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The Fifth Cell

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  • Kenneth W. Wachter

    (University of California, Berkeley)

  • David A. Freedman

    (University of California, Berkeley)

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One form of error that can affect census adjustments is correlation bias, reflecting people who are doubly missing—from the census and from the adjusted counts as well. This article presents a method for estimating the total national number of doubly-missing people and their distribution by race and sex. Application to the 1990 U.S. census adjustment leads to an estimate of 3 million doubly-missing people. Correlation bias is likely to be a serious problem for census adjustment in 2000. The methods of this article are well suited for measuring its magnitude.

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  • Kenneth W. Wachter & David A. Freedman, 2000. "The Fifth Cell," Evaluation Review, , vol. 24(2), pages 191-211, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:evarev:v:24:y:2000:i:2:p:191-211
    DOI: 10.1177/0193841X0002400202
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    1. Zaslavsky, Alan M & Wolfgang, Glenn S, 1993. "Triple-System Modeling of Census, Post-enumeration Survey, and Administrative-List Data," Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, American Statistical Association, vol. 11(3), pages 279-288, July.
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