Research Reports and Studies

Study Series - Methodology (SSM)

To communicate and document certain results from work done primarily by staff of the Statistical Research Division, we offer a number of research reports on topics in statistics, computing, and survey methodology.

The Study Series primarily includes papers which report results from the conduct of systematic, critical, intensive investigation directed toward applying known scientific knowledge to a specific problem. The series is subdivided into categories, including: Computing (SSC), Statistics (SSS), and Survey Methodology (SSM).

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2013

• Ethnographic Study of the Group Quarters Population in the 2010 Census: Jails and Prisons , (about 241KB) by Barbara Owen and Anna Y. Chan (SSM2013/13)
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• Ethnographic Study of the Group Quarters Population in the 2010 Census: College Student Residence Halls , by Keri K. Stephens, Abigail Heller, and Anna Y. Chan (SSM2013/12)
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• Usability Testing of Alternative Design Features for the 2005 National Census Test (NCT) Internet Form: Methods, Results, and Recommendations of Round-2 Testing , by Elizabeth D. Murphy, Kathleen T. Ashenfelter, Susan Ciochetto, Anshu Agarwal, and Lawrence A. Malakhoff (SSM2013/11)
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• 2010 Census Internet Form: Report on Rounds 1 and 2 of Usability Testing and One Round of Accessibility Testing , by Elizabeth D. Murphy, Kathleen T. Ashenfelter, Erica Olmsted-Hawala, Lawrence A. Malakhoff, Temika Holland, and Jenna Beck (SSM2013/10)
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• Qualitative Interviewing with Suspected Duplicates and Cognitive Testing of the Targeted Coverage Follow-up (TCFU) Interview , by Jennifer Hunter Childs, Sarah Heimel, and Ryan King (SSM2013/09)
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• Ethnographic Study of the Group Quarters Population in the 2010 Census: Prisons for Adults and Juvenile Correctional Facilities , (about 224KB) by Michelle Inderbitzin and Anna Y. Chan (SSM2013/08)
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• 2010 ACS Content Test Evaluation: Behavior Coding Results , by Joanne Pascale, Patricia L. Goerman, and Katherine Drom (SSM2013/07)
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• Ethnographic Study of the Group Quarters Population in the 2010 Census: Healthcare Facilities Long Term and Hospice Care , (about 264KB) by Sonia Salari and Anna Y. Chan (SSM2013/06)
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• Ethnographic Study of the Group Quarters Population in the 2010 Census: Group Homes for Women and Military Group Quarters , (about 304KB) by Susan Dewey and Anna Y. Chan (SSM2013/05)
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• Final Report for the Usability Evaluation of ACS 2011 Online Instrument Rounds 4a and 4b , (about .20MB) by Kathleen T. Ashenfelter, Temika Holland, Victor Quach, and Elizabeth M. Nichols (SSM2013/04)
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• Behavior Coding Report of 2010 Census Coverage Measurement Person Interviews , (about 548KB) by Jennifer Leeman and Heather Marsh (SSM2013/03)
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• Observing Census Enumeration of Non-English Speaking Households in the 2010 Census: Evaluation Report , (about 976KB) by Yuling Pan and Stephen Lubkemann (SSM2013/02)
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• Final Report of Usability Testing of the 2012 National Census Test (NCT) Online Survey: Focus on Coverage, Race Questions, Date Format , (about 149KB) by Kathleen T. Ashenfelter, Erica L. Olmsted-Hawala, Sabin Lakhe, and Lawrence A. Malakhoff (SSM2013/01)
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2012

