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(#(##ii%_z݌ = Ќ  %  %!0     1.BACKGROUND#""J(#.. . (#(##1%!<݌  Ќ  %  %0     2.METHODOLOGY#""J(#. (#(##1%݌   Ќ  %  %0     3.LIMITATIONS#""J(#. (#(##2%݌  ` Ќ  %  %Z0     4.RESULTS#""J(#. (#(##3%Zu݌  8  Ќ  %  %0     5.RECOMMENDATION#`"`"I(#.h h (#(##19%/݌ u  Ќ  %  %0     AppendixA#`"`"I(#.(#(##22%݌ M  Ќ  %  %0     AppendixB#`"`"I(#.(#(##23%݌ % Ќ  %  %L0     AppendixC#`"`"I(#.(#(##24%Lg݌  Ќ  %  %0     AppendixD#`"`"I(#.(#(##27%"݌ p Ќ  %  %0     AppendixE#`"`"I(#.(#(##29%݌ H Ќ  G  4 y"  EXECUTIVESUMMARY  #XXXX#  e TheAmericanCommunitySurvey(ACS)isindispensabletothesuccessfulreengineeringofthe = 2010censusdesign.Tomeetthechallengesofrapiddemographicandtechnologicalchangeand ) inresponsetostakeholdersrequests,CensusBureaumanagershaveconcludedthatthedesignof  thedecennialcensusmustbesimplifiedandlongformdatacollectionmustbemoretimely.   Therefore,ratherthanoccurringaspartofthedecennialcensus,collectionofdemographicand   socioeconomicdatawillbeongoingthroughoutthedecadeviatheACS.  t TheformalprogramtodevelopandtesttheACSbeganin1994.Sincethen,theprograms  L  name,size,andscopehavebeenevolvinginpreparationforfullimplementationin2003.A  8  seriesoftestingactivitieshavebeenoccurring.Thefullsetoftestinganddevelopmental $  activitiesstartingin1994arereferredtoastheACSdevelopmentprograminthisreport.Key u  resultswillbedocumentedinaseriesofreports. a  ̀Thisinitialreportfocuses onthedesirabilityandoperationalfeasibilityoffullimplementationof 9  theACS.In2000,ACSmethodswereemployedin36counties,andanationwidesurvey!the % Census2000SupplementalSurvey(C2SS)!wasconductedinanadditional1,203counties.The  primarypurposeoftheC2SSwastodemonstratetheoperationalfeasibilityofcollectinglong  formdataatthesametime,butinaseparateprocessfrom,Census2000.  }XXXXThe?+ 4 <DL!X?successfulimplementationoftheC2SSduring2000demonstratedthatfullimplementation \ oftheACSisoperationallyfeasible.OperationalfeasibilitymeansthatC2SSplannedtaskswere H executedontime,withinbudget,andthatthedatacollectedmetcertainbasicCensusBureau 4 qualitystandards.DespitecompetitionfromCensus2000forresourcesandlackofexperience   withanationwideworkload,staffingwassufficient,operationswerecarriedoutasanticipated, q  andobservedresponserateswerehigh.Todeterminewhetheranationwideimplementation ] wouldadverselyaffectoperationalperformance,comparisonsweremadebetweenthe1999and I 2000resultsfrom36counties.BasedontheresultsoftheC2SS,managersareconfidentthatthe 5 fullACScanbesuccessfullyimplementednationwidein2003.Specificfindingsinclude: ! #XXX}X $# (Ax3"3"  3)2A3  0    TheAmericanCommunitySurveywillimproveplanningandsimplifythe2010decennial   censusdesign.3)3)݌! (#(# Ќ  "3"  32*2A3  0    ImplementingtheAmericanCommunitySurvey,supportedbytheMAF/TIGER "l! modernization,willpotentiallyimprovedecennialcensuscoverage.32*_*݌#X"(#(# Ќ  "3"  3+2A3  0    TheAmericanCommunitySurvey}XXXXԀhasbeendesignedtocollectdetaileddemographicand $D # housinginformation.3++݌%0!$(#(# Ќ  "3"  3,2A3  0    TheAmericanCommunitySurvey#XXX}X,#}XXXXԀdevelopmentprogramprovidescurrent,timely &"% informationessentialforgoverning.3,-݌m'#&(#(# Ќ  "3"  3Q.2A3  0    CommunitiescontinuestobenefitsfortheAmericanCommunitySurvey#XXX}X-#}XXXXԀdevelopment Y(#' program#XXX}X*/#}XXXX.3Q.~.݌E)$((#(# Ќ  "3"  3/2A3  0    TheAmericanCommunitySurvey#XXX}X/#}XXXXԀdevelopmentprogram#XXX}X0#}XXXXisimprovingthefederal 1*%) statisticalsystem.3/$0݌+&*(#(# Ќ  "3"  312A3  0    WorkloadprojectionsfortheC2SSwereachieved.311݌ ,'+(#(# y"    ь  "3"  322A3  0    AneffectivestrategyallowedtheC2SStocollectmuchofthesurveydatabymail.32,3݌e(#(# Ќ  "3"  342A3  0    TelephoneQuestionnaireAssistanceandEditFollowupactivitieswerecompleted Q althoughstaffinglimitationscausedsomedelays.3444݌=(#(# Ќ  "3 "  3S52A3  0    Thequalityassuranceprocessfordataentryensuredaccuratecaptureofmailreturns.3S55݌)(#(# Ќ  "3 "  3_62A3  0    ComputerAssistedTelephoneInterviewswereconductedonschedule,successfully  reducingtheworkloadforpersonalvisitfollowup.3_66݌ (#(# Ќ  "3 "  372A3  0    Personalvisitinterviewingwascompletedonschedulewithahighrateofresponse.377݌ (#(# Ќ  "3 "  382A3  0    Totalsurveyresponseratesremainedhighin2000.388݌ t(#(# Ќ  "3 "  392A3  0    TimelyreleaseofC2SSdataproductsisexpected.#XXX}X1#399݌ `(#(# Ќ  NationwideimplementationoftheACSviatheC2SSinCensus2000wasoperationally  8  successfulanddemonstratedthatfullimplementationoftheACSisoperationallyfeasible. $  Basedonthesefindings,theCensusBureaushouldfullyimplementtheACSin2003. u   (8xxXX  M    1.BACKGROUND C2<#XXxg<#  e  }XXXXCensusBureaumanagershaveconcludedthatCensus2000cannotberepeatedwithoutincurring e ?+ 4 <DL!X?significantrisk.Thedecennialcensusdesignmustbereengineeredtorespondtorapid Q demographicandtechnologicalchange.TheAmericanCommunitySurveyiscrucialto = successfullyreengineeringthedecennialcensusdesign!movingawayfromthemassiveand )  nearlyoverwhelmingefforttocollectdemographicandsocioeconomicdataoncein10years   fromoneinsixhouseholds.   1      }w wX}X#w w w}w8=#}w w wwԀ#}XX w}w$@##XXX}Xf@#}XXXXԀRatherthanoccurringaspartofthedecennialcensus,thisdetailed   anddynamicactivitywillbeongoingthroughoutthedecade.   TheformalACSdevelopmentprogramoftesting,research,anddevelopmentprogramactivities#XXX}X@#}XXXX  `  beganin1994.Sincethen,theprogramsname,size,andscopehavebeenevolvingin L  preparationforfullimplementationin2003.TheContinuousMeasurementprogram,an 8  experimentalactivityconductedinfoursites,beganin1996.Itsprimarypurposewastodevelop $  themethodsforprovidingtimely,accurate,anddetailedlongformdataeachyear.Overaperiod u  offouryears,thisactivityexpandedto36counties.TheC2SSwasconductedaspartofCensus a  2000in1,203counties.Itsprimarypurposewastodemonstratetheoperationalfeasibilityof M collectinglongformdataatthesametimeas,butinaseparateprocessfrom,Census2000andat 9 thenationallevel.TheC2SScombinedwiththe36countiesprovidednationalleveldata.Data % collectionactivitiesfortheCensusLongFormTransitionalDatabaseiscontinuinginthesame  1,203counties.Itspurposeistodemonstratethedatasusabilityandreliability.By2003,  developmentalactivitieswithintheACSprogramwillbecompleted,culminatinginthefull  nationwideimplementationoftheACS.AmoredetaileddescriptionoftheACSdevelopment p programactivitiescanbefoundinAppendixA.