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Activity Number:
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381
- Being Agile During a Pandemic: The American Community Survey Approach
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Type:
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Topic-Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Thursday, August 12, 2021 : 12:00 PM to 1:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Government Statistics Section
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Abstract #317249
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Title:
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Prisons Shut Down, Too: Using Administrative Records to Replace In-Person Interviews of the Federally Incarcerated
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Author(s):
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R. Chase Sawyer* and Sandra L. Clark
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Companies:
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U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Census Bureau
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Keywords:
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Administrative Records;
Prisions;
Incarcerated;
Survey Research;
Census Data;
ACS
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Abstract:
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The devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have altered lives across the world. Survey data collections have not been immune including those conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. One major concern for the American Community Survey (ACS) is the collection of group quarters data, particularly the data of incarcerated individuals. These data collection efforts have been limited and in some cases halted in an effort to hamper the spread of COVID-19. These difficulties have not stopped the ACS from innovating and striving to publish high quality estimates. The pandemic has prevented the ACS from collecting data from interviews of individuals in federal prisons. To remedy this, the ACS is working to utilize administrative records from the Bureau of Prisons as a replacement to survey responses. This presentation will detail the steps the ACS is taking to harmonize the administrative record data with the survey questions. It will also look at some preliminary results for item missing data rates and other survey metrics. Overall, viewers will be able to learn about how the ACS is innovating adapt to a global pandemic and how administrative records may be a suitable replacement.
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Authors who are presenting talks have a * after their name.
