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Abstract #302443

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Activity Number: 43
Type: Invited
Date/Time: Sunday, August 7, 2005 : 4:00 PM to 5:50 PM
Sponsor: Social Statistics Section
Abstract - #302443
Title: Disability Data in the Decennial Census and the American Community Survey: Review of Recent Design and Operations
Author(s): Sharon M. Stern*+
Companies: U.S. Census Bureau
Address: HHES, FB 3, RM 1472, Washington, DC, 20233-8500, United States
Keywords: disability statistics ; survey methods ; data collection ; Census 2000 ; American Community Survey
Abstract:

The Census Bureau has collected disability data in each of the last four decennial censuses. Preceding each of these data collections, the Census Bureau worked with other federal agencies to determine the nature of data required for the involved federal agencies to meet their statutory obligations for programs. For the first nationwide sample of the American Community Survey (ACS) in 2000, the questionnaire was designed to be as similar to the Census 2000 questionnaire as was operationally and conceptually feasible. After evaluation of results from Census 2000 and the ACS, the 2003 ACS questionnaire included a few changes to the skip instructions and the layout of the questions. This paper reviews the disability content on each of the recent decennial censuses and discusses the evolution of the questionnaire items in response to changing agency needs and societal constructs of disability, as well as methodological improvements.

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