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 2004-01-15 monographic deposited born digital 64 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-37 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-37 P0b002ee18037ace7 f:d0437 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-37 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-37 GAO-04-37 Budget obligations Census Cost analysis Cost control Data collection Data integrity Future budget projections Planning Statistical data Statistical methods 2000 Decennial Census 2010 Decennial Census Census Bureau Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation Program Other Written Product A09094 The key to a successful census is meticulous planning as it helps ensure greater cost-effectiveness. However, the 2000 and previous censuses have been marked by poor planning, which unnecessarily raised the costs and risks of those efforts. GAO was asked to (1) review the U.S. Census Bureau's (Bureau) current plans for 2010 and whether they might address shortcomings of the 2000 Census, (2) analyze the Bureau's cost estimates, and (3) review the rigor of the Bureau's 2010 planning process. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-37/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-37.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-37/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-37.pdf GAO-04-37 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-37 Other Written Product GAO-04-37; 2010 Census: Cost and Design Issues Need to Be Addressed Soon; Budget obligations Census Cost analysis Cost control Data collection Data integrity Future budget projections Planning Statistical data Statistical methods 2000 Decennial Census 2010 Decennial Census Census Bureau Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation Program