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3 | (12) |
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15 | (6) |
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1-A The Panel, Its Charge, and Previous Reports |
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17 | (2) |
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1-B Overview of This Report |
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19 | (2) |
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2 Planning the 2020 Census: Cost and Quality |
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21 | (38) |
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2-A Development of the Modern Census |
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22 | (1) |
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2-A.1 1940 and 1950: Sampling and R&D |
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22 | (1) |
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2-A.2 1960: Mailour and the "Long Form" |
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23 | (1) |
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2-A.3 1970-1980: Mailour-Mailback, Computerized Address List, Coverage Improvement, Dual-System Estimation |
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23 | (2) |
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2-A.4 1990-2000: Controversy Over Adjustment; Incremental Change |
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25 | (1) |
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2-A.5 2010: Recovery from Near Disaster? |
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26 | (2) |
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28 | (1) |
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2-B.1 Definition and Measures |
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28 | (1) |
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2-B.2 Net Coverage Error, 1940-2000 |
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29 | (1) |
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2-B.3 Another Metric: Gross Coverage Errors |
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30 | (1) |
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31 | (1) |
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2-C.1 Census Costs Over Time |
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32 | (2) |
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2-C.2 Life-Cycle Cost of the 2010 Census |
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34 | (4) |
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2-C.3 Comparison with Other Censuses |
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38 | (1) |
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39 | (1) |
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2-D Assessment: Time to Rethink the Census and Census Research |
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40 | (19) |
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3 Census Bureau Research, Past and Present |
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59 | (36) |
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3-A Current Research: Unfocused and Ineffective |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (2) |
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3-A.2 Flaws in Current Census Research and the 2010 CPEX |
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63 | (12) |
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3-B Key Steps in Rethinking the Census by Rethinking Research |
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75 | (1) |
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3-B.1 Identify Visions for Next Census and Focus on a Limited Set of Goals |
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75 | (3) |
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3-B.2 Build Capacity to Evaluate Costs to Alternative Visions |
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78 | (1) |
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3-B.3 Build from 2010 Experience and Data (If Not the 2010 CPEX) |
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79 | (1) |
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3-B.4 Examples of Research Directions: Strategic Issues for the 2020 Census |
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80 | (15) |
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4 Revitalizing Census Research and Development |
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95 | (20) |
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4-A In-House R&D---Why and What |
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97 | (1) |
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4-B Properties of a Successful R&D Program |
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98 | (5) |
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4-C Structuring a Successful R&D Program |
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103 | (1) |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (3) |
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107 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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4-C.6 Advistory Committees |
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109 | (1) |
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4-C.7 Opportunities to Participate in Research |
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109 | (1) |
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4-D A New Census Research and Development Program |
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109 | (1) |
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4-D.1 Organization and Leadership |
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109 | (3) |
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112 | (1) |
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4-D.3 Fostering Outside Collaboration |
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113 | (1) |
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4-D.4 Budgeting for Research |
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113 | (2) |
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A Past Census Research Programs |
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115 | (1) |
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A-1.a Principal Pretests and Experiments Conducted Prior to the Census |
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115 | (3) |
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A-1.b Research, Experimentation, and Evaluation Program |
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118 | (1) |
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118 | (1) |
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A-2.a Principal Pretests and Experiments Conducted Prior to the Census |
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118 | (4) |
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A-2.b Research, Experimentation, and Evaluation Program |
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122 | (2) |
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124 | (1) |
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A-3.a Principal Pretests and Experiments Conducted Prior to the Census |
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124 | (4) |
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A-3.b Research, Experimentation, and Evaluation Program |
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128 | (5) |
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133 | (1) |
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A-4.a Principal Pretests and Experiments Conducted Prior to the Census |
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133 | (5) |
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A-4.b Research, Experimentation, and Evaluation Program |
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138 | (10) |
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148 | (1) |
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A-5.a Principal Pretests and Experiments Conducted Prior to the Census |
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148 | (5) |
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A-5.b Research, Experimentation, and Evaluation Program |
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153 | (4) |
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157 | (1) |
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A-6.a Principal Pretests and Experiments Conducted Prior to the Census |
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157 | (3) |
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A-6.b Research, Experimentation, and Evaluation Program |
