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American Community Survey Alert, Number 29
(released December 30, 2004) Printer Friendly Version of Alert 29
Informing you about news, events, data releases, congressional actions, and other developments associated with the American Community Survey (ACS). News in this AlertCensus Bureau Releases Additional Results from the Voluntary TestThe U.S. Census Bureau recently released a second report on its ACS voluntary methods. The test was conducted between March and June of 2003. This report provides additional results including greater detail for some of the measures included in the initial report. The voluntary test was designed to determine the impact of a voluntary ACS on mail response, survey quality and costs. Here are four key findings from the second report:
"Meeting 21st Century Demographic Data Needs--Implementing the American Community Survey, Report 11: Testing Voluntary Methods—Additional Results" may be found at: http://www.census.gov/acs/www/AdvMeth/Reports.htm. The ACS is a key component in the Census Bureau’s re-engineered 2010 census, which also consists of early planning and modernization of geographic operations. Contact UsIf you have questions or comments about the American Community Survey, please call (888)456-7215 or e-mail cmo.acs@census.gov. General information about this mailing list is available at: http://lists.census.gov/mailman/listinfo/acs-alert. If you choose to unsubscribe or change your list options, you may do so by visiting this site and entering your e-mail address at the bottom of the page under the ACS-Alert subscriber's section. This will take you to an options page where you may request your password, unsubscribe, or set other options. If you have questions about this list, please send a message to acs-alert-admin@lists.census.gov. |