• Final Report of Cognitive Testing of the 2013 American Housing Survey Doubling Up Module , (about 348KB) by Aleia Clark and Theresa J. DeMaio (SSM2012/12)
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• Report of Cognitive Testing on the 2013 American Housing Survey Emergency and Disaster Preparedness Module Questionnaire , (about 126KB) by Aleia Clark and Theresa J. DeMaio (SSM2012/11)
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• Report for Round 3 of Usability Testing of the 2011 American Community Survey Online Instrument: Focus on Login and Roster Features , by Kathleen T. Ashenfelter, Victor Quach, Temika Holland, Elizabeth M. Nichols, and Sabin Lakhe (SSM2012/10)
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• Cognitive and Usability Pretesting of the Online Version of the Puerto Rico Community Survey in Spanish and English , (about .37MB) by Jennifer Leeman, Marissa Fond, and Kathleen T. Ashenfelter (SSM2012/09)
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• Behavior Coding Report of 2010 Census Coverage Followup English and Spanish Interviews , by Jennifer Hunter Childs, Jennifer Leeman, and Michelle Smirnova (SSM2012/08)
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• Final Report of Cognitive Testing of the 2013 American Housing Survey Neighborhood Module , (about 429KB) by Rachel Freidus (SSM2012/07)
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• Usability Report for the Schools and Staffing Survey Control Center, Principal Survey, and Teacher Survey Fall 2011 , by Kathleen T. Ashenfelter (SSM2012/06)
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• Translation of Survey Items on Country Specific Programs: The Case of Translating U.S. Educational Level Questions into Spanish , (about 198KB) by Leticia Fernandez, Patricia L. Goerman, and Rosanna Quiroz (SSM2012/05)
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• Evaluating Multilingual Questionnaires: A Sociolinguistic Perspective , (about 272KB) by Yuling Pan and Marissa Fond (SSM2012/04)
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• Final Report of Cognitive Testing of the 2012 Identity Theft Supplement , (about 762KB) by Rachel Freidus, Theresa J. DeMaio, and Katherine Drom (SSM2012/03)
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• Final Report for Usability Testing of the Census Regional Website , (about .26MB) by Victor Quach and Lawrence A. Malakhoff (SSM2012/02)
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• ACS Internet 2011 Project: Report for Rounds 1 and 2 of ACS Wireframe Usability Testing and Round 1 of ACS Internet Experiment , by Kathleen T. Ashenfelter, Temika Holland, Victor Quach, Elizabeth M. Nichols, and Sabin Lakhe (SSM2012/01)
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2011

• A High-Fidelity Usability Evaluation of Iteration 3 of the New American FactFinder Web Site: Increased Functionality , by Erica L. Olmsted-Hawala, Jennifer C. Romano, and Jennifer M. Chen (SSM2011/12)
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• Cognitive Pretesting of 2010 Alternative Questionnaire Experiment (AQE) Race and Hispanic Origin Questionnaires Translated Into Spanish , by Rodney L. Terry and Marissa Fond (SSM2011/11)
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• Behavior Coding of the 2010 Nonresponse Followup (NRFU) Interviews Report , (about 601KB) by Jennifer Hunter Childs and Nathan Jurgenson (SSM2011/10)
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• A Taxonomy of Usability Issues in US Census Bureau Web Sites: A Review of 12 Years of Web Site Usability Test Reports , (about 109KB) by Jennifer C. Romano, Jennifer M. Chen, and Temika Holland (SSM2011/09)
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• Final Report for Rounds 1 and 2 of Usability Testing of the 2010 Census Quality Survey Online Instrument in Conjunction with the 2010 Decennial Census , by Kathleen T. Ashenfelter, Temika Holland, Victor Quach, and Elizabeth M. Nichols (SSM2011/08)
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• Cognitive Pretesting the 2011 Computer and Internet Use Supplement for the Current Population Survey: Final Report , (about 512KB) by Elizabeth M. Nichols, Nathan Jurgenson, and Katherine Drom (SSM2011/07)
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• 2009 Targeted Coverage Follow-Up (TCFU) Cognitive Testing , by Jennifer Hunter Childs, Anissa Sorokin, and Nathan Jurgenson (SSM2011/06)
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• Final Report of Cognitive Testing of the 2011 Public Police Contact Survey Questionnaire , (about 647KB) by Theresa J. DeMaio, Rachel Freidus, and Katherine Drom (SSM2011/05)
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• 2011 American Housing Survey: Healthy Homes, Home Accessibility, and Mortgage Modules , (about 477KB) by Theresa J. DeMaio and Rachel Freidus (SSM2011/04)
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• Requesting Consent to Link Survey Data to Administrative Records: Results from a Split-Ballot Experiment in the Survey of Health Insurance and Program Participation , (about 82KB) by Joanne Pascale (SSM2011/03)
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• Final Report for Cognitive Testing for the 2010 Census Quality Survey Mailing Materials , by Kathleen T. Ashenfelter and Temika Holland (SSM2011/02)
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• A Usability and Eye-Tracking Evaluation of Four Versions of the Online National Survey of College Graduates (NSCG): Iteration 2 , by Jennifer C. Romano and Jennifer M. Chen (SSM2011/01)
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2010

