Word: postcensus
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Once the actual survey begins, the most controversial census issue is sure to be accuracy, just as it has been since George Washington's day (see box). In 1970, according to postcensus samplings, an estimated 2.5% of the population was missed. While this would be a tolerable margin of error if it affected all segments of the nation equally, the so-called undercount rate for blacks was 7.7%, while for whites it was only...
...minority leaders' key demand is that the bureau pledge in advance to adjust its official tally if a planned postcensus sampling reveals an undercount. Barabba balks at making such a promise maintaining that "it is still an open question." One problem is that a detailed adjustment could not be ready by the Jan. 1, 1981, deadline for turning over the tally to the President. Another problem is that totals based partly on a sample could raise legal questions about whether they could be used to reapportion seats for the House of Representatives. But Barabba does not rule...
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