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Abstract #301307

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Activity Number: 399
Type: Topic Contributed
Date/Time: Thursday, August 12, 2004 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
Sponsor: Section on Survey Research Methods
Abstract - #301307
Title: Response Rates and Nonresponse in BLS and Census Bureau Establishment Surveys
Author(s): Rita J. Petroni*+ and Stephen Cohen and Richard Sigman and Clyde Tucker and Diane Willimack and Howard Hogan
Companies: U.S. Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics and U.S. Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics and U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Census Bureau
Address: Room 3009, Building 4, Washington, DC, 20233,
Keywords: response rate definitions ; response rate measurement ; response rate trends ; methods to encourage response
Abstract:

The Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau grapple with defining establishment survey response rates in meaningful ways that measure response levels at various stages of the survey process and that measure the degree to which the resulting estimates summarize data from respondents plus approved alternative sources such as administrative records. Within and across organizations, evaluations of trends in meaningfully and comparatively defined rates over time can assist in pinpointing where improvements have been made and where they need to be made. This paper examines the two organizations' definitions of establishment response rates, trends in response rates, possible explanations of differences between the agencies response rates, methods to encourage response, and research on nonresponse reduction.

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