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Abstract Details
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Activity Number:
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120
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Type:
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Topic Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Monday, August 1, 2011 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Government Statistics
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| Abstract - #302356 |
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Title:
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2020 Census: How Can the Cost and Complexity of the 2020 Census Be Controlled?
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Author(s):
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Sally M. Obenski*+ and Jennifer Hunter Childs*+ and James B. Treat*+ and Frank A. Vitrano*+
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Companies:
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U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Census Bureau
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Address:
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4600 Silver Hill Rd., Washington, DC, 20233, U.S.A. 4600 Silver Hill Rd, Washington, DC, 20233, 4600 Silver Hill Rd., Washington, DC, 20233, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC, 20233,
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Keywords:
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decennial census ;
complexity ;
operations ;
coverage ;
diversity
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Abstract:
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This panel will explore reasons for the growing complexity and cost of conducting a census. It is intended to spark discussion about whether simplification is possible in a diverse country of over 300 million people in different types of geography. The discussion will address the following questions: What are potential operational designs for the 2020 Census and how could they reduce cost and complexity?; How does the number of response modes and operations increase the complexity of the census?; and Why is getting the last 5 percent enumerated so difficult, and is it necessary?. This panel will provide an overview of early planning of the 2020 Census, focusing on potential operational designs, including expanding self response modes, using administrative records for non-response follow-up, and moving to extreme automation and fewer operations. The cost versus benefit of minimizing versus
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