#XXX}XB# \ }XXXXAspartoftheCensusBureauscomprehensiveACSdevelopmentprogram,keyresultswillbe 4 ?+ 4 <DL!X?documentedinaseriesofreports.Thisreportfocusesontheimportance,desirability,and   feasibilityoffullimplementationoftheACS.ItillustrateshowimplementingtheACSwill q  improvethe2010censusdesignandprovidetimelyandrelevantdemographicand ] socioeconomicdatatopolicymakersatthefederal,state,andlocallevels.Further,thisreport I demonstratestheoperationalfeasibilityofconductingtheC2SSconcurrentlywithCensus2000.#XXX}XH#XXXX 5  #XXXXK# }XXXX}xX}X  2.METHODOLOGY  K   "  #x}xoK#}xx#}XX}xK#Inpreparingthisreport,CensusBureaustaffreviewedavailableinformationontheACS 3$" developmentprogramperformance.Analystsconsultedwithdecennialsurveyandfieldexperts % # toidentifykeytechnicalandoperationalqualityindicators,developedstudyplanstocollectthe  &!$ data,analyzedthe#XXX}XL#}XXXXԀ#XXX}XM#}XXXXdata,anddocumentedtheresults.Additionally,casestudieswereidentified &"% providingdirect,empirical?+ 4 <DL!X?informationontheusefulnessofthesurveyincommunitieswhereit '~#& hasbeenimplemented.Further,analystsidentifiedcurrentandintendedfederalusesofACS (j$' relateddatatoimprovethequalityofimportantdemographicandsocioeconomicinformation. e Finally,asdetailedbelow,analystsexaminedthe2000C2SSoperationsandassessedits Q effectiveness#XXX}X%N#}XXXXԀbycomparingitsresultstothe1999and2000ACScountiesresults. = #XXX}XP#}XXXXTodeterminewhetheranationwideimplementationwouldadverselyaffectoperational  performance,#XXX}XxQ#}XXXXԀcomparisonsweremadebetweenthe1999and2000resultsfrom36counties. #XXX}X.R#}XXXXԀ #XXX}XR#}XXXXThe   C2SSappliedACSsurveymethods(SeeAppendixB).TheC2SSwasconductedcontinuously   onindependentmonthlysamplesofaddresses.Thedataforeachsamplewerecollectedovera  t threemonthtimeperiod.ThedesignoftheACSreliesonoptimizingthreemodesofdata  ` collection.Initialattemptsaremadetocollectthedatausingmailout/mailbacktechniques.  L  TelephoneQuestionnaireAssistance(TQA)isprovidedtohelphouseholdscompletetheforms  8  thattheyreceiveinthemail.Mailreturnedformsaredatacapturedbykeyingandreviewedfor $  completeness.IncompleteformsareincludedintheEditFollowupoperation.Nonrespondents u  tothemailoutareenumeratedusingCATIandCAPImethods.Figure1belowdepictsthe a  generaldatacollectionandprocessingactivitiesoccurringforeachmonthssample.#XXX}X S#}XXXXԀ#XXX}X7W#}XXXXԀThedesign M  foreachoftheC2SSdatacollectionandprocessingoperationsisdetailedbelowandanalyzed 9  withrespecttoworkloads,timing,andanylessonslearned#XXX}XzW#. % p<,(`~0  `-"E   sp   (#(#XXXX          #XXXX*Y#XXXX        `  /(#/(#        /(#/(#  #XXXXY#Ԁ}XXXX H      #XXX}X{Z#XXXX                                    xXX                  (#(#  3.LIMITATIONS  [#XXx[# #XXXXZ# ]$" OperationalperformancemeasuresfortheC2SSindicatedawellplannedandexecutedsurvey. ]&!$ Thisisespeciallynotablegiventhatthemostexperiencedfieldmanagersweredetailedfromthe I'"% ACSdevelopmentprogramtothedecennialcensus,nottomentionthecompetitionwithCensus 5(#& 2000inhiringinterviewers.Similarresourcecompetitionexistedintheprocessingcenter. !)$' Further,accordingtofieldreports,thepresenceofboththeC2SSandCensus2000caused  *%( confusionaboutwhybothwererequired.Nevertheless,theC2SScameinslightlyunderbudget *&) andincreasedstaffingandworkloadswerefoundtobemanageable.Duringtheconductofthe +'* C2SS,somestaffingdeficienciesandhigherXXXXԀ#XXXX4`#}XXXXthananticipatedworkloadswereidentifiedforsome e dataprocessingactivities.Specifically,duringthe?+ 4 <DL!X?mostintensedataprocessingtimeframefor Q Census2000,theC2SSdidexperienceanincreaseindatacapturebacklogsandbothTQAand = EditFollowupoperationssuffereddelays.TheseoperationswereabletorecoveronceCensus ) 2000processingabated.Anassessmentisunderwaytoprecludetheseproblemsfromrecurring.  #XXX}Xw`# (Ax8FXXXXlXXXXXXXX      lXXXXXXXX       xXX  4.RESULTS eyd#XXxd#      TheAmericanCommunitySurveywillimproveplanningandsimplifythe2010decennial   censusdesign ey6eԀ   p  B.` hp x (#XBPlanningforashortformonlycensusin2010allowsinnovationandstreamlininginwaysandon D  ascalenotpossiblewhenlongformdatacollectionisincluded.Plannerscanfocusonthe 0  basics!determiningthebestmethodstocountthenationslarge,growing,anddiverse   population.AnimplementedACSdirectlyandindirectlysupports2010planningandimproves m  thedesign.Forexample,theACScanprovidetheCensusBureauwithcurrentprofilesofthe Y  geographicconcentrations,numbers,andlanguagesotherthanEnglishthatarespokeninsome E areasthroughoutthecountry.Thisknowledgeenablesplannerstobetterfocusdecennialcensus 1 datacollectionandoutreachresearchanddesignefforts.  BecauseACSstaffwillmaintainacontinuouspresenceinthelocalareas,rapportand  relationshipswillhavealreadybeenestablished,thusfacilitatingthe2010censusenumeration | activities.Forexample,ACSstaffandcommunitypartnerswillhaveadequatetimetoidentify h andresolveissues.Theywillbeabletorefinedatacollectionoroutreachprocessesand T proceduresforuseinthedecennialcensus.Inaddition,anongoingcommunitypresencewill @ continuetofosterrelationshipsandpartnershipsamonggovernmentandcommunityofficials. , CollectingonlyshortforminformationallowstheCensusBureautosimplifyandimproveupon i mostdecennialcensusoperations,includingprinting,datacollection,anddatacapture.The U absenceofthelongformwillsubstantiallyreducetheamountofpaperrequiredandwillfacilitate A expandedelectronicreporting.Forexample,thelongformaccountedforabouthalfofallthe -  paperinCensus2000anditssize(about45pages)increasedproductiondifficulties.Nothaving ! alongformgreatlysimplifiesprinting,assembly,andpostalservicedistributionactivities. "  Additionally,focusingonenumerationenablestheCensusBureautotakefulladvantageofstate "! ofthepracticetechnologytostreamlinedatacollectionandprocessingactivities.Forexample, #x" enumeratorsmaycollectshortformdatausingahandheldcomputerthatenablesfastand $d # accuratedatacollectionwithlesspaper.Lesspapertranslatesintosimpler,fasterdata %P!