In 1982 the Census Bureau requested the Committee on National Statistics to establish a panel to suggest research and experiments, to recommend improved methods, and to guide the Census Bureau on technical problems in appraising contending methods with regard to the conduct of the decennial census. In response, the panel produced an interim report that focused on recommendations for improvements in census methodology that warranted early investigation and testing. This report updates and expands the ideas and conclusions about decennial census methodology. Table of Contents Front Matter 1 Introduction 2 Purposes and Uses of the Decennial Census 3 Census Methodology: Prior Practice and Current Test Plans 4 Evaluating the Decennial Census: Past Experience 5 Taking the Census I: Improving the Count 6 Taking the Census II: The Uses of Sampling and Administrative Records 7 Adjustment of Population Counts 8 Measuring the Completeness of the 1990 Census References Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff Index Committee on National Statistics