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160 | (13) |
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A-7 Principal Pretests and Experiments Conducted Prior to the 2010 Census |
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173 | (1) |
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A-7.a Pretests of Census Operations and Questionnaires |
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173 | (5) |
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178 | (3) |
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B 2010 Census Program of Evaluation and Experiments |
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181 | (22) |
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182 | (1) |
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B-1.a Alternative Questionnaire Experiment |
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182 | (8) |
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B-1.b Nonresponse Follow-Up Contact Strategy Experiment |
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190 | (1) |
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B-1.c Deadline Messaging/Compressed Schedule Experiment |
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191 | (3) |
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B-1.d Confidentiality/Privacy Notification Experiment |
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194 | (1) |
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B-1.e Heavy-Up Publicity Experiment |
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194 | (1) |
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194 | (3) |
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B-2.a Alternative Questionnaire Experiment Reinterview |
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197 | (1) |
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B-2.b Content Reinterview |
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197 | (1) |
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B-2.c Alternative Group Quarters Questionnaire |
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198 | (1) |
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B-2.d Interactive Voice Response Customer Satisfaction Survey |
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199 | (1) |
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200 | (3) |
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II Interim Report: Experimentation and Evaluation in the 2010 Census (December 7, 2007) |
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203 | (100) |
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205 | (8) |
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213 | (12) |
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214 | (1) |
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1-B Background: Experiments and Evaluations in the 2000 Census |
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215 | (1) |
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215 | (3) |
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218 | (1) |
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1-C Post Hoc Assessment of the 2000 Experiments and Evaluations |
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218 | (3) |
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1-D Overview of the 2010 Census |
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221 | (1) |
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1-E The CPEX Planning Document |
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222 | (1) |
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223 | (2) |
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2 Initial Views on 2010 Census Experiments |
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225 | (22) |
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2-A A General Approach to the Selection of Census Experiments |
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225 | (2) |
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2-B Priority Topics for Experimentation in 2010 |
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227 | (1) |
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2-B.1 Internet Data Collection |
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228 | (2) |
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2-B.2 Use of Administrative Records to Assist in Component Census Operations |
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230 | (4) |
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2-B.3 Alternative Questionnaire Experiment |
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234 | (1) |
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2-B.4 Race/Ethnicity as a Single Question |
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235 | (4) |
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2-B.5 Representation of Residence Concepts |
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239 | (2) |
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2-B.6 Other Content Issues |
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241 | (2) |
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2-B.7 Deadline Messaging and Other Presentation Issues |
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243 | (1) |
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2-B.8 A Possible Additional Experiment: Comparison of Telephone to Personal Interview for Coverage Follow-Up Interview |
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244 | (1) |
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245 | (2) |
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3 Initial View on 2010 Census Evaluations |
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247 | (12) |
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3-A Suggestions for the 2010 Census Evaluations |
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247 | (1) |
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3-A.1 Address List Improvement |
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247 | (2) |
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3-A.2 Master Trace Sample |
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249 | (2) |
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3-A.3 Reverse Record Check |
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251 | (1) |
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252 | (1) |
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3-A.5 Coverage Assessment of Group Quarters |
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253 | (1) |
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3-A.6 Training of Field Enumerators |
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254 | (1) |
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3-B A General Approach to Census Evaluation |
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254 | (2) |
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3-C Initial Considerations Regarding a General Approach to Census Research |
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256 | (3) |
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4 Considerations for the 2010 Census |
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259 | (6) |
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259 | (2) |
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4-B Data Retention by Census Contractors |
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261 | (1) |
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4-C Census Enumeration as Part of Telephone Questionnaire Assistance |
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262 | (3) |
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A The Census Bureau's Suggested Topics of Research |
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265 | (18) |
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B Internet Response Options in Selected Population Censuses |
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283 | (20) |
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B-1 The Internet and the U.S. Census |
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283 | (7) |
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B-2 Use of the Internet in Foreign Censuses |
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290 | (13) |
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III Letter Report (February 19, 2009) |
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303 | (16) |
References |
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319 | (14) |
Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff |
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