• Measuring Intent to Participate and Participation in the 2010 Census and Their Correlates and Trends: Comparisons of RDD Telephone and Non-probability Sample Internet Survey Data , (about 570KB) by Josh Pasek and Jon A. Krosnick (SSM2010/15)
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• Qualitative Testing of the 2010 Census Enumeration of Transitory Locations (ETL) Forms , by Nathan Jurgenson and Jennifer Hunter Childs (SSM2010/14)
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• Iterative Cognitive Testing of the 2010 Race and Hispanic Origin Alternative Questionnaire Experiment (AQE) Reinterview , (about 383KB) by Jennifer Hunter Childs, Rodney Terry, Nathan Jurgenson, Matthew Clifton, and George E. Higbie (SSM2010/13)
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• Cognitive Testing Results for the ACS Field Flyer for Use in 2010: ACS Messaging Project Phase 3 Final Report , (about 598KB) by Laurie Schwede and Anissa Sorokin (SSM2010/12)
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• Pretesting of the 2011 School Crime Supplement Final Results and Recommendations , (about 395.6KB) by Theresa J. DeMaio, Kathleen Denny, Nathan Jurgenson, and Andrea Schwanz (SSM2010/11)
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• Data Reliability Indicator Based on the Coefcient of Variation Report for the Third Round of Usability Testing , (about .92MB) by Kathleen T. Ashenfelter and Victor Quach (SSM2010/10)
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• Baseline Usability Evaluation of the American Community Survet Web site with Novices and Expert Users , (about 1301KB) by Jennifer M. Chen, Temika Holland, Erica L. Olmsted-Hawala, and Andy Su (SSM2010/09)
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• Motivating Non-English-Speaking Populations for Census and Survey Participation , (about 129.7KB) by Nancy A. Bates and Yuling Pan (SSM2010/08)
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• A Medium-Fidelity Usability and Eye-Tracking Evaluation of Iteration 2.0 and Iteration 2.5 of the New American FactFinder Web Site: Capabilities and Functions , by Jennifer C. Romano, Jennifer M. Chen, Erica L. Olmsted-Hawala, and Elizabeth D. Murphy (SSM2010/07)
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• RDD versus Site Test: Mode Effects on Gathering a Household Roster and Alternate Addresses , (about 76.3KB) by Elizabeth M. Nichols, Jennifer Hunter Childs, and Kyra Linse (SSM2010/06)
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• A Usability Evaluation of the Online National Survey for College Graduates (NSCG) , (about 979.0KB) by Jennifer C. Romano and Jennifer M. Chen (SSM2010/05)
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• Data Reliability Indicator Based on the Coefficient of Variation: Results from the Second Round of Testing , (about 425.3KB) by Kathleen T. Ashenfelter (SSM2010/04)
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• A Card-Sorting Study for the History of the Census Bureau: "Sights and Sounds: Photos" Web Page , (about 688.1KB) by Jennifer C. Romano, Jennifer M. Chen, Erica L. Olmsted-Hawala, and Elizabeth D. Murphy (SSM2010/03)
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• Usability Evaluation of the Governments Division Public Web Site , (about 256.7KB) by Jennifer M. Chen, Jenna Beck, Jennifer C. Romano, and Elizabeth D. Murphy (SSM2010/02)
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• Eye-tracking Study Report: Examining User Patterns for Demographic Items on the 2007 and 2008 ACS Mail Forms , (about .13MB) by Kathleen T. Ashenfelter (SSM2010/01)
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2009

