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Abstract Details
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Activity Number:
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498
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Type:
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Topic Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Wednesday, August 3, 2011 : 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 - #303184 |
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Title:
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Fifty Years of Sample Redesign at the U.S. Census Bureau
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Author(s):
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James Farber*+
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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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demographic surveys ;
survey methdology ;
history
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Abstract:
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Sample Redesign is the program that designs, selects, and disseminates updated samples for major demographic surveys conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The surveys and redesign have a long history, fifty years since the first redesign was conducted following the 1960 Census. This paper highlights some of the key changes in the surveys and the redesigns over that time. Several major innovations in the current redesign are also highlighted, including the use of the Master Address File for the sampling frame and the use of administrative records in statistical research. This paper also looks at some of the challenges facing demographic surveys, and the research and innovations of other organizations to respond to those challenges. Innovative methods such as responsive design may be implemented in future redesigns of Census Bureau surveys.
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