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Appendix E: Additional Examples of Surveys by Federal Agencies
Pages 58-61

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... Each of them also has a core staff dedicated to the survey's ongoing improvement and adaptation to change. Put another way, these major government survey programs develop a professional organizational culture that fosters the approaches noted and also produces profes sional staff in both technical and administrative areas that are very knowledgeable about the particular survey's issues and history.
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From page 59...
... This research has included consideration of alternative estimators for extending results to the nontelephone population and of questionnaire design to find out how best to encourage the reporting of socially undesirable behaviors. 2001 NATIONAL HOuSEHOLD TRAVEL SuRVEY The National Household Travel Survey (NHTS)
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From page 60...
... The following excerpts of findings from an NRC report summarizing a review of the survey 1 illustrate that first-time surveys often encounter similar problems, which while not "fatal," need to be corrected and can be cor rected if the opportunity for subsequent waves of data collection are available: • The survey was an important first step in collecting respiratory protection data from a probability sample. • There was insufficient documentation and detail .
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From page 61...
... 2000. Aviation Safety: Safer Skies Initiative Has Taken Initial Steps to Reduce Accident Rates by 2007.
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