• CFU CPEX Experimental Question Cognitive Testing: Undercount, Overcount and Duplicate Experimental Question Sequences , (about 152.8KB) by Jennifer Hunter Childs, Leticia Fernandez, Matthew Clifton, and Mikelyn Meyers (SSM2009/17)
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• Conveying Translated Informed Consent Concepts: Effects of Language and Culture on Interpretation of Legally Required Messages , (about 1.24MB) by Yuling Pan and Ashley D. Landreth (SSM2009/16)
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• A Usability Evaluation of the Business and Industry Web Site , by Erica L. Olmsted-Hawala, Jenna Beck, Elizabeth D. Murphy, and Kathleen T. Ashenfelter (SSM2009/15)
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• Report on Cognitive Pretesting of the 2010 Census Program for Evaluations and Experiments Panels Mailing Package: Deadline Messages , (about 862.5KB) by Elizabeth M. Nichols, Nathan Jurgenson, and Dawn Norris (SSM2009/14)
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• The National Immunization Survey Evaluation Study Special Sworn Status Procedures: Focus Group Results , by Theresa J. DeMaio and Jennifer Beck (SSM2009/13)
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• Person-Based Data Collection in Practice: An Evaluation of Interviewer/Respondent Interactions , (about 101.4KB) by Jennifer Hunter and Ashley D. Landreth (SSM2009/12)
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• A Usability and Eye-Tracking Evaluation of the Economic Census Web Site: Round 2 , by Jennifer C. Romano, Temika Holland, and Elizabeth D. Murphy (SSM2009/11)
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• An Accessibility and Usability Review of the NotifyMe Web Application , (about 301.4KB) by Lawrence A. Malakhoff (SSM2009/10)
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• A Process for Reviewing Translations of Data Collection Instruments and Related Materials , (about 30.7KB) by Yuling Pan (SSM2009/09)
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• ACS Food Stamps Instruction Revision: Cognitive Test , (about 307.7KB) by Jennifer Hunter Childs, Dawn Norris, and Matthew Clifton (SSM2009/08)
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• An Accessibility and Usability Review of the Articulate and Captivate E-Learning Software Packages , by Lawrence A. Malakhoff (SSM2009/07)
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• A Usability and Eye-Tracking Evaluation of the Build-a-Table Web Site , by Jennifer C. Romano and Elizabeth D. Murphy (SSM2009/06)
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• A Usability Evaluation of Iteration 1 of the New American FactFinder Web Site: Conceptual Design , by Jennifer C. Romano, Erica L. Olmsted-Hawala, and Elizabeth D. Murphy (SSM2009/05)
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• An Accessibility and Usability Evaluation of the MAF/TIGER Partnership Software Viewer Application , by Lawrence A. Malakhoff (SSM2009/04)
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• First-Round Usability Testing of the Redesigned Census Information Centers (CIC) Web Site , by Kathleen T. Ashenfelter, Jennifer C. Romano, and Elizabeth D. Murphy (SSM2009/03)
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• Event History Calendar Field Test Field Representative Focus Group Report , (about 66.7KB) by Joanne Pascale (SSM2009/02)
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• Final Report for First-Round Usability Testing of Data-Reliability Indicator Prototypes , by Kathleen T. Ashenfelter, Jenna Beck, and Elizabeth D. Murphy (SSM2009/01)
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2008

