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2000 Census: Status of Key Operations

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Feb. 15, 2000
Report No. T-GGD/AIMD-00-91
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Summary:

In a little more than six weeks--on Census Day (April 1, 2000)--the decade-long process of researching, planning, testing, and evaluating procedures for conducting the nation's largest peace-time mobilization will come to a close. At this critical juncture, it is important to examine the state of the census, the progress made to ensure a complete and accurate enumeration, and the level of risk that remains. Two recent GAO reports discussed operational uncertainties that threaten a successful population count. (See GAO/GGD-00-6, Dec. 1999, and GAO/AIMD-00-61, Feb. 2000.) This testimony elaborates on the following three operational uncertainties highlighted in these reports: (1) achieving the Census Bureau's mail response rate objective, (2) collecting accurate and timely data from nonrespondents, and (3) conducting data capture options.

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