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Agility in Action 3.1: A Snapshot of Enhancements to the ACS

​This document describes the research efforts conducted from 2019 through 2021 to improve the ACS, the data, and the respondent experience.  This recent work included:

Investigating new and revised content to better meet data needs

Exploring the use of alternative data sources

Adapting statistical methods using administrative data to develop the 2020 ACS 1-year experimental data products

Researching and implementing methods to increase self-response rates

 

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