• Pretesting of the 2009 School Crime Supplement: Final Results and Recommendations , (about 346KB) by Jennifer Beck (SSM2008/17)
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• Summary of Observers' Reports from the Re-Engineered Survey of Income and Program Participation Event History Calendar Field Test , (about 198KB) by Debra R. Miller (SSM2008/16)
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• A Usability Evaluation of the Monthly and Annual Wholesale Trade Survey Web Site , (about 1.88MB) by Jenna Beck and Elizabeth D. Murphy (SSM2008/15)
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• An Accessability and Usability Review of the Census-In-Schools Application , (about 1.61MB) by Lawrence A. Malakhoff, Lisa Lawler, and Cecelia Maroney (SSM2008/14)
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• A Usability and Accessibility Evaluation of the Census-In-Schools Web Site , (about 712KB) by Michelle Rusch, Benjamin Smith, Erica L. Olmsted-Hawala, Elizabeth D. Murphy , and Lawrence A. Malakhoff (SSM2008/13)
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• Report on Cognitive Pretesting of the Census 2010 Mailing Package Materials , (about 532KB) by Theresa J. DeMaio, Jennifer Beck, and Laurie Schwede (SSM2008/12)
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• A Usability and Eye-Tracking Evaluation of the Economic Census Web Site , (about 1.35MB) by Jennifer C. Romano and Elizabeth D. Murphy (SSM2008/11)
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• A Usability Evaluation of the Nonresponse Followup Enumerator (NRFU) Questionnaire Form , (about 532KB) by Jennifer C. Romano, Elizabeth D. Murphy, Erica L. Olmsted-Hawala, and Jennifer Hunter Childs (SSM2008/10)
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• Second Round Cognitive Pretesting on the Proposed Internet Predation Questions for the National Crime Victimization Survey Results and Recommendations , (about 134KB) by Jennifer Beck and Theresa J. DeMaio (SSM2008/09)
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• NCVS Pretesting Activities on the Proposed Internet Predation Questions: Focus Group Results , (about 124KB) by Jennifer Beck (SSM2008/08)
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• An Accessibility and Usability Evaluation of the QUISP II Application , (about 1.02MB) by Lawrence A. Malakhoff (SSM2008/07)
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• An Accessibility Evaluation of the Secure Message Center Application , (about 375KB) by Lawrence A. Malakhoff (SSM2008/06)
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• An Accessibility Evaluation of the Classification Analytical Processing System Application by Lawrence A. Malakhoff (SSM2008/03)
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• An Accessibility Evaluation of the WIN X-12 Application , (about 220KB) by Lawrence A. Malakhoff (SSM2008/04)
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• 2010 NRFU Questionnaire Development: From the 2004 Census Test to the 2008 Dress Rehearsal , (about 370KB) by Jennifer Hunter Childs (SSM2008/05)
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• Methodology for Cognitive Testing of Translations in Multiple Languages , (about 116KB) by Yuling Pan, Ashley D. Landreth, Marjorie Hinsdale, Hyunjoo Park, and Alisu Schoua-Glusberg (SSM2008/02)
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• Census Bilingual Questionnaire Research Final Round 1 Report , (about 622KB) by Patricia L. Goerman, Rachel Caspar, Mandy Sha, Georgina McAvinchey, and Rosanna Quiroz (SSM2008/01)
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2007

