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Abstract #300448

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Activity Number: 159
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Monday, August 9, 2004 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Sponsor: Business and Economics Statistics Section
Abstract - #300448
Title: An Evaluation of the Quarterly Financial Report's Computerized Self-administered Questionnaire
Author(s): Irene L. Evans*+
Companies: U.S. Census Bureau
Address: 2188 S. Glebe Rd., Arlington , VA, 22204,
Keywords: electronic reporting ; computerized self-administered questionnaire ; business statistics
Abstract:

The U.S. Census Bureau conducts the Quarterly Financial Report to collect income statement and balance sheet data for U.S. manufacturing, mining, wholesale trade, and retail trade corporations. Beginning in the third quarter of 2000, select companies were given the opportunity to report electronically using a Computerized Self-Administered Questionnaire (CSAQ) instrument. Over the next several quarters, additional companies were given the opportunity to respond using the CSAQ. Respondents install and run the CSAQ on their personal computer. The automated questionnaire controls the flow of survey questions, provides on-screen instructions and help, includes edit checks, and reconciliation of data items performed as the respondent enters data. Results of an evaluation of the impact of the CSAQ on survey response time, response rate, data accuracy, and data quality are presented.

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