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ACS Due Dates Test
ACS Due Dates Test
The 2019 ACS Due Dates Test tested the effect of the inclusion of a due date in the ACS mail materials. To encourage self-response, the U.S. Census Bureau sends up to five mailings to sampled households. The due date was placed in the fifth mailing—the last mailing that households that had not responded yet receive before the CAPI operation began. The fifth mailing was a pressure seal letter. Two variations on the placement of the due date were tested (inside the letter and on the outside of envelope), along with three different messages on the consequences of not responding by the due date.
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Working Paper
Response Consistency between the Detailed Race and Hispanic Origin Questions from the 2016 ACS Content Test and the Ancestry Question
Learn more about the difference between the ACS questions pertaining to race and ancestry or ethnic origin, and the potential changes for the 2020 ACS.
Working Paper
Respondent Effects: Questionnaires Designed to Accommodate Processing
Evaluation on the effects of changes to ACS questionnaires on shift from KFP to KFI data capture methods.
Working Paper
2005 American Community Survey Respondent Characteristics Evaluation
Identifies characteristics that are associated with households responding by each mode used in the ACS.
Page Last Revised - October 8, 2021
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