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03748 - [B2914147 (Pg tL
rReview of Certain Costs Associated with Pretests for the 1980
Census]. GGD-78-2; B-78395. October 11, 1977. 10 pp.
Report io Rep. William Lehman, Chairman, House Committee on Post
Office and Civil Service: Census and Populatior Subcommittee; by
Elmer S. Staats, Comptrcller General.
Issue Area: Intergovernmental Relations and Revenue Sharing:
Long-range Improvements in Assistance .403).
Centact: General Government Div.
Budget Function: Commerce and Transportation: Other Advancement
and Regulation cf Ccomerce (403).
Organizaticn Concerned: Bureau of the Census.
Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Post Office andI
Civil Service: Census and Population Subcommittee.
Cost data of the 1980 census pretests were examined to
determine problems experienced, their cause, and their potential
impact on the cost estimates of the 1980 census.
Findings/Conclusions: The pretests cost significantly more than
anticipated, but an accurate projection oZ 198C census costs was
not possible because: data were not accumulated in a manner to
facilitate projection; procedures were experimental; geographic
areas chosen were not representative; and better public
cooperation may be obtained in the actual census. Major problem
areas revealed by the pLetests which could have an impact on the
1980 census include: poor mail response to questionnaires, lower
productivity achieved by enumerators than for the 1970 census,
and higher perscnnel turnover than in the 1970 census. Cost
overruns of 28.6% for Travis County, Texas, and 73.4% for
Camden, New Jersey, reflected the impact of these problems. The
Bureau of the Census estimate for the cost of the 1980 census
was revised from $565 million to SE74 million in August 1977.
This estimate may need to le revised upward because no provision
was made for cost escalation. (HTW)](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobaawbx0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)