LEADER 09005nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910973829003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786610193264 010 $a9781280193262 010 $a1280193263 010 $a9780309573382 010 $a0309573386 010 $a9780585020976 010 $a0585020973 035 $a(CKB)110986584751526 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000131396 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11134499 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000131396 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10015608 035 $a(PQKB)11128328 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3376709 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3376709 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10056986 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL19326 035 $a(OCoLC)923265299 035 $a(Perlego)4735753 035 $a(EXLCZ)99110986584751526 100 $a19940908d1994 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aCounting people in the information age /$fDuane L. Steffey and Norman M. Bradburn, editors ; Panel to Evaluate Alternative Census Methods, Committee on National Statistics, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cNational Academy Press$d1994 215 $a1 online resource (240 pages) 300 $a"This project is supported by funds provided by the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce"--T.p. verso. 311 0 $a9780309051781 311 0 $a0309051789 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 211-222). 327 $aCOUNTING PEOPLE IN THE INFORMATION AGE -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Summary -- THE CHALLENGE FOR 2000 -- MAJOR INNOVATIONS FOR THE 2000 CENSUS -- Sampling, Estimation, and the One-Number Census -- Response and Coverage Improvement -- OTHER KEY CENSUS DESIGN COMPONENTS -- Address List Development -- Use of Administrative Records -- Matching and Elimination of Duplicate Records -- Methods for Hard-to-Enumerate Populations -- Use of the Telephone -- ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR LONG-FORM DATA COLLECTION -- 1 Introduction -- THE ROLE OF THE PANEL -- CENSUS BUREAU RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT -- Evaluation Criteria for the 2000 Census -- One-Number Census -- Plans for the 1995 Census Test -- Other Activities -- PLANNING FOR THE 2000 AND FUTURE CENSUSES -- The Costs of Census-Taking -- Goals for the 1995 Census Test -- Milestones for 2000 Census Planning -- Longer-Term Census Research and Development -- 2 Preliminary Census Design Issues -- ADDRESS LIST DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED ACTIVITIES -- Development of a Master Address File -- MAF/TIGER Benefits for the Decennial Census and Other Programs -- Frequency of MAF/TIGER Updating -- Cooperation With the Postal Service -- Cooperation With State and Local Governments -- RECORD LINKAGE -- LEGAL ISSUES -- Census Reference Date -- Use of Sampling and Statistical Estimation -- Access to Address Information -- Access to Administrative Records for Statistical Purposes -- OPERATIONAL ISSUES -- Uniform Treatment -- Residence Rules -- Continuous Infrastructure -- 3 Response and Coverage -- RESEARCH ON RESPONSE AND COVERAGE ISSUES TO DATE -- ROSTER IMPROVEMENT RESEARCH -- Living Situation Survey and Cognitive Research on Residence Rules -- National Coverage Test -- Discussion and Recommendations -- RESPONSE IMPROVEMENT RESEARCH -- Simplified Questionnaire Test and Implementation Test -- Mail and Telephone Mode Test. 327 $aAppeals and Long Form Experiment -- Spanish Forms Availability Test -- Discussion -- USE OF THE TELEPHONE -- Inbound Calls -- Availability of Telephone Numbers for Outbound Calling -- Outbound Reminder Calls -- Use of CATI for Nonresponse Follow-up -- Using CATI in the Integrated Coverage Measurement Program -- OTHER AUTOMATED RESPONSE TECHNOLOGIES -- HARD-TO-ENUMERATE POPULATIONS -- Challenges in Counting Poor and Migrant Populations -- Irregular and Complex Household Arrangements -- Irregular Housing -- Residential Mobility -- Distrust of Government -- Limited English Proficiency -- Persons With No Usual Residence -- Policy Initiatives for 2000 and Future Censuses -- Creating Ongoing Local Ties -- Further Comparative Studies of Hard-to-Enumerate Populations -- Strategies for Reducing Differentials in Coverage -- Enumerating Persons With No Usual Residence -- Cognitive Research on Race/Ethnic Classification -- TOOL KIT AND PLANNING DATABASE -- OUTREACH AND PROMOTION -- Responsibility for Decennial Census Outreach