$ processing,substantiallyreducingworkloads. &<"% Finally,fullimplementationoftheACSwillallowtheCensusBureautotryoutnew y($' technologiesandadaptthemtomakedatacollectionandprocessingmoreefficientandcost e)%( effective.Forexample,theACSdevelopmentprogramisexploringInternetdatacollectionand Q*%) itseffectsonresponserates.Theresultswillprovideearlyinsightintoissuesassociatedwiththe =+&* expandeduseoftheInternetandotherelectronicdatacollectionmodes,identifyingareasfor ),'+ additionalresearchandtesting. e Ѐ&    K74` hp x (#%'XK        ImplementingtheAmericanCommunitySurveyXXXX!#XXXX X@28000X@J28,000 mc4 > 3 X@28000 X@ tA143000tAm143,000 nd5 > 3 tA143000 tA @A153000@An153,000 nd5 > 3 @A153000 @A LA480000LAn480,000 J@5 > 3 LA480000 LA JMailResponses Y   Keying J@X @84000@J84,000 mc4Y 3 @84000 @ A428000Am428,000 nd5Y 3 A428000 A A441000An441,000 oe5Y 3 A441000 A 5A14400005Ao1,440,000 KA6Y 3 5A1440000 5A KCATI J@q @43000@J43,000 mc4q3 @43000 @  A214000 Am214,000 nd5q3  A214000  A  A228000 An228,000 nd5q3  A228000  A &A749000&An749,000 J@5q3 &A749000 &A JCAPI J@ p@24000p@J24,000 mc43 p@24000 p@ @@128000@@m128,000 nd53 @@128000 @@ tA143000tAn143,000 nd53 tA143000 tA  #A461000 #An#XX`#`XX461,000#XX`+#E;93  #A461000   #A E  `XX*roundedtonearestthousand#XX`#     AneffectivestrategyallowedtheC2SStocollectmuchofthesurveydatabymail og@  m  ЀThefoundationforcostefficientimplementationisthesuccessfuluseoftheU.S.PostalService A~  maildeliverytocollectsurveydata.CensusBureaustaffareresponsibleforaseriesofsampling, -j ! addressediting,andquestionnairelabelingandmailingactivities.Aftersampleselection, V" addressesarereviewedtoensurethattheycanbemailedsuccessfully.Onlycompleteaddresses B# areeligibleformailing.   8      ׀Sampleaddressesthatarecompletearesubjectedtoafull .$ implementationstrategytomaximizethepotentialformailresponse.Advancelettersand % remindercardsareusedinadditiontotheinitialandtargetedreplacementquestionnaire & mailings.Mailreturnsarecheckedinanddatacapturedbykeying.Thetimingofeachofthese ' activitiesiscarefullyscheduledandmustbemaintained. ( AppendixC,Table1summarizestheprojectedandactualworkloadsandtheplannedandactual y* schedulesforeachofthesesteps.Thisinformationindicatesthateachofthecriticalactivities e+ requiredtosupportthemailoutofquestionnairesandothermaterialswascarriedoutasplanned. Q , Minordelayswereexperiencedinthefirstfourmonthsof2000,butschedulesweremetexactly =!z- inthemonthsofMaythroughDecember.Nationwideimplementationoftherequired )"f. mailout/mailbackactivities,includingmorethanafivefoldincreaseinworkloadsover1999, #R/ wasaccomplishedasplanned. $>0 Twoadditionalmeasuresassesstheeffectivenessofusingmailout/mailbackmethodsinthe %2 C2SS#XXXXl#XXXX!#XXXXs#XXXXratesofmailableaddressesandratesofmailresponse.Therateofmailableaddressesis &3 importantsinceincompleteaddressesarenoteligibleformailoutandrequiresubsamplingata e rateoftwothirdsforCAPI.Adecreaseintherateofmailableaddressesis,therefore,an Q indicationofanincreaseintheproportionofaddressesrequiringCAPIinterviewing.Becauseof = theobviouscostimplications,theMAFmustbecontinuouslyupdatedtoobtainanever ) increasingnumberofcompleteaddresses.About95.5percentofthesampleaddressesinthe  combinedC2SSand2000comparisoncountiesweredeemedcompleteand,thus,mailable.Note   thatthisrateisrelativelyhighnationallyalthoughlowerratesarefoundinsmallergeographic   areas.  t Mailresponseratesprovideanothermeasureofthesuccessofusingmailout/mailbackmethods.  L  Theyprovideapreliminarymeasureofrespondentcooperation.Theinitialmailresponserateis  8  theratioofvalidresponsesreceivedbymailtothetotaladdressesdeterminedtobeeligiblefor $  mailout.In1999,theinitialmailresponserateinthe36countieswas51.8percent.Inthesame u  36countiesin2000,theinitialmailresponseratewas49.0percent.Thisdropinresponsewas a  expectedafterAprilwhen,itishypothesizedthat,manyhouseholdsfeltthattheyhaddone M  enoughbyparticipatinginthedecennialcensus.Theinitialmailresponserateforthecombined 9  C2SSand2000comparisoncountieswas51.9percent. % Tostaywithinbudgetandproducehighqualitydata,itiscriticalthattheinitialmailresponse  rateremainatabout50percentorhigher.Thesampledesign,aswellasbudgetprojections,rely  onmaintainingthisrateofmailresponse.TheinitialmailresponserateforthecombinedC2SS p and2000comparisoncountiesshowsthatassumptionsaboutmailresponseweremetwhena \ nationalsamplewasused.BecausetheinitialmailresponseratedirectlyaffectsCATIandCAPI H workloads,ahighrateindicatestheabilitytocompletesubsequentoperationsonscheduleand 4 withinbudget.      TelephoneQuestionnaireAssistanceandEditFollowupactivities  Ԁwerecompletedalthough ] staffinglimitationscausedsomedelays  E TwoactivitiesthatcouldhavebenefittedfromamorerobuststaffingplanwereTQAandEdit  Followup.Understaffingimpededtheseactivitiesfromachievingfulloperationalsuccess.This   C2SSexperienceresultedinincreasedstaffinganduseofCATIinterviewersasbackupswhen   workloadsexceedexpectations.AlternativemethodstoimprovetheefficiencyoftheTQAand !x  EditFollowupoperationsarebeingexplored.Thisincludestheuseofinteractivevoice "d! responseandautomatedmenusforTQAandcallschedulerresearchsupportingEditFollowup. #P" TQAinterviewersfieldaspectrumofquestionsinprovidingassistancetohouseholdsinsample %(!