• Census Bilingual Questionnaire Research Final Round 2 Report , (about 1.11MB) by Patricia L. Goerman, Rachel Caspar, Mandy Sha, Georgina McAvinchey, and Rosanna Quiroz (SSM2007/27)
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• Report of Cognitive Research to Develop the 2008 NCVS Identity Theft Supplement , (about 619KB) by Theresa J. DeMaio, Jennifer Beck, and Dawn Norris (SSM2007/28)
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• Gaining Cooperation with the Current Population Survey: Subjective Experiences from the Field , (about 143KB) by Jennifer Beck, Tommy Wright, and Thomas Petkunas (SSM2007/26)
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• First Round Cognitive Pretesting on the Proposed Internet Predation Questions for the National Crime Victimization Survey: Results and Recommendations , (about 143KB) by Jennifer Beck and Theresa J. DeMaio (SSM2007/20)
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• An Accessibility and Usability Evaluation of the 2010 Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) Web-based Training Application , (about 7.12MB) by Lawrence A. Malakhoff (SSM2007/25)
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• An Accessibility Evaluation of the History of the Census Bureau Web Site , (about 787KB) by Lawrence A. Malakhoff (SSM2007/24)
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• An Accessibility Evaluation of the Census Learning Management System , (about 287KB) by Lawrence A. Malakhoff (SSM2007/23)
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• A Usability Evaluation of the Statistical Abstract Web Site , (about 3.43MB) by Erica L. Olmsted-Hawala and Sherae Daniel (SSM2007/22)
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• An Accessibility and Usability Evaluation of the 2007 Economic Census Electronic Reporting Software application , (about 269KB) by Lawrence A. Malakhoff (SSM2007/21)
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• A Usability and Accessibility Evaluation of the Foreign Trade Division's AESDirect Web Site , (about 2.94MB) by Erica L. Olmsted-Hawala, Alexander Trofimovsky, Lawrence A. Malakhoff, and Elizabeth D. Murphy (SSM2007/19)
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• Beliefs and Attitudes about Mental Health and Illness of White Middle-Class Americans , (about 6.49MB) by Claire M. Cassidy (SSM2007/18)
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• African American Mental Health Module: Final Report , (about 2.39MB) by Linda C. Illingworth (SSM2007/17)
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• Behavior Coding Analysis Report: Evaluating the English and Spanish versions of the Nonresponse Followup (NRFU) for the 2006 Census Test , (about 614KB) by Jennifer Hunter Childs, Ashley D. Landreth, Patricia L. Goerman, Dawn Norris, and Aref N. Dajani (SSM2007/16)
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• An Accessibility Evaluation of the Census Calendar Application , (about 330KB) by Lawrence A. Malakhoff (SSM2007/15)
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• Results and Recommendations from the Final Round of Cognitive Pretesting with the SIPP Advance Letter , (about 873KB) by Ashley D. Landreth and Jennifer Hunter (SSM2007/14)
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• Questionnaire Research Report - Series A, Report 3: Results of Three Classroom Experiments with Census of Population and Housing Questionnaires , (about 3.03MB) by Naomi D. Rothwell (SSM2007/13)
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• Cognitive Interview Results and Recommendations for the 1996 National Content Test , (about 6.22MB) by Nancy A. Bates, Karen Bogen, Theresa J. DeMaio, Eleanor R. Gerber, Jennifer Hess, Cleo R. Jenkins, Elizabeth A. Martin, Jeffrey C. Moore, Jennifer M. Rothgeb, and Dawn R. Von Thurn (SSM2007/12)
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• Report on Results of the Classroom Testing for the Questionnaire Design Project , (about 7.71MB) by Teresa L. Parsley, Theresa J. DeMaio, Elizabeth Page Sigman, Elizabeth A. Martin, Pamela C. Campanelli, and Patricia L. Petrick (SSM2007/11)
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• Using Cognitive Research Methods to Improve the Design of the Decennial Census Form , (about 1.84MB) by Theresa J. DeMaio and Nancy A. Bates (SSM2007/10)
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• Evaluating Discrepancies in Print Reading Disability Statistics through Cognitive Interviews , (about 341KB) by Paul Beatty and Wendy Davis (SSM2007/09)
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• Report of Cognitive Testing of Decennial Long Form Developed by 212 Associates , (about 3.90MB) by Karen Bogen, Meredith A. Lee, and Theresa J. DeMaio (SSM2007/08)
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• Results of the 1980 Applied Behavior Analysis Survey or What People Do With Their Census forms , (about 5.81MB) by Theresa J. DeMaio (SSM2007/07)
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• Report on the Behavior Coding of Pilot Interviews for Food and Nutrition Service Supplement , (about 2.02MB) by Jennifer Hess and Eleanor Singer (SSM2007/06)
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• Final Report on an Observational Study of Census Non-Response Follow-up Interviews During the 2006 Census Test in Travis County, Texas: Spring and Summer 2006 , (about 3.30MB) by Diana Davis, Margaret Rappaport, and Samuel Allen (SSM2007/05)
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• Development of Guidelines on the Use of Interpreters in Survey Interviews , (about 96KB) by Yuling Pan (SSM2007/04)
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• An Evaluation of the 1995 Census Test Integrated Coverage Management (ICM) Interview: Results from Behavior Coding , (about 1.28MB) by Nancy A. Bates and Cynthia Good (SSM2007/03)
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• Language Use and Linguistic Isolation: Historical Data and Methodological Issues , (about 434KB) by Paul M. Siegel, Elizabeth A. Martin, and Rosalind Bruno (SSM2007/02)
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• Interagency Collaboration Among the Cognitive Laboratories: Past Efforts and Future Opportunities , (about 369KB) by Elizabeth A. Martin, Susan Schechter, and Clyde Tucker (SSM2007/01)
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2006

