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Activity Number:
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206
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Type:
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Topic Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Monday, August 3, 2009 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Government Statistics
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| Abstract - #303852 |
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Title:
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Strategies to Improve Response Rates for Current Economic Programs
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Author(s):
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Robert J. Reinard*+
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Companies:
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U.S. Census Bureau
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Address:
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4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC, 20233,
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Keywords:
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response rates ; strategies ; improvements
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Abstract:
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The Economic Programs Directorate conducts about 70 surveys that measure a variety of economic activity in the United States. These programs are conducted on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis and provide varying degrees of detail. Over the past couple of years, program managers have been experimenting with new strategies to improve response rates for their programs. These strategies have improved the overall response rates, and data quality for programs. This paper discusses these strategies used for current surveys conducted within the manufacturing and wholesale sectors of the economy, and the improvements resulting from these strategies.
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