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Research for Replacing or Supplementing Self-Employment Income on the ACS
Research for Replacing or Supplementing Self-Employment Income on the ACS
As detailed in the report, “Agility in Action: A Snapshot of Enhancements to the American Community Survey” (Census Bureau, 2015), the Census Bureau is investigating ways to reduce the difficulty and length of the American Community Survey (ACS) using administrative records to address the burden survey participation places on respondents. This report explores three major topics: the linkage of tax year 2014 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 1040 individual income tax returns to the 2014 ACS sample, the presence of comparable IRS data for the ACS self-employment income question, and the agreement of these IRS data with ACS self-reported and imputed responses.
Others in Series
Working Paper
Model-Based Mode of Data Collection Switching from Internet to Mail
Describes research exploring the feasibility and benefits of applying adaptive survey design methods to switch ACS sample cases from Internet to mail.
Working Paper
ACS: Sample Representivity for American Indian Areas
Report gives indication of how representative the interviewed housing units in the ACS are of ACS nonrespondents and sampling frame in American Indian areas.
Working Paper
2015 ACS Mail Contact Strategy Modification Test
Learn more about the 2015 ACS Mail Contact Strategy Modification Test.
Page Last Revised - October 8, 2021
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