Decennial Census: Methods for Collecting and Reporting Data on the Homeless and Others without Conventional Housing Need Refinement

United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2003-01-17 monographic deposited born digital 35 p. GA 1.13:GAO-03-227 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-227 P0b002ee1803a25ca f:d03227 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-227 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-227 GAO-03-227 Census Data collection Decision making Evaluation methods Homelessness 1990 Decennial Census 2000 Decennial Census 2010 Decennial Census Other Written Product A05883 Decennial Census: Methods for Collecting and Reporting Data on the Homeless and Others without Conventional Housing Need Refinement The Bureau of the Census partnered with local governments, advocacy groups, and other organizations to help it enumerate people without conventional housing. Counting this population--which includes shelter residents and the homeless--has been a longstanding challenge for the Bureau. A number of organizations put substantial resources into an operation the Bureau called Service-Based Enumeration. In return, some expected the Bureau to provide data that would help them plan and deliver employment, health, and other services. However, the Bureau did not release the data as planned, which raised questions about the Bureau's decision-making on data quality issues. In response to a congressional request, GAO examined the Bureau's decision-making process behind its change in plans. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-227/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-227.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-227/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-227.pdf GAO-03-227 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-227 Other Written Product GAO-03-227; Decennial Census: Methods for Collecting and Reporting Data on the Homeless and Others without Conventional Housing Need Refinement; Census Data collection Decision making Evaluation methods Homelessness 1990 Decennial Census 2000 Decennial Census 2010 Decennial Census