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5. The 2003 and 2004 Census Tests
5. The 2003 and 2004 Census Tests
Pages 103-112
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; · techniques to improve coverage and to better measure census coverage; · optimal questionnaire wording and format; · new technology; and .
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As depicted in Table 1-1, milestones in the 2010 planning process include major census tests roughly every other year leading up to 2010. The Census Bureau shared plans for the 2003 census test with the panel at its September 2002 meeting and in subsequent discussions.
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Eight treatment groups will be used in the response mode portion of the test; each group will vary on whether IVR or Internet response is mentioned on the initial questionnaire or encouraged in a reminder postcard. An acictitional seven treatment groups on race anct ethnicity wording will round out the experimental groups.
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For example, one might naturally prefer to exploit data already in hand to answer key questions before launching a large-scale study: How many respondents submitted both Internet anct paper responses? What was the level of item nonresponse in the limited number of Internet responses relative to mail responses?
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By varying response mode and race/ethnicity worcling for the complete sample, power to distinguish between alternatives may be gained relative to the current design using effectively separate experiments. Also, the alternative race and Hispanic origin questionnaire worclings plannec!
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a portion of northwestern Queens County in New York. Original plans called for the 2004 test to involve approximately 450,000 housing units across the various sites; since the test involves a fielct work component, approximately 3,000 temporary jobs will be created to conduct the test (U.S.
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That said, we hope that sufficient information is gained about the process of MCD and GPS use cluring the 2004 test to inform final design decisions later in the clecacle. Race and Hispanic Origin Questionnaire Wording The Census Bureau also intends to follow up its work in the 2003 mailout-only test by including alternate wordings of the race en c!
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. · Targeted Canvass to Update MAT: Use of administrative records and the Census Bureau's housing unit estimates program to iclentify localities with potential MAF coverage problems anct comparison of aciciress canvasses in those areas with existing MAF coverage.
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information on this test, which is an apparent reaction to concerns raised in litigation shortly after the release of reapportionment totals.2 T· ,Imellne Uncler the basic timetable presented in Waite (2002) , active preparation for the 2004 Census Test will begin in April-Tune 2003 with the hiring anc!
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