and Promotion -- National Media Campaign -- Cooperative Ventures With State and Local Governments -- 4 Sampling and Statistical Estimation -- NONRESPONSE FOLLOW-UP -- Background -- Plans for the 1995 Census Test -- Decisions for the 2000 Census -- Should Sampling for Nonresponse Follow-up be Used? -- Is a Unit or Block Sample Preferable? -- What Proportion of Units or Blocks Should be Sampled? -- Should Sampling Proportions be Uniform? -- How Should Late Mail Returns be Treated? -- Operations to Supplement Sampling for Nonresponse Follow-up -- INTEGRATED COVERAGE MEASUREMENT -- Previous Coverage Evaluation Programs -- Major Criteria for Selection of an ICM Method -- Alternative Methods for Integrated Coverage Measurement -- CensusPlus in the 1995 Census Test -- Issues for Evaluation of CensusPlus Methodology. 327 $aOther Issues for ICM Methodology -- STATISTICAL ESTIMATION -- Estimation and the One-Number Census -- Fundamental Criteria for Estimation Methodologies -- Specific Issues in Estimation Methodology -- Estimation Methods for NRFU Sampling -- Estimation Methods for ICM: Estimating Factors -- Estimation Methods for ICM: Carrying Estimates Down to Lower Levels -- Direct and Indirect Estimates -- What Form Will Final Population Counts Take? -- Acceptable Accuracy for Estimates -- The Role of Demographic Analysis -- Other Uses of Estimation -- Prespecification and Documentation of Procedures -- Reporting of Uncertainty -- Research Program on Estimation -- 5 Administrative Records -- BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR MORE EFFECTIVE USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS -- Access -- Public Acceptance -- Technical Requirements -- AN ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS CENSUS: KEY FEATURES AND ISSUES -- Definition of an Administrative Records Census -- Record Sources for an Administrative Records Census -- Income Tax and Social Security Records -- Health Care Records -- Other Major Record Systems -- Summary of Key Factors Affecting Feasibility -- Testing an Administrative Records Census Approach -- USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS IN THE 2000 CENSUS -- The 1995 Census Test -- The 2000 Census -- USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS IN OTHER DEMOGRAPHIC PROGRAMS -- Uses in Current Population Estimates -- Data Enhanced Through Linkages -- Estimates of Income and Poverty -- Use of Administrative Records in Surveys: The Survey of Income andProgram Participation -- Postcensal Estimates: State Programs -- Canada's Use of Administrative Records -- Matching and Informed Consent in Canada -- Summary -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- 6 Alternatives for Long-Form Data Collection -- CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENT -- Overview of the Census Bureau's Continuous Measurement Program -- Expansion of Research and Development. 327 $aProgram Milestones -- Current Initiatives -- Key Operational Features -- User Support for Continuous Measurement Data Products -- Total Error and Frequency of Data Products -- Costs of Long-Form Data Collection -- Implications for the Decennial Enumeration -- Data Quality -- Changes in Survey Form and Content -- Other Potential Benefits of a Continuous Measurement Program -- Supplements to Monthly Collections -- Sample Frame for Current Demographic Surveys -- Screening Device for New Demographic Surveys -- Support for Research and Development Initiatives -- Summary -- MATRIX SAMPLING -- Overview of Matrix Sampling -- Conditions Favorable to Matrix Sampling -- Matrix Sampling in the 1995 Census Test -- Matrix Sampling for the 2000 Census -- Recommendations -- CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 2 PRELIMINARY CENSUS DESIGN ISSUES -- CHAPTER 3 RESPONSE AND COVERAGE -- CHAPTER 4 SAMPLING AND STATISTICAL ESTIMATION -- CHAPTER 5 ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS -- CHAPTER 6 ALTERNATIVES FOR LONG-FORM DATA COLLECTION -- References -- APPENDIX Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff. 607 $aUnited States$vCensus$xMethodology 607 $aUnited States$vCensus, 2000$xMethodology 676 $a304.6/0723 701 $aSteffey$b Duane L$01803709 701 $aBradburn$b Norman M$0119048 712 02$aNational Research Council (U.S.).$bCommittee on National Statistics. 712 02$aNational Research Council (U.S.).$bCommission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910973829003321 996 $aCounting people in the information age$94363990 997 $aUNINA