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GGD-81-29 1 (1980-12-24)

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BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL



Report To The Congress

OF THE UNITED STATES





An Assessment Of 1980 Census

Results In 10 Urban Areas




Congressional representation and the distri-
bution of billions of Federal dollars will be in-
fluenced by 1980 Decennial Census results.                114109
GAO's review focused on detecting any impro-
prieties in taking the census. Its tests of the
major processes showed that
     --population counts on most mail re-
     turned questionnaires were accepted
     as received,
     --most population counts directly ob-
     tained by census employees appeared
     in line with counts reported by house-
     holds,
     --programs for identifying persons missed
     were sometimes not effective,
     --local officials were generally satisfied
     with their new chance to review census
     counts; the effectiveness of local reviews
     in producing more accurate counts is
     uncertain because results were not docu-
     mented, and
     --questionnaires were accurately tabu-
     lated.
The problems GAO found did not indicate
any intentional overcounting. If anything, they
could lead to undercounting in urban areas.
GAO's findings do not necessarily represent
the national situation. According to the Census
Bureau, GAO was effective in analyzing its
operations.





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