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Activity Number:
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125
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Type:
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Invited
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Date/Time:
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Monday, July 30, 2007 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Survey Research Methods
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| Abstract - #308057 |
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Title:
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Improving Coverage of Residential Address Lists in Multistage Area Samples
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Author(s):
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Sylvia Dohrmann*+ and Daifeng Han and Leyla Mohadjer
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Companies:
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Westat and Westat and Westat
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Address:
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Keywords:
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Area samples ; USPS ; address lists
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Abstract:
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Address lists originating from the United States Postal Service (USPS) can be used as area sampling frames in place of on-site enumerations of dwelling units. While it has become clear that purchased USPS lists are less costly than the process of enumeration, it is less clear whether these lists are adequate as substitutes for them. We will evaluate the coverage of purchased lists for a selection of primary sampling units, differing in size and composition. We will do this by forming second stage units (SSUs) using Census geography, and determining which of the USPS addresses fall into those SSUs using on-site enumeration. We will then focus on ways to improve the coverage of these lists and discuss the impact of discovering missed units on field operations. We will also examine practical ways of assigning selection probabilities to the missed units.
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