Table 5.

Coverage error estimates for children ages 0–9, 2001–2009, birth registration method

	Children of Mexican-born Mothers		Mexican-Origin Children		Children of Non-Mexican Mothers
	Age 0–4	Age 5–9	Age 0–4	Age 5–9	Age 0–4	Age 5–9
Panel A. Estimated Coverage Error in ACS by Year
2001	24.6	17.6	15.0	10.9	1.6	0.6
2002	25.4	14.8	15.8	10.5	0.2	0.4
2003	24.7	14.8	12.5	10.0	0.5	0.7
2004	25.8	17.9	13.6	11.2	−0.7	1.2
2005	—	20.3	—	13.8	—	2.3
2006	—	17.9	—	12.0	—	1.5
2007	—	17.2	—	13.0	—	1.4
2008	—	19.5	—	9.0	—	2.4
2009	—	20.4	—	8.2	—	1.3
Panel B. Estimated Coverage Error for ACS Versus CPS
ACS
2001–2004	25.1	16.3	14.2	10.7	0.4	0.7
2005–2009	—	19.1	—	11.2	—	1.8
CPS
2001–2004	18.8	15.4	9.1	8.3	1.2	0.9
2005–2009	—	17.3	—	10.9	—	1.8
Panel C. Estimated Coverage Error for ACS After Adjusting for Discrepancy Between Birth Certificate and ACS Classification of Mother’s Place of Birth
If number classified as children of Mexican-born mothers on birth certificates is:
3 % more than ACS
2001–2004	22.6	13.5	11.5	7.8	0.4	0.7
2005–2009	—	16.0	—	9.1	—	1.8
6 % more than ACS
2001–2004	20.0	10.5	8.5	4.7	1.0	1.2
2005–2009	—	13.1	—	6.1	—	2.3