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Coverage Error in the 2020 Census
In this module (chapter 2), you've learned that national censuses sometimes miss people and sometimes count people more than once. The difference between the two is called net coverage error. You've also learned (Focus on the 2020 Census) that the U.S. Census Bureau faced many challenges in its efforts to conduct the 2020 Census, raising fears of a significant undercount. In this assignment, you'll learn about coverage error in the 2020 U.S. Census.
Step 1. Go to the Census Bureau's homepage
Step 2. Scroll down the page to the section called "America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers" and click on "View all Stories"
Step 3. Search the America Counts page to find the article titled "Who Was Undercounted, Overcounted in the 2020 Census," posted on March 10, 2022. (Do not confuse with an article posted in May 2022, titled "Census Bureau Today Releases 2020 Undercount, Overcount Rates by State.)
Read the article to find the answers to these questions:
- When did the Census Bureau first use DA to evaluate coverage?
- What information does the Census Bureau use for its DA-based population estimates?
- DA is particularly useful for understanding coverage error by age and sex. What do the
DA results tell us about coverage error by these two important aspects of population structure? Who was undercounted? Who was overcounted?
- When did the Census Bureau first use PES for evaluating coverage error?
- What do the PES results say about net coverage error in the 2020 Census for the total population? Was there a significant overcount, a significant undercount, or neither?
- What do the PES results say about coverage error rates by race and Hispanic origin?
o Was the Hispanic population undercounted, overcounted, or neither?
o What about the race groups: were any undercounted? Overcounted?