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Working Paper

Messaging and Mail Package Assessment Research: Cumulative Findings

December 19, 2014

Provides key considerations for ACS mail package testing and recommends two alternate mail package designs for field-testing.

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Working Paper

American Community Survey Mail Package Research: Online Visual Testing

November 05, 2014

Presents findings from research on three alternative mail package designs.

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Working Paper

Evaluation of the Revised Veteran Status Question in the 2013 ACS

September 10, 2014

This report evaluates how well the revised veteran status question on the 2013 ACS performed in its ability to capture quality data compared with prior years.

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Working Paper

Effect on Item Nonresponse of Changes to Failed Edit Follow-up

September 09, 2014

Conducted evaluation to understand the effect the cut back in follow-up had on data quality.

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Working Paper

ACS Response and Nonresponse Rates for AIAN Geographic Areas

July 29, 2014

Provides the response, nonresponse, and reason for noninterview for AIAN areas.

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Working Paper

Characteristics of Undeliverable-as-Addressed Addresses in the ACS

July 10, 2014

Investigate if characteristics of an address in the ACS can predict if a mailing is undeliverable as addressed (UAA) by the USPS.

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Working Paper

Testing Alternative Relationship and Marital Status Questions 2013 ACS

June 18, 2014

Quantitatively tested revised relationship and marital status questions developed through focus groups and cognitive testing.

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Working Paper

ACS Messaging Research: Cumulative Findings

June 16, 2014

Consolidates the findings from each of these research studies aimed at identifying effective messages about the ACS.

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Working Paper

Reducing Respondent Burden: Computer Assisted Personal Visit (Part 2)

June 10, 2014

Detailed information about contact attempts, contacts, and respondent reluctance as measures of respondent burden.

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Working Paper

The Effects of Adding an Internet Response Option to the ACS

May 29, 2014

Describes the full implementation strategy used in the 2013 ACS and the survey response by mode and geography.

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Working Paper

Reducing Burden in Computer Assisted Personal Visit - Phase 1 (Part 1)

May 06, 2014

Provides baseline information about the CAPI data collection that will feed into the additional phases of the respondent burden research.

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Working Paper

ACS Messaging Research: Refinement Survey

May 05, 2014

Refinement study is the second phase of a two-wave telephone survey study regarding messaging around the ACS.

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Working Paper

2013 Automated Response Cleanup for ACS Internet Open Response Data

April 30, 2014

Conducted evaluation to assess the Internet open responses that the Automated Response Cleanup (ARC) changed during the first four months of 2013.

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Working Paper

Assessment of the Revised Duplication Zone

April 30, 2014

Goal of evaluation is to determine whether this rule has a negative effect on ACS interview and delete rates.

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Working Paper

Response Rates for the January, February, and March 2013 ACS Panels

April 30, 2014

Evaluation presents the 2013 response rates by mode and defines and computes additional response rates specific to the 2013 mail and Internet modes.

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Working Paper

Response Distributions from Self-Administered Modes: Processing Errors

April 23, 2014

Conducted evaluation to identify and resolve processing error resulting from the implementation of the Internet mode in the 2013 ACS.

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Working Paper

Reimputation Methods to Estimate Variances - Group Quarters

April 15, 2014

Evaluated alternative methods to estimate the variances of ACS estimates of the group quarters population.

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Working Paper

Use of Optical Character Recognition to Capture Numeric Write-ins

April 10, 2014

Examines the use of optical character recognition (OCR) software to capture ACS numeric write-ins and reports on the accuracy of the OCR software.

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Working Paper

Multiple Responses and Internet Returns that Identify as Vacant Units

April 04, 2014

"Conducted evaluation to identify how often respondents provide multiple responses and to provide information that the ACS managers needed."

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Working Paper

ACS Messaging Research: Key Informant Interviews

March 28, 2014

Qualitative study gathers insights from leaders that use data professionally or work for organizations that conduct outreach.

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Working Paper

Reducing Respondent Burden: Computer Assisted Personal Visit (Part 1)

March 25, 2014

Quantify the costs, burden, and quality associated with CAPI contact attempts and identify possible interventions that might reduce respondent burden.

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Working Paper

ACS Messaging Research: Benchmark Survey

March 19, 2014

Research aims to increase participation rates in the ACS and address concerns about whether the ACS is too intrusive.

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Working Paper

ACS Messaging Research: Mental Models Research Project

March 19, 2014

Research provides qualitative information that will produce recommendations to support regional communications and improve outreach.

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Working Paper

Messaging Research With Stakeholders Distrustful of Government

March 12, 2014

Examines what messages or arguments could help motivate individuals who are distrustful of government to self-respond to the ACS.

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Working Paper

American Community Survey Item Nonresponse Rates: Mail versus Internet

March 11, 2014

Conducted evaluation to calculate item nonresponse rates across mail and Internet returns to compare the completeness of returns by mode.

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Working Paper

2013 ACS Questionnaire Design Test

March 10, 2014

Summarizes the results of the Questionnaire Design Test (QDT) focused on two of the four experimental forms tested in QDT.

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Working Paper

Daily Self-Response Check-in Rates and Daily Internet Usage Rates

February 25, 2014

Examines the rate at which we received self-responses in 2013 compared to 2012 and investigates daily Internet usage rates.

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Working Paper

American Community Survey 2012 Content Reinterview Survey

January 06, 2014

Evaluated the reliability of responses to ACS questions by re-contacting a sample of households that responded to the ACS between Jan-Dec of 2012.

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Working Paper

Evaluating the Impact of the 2011 Sample Reallocation for the ACS

January 02, 2014

Evaluation performed to assess the impact of the 2011 Sample Reallocation for the ACS and PRCS.

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