U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Skip Header
Partners Researchers Educators Survey Respondents
News NAICS Codes Jobs About Us Contact Us Help
Topics
Data & Maps
Surveys & Programs
Resource Library
Search data, events, resources, and more
Topics
Browse our topics and subtopics to find information and data.
View All Topics and Subtopics Index A to Z
Age and Sex Business and Economy Education Emergency Management / Disasters Employment Families and Living Arrangements Geography Health Hispanic Origin Housing
Income and Poverty International Trade Migration/Geographic Mobility Population Population Estimates Public Sector Race Redistricting Research Voting and Registration
Data & Maps
Access demographic, economic and population data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Explore census data with visualizations and view tutorials.
Explore data on data.census.gov View all data resources
Census Academy Combining Data Data Equity Tools Data Tools and Apps Datasets Developers Experimental Data Products
Interactive Maps Mapping Files Profiles Related Sites Software Tables Training and Workshops Visualizations
Surveys & Programs
Our surveys provide periodic and comprehensive statistics about the nation. This data is critical for government programs, policies, and decision-making.
Survey Help View all Surveys & Programs
2020 Census 2030 Census American Community Survey (ACS) American Housing Survey (AHS) Annual Business Survey (ABS) Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM) Census of Governments County Business Patterns (CBP) Current Population Survey (CPS)
Economic Census International Programs Metro and Micro Areas Population Estimates Population Projections Small Area Income and Poverty Statistics of U.S. Businesses Survey of Business Owners Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)
Resource Library
Browse our collection of stories and more.
View all library resources Glossary
America Counts: Stories Audio Blogs By the Numbers Facts for Features Fact Sheets Infographics and Visualizations
Photos Publications Spotlights Stats for Stories Training (Census Academy) Videos Working Papers
Partners Researchers Educators Survey Respondents
News NAICS Codes Jobs About Us Contact Us Help
View All Topics and Subtopics Index A to Z
Age and Sex Business and Economy Education Emergency Management / Disasters Employment Families and Living Arrangements Geography Health Hispanic Origin Housing Income and Poverty International Trade Migration/Geographic Mobility Population Population Estimates Public Sector Race Redistricting Research Voting and Registration
Explore data on data.census.gov View all data resources
Census Academy Combining Data Data Equity Tools Data Tools and Apps Datasets Developers Experimental Data Products Interactive Maps Mapping Files Profiles Related Sites Software Tables Training and Workshops Visualizations
Survey Help View all Surveys & Programs
2020 Census 2030 Census American Community Survey (ACS) American Housing Survey (AHS) Annual Business Survey (ABS) Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM) Census of Governments County Business Patterns (CBP) Current Population Survey (CPS) Economic Census International Programs Metro and Micro Areas Population Estimates Population Projections Small Area Income and Poverty Statistics of U.S. Businesses Survey of Business Owners Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)
View all library resources Glossary
America Counts: Stories Audio Blogs By the Numbers Facts for Features Fact Sheets Infographics and Visualizations Photos Publications Spotlights Stats for Stories Training (Census Academy) Videos Working Papers

Reducing Respondent Burden in the American Community Survey's Computer Assisted Personal Visit Interviewing Operation - Phase 3 Results

Skip Navigation
Within Library

Reducing Respondent Burden in the American Community Survey's Computer Assisted Personal Visit Interviewing Operation - Phase 3 Results

Written by:
Reducing Respondent Burden in the American Community Survey’s Computer Assisted Personal Visit Interviewing Operation-Phase 3 Results
Download Reducing Respondent Burden in the American Community Survey’s Computer Assisted Personal Visit Interviewing Operation-Phase 3 Results [PDF - <1.0 MB]

The goal of this research was to identify a set of possible stopping rules to use in the American Community Survey (ACS) Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) operation to reduce the burden that sample households may feel due to the level of effort that we currently make to obtain high response rates. We analyzed data from the 2012 ACS to understand:

  • how frequently we contact sample households,
  • the proportion of households that express reluctance and how we address that reluctance,
  • the cumulative burden that sample households might feel due to the sequential mixed mode design of the ACS,
  • the quality of CAPI data collection in terms of response rates, item - level completeness of responses, and total number of completed sample interviews, and
  • the number of hours spent during CAPI to convert noninterviews.

Others in Series

Working Paper
Assessment of Language Needs & Assistance Resources in CAPI Operation
January 06, 2010
Assessment of the language needs and language assistance resources in the 2006-2008 CAPI operation.
Working Paper
American Community Survey 2012 Content Reinterview Survey
January 06, 2014
Evaluated the reliability of responses to ACS questions by re-contacting a sample of households that responded to the ACS between Jan-Dec of 2012.
Working Paper
Analysis of the ACS and Puerto Rico Community Survey Coverage
January 16, 2013
Compared the ACS and PRCS estimates before controls to the 2010 Census counts to obtain estimates of coverage.
Page Last Revised - October 8, 2021
✕
Is this page helpful?
Thumbs Up Image Yes Thumbs Down Image No
✕
NO THANKS
255 characters maximum 255 characters maximum reached
✕
Thank you for your feedback.
Comments or suggestions?

Top

Back to Header