• Cognitive Interview Research Report: Findings and Recommendations Resulting from Pretesting the 2007 National Crime Victimization Survey's School Crime Supplement , (about 171KB) by Andrew A. Jocuns and Theresa J. DeMaio (SSM2006/08)
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• Behavior Coding Analysis Report: Evaluating Bilingual Versions of the Non-Response Follow-Up (NRFU) for the 2004 Census Test , (about 336KB) by Jennifer Hunter and Ashley D. Landreth (SSM2006/07)
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• Reoprt of Cognitive Research on Proposed American Community Survey Disability Questions , (about 178KB) by Kristen Miller and Theresa J. DeMaio (SSM2006/06)
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• Cognitive Test of the 2006 NRFU: Round 2 , (about 155KB) by Jennifer Hunter Childs, Eleanor R. Gerber, George Carter, and Jennifer Beck (SSM2006/05)
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• Cognitive and Motivational Properties of Three Proposed Decennial Census Forms , (about 13.32MB) by Don A. Dillman, Cleo R. Jenkins, Elizabeth A. Martin, and Theresa J. DeMaio (SSM2006/04)
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• People Who Live in Hotels: An Exploratory Overview , (about 1.63MB) by Leslie A. Brownrigg (SSM2006/03)
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• Cognitive Interview Research Report: Findings and Recommendations Resulting from Pretesting Activities with the Current Population Survey's High School Validation Study Questions , (about 332KB) by Ashley D. Landreth, Theresa J. DeMaio, and Andrew A. Jocuns (SSM2006/02)
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• Behavior Coding Analysis Report: Evaluating the Coverage Research Follow-Up (CRFU) Survey for the 2004 Census Test Administered using Telephone and Personal Visit Survey Modes , (about 518KB) by Ashley D. Landreth, Elizabeth A. Krejsa, and Leann Karl (SSM2006/01)
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2005

• Cognitive Test of the 2006 NRFU: Round 1 , (about 495KB) by Jennifer Hunter (SSM2005/07)
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• Report on Cognitive Testing of Cohabitation Questions , (about 501KB) by Jennifer Hunter (SSM2005/06)
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• Report on Cognitive Testing of Tenure, Age, and Relationship Questions for the 2005 National Content Test , (about 463KB) by Jennifer Hunter and Theresa J. DeMaio (SSM2005/05)
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• Final Report of Cognitive Research on the 2005 Police Public Contact Survey: A Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey , (about 528KB) by Kristen Hughes (SSM2005/04)
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• Report on the Cognitive Testing of the Space Saving Features, Roster Questions, and Revised Instructions for the 2005 National Census Test , (about 264KB) by Jennifer Hunter and Manuel de la Puente (SSM2005/03)
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• Final Report on Cognitive Interview Research Results and Revisions to the Welfare Reform Benefits Question for the March 2000 Income Supplement to the CPS , (about 225KB) by Laura S. Loomis and Jennifer M. Rothgeb (SSM2005/02)
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• Report on Cognitive Testing of the Housing Subsidy Questions in the American Housing Survey , (about 1.51MB) by Eileen M. O'Brien (SSM2005/01)
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2004

