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The U.S. Census Bureau is developing a suite of systems called the Data Ingest and Collection for the Enterprise (DICE) that will standardize the display of data collection instruments across collection modes (web, phone, in-person, and paper). As part of this process, the Census Bureau created specifications for the design of each of the modes below.
We are sharing these design guidelines to encourage dialogue with survey designers, survey methodologists, programmers, and our sponsoring agencies for whom we collect data.
We'll update these guidelines as needed in October and April of each year.
The web survey design guidelines for Census Bureau data collections are based on the “spectrum of evidence” that exists in the absence of publicly available industry standards for all the topics covered. The spectrum ranges from:
Included within each of the sections is a description of the current design, corresponding evidence to support the design, an example image when appropriate, and references.
The phone and in-person survey design guidelines for Census Bureau data collections build upon the web survey design guidelines. They reflect feedback from current field representatives and survey subject matter experts.
Guidelines for the paper collection mode are currently in development.
Please email us at dice.outreach@census.gov with your feedback on the guidelines, including any additional research you think will improve our data collection designs.
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