$ forboththeC2SSandthecomparisoncounties.Interviewersusuallydealwithcontentor y&"% generalquestionsaboutthesurvey.Tosupportselfresponse,atollfreenumberisprovidedon e'#& thequestionnaire,andhouseholdsareencouragedtocalliftheyhaveanyquestionsorneed Q(#' generalhelpincompletingtheirquestionnaires.In2000,thesamestaffthathandledincoming =)$( callstotheTQAoperationwerealsoresponsibleforEditFollowup. )*%) TQAwasinitiallystaffedwith15interviewerstoaccommodateincomingcallsfortheC2SS. ,'+ Workloadsforthefirstfourmonthsof2000werehigherthanexpected.Adjustmentswerenot e madeuntillateintheyeartoaddressthesestaffingissues.Theincreasednumberofcallsmay Q haveresultedfrompublicityrelatedtoCensus2000.Nonetheless,thisstaffingshortfall,inturn, = adverselyaffectedtheEditFollowupoperation. )     4  `    IntheEditFollowupoperation,responserecordscreatedbykeyingaresubjectedtoan  automatedcoverageandcontentedittoidentifymissingorinconsistentresponses.Arecordcan   failforcontentreasonsbasedonthenumberofquestionsthatwerenotansweredthatshould  p havebeen.Arecordcanalsofailforcoveragereasonsifthequestionnairehasmissingor  \ inconsistentinformationonthetotalcountofpersons.Thiseditprovidesacriticalreviewof  H  questionnairesreturnedbymail.Approximatelyonethirdofallmailreturnsfailoneormoreof  4  theeditsandrequiretelephonefollowup.ThisEditFollowupoperationresultsinmore   completeandconsistentdata.NosuchfollowupforcontentdeficienciesexistedinCensus2000. q     4  `  TheworkloadforEditFollowupgrewfromabout28,000casesin1999toabout153,000cases I  in2000 .Toassesspotentialproductionproblems,datawereanalyzedtoidentifytheproportion 5  oftheworkloadthatexitedEditFollowupwithoutacallattemptbeingmade.Itappearsthatthis ! operationwasnotsufficientlystaffedearlyintheyearandtheadditionalTQAcallsresulting   fromCensus2000madetheproblemevenworse.Formostoftheyear,nocallattemptswere  madeforabout30percentoftheEditFollowupworkload.Thestaffingchangesmadelatein  theyearledtoanimprovementintheserates,cuttingtheproportionofcaseswithoutacall l attempttolessthan14percent.Currently,ACSmanagersareassessingwhatstaffingand X methodologicalchangesareneededfor2003. D   Thequalityassuranceprocessfordataentryensuredaccuratecaptureofmailreturns  Ԁ   Afterquestionnairecheckin,mailreturnquestionnairesaredatacapturedbykeying.To U accommodatetheincreaseinkeyingworkloadsfromapproximately84,000in1999toover A 441,000in2000,thenumberofdataentrykeyersincreasedfrom25to35.Itisimportantthat - questionnairesarekeyedinatimelymannertosupportlaterprocessingactivities.Keying  assignmentsarecreatedonacontinuousbasisandnottrackedbysamplemonth.Keyingbacklog   informationwas,therefore,studiedtoassesstheaverageamountoftimethatasamplecasewas   inthekeyingunit.Theproductiongoalistohavequestionnaireskeyedwithintwoweeksof !x  receipt.ThedatainTable2showthattheproductiongoalwasonlymetinthelatterpartof "d! 2000.Thisinformationindicatesthatmajorbacklogsexistedearlierintheyear,especiallyin #P" AprilandMay.ThetablealsoshowsthatonceCensus2000competitionsubsided,timelydata $< # capturewasreestablished.Althoughtimelydatacaptureisimportant,thedelaysexperiencedin %(!$ 2000werereversedasthedecennialcensusoperationswereending. y&"%    4    4  `     h      p      x @Table2:KeyingBacklogs  Q(#' *ddSdd Sedd eedd edd edd e(#(#,dd ,Tdd +  `XX ee  Month  d PercentofWorkload d Completedin2 ( WeeksorLess #Q"  ##XX`'#`XXJanuary @6 D U@86.4U@@ 86.4 ?53D" U@86.4 U@ ?February @6   Q@68.4Q@@68.4 ?53 " Q@68.4 Q@ ?March @6 Y   D@41.2D@@41.2 ?53Y  " D@41.2 D@ ?April ?5  L  ?0.5??0.5 >42 L " ?0.5 ? >May ?5    @5.4@?5.4 >42 " @5.4 @ >June @6 a  B@36.0B@@36.0 ?53a " B@36.0 B@ ?July @6 T  @G@46.5@G@@46.5 ?53T " @G@46.5 @G@ ?August @6   ̌U@86.2̌U@@86.2 ?53 " ̌U@86.2 ̌U@ ?September @6 i X@99.5X@@99.5 ?53i" X@99.5 X@ ?October @6 \ 33333X@98.833333X@@98.8 ?53\" 33333X@98.8 33333X@ ?November @6  ffffffX@97.6ffffffX@@97.6 ?53" ffffffX@97.6 ffffffX@ ?December @6 q  33333W@94.333333W@@#XX`(#`XX94.3#XX` /#C97q " 33333W@94.3 33333W@ C  Toensurethaterrorsarenotintroducedduringkeying,adetailedqualityassuranceprocesshas Q beendeveloped.Anewkeyer,aftertraining,mustgothroughthreestagesofqualification: = training,prequalification,andqualification.Inthefirststage,thekeyersworkis100percent ) verified.Ifsubstantialerrorsarefound,thekeyerisretrained.   9      ׀Theprequalificationstage   requires100percentverificationwithimmediatefeedbackondetectederrorsprovidedtothe ! keyer.Asampleofcompletedworkisverifiedoncethekeyermovesintothequalificationstage. " Bydesign,thisqualityassuranceprocesskeepstheworkunittotalerrorratebelowthe1.5 `$ percentlevel,whichpreventskeyingfrombeingaserioussourceoferror.Examinationof L% summaryreportsfrom2000showsthatthetotalerrorrateforallkeyeddatawas0.64percent.  8& Althoughthekeyingoperationwillintroducesomeerror,thecurrentqualityassuranceplanis !$' sufficienttoensurethatkeyingqualityismaintainedatahighlevel. u"(     ComputerAssistedTelephoneInterviewswereconductedonschedule,successfullyreducing &!, theworkloadforpersonalvisitfollowup 4  '"- TheCATIoperationattemptstocompleteinterviewsbytelephoneforthosewhodonotrespond. (t$/ Theaddressesinsamplearematchedtoacommercialdatabasetoobtaintelephonenumbers. )`%0 Sampleaddresseswithatelephonenumberthatlackamailresponseareincludedintheinitial e CATIworkload.OnceCATIinterviewersverifythattheyhavereachedthecorrectaddress,they Q trytocompletetheinterview. = TheCATIoperationgrewfromasmallcentralizedfollowupofabout3,500casespermonthin  1999toadecentralizedeffortusingthreeCATIcallcentersthatprocessedabout19,000casesper   monthin2000.Aswithmailimplementationactivities,monthlyschedulesmustbeadheredto   sothatthenumberofsamplecasesenumeratedbyCATIaremaximizedwithanyremaining  t workmovedtotheCAPIoperationonschedule.AppendixC,Table2displaysthemonthly  ` plannedandactualdatesforthebeginningofCATIfollowupandthecloseoutofthisoperation  L  aboutthreeweekslater.Projectedandactualworkloadsbymontharealsoprovided.Thesedata  8  showthatworkloadestimateswereontargetinmostmonthsandthattheCATIoperationbegan $  andendedonschedule.