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2010 U.S. Census

Coverage Follow-Up (CFU) and Field Verification (FV) were United States governmental operations in the 2010 Census that were formed to improve upon the 2000 Census. The type of coverage errors these operations intended to address were as follows: not counting someone who should have been counted; counting someone who should not have been counted; and counting someone who should have been counted, but whose identified location was in error. Coverage errors in the U.S. Census have the potential impact of allowing people groups to be underrepresented by the government. Of particular concern is "differential undercounts" which underestimates demographic groups. Although the efforts of the CFU and FV improved the 2010 Census accuracy, more study was recommended to address the question of differential undercounts. Office., United States. Government Accountability ([2010]). 2010 census : follow-up should reduce coverage errors, but effects on demographic groups need to be determined : report to congressional requesters. U.S. Govt. Accountability Office. OCLC 721261877. This is a summary from a government publication. I think adding examples from the 2010 Census is a good place to start with this article.The Jedi Math Squirrel (talk) 23:29, 10 February 2019 (UTC)The Jedi Math Squirrel[reply]