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Activity Number: 332 - Estimation and Survey
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 9, 2022 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Sponsor: Government Statistics Section
Abstract #323364
Title: Evaluation of Estimation Methods for an Area Survey
Author(s): Denise A. Abreu* and Tara Murphy and Arthur Rosales and Linda J Young
Companies: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service and USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service and USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service and USDA National Agricultural Statistics Agency
Keywords: area frame; administrative data; survey mode
Abstract:

Every year the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducts the June Area Survey (JAS). The JAS is based on an area frame, which has complete coverage of the conterminous U.S. Face-to-face interviews have been the primary mode of data collection for the JAS, with some telephone follow-ups. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the JAS was conducted in 2021 with via mail and telephone with limited face-to-face visits. Different administrative resources were utilized in 2021 for estimation. This paper compares the quality of the new estimation methods with those of surveys conducted prior to the pandemic.


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