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Activity Number:
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571
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Thursday, August 6, 2009 : 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 - #303817 |
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Title:
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Progress on the Redesign of the Quarterly Tax Survey
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Author(s):
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Amy Couzens*+ and Carma Hogue and Paul Villena
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Companies:
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U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Census Bureau
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Address:
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4600 Silver Hill Rd, Washington, DC, 20233,
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Keywords:
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Questionnaire design ; survey improvements ; imputation ; editing
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Abstract:
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In 2007, the Committee on National Statistics released a report that evaluated the state and local government surveys conducted by the Census Bureau. The panel recommended a complete redesign of the Quarterly Tax Survey. This paper discusses the progress made so far in light of the panel's recommendations. The survey has undergone a sample redesign for both the property tax and the local non-property tax components. Dual processing of the new and old property tax samples was started in January 2009, while the local non-property tax collection forms have been redesigned and have undergone cognitive testing. Additionally, all components of the survey have new editing procedures and techniques for dealing with unit and item nonresponse.
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