Statistical modeling methodology for the voting rights act section 203 language assistance determinations

Autores: Patrick M. Joyce, Donald Malec, Roderick J.A. Little, Aaron Gilary, Alfredo Navarro
Localización: Journal of the American Statistical Association, ISSN 0162-1459, Vol. 109, Nº 505, 2014, págs. 36-47
Idioma: inglés
DOI: 10.1080/01621459.2013.859077
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Resumen
- Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act includes provisions requiring the use of election materials in languages other than English for states or political subdivisions, specifically, when a minimum number of voting age U.S. citizens of specified language minority groups who are unable to speak English very well and have obtained less than a fifth-grade education is met. Data on these characteristics are provided by the 2010 Census and the American Community Survey (ACS), a general purpose sample survey designed to produce a large volume of estimates across the spectrum of the nation�s geographic areas and subgroups of the population. This article describes the small-area model and the estimation methods that were developed and applied to create the list of 2011 political subdivisions that were subject to the provisions.