Evaluating population estimates in the United States: Counting the population between the censuses

Woods, Stephen

doi:10.1016/j.giq.2007.02.006

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“…After the 2000 Census, the United States started to use this method, which included the exhaustive census, using a short questionnaire directed at the whole population and repeated every ten years. In the intercensus years, an annual survey is carried out with a larger number of variables -ACS (American Community Survey) -covering approximately two percent of the total population, which in 2010 was about 320 million (Herman 2008;Woods 2009). The ACS was fully phased in by 2005.…”

Section: Traditional Methods With Long and Short Formsmentioning

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Census Model Transition: Contributions to its Implementation in Portugal

Dias

Wallgren²,

Wallgren³

et al. 2016

Journal of Official Statistics

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Given the high cost and complexity of traditional censuses, some countries have started to change the census process. Following this trend, Portugal is also evaluating a new census model as an alternative to an exhaustive collection of all statistical units. The main motivations for the implementation of this census model transition in Portugal are related to the decrease in statistical burden on citizens, improvements in the frequency of outputs, and the reduction of collection costs associated with census operations. This article seeks to systematise and critically review all alternatives to the traditional census methodologies, presenting their advantages and disadvantages and the countries that use them. As a result of the comparison, we conclude that the methods that best meet these objectives are those that use administrative data, either in whole or in part. We also present and discuss the results of an inventory and evaluation of administrative registers in Portugal with the potential to produce statistical census information.

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Section: Traditional Methods With Long and Short Formsmentioning

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Census Model Transition: Contributions to its Implementation in Portugal

Dias

Wallgren²,

Wallgren³

et al. 2016

Journal of Official Statistics

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“…However, the accuracy of population estimation is largely based upon the quality and nature of the base data (i.e. census enumeration) and any supplementary data involved (Woods 2008). The errors associated with the national census data (e.g.…”

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The Development of a Web‐based Demographic Data Extraction Tool for Population Monitoring

Chow

Lin

Chan

2011

Transactions in GIS

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The Internet contains a great wealth of information available online. People search engines, such as WhitePages (http://www.whitepages.com), gather personal‐level demographic data, including full name, address, age and household members. Requiring only a surname and locational reference (e.g. city or postal code) as the minimum search criteria, such people search engines can be perceived as a gigantic database of demographic records. The objective of this article is to outline the development of a web‐based demographic data extraction tool for population monitoring. In this study, a web prototype was developed to extract web demographics of the Vietnamese‐American (VA) population in Texas, an ethnic minority with unique migration history, from WhitePages. After post‐processing, the personal‐level demographic data represent 40.3% of 202,003 VA in Texas reported by the American Community Survey (ACS) 2009. While all enumeration strategies, the web approach included, have their own strengths and weaknesses, this study suggests an alternative approach that is complementary to existing enumeration strategies. More research and development are needed to validate the accuracy of web demographics and further enhance data navigation and extraction rules. The utilization and release of web demographics must be cautious with regards to privacy and integrity of personal identity.

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“…Along with traditional census methods, the author points to the development of alternative approaches using register data in combination with field data collection and other sources (Valente, 2015). However, for 10 or more years that pass between population censuses, society is globally changed, Woods (2009) writes about this in his work "Evaluating population estimates in the United States: Counting the population between the censuses". Demographic assessments of society, which play an important role in public policy and research formation, should be conducted between censuses.…”

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“…Demographic assessments of society, which play an important role in public policy and research formation, should be conducted between censuses. The article provides a brief history of population assessments, as well as a discussion of general principles for estimating and understanding population assessments (Woods, 2009).…”

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confidence: 99%