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Working Paper

Results of a Replication of 1990 Race and Origin Questions

August 09, 2005

RSM2005-05

Primary Topic Research

The Office of Management and Budget revised methods for collecting and reporting data on race and ethnicity in government surveys and censuses.

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Working Paper

Questionnaire Pretesting Methods

March 21, 2005

RSM2005-02

Primary Topic Research

In this research, multiple researchers in three research organizations conducted expert reviews, cognitive appraisals, and cognitive interviews.

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Working Paper

Designing Interactive Edits for U.S. Electronic Economic

March 23, 2005

RSM2005-03

Primary Topic Research

This paper documents the Census Bureau’s experience with interactive data-editing strategies used in collecting data from business survey respondents.

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Working Paper

Integrating Accessibility into Development of an Internet Option

October 05, 2005

RSM2005-11

Primary Topic Research

The potential benefits of electronic data collection include timely receipt of data and improvements in data quality.

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Working Paper

RIP and its Impact on Wave 2 and Wave 3 Follow-up Interviews

August 30, 2005

RSM2005-08

Primary Topic Research

The goal of the Respondent Identification Policy (RIP) is to extend the Census Bureau's confidentiality protections.

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Working Paper

An Evaluation of SIPP 2004 Wave 1 Asset Ownership Reports

March 08, 2005

RSM2005-01

Primary Topic Research

This paper presents preliminary comparisons of asset ownership estimates derived from wave 1 of the 2004 panel.

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Working Paper

Results from Chinese Cognitive Interviews on the Census 2000 Long Form

September 06, 2005

RSM2005-09

Primary Topic Research

This report documents a study of cognitive interviews with recent Chinese immigrants using the Census 2000 long form.

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Working Paper

SIPP 2004 Wave 1 Asset Income Item Nonresponse Results

October 03, 2005

RSM2005-10

Primary Topic Research

New and expanded follow-up questions were implemented in response to an initial don't know (D) or refusal (R) nonresponse to questions.

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Working Paper

Comprehension & Interviewer Knowledge in CPS Labor Force

August 24, 2005

RSM2005-07

Primary Topic Research

The results lend support to survey critics who have challenged the assumption that standardized question wording yields standardized question meaning.

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Working Paper

Recent Methodological Research on Hispanic Origin & Race Questions

August 03, 2005

RSM2005-04

Primary Topic Research

The paper examines and comments on wording differences between various alternative versions.

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Working Paper

Cognitive and Usability Pretesting of the 2016 FHWAR

September 30, 2015

RSM2015-01

Primary Topic Research

This report presents the findings from thirty cognitive and usability interviews that were conducted in two rounds between November 2014 and February 2015.

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Working Paper

The Effects of Altering the Design of Branching Instructions

February 11, 2002

RSM2002-02

Primary Topic Research

It has been hypothesized and demonstrated that a number of languages combine to affect respondents’ perception and comprehension of visual information.

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Working Paper

The Effects of Person-Level VS Household-Level Questionnaire Design

March 11, 2002

RSM2002-05

Primary Topic Research

Demographic household surveys frequently seek the same set of information from all adult household members.

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Working Paper

Reducing Income Nonresponse in a Topic-Based Interview

March 11, 2002

RSM2002-06

Primary Topic Research

Previous research has demonstrated the considerable benefits of a "topic-based" interview structure for demographic surveys employing a household respondent.

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Working Paper

Questionnaire Design Effects on Interview Outcomes

February 15, 2002

RSM2002-03

Primary Topic Research

The U.S. Census Bureau conducts a number of household demographic surveys which gather a standard set of information about all members of sampled households.

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Working Paper

ACS/CATI Person-Based/Topic-Based Field Experiment

February 19, 2002

RSM2002-04

Primary Topic Research

The CATI interviews conducted among ACS-National sample mail nonresponse cases in 1997 included an experimental test of two different instrument structures.

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Working Paper

Privacy and Confidentiality Research and the U.S. Census Bureau

February 07, 2002

RSM2002-01

Primary Topic Research

The U.S. Census Bureau is committed to respecting the privacy concerns of respondents and protecting the confidentiality of the data they provide.

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Working Paper

Effectiveness of Messaging to Encourage Response to the ACS

October 20, 2016

RSM2016-04

Primary Topic Research

We conducted research to identify messages that effectively educate Americans on the importance and legitimacy of the ACS.

