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* [https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/455/345/case.html Baldrige v. Shapiro, 455 US 345 (1982)] Established the Census address lists are exempt from disclosure under FOIA under the confidentiality provisions of the Census Act, 13 USC §§ 8 and 9.
* [https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/455/345/case.html Baldrige v. Shapiro, 455 US 345 (1982)] Established the Census address lists are exempt from disclosure under FOIA under the confidentiality provisions of the Census Act, 13 USC §§ 8 and 9.


* [https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/94-1614.ZO.html Wisconsin, petitioner 94-1614 v. City of New York et al. Oklahoma, petitioner 94-1631],
* [https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/94-1614.ZO.html Wisconsin, petitioner 94-1614 v. City of New York et al. Oklahoma, petitioner 94-1631]. Statistical methods such as the post-enumeration survey may not be used to adjust the count.


* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_v._Evans Utah v. Evans, 536 U.S. 452 (2002)] Hot Deck Imputation is okay. [https://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/08/us/utah-in-census-war-fights-north-carolina-for-house-seat.html "Utah missed qualifying for the 435th and final seat by 856 people. That seat went to North Carolina instead."]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_v._Evans Utah v. Evans, 536 U.S. 452 (2002)] Hot Deck Imputation is okay. [https://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/08/us/utah-in-census-war-fights-north-carolina-for-house-seat.html "Utah missed qualifying for the 435th and final seat by 856 people. That seat went to North Carolina instead."]

Revision as of 09:18, 14 October 2018

Useful things I've learned about the US Census, and references.

US Supreme Court Cases

  • Baldrige v. Shapiro, 455 US 345 (1982) Established the Census address lists are exempt from disclosure under FOIA under the confidentiality provisions of the Census Act, 13 USC §§ 8 and 9.

Title 13

  • 13 U.S.C. §195 prohibits the use of sampling for reapportioning the House of Representatives. "Except for the determination of population for purposes of apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the several States, the Secretary shall, if he considers it feasible, authorize the use of the statistical method known as “sampling” in carrying out the provisions of this title."

Articles about the Census

References on census.gov

Decennial Census 2020