Oral Statement of Michael R. Darby, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, and Administrator, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce on the Status of the 1990 Census, before the Subcommittee on Census and Population, Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, U.S. House of Representatives (Anaheim, California, August 8, 1990).

Darby, Michael R.

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ERIC Number: ED324361

Record Type: Non-Journal

Publication Date: 1990-Aug-8

Pages: 9

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Oral Statement of Michael R. Darby, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, and Administrator, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce on the Status of the 1990 Census, before the Subcommittee on Census and Population, Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, U.S. House of Representatives (Anaheim, California, August 8, 1990).

Darby, Michael R.

A brief overview of the status, as of August 1990, of the 1990 decennial census conducted by the U.S. Department of Commerce is presented. Topics include: the recanvassing effort for following up on the census proper; the effects of reinstitution of unemployment benefits for all temporary census employees; completion of the initial interviewing phase of the post-enumeration survey; official delivery and subsequent correction of census counts for the purpose of apportioning the U.S. House of Representatives; and quality control checks designed to identify and enumerate addresses missing from the census master list. (TJH)

Descriptors: Census Figures, Federal Programs, Followup Studies, Government Employees, Interviews, Legislators, National Surveys, Part Time Employment, Program Effectiveness, Quality Control, Research Problems, Unemployment Insurance

Publication Type: Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials

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Language: English

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Authoring Institution: Department of Commerce, Washington, DC.

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