Decennial Census: Information on the Census Bureau's Plan for Conducting the 2000 Census Without Statistical Sampling

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Commerce's Status Report on Planning for a Decennial Census in Year 2000 Without the Use of Scientific Sampling as of April 1998, focusing on: (1) the Bureau of the Census' plans and cost estimates--as contained in its April 1998 report--for preparing a decennial census that does not require the use of sampling; and (2) how the Bureau's fiscal year (FY) 1999 cost estimates for preparing such a design were developed.