 General Household Survey (GHS).

"The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of non-response on the representiveness of the GHS [General Household Survey] achieved sample by comparing respondents and non-respondents to the 1981 GHS in terms of their characteristics as recorded in the 1981 [United Kingdom] Census of Population." The predominant finding is that "households containing dependent children and individuals in age-groups most often found in such households were over-represented in the sample and non-family households and individuals in some of the older age-groups under-represented."

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PubMed1986

Use of registers and population censuses as sampling frames in Great Britain.

The use of official data sources as sampling frames for numerous government surveys in the United Kingdom is described. "The great majority of these surveys use registers of various kinds as sampling frames. Some of these registers are intended to cover all addresses in the country in which there are private households. Other registers relate to specific sub-groups of the population. Each of the general registers has advantages and disadvantages but none is ideal for sampling purposes. In recent years nearly all samples required of the general population have been drawn, by automated means, from the Postcode Address File, although the balance of advantages of this system need to be continually monitored and evaluated." Reasons why the census is not often used as a sampling frame are considered.

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PubMed1985

The 1981 census project: an outline and some findings.

The authors describe the 1981 census project in Australia, a study that was designed to provide "government agencies and departments with information concerning recent demographic changes as rapidly as possible so that the policy implications could be elaborated and used by decision makers in the private and public sectors....[This article] is a brief summary of some of the major findings of the project, specifically relating to the demographic components, population composition and characteristics of groups in the population." Sections are included on mortality, fertility, and migration, as well as on specific population groups in Australia, such as the family, ethnic groups, the labor force, and the aged.

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PubMed1991

Using census data for household projections: an overview of results from the HOMES Project.

"This article provides an overview of the household projection model HOMES [a computer model developed to forecast the number and characteristics of households] and presents new household projections for six countries--China, Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Thailand, and the Philippines. The household projections are based on recently released population projections from The World Bank and on rules governing living arrangements quantified with the latest available census or demographic survey for each country. Growth in the number of households to the year 2030 is projected along with changes in household membership and the dependency burden."

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PubMed1990

[The Bulgarian population censuses of 1878, 1912, 1928, and 1968].

"Having studied a number of original sources and statistical data, the author reviews the Bulgarian population censuses in 1878, 1912, 1928 and 1968. He analyses the causes for the population's small number which does not correspond to the long historical existence of the Bulgarian nationality. The author finds its basic cause in the long Ottoman domination which was connected with physical destruction, purposeful Islamisation and assimilation, and mass deportation of large groups of Bulgarians." (SUMMARY IN ENG AND RUS)

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PubMed1994

[Data for the assessment of the 1850 population census in Transylvania].

"Having reviewed the population figures of historical Transylvania the study analyses from three aspects the reliability of data of the population census in 1850.... Through the analysis of 100 settlements in county Haromszek the author has found that population figure pointed out in 1784 must be doubled, however, the number of those left out varies significantly from settlement to settlement." (SUMMARY IN ENG AND RUS)

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