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Appendix C: Characteristics of the Annual Economic Surveys
Pages 207-210

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From page 207...
... Surveys Manufacturing •  Annual Survey of Manufactures •  Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders Survey •  Management and Organizational Practices Survey Trade •  Annual Retail Trade Survey •  Annual Wholesale Trade Survey Services •  Service Annual Survey Multisector •  Business Expenses Supplement, conducted every 5 years in conjunction with the economic censuses •  Annual Capital Expenditures Survey •  Information and Communication Technology Survey 207
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From page 208...
... •  Frequency •  Most recent reference period •  Most recent release dates •  What is the publication detail? (e.g., 2-, 3-, 4-digit NAICS [North American Industry Classification System]
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From page 209...
... •  TQRR by source •  What metrics are used to monitor the fieldwork? Post Data Collection • Types of rule-based edits performed during postdata collection •  Nonresponse adjustment •  Variance estimation methods •  Unit imputation methods •  Item imputation methods •  Analytical review procedures •  What type of estimator is used (estimation methodology)
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From page 210...
... 210 REENGINEERING THE CENSUS BUREAU'S ANNUAL ECONOMIC SURVEYS •  Percentage of suppressed cells for disclosure •  Percentage of suppressed cells for quality •  suppressed Total •  How are administrative data or other data sources used, if at all, in production of estimates? Survey Cost: Full-Time Equivalents by Activity •  Program management •  Sample design •  Collection •  Data editing, imputation, review •  Dissemination •  Information technology support •  total Grand •  Total fiscal 2015 estimated cost Appendix C in its entirety is available at https://www.nap.edu/catalog/25098 under the Resources tab.
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  • annual capital
  • annual wholesale
  • confidentiality method
  • analytical review

  • estimation methods
  • data confidentiality
  • variance estimation
  • unit response
  • expenses supplement

  • recent reference
  • technology survey
  • retail trade
  • industry classification
  • review procedures

  • practices survey
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  • business expenses
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