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1 Introduction
1 Introduction
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The Census Bureau typically refers to a census "experiment" as a study involving field data collection -- typically carried out simultaneously with the decennial census itself -- in which alternatives to census processes currently in use are assessed for a subset of the population. By comparison, census "evaluations" are usually post hoc analyses of data collected as part of the decennial census process to determine whether individual steps in the census operated as expected.
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This first interim report by the panel uses the Bureau's initial suggestions for consideration as a basis for commentary on the overall shape of the research program surrounding the 2010 census and leading up to the 2020 census. It is specifically the goal of this report to suggest
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Hence, we offer comments about the need to finalize plans for 2010 data collection -- whether in house by the Census Bureau or through its technical contractors -- in order to facilitate a rich and useful evaluation program. We will continue to study the CPEX program over the next few years, and we expect to issue at least one more report; these subsequent reports will respond to the Bureau's evolving development of the CPEX plan as well as provide more detailed guidance for the conduct of specific evaluations and experiments.
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: AREX 2000 was designed to assess the value of administrative records data in conducting an administrative records census. As a by-product, it also provided useful information as to the value of administrative records in carrying out or assisting in various applications in support of conventional decennial census processes.
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A final component of this exper iment involved interviewing households assigned to the Internet mode who opted to complete the traditional paper census form to determine why these households did not use the Internet. One of the findings was that the Internet provided relatively high-quality data.
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• Ethnographic Studies: Three studies were included in this experiment. One study examined the representation of and responses from com plex households in the decennial census through ethnographic stud ies of six race/ethnic groups (Schwede, 2003)
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. b Privacy was also touched on by the Social Security Number, Privacy Attitudes, and Notifica tion (SPAN)
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The utility of information from administrative records for census purposes, the advantages and disadvantages of Internet data collection, various aspects of census questionnaire design, and the operational feasibility of the American Community Survey being carried out during a decennial census were issues for which additional information was needed to finalize the 2010 design. On the other hand, the details of these studies also indicate that they could have played a more integral role in the specification of the design for the 2010 census if they had been modified in relatively modest ways.
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. Specifically, the 2010 census plan incorporated the view that handheld computers could be used in several census operations in order to reduce field data collection costs and improve data quality.
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• Continuing a trend from 2000, the Census Bureau will increasingly rely on outside contractors to carry out several of the processes. 1–E THE CPEX PLANNING DOCUMENT This, the panel's first interim report, provides a review of the current status of the experimentation and evaluation plans of the Census Bureau heading into the 2010 census.
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In addition to the description of the topics themselves, the Census Bureau also provided indications as to whether these topics have a high priority, whether they could potentially save substantial funds in the 2020 census, whether results could conclusively measure the effects on census data quality, whether the issue addresses operations that are new since the 2000 census, and whether data will be available to answer the questions posed. This list of topics was a useful start to the panel's work, but, as discussed more below, it is deficient in some ways, especially since it is not separated into potential experiments or evaluations and does not contain quantitative information on cost or quality implications.
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Appendix A provides the Census Bureau's summaries of suggested research topics for experiments and evaluations in 2010. Appendix B summarizes Internet response options in the 2000 U.S.
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