#XXXX#XXXXTheCATIoperationwasabletoaccommodatethehigherthanexpected u  workloadsexperiencedinJune,July,September,andDecember.#XXXX~;#XXXXItisimportanttorecognizethat a  althoughstoppingtheCATIoperationonscheduleeachmonthissimple,completingthe M  assignedworkinthistimeperiodisthekeytosuccessfulimplementation. 9  MonitoringCATIresponserateseachmonthallowsforanassessmentofwhetherthisoperation  isperformingasexpected.TheresponserateforCATIistheratioofcompletedCATIinterviews  tocasesdeterminedtobeeligibleforCATIinterviewing.   10      ׀The2000CATIresponserateforthe  combinedC2SSandcomparisoncountyworkloadswas57.3percent.In1999,theCATI p responserate(forthe36comparisoncounties)was62.4percent.Forthesame36countiesin \ 2000,theratedroppedto52.5percent.This10percentagepointdropwasduetoincreasesin H boththerateofrefusalsandtherateofothernoninterviews.Thiswasexpectedconsideringthat 4 theCATIoperationshadtoconvincerespondentstoprovideinformationforanotherCensus   BureaurequestontheheelsofCensus2000.  q  TheCATIoperationbenefitsfromseveralqualityassuranceprograms.Thesoftwareprevents M mosterrorssuchasoutofrangeresponsesorskippedquestions.Monitoringisusedtocheckfor 9 othererrorstheinterviewerscouldmake,suchaskeyingadifferentanswerfromwhatthe % respondentprovidedorfailingtofollowproceduresforaskingquestionsorprobingrespondents   foranswerstoquestions.Suchmonitoringiswidelyusedandeffectiveinthecontrolof   telephoneinterviewererrors.Also,fulltimecallcenterstaffarecarefullytrainedandprovided !  withperiodictrainingupdates. "p! NewinterviewersreceivestandardCATItrainingplusaspecialworkshoptotrainthemonhow $H # toavoidrefusals.Atthispoint,interviewersareintheirinitialworkstatusphasewheretheyare %4!$ monitoredduring5percentoftheirinterviewingtime.Afterqualification,interviewersare & "% monitoredperiodicallytomakesurethattheycontinueconductinginterviewsinasatisfactory q' #& manner.Themonitorassignsaratingfrom1to5basedonperformanceonasetofseven e factors.Aslongasaninterviewermaintainsratingsofatleastlevel3,theintervieweris Q consideredtobedoingthejobcorrectly.Iftheratingsdrop,trainingorcoachingisprovided = untiltheratingsareimproved. ) GiventhesubstantialincreaseinworkloadfortheC2SS,therewasaclearneedtotrainand   monitoralargenumberofnewinterviewers.ThestaffingfortheCATIoperationgrewfrom39   interviewersin1999to181interviewersin2000.Workexpandedfromonetothreecallcenters.  t Monitoringprovidedanefficientmeanstoassessifthenewinterviewerswereperformingas  ` expected.Areviewofthesemonitoringreportsindicatedthattheinterviewersweregenerally  L  performingtheCATIinterviewswell.Moreover,thismonitoringprogramenabledmanagersto  8  identifyandaddresspotentialproblemsinatimelymanner. $    Personalvisitinterviewingwascompletedonschedulewithahighrateofresponse J  a  Thefinaldatacollectionoperation#XXXXW<#XXXX!#XXXXK#XXXXComputerAssistedPersonalInterviewing#XXXXK#XXXX!#XXXXdL#hasthecrucial 5  responsibilityofobtainingcompletedinterviewsfromhouseholdsthathavenotasyetbeen ! enumeratedbyeithermailorCATI.Twosubsamplesareselectedforthisfollowupoperation.A   twothirdsubsampleisselectedfromaddressesoriginallydeemedtobeincompleteandthus  ineligibleforthemailoutandCATIoperations.Aonethirdsubsampleisselectedfromthe  addresseswithcompleteaddressinformationandneitheramailresponsenoraCATIinterview. l TheCAPIworkloadisdefinedeachmonthandsenttothefieldtobecompletedinaboutfour X weeks.AppendixC,Table3summarizestheprojectedandactualCAPIworkloadsbymonthfor D theC2SS.ItalsoincludestheplannedandactualdatesforthestartofCAPIinterviewingand 0 forCAPIcloseout.ThesedatashowthatthecriticalmonthlyschedulesforCAPIinterviewing  weremetconsistentlyandthatworkloadsforpersonalinterviewingwereinlinewithprojections. m     4  `     h     AswithCATIinterviewing,closingoutanoperationontimeisimportant.Butevenmore E importantistheneedtocompleteahighproportionoftheassignedinterviews.TheCAPI 1 responserateprovidesanimportantperformancemeasureforcompletingassignedCAPIcases.  TheCAPIresponserateistheratioofcasesenumeratedbyCAPItothecaseseligibleforCAPI   interviewing.   11      ׀Theoverall2000CAPIresponserateforthecombinedC2SSand36counties   was91.7percent.Therateachievedinthe36comparisoncountiesin2000was91.9percent .  !|  Thiswasslightlylowerthantherateforthesesame36countiesin1999(93.0percent.)These "l! datashowthattheratesofCAPIresponsewerenotnegativelyaffectedbythelargeincreasein #X" totalworkload,theneedtohireandtrainmanynewinterviewers,orbycompetitionfromthe $D # decennialcensus. %0!$ Thequalityofcompletedinterviewsisveryimportant.AsintheCATIoperation,builtinchecks m'#& andeditsinthesoftwarecontrolfortheintroductionofcertaintypesoferrors.Aformalquality Y(#' controlreinterviewprogramisalsobuiltintotheCAPIoperation.Thisprogramservesasa e deterrenceofperformancedeficiency,includingfalsificationofdata.Theworkoffield Q interviewersissampledandtherespondentiscontactedtodetermineifthereisanyevidenceof = falsificationorothersubstandardperformance.Inaddition,duringthereinterview,thehousehold ) rosterisverifiedtomeasuretheaccuracyofrosterXXXXԀinformation.   12      ׀Thefalsificationratefor2000  waslessthan1percent(0.5percent).Thiswasadropfromtheestimatedfalsificationratein   1999of1.6percent.The2000ratewasalsoconsistentwithotherlargedemographicsurveys.In   2000,99.0percentofthehouseholdrosterscheckedwereaccurate.Thiswassimilartothe98.6  t percentobservedin1999.   `     4  `     h      p      x  Totalsurveyresponseratesremainedhighin2000 I[  4   Surveyresponseratesareanimportantmeasureofperformance.Ifsurveyresponseratesarelow m  incertainareasorforcertainpopulationgroups,thedatamaynotprovideanaccuratepicture. Y  Thetotalsurveyresponserateistheratioofcompletedinterviewstothesamplecasesthatwere E  eligibletobeinterviewed. 1  Ѐ   4  `      AsTable3depicts,thetotalsurveyresponseratefortheC2SSandthecomparisoncountieswas   96.5percent.Therateachievedoverallinthe36countiesthatweresurveyedin1999was97.3  percent.Theresponserateforthesame36countiesin2000was96.6percent.Thesurvey | responseratewasessentiallymaintaineddespitemovingtoanationwideimplementation. h Estimatesarealsoprovidedforeachofthe36comparisoncountiesincludedinboth1999and T 2000.AppendixDprovidesdetailedsurveyresponseratesforeachofthese36countiesand @ demonstratesthevariabilitythatexistsintheseratesatlowerlevelsofgeography.Thelowest , rateoftotalsurveyresponsewasobservedinBronxCounty,NewYorkat91.0percent.Allother } countieshadresponseratesof95percentorhigherwithnearlyhalfofthoseresponserates i exceeding98.0percent. U    4  `       4  `   Table3:TotalSurveyResponseRates   b*x d ddd Tdd T(#(#x,N dd ,rdd"+  `XX $!x !x $Survey/Year 'A"! 'EstimatedSurvey A"" ResponseRate '##" '36counties(1999) I?Y$$ 33333SX@97.333333SX@I97.3 H>3Y$%" 33333SX@97.3 33333SX@ H36counties(2000) I?%L!& fffff&X@96.6fffff&X@I96.6 H>3%L!'" fffff&X@96.6 fffff&X@ HC2SS+36countiescombined(2000) I? '"(  X@96.5 X@I96.5#XX`c#C97 '")"  X@96.5   X@ C    '#) TimelyreleaseofC2SSdataproductsisexpected  If e Thecomplexityofpreparingrawsurveydataforpublicreleasecannotbeoverstated.This = complexityexacerbatedbytheverylargeworkloadiswhyittakesabouttwoyearstoprepare ) decennialcensuslongformdataforrelease.TheC2SSdataproductswillundergothesamesetof  stepsascensuslongformdata.Thedifferenceisthatthesmallersamplesize,coupledwiththe   benefitsthatcomefromconductingtheprocessingonaregularversusonceadecadebasis,   expeditethedatapreparationandreleaseoftheC2SS.  t Amyriadofcomplexproceduresarefollowedtoensurethatthedataarecomplete,statistically  L  valid,andofhighquality.Thedatamustfirstbeeditedtocorrectforobviouserrors.Then,  8  usingawellestablishedstatisticalmethodknownasimputation,missingresponses(e.g.,race, $  education)arestatisticallyderived.Becausethedatacomefromasurveythatdoesnotinclude u  theentirepopulation,thedatamustbestatisticallyweightedsothattheyrepresentthetotal a  population.Then,thedatamustbecalibratedtothepopulationcontrolstoensureconsistency. M  Additionally,aseriesofcomplexstepsarefollowedtocalculatetheactualestimatesthatwillbe 9  usedinthedataproducts.Oncetheestimatesareprepared,theyundergoarigorousreviewby % subjectmatterexpertsusingindependentdatasourcestoverifyaccuracy.Finally,thedataare  readiedfortabulationandrelease.  Alloftheseactivitiesmustbecompletedbeforedataarereleased.In1999,dataforthelargest p comparisoncountieswerereleasedbeginninginJulyof2000;sufficientsamplewillnotbe \ availablefortheremainingcountiesuntil2002.Workisunderwaytosupportreleaseofdata H productsfromtheC2SSandthesame21comparisoncountiesthissummer.AppendixE 4 providesasummaryoftheACSdevelopmentprogramdatareleasedates.   #XXXXY#XXXXThesuccessfulimplementationoftheC2SSduringCensus2000demonstratedthatfull ] implementationoftheACSisoperationallyfeasible.Successfulimplementationoroperational I feasibilitymeansthatplannedtasksfortheC2SSwereexecutedontime,withinbudget,andthe 5 datacollectedmetcertainbasicCensusBureauqualitystandards.Despitecompetitionfrom ! Census2000forresourcesandlackofexperiencewithanationwideworkload,staffingwas   sufficient,majoroperationswerecarriedoutasanticipated,andobservedresponserateswere   high.TheC2SSoperationprovidedinsightintoactivitiesneedingimprovementorrevision, !  giventhelargeincreaseinworkloadover1999.Inparticular,TelephoneQuestionnaire "l! Assistance(TQA)andEditFollowupoperationswerenotsufficientlystaffedtohandlethelarge #X" increaseinworkloads#XXXXyp#XXXX #XXXXt#XXXXTodeterminewhetheranationwideimplementationwouldadversely $D # affectoperationalperformance,comparisonsweremadebetweenthe1999and2000resultsfrom %0!$ 36counties.BasedontheresultsoftheC2SS,managersareconfidentoftheabilityto &"% successfullyconducttheACSatfullimplementationin2003. m'#& #XXXXu#XXXX   4 #XXXXv#  XX}  ! ! (Uh84#}XX} 4w#}xX}X  5.RECOMMENDATION oWx#}XX}x8x#} X}X ).%(  #}XX} x##XXX}XSw#}XXXXAstheACSdevelopmentprogramhasevolvedoverthelastsevenyears,itsdesirabilityandthe +.'* methodologicalandoperationalfeasibilityoffullimplementationhavebeensuccessfully ,(+ demonstrated.Federal,state,andlocalusesofACSdatahavebeensteadilygrowing.Policyand e decisionmakersfromthefederaltothecommunitylevelsarebeginningtoreapthebenefitsof Q current,relevantinformationprovidedbythepresenceoftheACSdevelopmentprogram. = However,itwasessentialtodemonstratethattheprogramcouldbescaledupfrom36countiesto ) anationalsurvey,whichwastherationalefortheC2SSconductedin2000.Althoughthe  presenceofCensus2000didhavesomenegativeeffectsonC2SS,overall,thedatacollection   andprocessingoperationsweresuccessfullycompletedandresponserateswerehigh.   Adjustmentsarebeingmadetofurtheroptimizeoperationalactivities,suchasadoptingamore  t robuststaffingplanforTQAandEditFollowup.Suchongoingoperationalimprovementis  ` integraltothepoweroftheACSdevelopmentprogrammethodology.  L  #XXX}X(y#NationwideimplementationoftheACSviatheC2SSinCensus2000wasoperationally $  successfulanddemonstratedthatfullimplementationoftheACSisoperationallyfeasible. u  Basedonthesefindings,theCensusBureaushouldfullyimplementtheACSin2003. a    ,'+ ЇThispageintentionallyleftblank.  \ XXXX`XX #XX`q# XX  Appendices#XX ǀ#    Y    AppendixA oeԀ e YAmericanCommunitySurveyDevelopmentProgramNames =    4  `    ContinuousMeasurement: Anexperimentalprogramconductedin31sitesacrossthenationto  developthemethodsforprovidingtimely,accurate,anddetailedsocioeconomiclongformdata   eachyear.TheprogramusestheAmericanCommunitySurvey(ACS)questionnaireasthedata   collectioninstrument.TheContinuousMeasurementprogramwillendinFY2003,whenthe  x ACSprogramisfullyimplementednationwideaspartofthedecennialcensusprogram.In  d FY2002,detailedanalyseswillcomparedatacollectedbytheACSinthe31siteswithdatafrom  P  Census2000forthesamesitestounderstandhowthetwomethodologiesdiffer.  <   AmericanCommunitySurvey: WhenfullyimplementedinFY2003,itwillcollectthedetailed y  demographicdatatraditionallycollectedonthedecennialcensuslongformfrom3million i  householdsayear,locatedineverycounty,AmericanIndianandNativeAlaskanarea,and U  HawaiianHomeland,aswellasPuertoRico.Thesedatawillprovideupdatesondetailed A  characteristicsaboutournationeveryyear,ratherthanonlyonceeverytenyears.Full - implementationoftheACSwillenablethe2010censustocollectonlyshortforminformation.   Census2000SupplementarySurvey: TheCensus2000SupplementarySurvey(C2SS)was  conductedaspartofCensus2000.WhereasContinuousMeasurementiscurrentlytesting  data | quality,theC2SSwasdesignedtodemonstratetheoperationalfeasibilityofcollectinglongform l informationatthesametimeas,butinaseparateprocessfrom,thedecennialcensus.It,too,was X conductedusingtheACSquestionnaire,butitisseparatefromtheContinuousMeasurement D program,whichiscollectingdatafromlargersamples,butonlyinthe31sites.TheC2SS 0 covered1,203countiesnationwidesurveying58,000householdsmonthly.   CensusLongFormTransitionalDatabase(CLFTD): CLFTDcontinuescollectingdatausing Y theACSquestionnaireinthe1,203countiesoftheC2SS.Thus,incombinationwithdatafrom I theC2SS,theCLFTDwillmeasurethequalityandusabilityofestimatesbasedonaveragingdata 5 collectedoverseveralyears.Itwilldemonstratethereliabilityandstabilityofstateandlargearea !  estimatesovertime,aswellastheusabilityofmultiyearestimatesforthepurposesnowbeing  ! metbydatafromthelongform. !    Finally,inFY2003,alltestingprogramswillbecompleteandtheACSprogramwillbefully #l" implementednationwidewithinthedecennialcensusprogram.  $X #    4  m($'    AppendixB o{  e oTheAmericanCommunitySurveyhasbeendesignedtocollectdetaileddemographicand = housinginformation.TheACSdesignispremisedontheongoingoperationalimprovementof ) surveymethodstoensuredataqualityversusthedecenniallongformsurveythat,oncedesigned  andimplemented,cannotbereadilyadjusted.TheACSdevelopmentalprogramdataare   collectedinongoing,threemonthcyclesthroughacombinationofmailout/mailback   questionnaires,ComputerAssistedTelephoneInterviewing(CATI),andComputerAssisted  t PersonalInterviewing(CAPI).#XXXXQ#}XXXXAsampleofhousingunitaddressesisdrawnH+ 4 <DL!, XHfromtheMAF,and  ` questionnairesaremailedatthebeginningofmonthone.Asecond(targeted)questionnaireis  L  thenmailedtothosewhodidnotrespondbymail.Duringmonthtwo,housingunitsthatdidnot  8  respondbymailandhavetelephonenumbersarecalled.Finally,inmonththree,asubsampleof $  nonrespondentsisdrawn,andapersonalvisitbyprofessionalinterviewersismadetothose u  housingunits.Thequalityofdataisimprovedbyusingwelltrainedpermanentinterviewerswith a  computerstocompleteinterviews.Theuseofthecomputerizedquestionnaire,ratherthanapaper M  questionnaire,allowstheCensusBureautoincorporateconsistencychecksofthedataintothe 9  collectionprocess.#XXX}X#XXXX % #XXXXକ#}XXXXTheACSdevelopmentprogramdividesahugenationwideworkloadintomanageablepieces  overa#XXX}X#XXXXԀ#XXXXඖ#}XXXXlongertimeframe.ACSstaffareabletogathertheinformationandconducttherequired  analysesand?+ 4 <DL!X?qualitychecksinacontrolledmanner.Consequently,whiledatareleaseand p distributionforthedecenniallongformtaketwoyears,ACSdevelopmentprogramdataproducts \ canbereleasedinaboutsixmonths.Suchefficiencycanbeachievedbecausetheprogramisnot H burdenedbytheproductionoftheproductsrequiredforapportionment#XXX}X#XXXX.#XXXX#XXXX  4    AppendixC  e WorkloadsandTiming  = *xd dN dd N rdd"r(#(#x,dd ,dd ,edd ,dd ,dd ,dd#,dd +  ()) (`XXTable1:WorkloadsandTimingofMailPreparatoryActivities * ( *Sample ~ Panel ' @" 'Workload ~ forInitial  @ Mailings g    ')  " 'Deliver ~  Advance  @  Lettersto g   USPS ') " 'DeliverInitial ~ Packagesto  @ USPS g  #XX`#`XX ') " 'Deliver ~ Reminder  @ CardstoUSPS#XX`9#`XX 'g " 'ЀWorkload ~ forSecond  @ Mailing g  #XX`#`XX ' " 'Deliver ~ Repl  @ Packagesto g  USPS#XX`#`XX ') " '#XX`o#`XXJanuary $A  P$#XX`ؠ#QXXԀP:71,000 A   ЀA:69,621  !P P:12/23/99 A " A:12/23/99*   # P:12/27/99 A $ A:12/27/99*   % P:12/30/99 A & A:12/30/99* $  ' P$P:53,000 A ( A:54,590 $ )P $P:1/21/00 A * A:1/21/00#XXQE#`XX $  + P$February * 5 ,P P*#XX`#QXXP:71,000 5 - A:69,463  .P P:1/20/00 5 / A:1/20/00**   0 P:1/24/00 5 1 A:1/24/00**   2 P:1/27/00 5 3 A:1/28/00** $  4 P$P:53,000 5 5 A:47,490 $ 6P $P:2/17/00 5 7 A:2/17/00#XXQ#`XX   8 March $) 9 P$#XX`l#QXXP:71,000 ) : A:69,552 t ;P P:2/17/00 ) < A:2/17/00  t = P:2/22/00 ) > A:2/22/00***  t ? P:2/25/00 ) @ A:2/25/00*** $ t A P$P:53,000 ) B A:46,181 $t CP $P:3/16/00 ) D A:3/16/00#XXQ#`XX  t E April $F P$#XX`#QXXP:71,000 G A:71,347 hHP P:3/23/00 I A:3/24/00****  hJ P:3/27/00 K A:3/28/00****  hL P:3/30/00 M A:3/30/00**** $ hN P$P:53,000 O A:47,254 $hPP $P:4/20/00 Q A:4/20/00#XXQF#`XX  hR May $S P$#XX`#QXXP:71,000 T A:71,274 \UP P:4/20/00 V A:4/20/00  \W P:4/24/00 X A:4/24/00  \Y P:4/27/00 Z A:4/27/00 $ \[ P$P:53,000 \ A:46,401 $\]P $P:5/18/00 ^ A:5/18/00#XXQ#`XX  \_ June $` P$#XX`W#QXXP:71,000 a A:71,463 PbP P:5/25/00 c A:5/25/00  Pd P:5/30/00 e A:5/30/00  Pf P:6/2/00 g A:6/2/00 $ Ph P$P:53,000 i A:48,714 $PjP $P:6/22/00 k A:6/22/00#XXQ߬#`XX  Pl July $m P$#XX`#QXXP:71,000 n A:71,333 DoP P:6/22/00 p A:6/22/00  Dq P:6/26/00 r A:6/26/00  Ds P:6/29/00 t A:6/29/00 $ Du P$P:53,000 v A:47,761 $DwP $P:7/20/00 x A:7/20/00#XXQ&#`XX  Dy August $z P$#XX`#QXXP:71,000 { A:70,920 8|P P:7/20/00 } A:7/20/00  8~ P:7/24/00  A:7/24/00  8 P:7/27/00  A:7/27/00 $ 8 P$P:53,000  A:47,298 $8P $P:8/17/00  A:8/17/00#XXQr#`XX  8 September $| P$#XX`2#QXXP:71,000 | A:71,188 ,P P:8/24/00 | A:8/24/00  , P:8/28/00 | A:8/28/00  , P:8/31/00 | A:8/31/00 $ , P$P:53,000 | A:46,790 $,P $P:9/21/00 | A:9/21/00#XXQ#`XX  , October $p P$#XX`#QXXP:71,000 p A:71,184  P P:9/21/00 p A:9/21/00    P:9/25/00 p A:9/25/00    P:9/28/00 p A:9/28/00 $   P$P:53,000 p A:46,962 $ P $P:10/19/00 p A:10/19/00#XXQ #`XX    November $ d P$#XX`η#QXXP:71,000  d A:71,251 y!P P:10/19/00  d A:10/19/00  y! P:10/23/00  d A:10/23/00  y! P:10/26/00  d A:10/26/00 $ y! P$P:53,000  d A:47,245 $y!P $P:11/16/00  d A:11/16/00#XXQZ#`XX  y! #XX`!