ESTIMATING HETEROGENEITY IN THE PROBABILITIES OF ENUMERATION FOR DUAL-SYSTEM ESTIMATION

We show how conditional logistic regression can be used to estimate the probability of being enumerate in a census an apply the model to the 1990 Post-Enumeration Survey (PES) in the United States. The estimates can be used in the estimation of population size and the estimation of correlation bias, for example. Unlike the classical stratification approach, the logistic approach permits the use of continuous explanatory variables. Model choice can be based on the standard techniques of the generalized linear models. We discuss some special problems caused by the fact that the PES sample area is open to migration between the captures. We also consider the effect of data errors in estimation. We characterize hard-to-enumerate populations and give some tentative estimates of correlation bias.