Reducing response burden in the American Community Survey : proceedings of a workshop /

In recent years, the American Community Survey (ACS) - a mandatory household survey that replaced the supplementary "long form" of the census - has seen an increase in nonresponse and criticism for invasion of privacy and excessive burden. As part of the U.S. Census Bureau's continual...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Plewes, Thomas J. (rapporteur.)
Corporate Authors: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Committee on National Statistics, Workshop on Respondent Burden in the American Community Survey
Format: Electronic Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, DC : National Academies Press, [2016]
Subjects:
American community survey.
American community survey
Household surveys > Response rate > United States.
Social surveys > Response rate > United States.
Ménages (Statistique) > Enquêtes > Taux de réponse > États-Unis.
Enquêtes sociales > Taux de réponse > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Statistics.
Household surveys > Response rate
Social surveys > Response rate
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Understanding Response Burden
  • Approaches to Reducing Response Burden
  • Improving Response by Building Respondent Support
  • Using Administrative Records to Reduce Response Burden
  • Using Improved Sampling and Other Methods to Reduce Response Burden
  • Tailoring Collection of Information from Group Quarters
  • Future Directions
  • Appendix A. Workshop Agenda
  • Appendix B. Biographical Sketches of Steering Committee Members and Presenters.

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