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For the total population there was a small net undercount in the 2010 U.S. Census but this is a product of a 1.7 % net under count for children (age 0–17) an a 0.7 % net overcount for adults (age 18 plus). Demographic Analysis (DA) shows young children (age 0–4) had a higher net undercount than any other age group in the 2010 U.S. Census and that younger children had higher net undercount rates than older children. Young Blacks Alone or in Combination and Hispanics had higher net undercount rates than others.
This chapter draws heavily from a Working Paper available on the U.S. Census Bureau’s website (O’Hare 2014a) and a related journal article (O’Hare 2014b).
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O’Hare, W.P. (2015). Coverage of Young Children in the 2010 U.S. Decennial Census. In: The Undercount of Young Children in the U.S. Decennial Census. SpringerBriefs in Population Studies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18917-8_3
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