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Evaluation of Changes Implemented in the 2016 ACS Internet Instrument

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In 2016, the U.S. Census Bureau implemented changes to the internet instrument for the American Community Survey (ACS) based on results from the 2014 ACS Internet Test.  The changes included:

  • The addition of security questions for PIN reset capability
  • Highlighted response fields for unfolding questions
  • Removal of transition screen and new language for “Pick Next Person” screen
  • Increased height of the ancestry response field

The purpose of this research is to ensure that these improvements are working as expected.  Based on the criteria for this evaluation, the 2016 changes improved the respondent’s experience with completing the ACS on the internet.

Page Last Revised - October 8, 2021
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