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Activity Number:
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309
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Wednesday, August 11, 2004 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Survey Research Methods
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| Abstract - #300672 |
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Title:
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Re-delivery Operation for Undeliverable as Addressed Housing Units in Census 2000
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Author(s):
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Felipe Kohn*+
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Companies:
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U.S. Census Bureau
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Address:
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Suitland Rd., Washington, DC, 20233,
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Keywords:
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re-delivery operation
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Abstract:
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The United States Postal Service was the primary vehicle for delivering census questionnaires. Questionnaires that were undeliverable were called undeliverable as addressed (UAA). The Census Bureau re-delivery operation for UAA questionnaires took place in pre-selected ZIP codes and was conducted by specially trained enumerators. These enumerators attempted to re-deliver UAAs in these ZIP codes in order to decrease the number of undeliverable housing units. This paper examines the decrease in undeliverable housing units as a result of the re-delivery operation and uses logistic regression modeling to examine relationships between UAA status and demographic data. For the 2010 Census, the Census Bureau must decide if a re-delivery operation for UAA questionnaires is cost-effective. If a re-delivery operation is used, an optimal plan for designating areas in which to conduct the re-delivery is needed. The research results of this paper will be used by the Census Bureau to address these issues for the 2010 Census.
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