undercounted

Spanish translation: (comunidades cuyas) cifras de población están subestimadas

18:45 Apr 14, 2020
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
English term or phrase: undercounted
this term is related to the 2020 US Census and hard-to-count communities
Rebecca Sumner Burgos
Spanish translation:(comunidades cuyas) cifras de población están subestimadas
Explanation:
I have found the term related not to the difficulty of counting the population number in these communities (Hipanic, for example), but with the underestimation of its numbers.

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Note added at 25 mins (2020-04-14 19:11:09 GMT)
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HRW noted that the 1991 census undercounted Roma and other national minorities with the result that they were disproportionately excluded from civil service positions.
HRW señaló que el censo de 1991 subestimaba el número de personas romaníes y de otras minorías nacionales, razón por la cual quedaban desproporcionadamente excluidas de la función pública.
United Nations-General Assembly-Human Rights Council-Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review Twentieth session
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Verónica Lassa
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5(comunidades cuyas) cifras de población están subestimadas
Verónica Lassa
5...donde el conteo no se realiza adecuadamente
Yaotl Altan
4recuento insuficiente
María C Turri
4conteo por debajo del número actual
Lydia De Jorge


  

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...donde el conteo no se realiza adecuadamente


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Yaotl Altan
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
recuento insuficiente


Explanation:
Tendrás que analizar qué opción de las que te brindamos se ajusta mejor a tu contexto.

María C Turri
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
conteo por debajo del número actual


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Lydia De Jorge
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
(comunidades cuyas) cifras de población están subestimadas


Explanation:
I have found the term related not to the difficulty of counting the population number in these communities (Hipanic, for example), but with the underestimation of its numbers.

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Note added at 25 mins (2020-04-14 19:11:09 GMT)
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HRW noted that the 1991 census undercounted Roma and other national minorities with the result that they were disproportionately excluded from civil service positions.
HRW señaló que el censo de 1991 subestimaba el número de personas romaníes y de otras minorías nacionales, razón por la cual quedaban desproporcionadamente excluidas de la función pública.
United Nations-General Assembly-Human Rights Council-Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review Twentieth session

Example sentence(s):
  • research indicates that Roma populations remain undercounted.
  • los estudios indican que las cifras de población romaní siguen estando subestimadas.
Verónica Lassa
Argentina
Local time: 05:52
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Leda Roche
11 mins

agree  Juan Jacob: "Subestimado/a/s" es lo que pensé de inmediato.
34 mins

agree  Robert Forstag: Yo también.
1 hr

agree  Mónica Algazi
2 hrs

agree  Chema Nieto Castañón: Sí, o subestimaciones poblacionales, por ejemplo.
3 hrs
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