#`XXDecember $"X P$#XX`#QXXP:71,000 "X A:71,266 m#P P:11/22/00 "X A:11/22/00  m# P:11/27/00 "X A:11/27/00  m# P:11/30/00 "X A:11/30/00 $ m# P$P:53,000 "X A:47,688 $m#P $P:12/21/00 "X A:12/21/00#XXQ# m# &%XXLEGEND:P:Projected/Planned;A:Actual M$   *0  C2SS:DeliveryofJanuaryadvanceletterwas12/29/99,initialpackagewas1/5/00,reminderwas %! 1/10/00,replacementwas1/2124/00&p"(#(# **0  C2SS:DeliveryofFebruaryadvanceletterwas1/2021/00,initialpackagewas1/2531/00, 'H# reminderwas2/2/00( $(#(# ***0  C2SS:DeliveryofMarchinitialpackagewas2/2223/00,reminderwas2/28/00])$(#(# ****0  C2SS:DeliveryofApriladvanceletterwas3/27/00,initialpackagewas3/30/00,reminderwas 5*% 4/3/00#XX%&μ##XXXXÙ#XXXX&%XX  +&(#(# #XX%&#   `     h      p   #XXXX#`XX#XX`#*` dddd dd edd edd dd dd#dd (#(#,dd ,dd ,dd ,dd +  ()) (`XXTable2:WorkloadsandTimingofComputerAssistedTelephone ( InterviewingActivities * O *SamplePanel '@ 'Estimated @ CATI g Workload ')  'BeginCATI @ Followup 'g  'Closeout @  CATI g  Followup#XX`# ')   '`XXJanuary $   P$P:18,000   A:17,443 C P P:2/4/00   A:2/4/00  C  P:2/27/00   A:2/27/00  C  February $ 6 P$P:18,000  6 A:16,075 _ P P:3/3/00  6 A:3/3/00  _  P:3/26/00  6 A:3/26/00  _  March $R  P$P:18,000 R  A:14,834 { P P:4/5/00 R  A:4/5/00  {  P:4/27/00 R  A:4/27/00  { ! 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A:18,514 @P P:9/1/00 CA A:9/1/00  B P:9/25/00 CC A:9/25/00  D September $_E P$P:18,000 _F A:20,733 #GP P:10/4/00 _H A:10/4/00  #I P:10/28/00 _J A:10/28/00  #K October ${L P$P:18,000 {M A:18,927 ?NP P:11/3/00 {O A:11/3/00  ?P P:11/26/00 {Q A:11/26/00  ?R November $2S P$P:18,000 2T A:19,945 [ UP P:12/1/00 2V A:12/1/00  [ W P:12/27/00 2X A:12/27/00  [ Y December $!NZ P$P:18,000 !N[ A:22,489 w"\P P:1/3/00 !N] A:1/3/00  w"^ P:1/27/00 !N_ A:1/27/00#XX`# w"` XXXX&%XX  0 ` 0 ` (#` (#LEGEND:P:Projected/Planned;A:Actual#&%%&h##XX%&#k#` (# (#    `  `XX``  C$a #XX`#*A d` ddd dd dd dd (#(#,dd ,dd ,dd ,dd +  (QQ (`XXTable3:WorkloadsandTimingofComputerAssistedPersonal P InterviewingActivities * w *SamplePanel 'h 'CAPI h Workload '* 'BeginCAPI h Followup '* 'Closeout h  CAPI *  Followup 'Q   'January $ B  P$P:11,000  B  A:11,237 k P P:3/6/00  B A:3/6/00  k  P:3/30/00  B A:3/30/00  k  February $ ^ P$P:11,000  ^ A:10,560  " P P:4/4/00  ^ A:4/4/00   "  P:4/30/00  ^ A:4/30/00   "  March $z  P$P:11,000 z  A:10,669 > P P:5/4/00 z  A:5/4/00  >  P:5/31/00 z  A:5/31/00  >  April $ ! 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AppendixE E Ԁ  9 ACSDevelopmentProgramDataReleaseSchedule  p      x    *d&d( dd ( Pdd"PPdd"P(#(#,dd ,rdd +   `XX1999AmericanCommunitySurvey,21of31sites*(thoseareaswithapopulationof B( 65,000ormoreonly):releaseofcoretablesonAmericanFactFinderandAmerican  CommunitySurveyWebsite.  CoreTablesarethebasicpopulationandhousingtableswhichareusedtopreparesite R 8 profiles.     @D@ffBJuly   @GGB2000   @]]?(completed)   t  1999AmericanCommunitySurvey,21of31sites:releaseofupdatedcoretablesand n T noncoretablesonAmericanFactFinderandAmericanCommunitySurveyWebsite. 2   Noncoretablesroundoutthebalanceofthetotalsetoftables(whichnumberabout500)   forboththeAmericanCommunitySurveyandtheCensus2000SupplementarySurvey. ~d  Thesetablesarenotrequiredforthesiteprofiles.  B(  @D@AWinter   @ZZ?200020001   @HH>(completed)  ~d  1999AmericanCommunitySurveyCDROM:releaseof476tablesfor20of31sites.**    @WWBJune   @GGB2001  ^D 2000AmericanCommunitySurvey,21of31sites:releaseofcoretableswithnarrative  andtabularprofilesonAmericanFactFinderandAmericanCommunitySurveyWebsite. z` (SubsitedatawillbereleasedWinter20012002.) >$ Census2000SupplementarySurvey:releaseofcoretablesfor50states,Districtof   Columbia,andthecountryonAmericanFactFinder.  p! @D@ASummer >$$ @GGB2001  % 2000AmericanCommunitySurvey:releaseofcoretablesforsubsitedata(forcitiesand & placeswithpopulationsof65,000ormore)onAmericanFactFinderandAmerican ' CommunitySurveyWebsite. jP( Census2000SupplementarySurvey:releaseofcoretablesforsubstatedata(formost * countiesandcitieswithpopulationsof250,00ormore)onAmericanFactFinder.  + @nnBFall jP. @GGB2001 ./ @D#XX`#Ԉ  0 `XX2000AmericanCommunitySurvey:releaseofnoncoretablesforthe21siteslisted 1 below,onAmericanFactFinderandAmericanCommunitySurveyWebsite. 2 Census2000SupplementarySurvey:releaseofnoncoretablesfor50states,Districtof Z @4 Columbia,andthecountryonAmericanFactFinder  !5 @AWinter |8 @@20012002  Z @9 2000AmericanCommunitySurveyandCensus2000SupplementarySurvey:releaseof v"\: 500+tablesandPublicUseMicrodataSamplesonCDROM/DVD  :# ; @ASpring v"\< @GGB2002#XX`9#Ԉ :# =   *xdddd rdd r(#(#x,xdd +  %!>%! `XX*AmericanCommunitySurvey21sitesare: JeffersonCounty,AR;PimaCounty,AZ;SanFranciscoCounty, ~%d!? CA;TulareCounty,CA;BrowardCounty,FL;LakeCounty,IL;BlackHawkCounty,IA;CalvertCounty,MD; D&*"@ HampdenCounty,MA;MadisonCounty,MS;Flathead&LakeCounties,MT;DouglasCounty,NE;Bronx '"A County,NY;RocklandCounty,NY;FranklinCounty,OH;MultnomahCounty,OR;SchuylkillCounty,PA; '#B Sevier County,TN;FortBend&HarrisCounties,TX;Starr&ZapataCounties,TX;andYakimaCounty,WA. (v$C **The1999AmericanCommunitySurveyCDROMwillnotfeaturedataforBronxCounty,NY.See *&E <4rO  5  www.census.gov/acs/www/index_c.htm>for6O%N  7SԀdetails.#XX`# *&F