• Final Report of Cognitive Research on the New Identity Theft Questions for the 2004 National Crime Victimization Survey , (about 124KB) by Kristen Hughes (SSM2004/02)
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• A Quality Assessment of Data Collected in the American Community Survey (ACS) from Households with Low English Proficiency , (about 263KB) by Pamela D. McGovern (SSM2004/01)
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2003

• The American Community Survey (ACS) en Espanol: Using Cognitive Interviews to Test the Functional Equivalency of Questionnaire Translations , (about 486KB) by Lorena Carrasco (SSM2003/17)
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• Results and Recommendations from the Cognitive Pretesting of the 2003 Public School Questionnaire from the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) , (about 105KB) by Jennifer Hunter and Theresa J. DeMaio (SSM2003/16)
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• Results and Recommendations from the Cognitive Pretesting of the 2003 Recipiency History Module , (about 66KB) by Kristen Hughes and Jennifer Hunter (SSM2003/15)
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• Results and Recommendations from Cognitive Interviews with the Employment History Topical Module to the Survey of Income and Program Participation , (about 160KB) by Ashley D. Landreth (SSM2003/14)
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• Results and Recommendations from the Cognitive Pretesting of the 2003 SIPP Welfare Reform Module , (about 137KB) by Jennifer Hunter and Kristen Hughes (SSM2003/13)
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• Results and Recommendations from the Cognitive Pretesting of the SIPP Cash Balance Pension Question , (about 72KB) by Jennifer Hunter and Kristen Hughes (SSM2003/12)
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• Report of Cognitive Interview Results from the Alternative Administrative Records Use Paragraph of the SIPP Advance Letter , (about 116KB) by Ashley D. Landreth (SSM2003/11)
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• Results and Recommendations from Cognitive Interviews with Selected Materials Accompanying the American Community Survey , (about 251KB) by Ashley D. Landreth (SSM2003/10)
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• Results and Recommendations from the Research on Assisted Living Facilities and the Tenure Question , (about 78KB) by Jennifer Hunter (SSM2003/09)
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• Report of Cognitive Research on the Residence Rules and Seasonality Questions on the American Community Survey , (about 15.79MB) by Theresa J. DeMaio and Kristen Hughes (SSM2003/08)
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• SIPP Advance Letter Focus Group Results: Issues and Recommendations , (about 152KB) by Ashley D. Landreth (SSM2003/07)
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• Report on Cognitive Testing of Question to Address the Respondent Identification Policy , (about 48KB) by Theresa J. DeMaio and Kristen Hughes (SSM2003/06)
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• Results of Cognitive Pretesting for the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) Work Related Expenses Module , (about 139KB) by Jessica Jakubowski and Theresa J. DeMaio (SSM2003/05)
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• Cognitive Evaluation of Proposed Disability Questions for the 1998 Dress Rehearsal , (about 171KB) by Theresa J. DeMaio and Tracy R. Wellens (SSM2003/04)
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• Report of Cognitive Research on the Veterans Questions for the American Community Survey (ACS) , (about 826KB) by Kristen Hughes and David Mingay (SSM2003/03)
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• Final Report of Cognitive Research on the New Computer Crime Questions for the 2001 National Crime Victimization Survey , (about 1.23MB) by Kristen Hughes and Theresa J. DeMaio (SSM2003/02)
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• Report of Cognitive Research on the School Crime Supplement for the 2001 National Crime Victimization Survey , (about 2.13MB) by Theresa J. DeMaio, Ashley D. Landreth, and Kristen Hughes (SSM2003/01)
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