648 – Targeted Address Canvassing and Coverage
An Overview of Census Bureau Efforts to Assess Address List Coverage and Quality
Robin A. Pennington
U.S. Census Bureau
Kevin M. Shaw
U.S. Census Bureau
Michael R. Ratcliffe
U.S. Census Bureau
Address Canvassing was an operation in advance of the 2010 Census that created the address list for the census in most parts of the United States. Analysis of Address Canvassing results showed that much of the work from the operation resulted in no changes to the address list. The Census Bureau hopes to identify in advance of Address Canvassing for 2020 which areas require address list updates. This is a complex modeling and operationalization problem. This paper will outline some of our plans for this effort.