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Seminar Series: Data on the Undercount of Young Children in the U.S. Decennial Census

William O'Hare, Research Fellow, National Science Foundation / American Statistical Association / Census Bureau
When Feb 11, 2013
from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM
Where 0124B Cole Student Activities Building
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Contact Phone 301-405-6403
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About the Talk

This presentation provides basic data about the net undercount of young children in the U.S. Decennial Census. Results of demographic analysis show that young children (under age 5) had a net undercount rate of 4.6 percent in the 2010 Decennial Census which amounts to a net undercount of almost one million persons age 0-4. The net undercount rate for the population age 0 to 4 is more than twice as high as any other age group. Moreover, the net undercount rate for young black and young Hispanic children is significantly higher than the total undercount rate for this age group. Prior to the 1980 Census, the net undercount rates of young children and adults were both falling in a similar pattern. But since1980 the net undercount rate for young children has increased steadily while that for adults has declined. A few ideas about why young children experience high and increasing net undercount rates are explored, but there is very little evidence on the question of why young children have high undercount rates.

About the Speaker

William O'Hare

Dr. O’Hare has more than 35 years of experience in statistical analysis of social and demographic data in various applied settings. He completed his Ph.D. in Sociology from Michigan State University in 1976. He is currently Chair of the Board of the Committee on Applied Demography section of the Population Association of America, on which he has served since 2009. Dr. O'Hare is excellent at organizing and conducting quantitative research pertaining to policy questions and good at effectively communicating complex statistical results or procedures to a non-statistical audience. Dr. O’Hare has delivered more than one hundred presentations to scholarly and non-technical audiences. He has excellent knowledge of data available from the Federal statistical system and familiarity with workings of Congress and administrative agencies. Dr. O’Hare has a varied background including university teaching, state government service, and nonprofit research.

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