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Auxiliary Data Systems
Pages 25-27

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... The richness of that planned database makes it a preferred environment for analysis. Therefore, rather than suggest retention of, say, information on the primary selection algorithm, the panel has suggested that information from relevant census processes be folded into the master trace sample database.
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... the operational control system 2000 (OCS 2000) , which monitors field data collection activities, including nonresponse follow-up, in the regional census centers and the local census offices; (7)
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... This approach was certainly the correct decision in the 1980s given the unusually large size of census data sets relative to the typical commercial applications at that time. In addition, there are obvious benefits to using custom software that is specifically targeted to the various census applications.
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