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Activity Number:
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556
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Type:
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Topic 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 Government Statistics
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| Abstract - #305231 |
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Title:
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Impact of Outreach Initiatives on the 2007 Census of Agriculture
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Author(s):
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William Iwig*+
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Companies:
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National Agricultural Statistics Service
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Address:
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Room 6341, USDA South Building, Washington, DC, 20250,
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Keywords:
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census of agriculture ; minority farm operators ; census response rates ; census coverage ; census outreach
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Abstract:
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The census of agriculture data includes farm counts for all types and sizes of farms, including counts of farms operated by females and by individuals belonging to different racial and ethnic groups. These data are critically important to policy makers in developing agricultural programs that effectively support minority and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. In order to improve the quality of census data on minority farms, the National Agricultural Statistics Service conducted an extensive outreach program in preparation for the 2007 Census of Agriculture. The outreach initiatives were intended to improve response to the census and coverage of farms by the Census Mail List. This paper describes the outreach initiatives and documents the resulting non-response and coverage adjustments applied to the 2007 census data.
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