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Working Paper

Group Homes for Women and Military Group Quarters

February 06, 2013

This report presents research findings on two types of GQ facilities: group homes for women who are victims of domestic violence and military barracks.

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Working Paper

Cognitive Testing of Modified ACS Envelopes and Letters

June 06, 2013

This report documents results of two phases of cognitive testing of new American Community Survey (ACS) envelopes and letters for use in 2010.

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Working Paper

Cognitive Testing of the 2013 CPS Email and Internet Mode Supplement

November 21, 2013

Cognitive interviews were conducted to test questions designed to collect email addresses and determine preference for contact and survey administration.

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Working Paper

Observing Census Enumeration of Non-English Speaking Households

January 17, 2013

This study was conducted during the 2010 Census to observe Nonresponse Followup interviews with households that speak a language other than English.

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Working Paper

Jails and Prisons

April 25, 2013

This report examines the factors that shape the ability of the U.S. Census Bureau to accurately count those confined to correctional facilities.

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Working Paper

Development of Census Bureau Survey Interpretation Guidelines

November 26, 2013

In the past few decades, survey organizations have begun addressing challenges of collecting accurate, quality data from those who speak little or no English.

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Working Paper

Behavior Coding Report of 2010 Census Coverage

January 17, 2013

The purpose of this behavior coding study is to determine how interviewers ask questions as well as how well respondents answer them.

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Working Paper

Homeless Populations

June 03, 2013

In this report, we present ethnographic research findings on homeless populations.

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Working Paper

Round 1 of Usability Testing for the CE Web Diary Survey

November 21, 2013

The Human Factors and Usability Research Group of the US Census Bureau conducted usability testing on a prototype version of the Consumer Expenditure.

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Working Paper

Prisons for Adults and Juvenile Correctional Facilities

March 07, 2013

The purpose of this study was to explore the factors that shape the ability of the U.S. Census Bureau to accurately count individuals confined to prisons.

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Working Paper

Usability Testing of Alternative Design Features

April 24, 2013

The Census Bureau conducted a second round of usability testing to evaluate the ease of gaining access and using the online version of the Census Short Form.

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Working Paper

Cognitive Testing of the 2013 CPS Unbanked/Underbanked Supplement

November 21, 2013

A complete enumeration of findings as well as recommendations to address the problems is included in the attached report.

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Working Paper

2013 National Census Contact Test (NCCT) Cognitive Testing Report

July 16, 2013

This study sought to verify if the questionnaire developed for NCCT would be successful in eliciting phone numbers and email addresses to validate against ACF.

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Working Paper

Final Report of Usability Testing of the 2012 National Census Test

January 17, 2013

The Human Factors and Usability Research Group performed usability and accessibility testing of the 2012 National Census Test (NCT) online survey.

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Working Paper

Qualitative Interviewing with Suspected Duplicates & Cognitive Testing

April 04, 2013

The report discusses issues of privacy as well as recommendations for future testing and research on duplication.

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Working Paper

College Student Residence Halls

April 24, 2013

This study was conducted in the Spring of 2010 on a large college campus in the southwestern US.

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Working Paper

2005 Census Internet Prototype Applications

November 06, 2013

The purpose of usability testing was to identify aspects of the UI design that might detract from the success and satisfaction of Internet respondents.

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Working Paper

Healthcare Facilities Long Term and Hospice Care

March 07, 2013

This ethnographic research study examined three Health-Related Group Quarters (HRGQ) facilities.

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Working Paper

Cognitive Testing Report of Notice of Visit Flyer and Questions

July 16, 2013

The present study seeks to measure comprehension of two crucial parts of this process.

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Working Paper

Cognitive Pretesting for Navigation of 2013 ACS Questionnaire Design

June 26, 2013

The U.S. Census Bureau will conduct the 2013 ACS Questionnaire Design Test (QDT) to test four alternate questionnaire designs for the ACS mail questionnaire.

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Working Paper

TIGERweb: Usability Study Results and Recommendations

November 12, 2013

TIGERweb is an online geographic mapping tool developed by the Census Bureau.

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Working Paper

Report on Rounds of Usability & Accessibility Testing

April 04, 2013

This report documents two rounds of usability testing conducted on successive iterations of a prototype user interface.

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Working Paper

2010 ACS Content Test Evaluation: Behavior Coding Results

March 07, 2013

This report focuses on the behavior coding of recordings of a sample of CATI and CAPI interviews from the ACS Content Test.

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Working Paper

Census ACS Spanish CAPI/CATI Instrument Testing Phase I

September 18, 2013

This report presents the results of the first round of testing of the first section of the instrument.

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Working Paper

2013 Census Test Cognitive Interview Report

July 16, 2013

This study focused upon the following cost reduction strategy proposals.

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Working Paper

Final Report for the Usability Evaluation of ACS 2011

January 31, 2013

This report summarizes the findings for rounds 4a and 4b of testing conducted in October-December 2010.

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Working Paper

Census Enumeration of Non-English Speaking Households: Portuguese

June 04, 2013

This report focuses on the findings from the study of census enumeration conducted amongst households in which Portuguese was the primary language spoken.

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