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Working Paper

An Approach to Developing an Evidence-based Framework

October 20, 2016

RSM2016-05

Primary Topic Research

This paper describes an approach to developing evidence-based standards and guidelines of user interface design for mobile survey instruments.

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Working Paper

Evaluating the Decennial Census Call-In Option

August 12, 2016

RSM2016-02

Primary Topic Research

This test was conducted to study the effect of different ways of asking demographic questions in preparation for the 2020 Census.

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Working Paper

Results of Usability Testing of 2014 ACS on Smartphones and Tablets

October 05, 2016

RSM2016-03

Primary Topic Research

The goal of the usability evaluation was to identify how the online ACS performed for respondents who answered while using their own mobile device.

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Working Paper

Measurement Error in American Community Survey Paradata

February 05, 2016

RSM2016-01

Primary Topic Research

This research explores the possible impact of the 2014 redesign on the quality of the paradata produced by the CHI.

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Working Paper

Response Mode Choice and the Hard-to-Interview in the ACS

January 17, 2013

RSM2013-01

Primary Topic Research

In this paper, we examine the groups of individuals who have been typically hard-to-interview in the self-response phase of the ACS.

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Working Paper

Interviewer Attitudes about Privacy and Confidentiality

November 20, 2001

RSM2001-02

Primary Topic Research

People often report that questions asked by Census are an invasion of their privacy, and also report that they don’t trust the Census to keep data confidential.

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Working Paper

Using Alternative Question Strategies to Reduce Income Nonresponse

November 29, 2001

RSM2001-03

Primary Topic Research

Item nonresponse is a continuing issue for surveys which attempt to collect income data.

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Working Paper

Asset Ownership Screening Procedures in the SIPP Methods

October 03, 2001

RSM2001-01

Primary Topic Research

Reducing nonresponse and attrition is a primary goal of the SIPP Methods Panel; a key strategy toward that goal is the design of a more efficient questionnaire.

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Working Paper

Cognitive Testing of Spanish Language Translation in the AHS

January 19, 2011

RSM2011-01

Primary Topic Research

The purpose of this project was to identify and correct translation issues in the selected questions at the lexical, syntactic, and pragmatic levels.

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Working Paper

Cognitive Testing of the Experimental Overcount Questions

January 19, 2011

RSM2011-02

Primary Topic Research

This report documents the development and cognitive testing in 2008-9 of an alternative mailout census booklet with special coverage questions.

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Working Paper

2006 Questionnaire Design and Experimental Research Survey

January 02, 2008

RSM2008-01

Primary Topic Research

Two small studies were embedded into the 2006 Questionnaire Design and Experimental Research Survey (QDERS).

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Working Paper

A Multi-Method Evaluation of the Use of an Event History Calendar

February 20, 2008

RSM2008-02

Primary Topic Research

The English Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSA) is conducted every 2 years with persons 50 years old and older and covers a range of topics.

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Working Paper

Multilingual Questionnaire Evaluation and Development Pretesting

September 30, 2008

RSM2008-07

Primary Topic Research

The objective of the research described in this paper was to develop and improve a Nonresponse Followup (NRFU) instrument for the 2010 U.S. Census.

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Working Paper

Field Representative Experiences with CPS: Pilot Study Results

September 30, 2008

RSM2008-08

Primary Topic Research

Decreasing response rates to federally sponsored surveys has become a key issue for methodological researchers.

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Working Paper

"Census Bureau" vs. "Unknown Caller"

April 08, 2008

RSM2008-05

Primary Topic Research

Survey sponsorship is known to play an important role in eliciting survey cooperation.

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Working Paper

Seam Bias in the 2004 SIPP Panel

February 25, 2008

RSM2008-03

Primary Topic Research

Panel surveys generally suffer to some extent from seam bias.

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Working Paper

Cognitive Testing of ACS Multilingual Brochures in Multiple Languages

July 24, 2008

RSM2008-06

Primary Topic Research

In a continued effort to ensure high-quality data ACS developed two versions of a multilingual brochure.

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Working Paper

Report of Cognitive Testing of Privacy

March 28, 2008

RSM2008-04

Primary Topic Research

This report describes the development of privacy and confidentiality messages by an interdivisional working group led by the Statistical Research Division.

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