Abstract #300053

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JSM 2003 Abstract #300053
Activity Number: 109
Type: Invited
Date/Time: Monday, August 4, 2003 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor: Memorial
Abstract - #300053
Title: The Quality of Neighborhood Data from the American Community Survey: Nonresponse in the Bronx Test Site
Author(s): Joseph John Salvo*+ and Peter Lobo
Companies: NYC Department of City Planning and NYC Department of City Planning
Address: 22 Reade St.--4W, New York, NY, 10007-1216,
Keywords: American Community Survey ; Small Area Data ; Nonresponse ; Survey Quality ; Census Long-form ; Imputation
Abstract:

While some research has examined data quality in the American Community Survey (ACS) for counties, few studies have examined nonresponse issues at the neighborhood level. This study focuses on long form mail return rates, a measure of initial cooperation, and item imputation rates from the 1999-2001 American Community Surveys and the 2000 Census. The objective is to identify differences in return rates and imputation levels across 88 neighborhoods in Bronx County, New York. The Bronx is a challenging test site, with neighborhoods that run the survey compliance gamut. Administrative data on public assistance recipiency, vital statistics information on births and other data are used to help explain variation in levels of nonresponse. The results of this research show that the ACS and the census are very different data collection vehicles, with important quality issues emerging that help identify the role that each can play in meeting the nation's data needs. By helping to better understand these differences, this research addresses key concerns that small area data users have about the effects of nonresponse on the quality of estimates for smaller geographic areas.

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