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Decennial Census: Information on the Accuracy of Address Coverage

GGD-00-29R Published: Nov 19, 1999. Publicly Released: Nov 19, 1999.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the: (1) extent to which the accuracy of the 1990 census address counts varied by geographic area; and (2) difficulties that the Bureau of the Census faces in building a quality address list.

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