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This final report of the Panel on Alternative Census Methodologies provides an assessment of the Census Bureau's plans for the 2000 census as of the time of the 1998 census dress rehearsal. It examines changes in census plans following, and to a modest extent in reaction to, the panel's second interim report, regarding the use of sampling for nonresponse follow-up, construction of the master address file, use of multiple response modes and respondent-friendly questionnaires, and the use of administrative records. It also describes evaluation plans for the census dress rehearsal and plans for data collection and experimentation during the 2000 census. Most of the results from the dress rehearsal were not yet available to the panel, so this report does not offer any suggested changes to 2000 census plans in response to the dress rehearsal.

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National Research Council. 1999. Measuring a Changing Nation: Modern Methods for the 2000 Census. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/6500.

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124 pages |  6 x 9 | 

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  • Paperback:  978-0-309-06444-6
  • Ebook:  978-0-309-17309-4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/6500
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Front Matter i-xiv
Executive Summary 1-6
1 Introduction 7-23
2 Census Methodology 24-36
3 Reconsideration of Important Census Bureau Decisions 37-67
4 Evaluation of Some Common Arguments Against ICM-Based Adjustment of the Census 68-85
5 Research and Experimentation and Data Collection During the Census 86-96
Glossary of Relevant Census Terms 97-102
References 103-107
Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff 108-112

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