# Presentation: 028030

## 2010 Census Planning, Testing, and Development – An Update

**Edison Gore**
**Assistant Division Chief for 2010 Planning **
**Decennial Management Division**
**Presentation to the**
**SDC/FSCPE Joint Meeting**
**March 2005**

## Overview

**Update on Census Tests**
**Update on Major 2010 Milestones**

## 2004 Census Test

**  **
- Test Sites:
- Site #1:
**Colquitt, Thomas, and Tift counties, **
**Georgia**
**Site #2:**
**Northwest Queens Borough, **
**New York**
*(Includes Astoria, Corona, Elmhurst, East Elmhurst, *
*Jackson Heights, Long Island City, and Woodside)*

## 2004 Census Test Evaluations

**Category 1**:  Hand Held Computer (HHC) for Field Work
**Category 2**:  Coverage Improvement – Person
**Category 3**:  Coverage Improvement – Housing Units
**Category 4**:  Questionnaire Content – Removal of “Some Other Race”
**Category 5**:  Special Place/Group Quarters – Frame Development Operations
- Final Results – By September 2005

## 2005 National Census Test

**Objectives**
- Improve Reporting Completeness and Accuracy – especially for race and ethnicity
- Improve Coverage Accuracy – by reducing omissions and erroneous enumerations
- Enhanced Feasibility for Targeted Mailing of Replacement Questionnaires
- Improved Self Response While Maintaining Data Quality through the use of Bilingual Questionnaires
- Reduce Respondent and Data Capture Errors – mail and Internet questionnaire design

## 2005 National Census Test

**Scope/Methodology**
**  **Mailout/Mailback
** ****Approximately 420,000 Households**
** **
**  **Approximately 20 Questionnaire Panels
** **
**  **Evaluation Followup Data Collection**	**

## 2005 National Census Test

**Operations**
**  ****02/05****	****Finalize Content for all Questionnaires and ****	****Panels**
** **
**  ****05/04****	****Obtain OMB Clearance**
**  **
**  ****07/05****	****Complete Development of Analysis Plans**
** **
**  ****08/05****	****Deliver Questionnaires**
**  ****09/15/05****	****Census Day**

## 2005 National Census Test

**Operations**
**  ****11/05****	****Complete Data Capture**
** **
**  ****12/05****	****Begin Evaluation Coverage Followup **
**  ****08/06****	****Preliminary Evaluation Results****	**
**  ****01/07****	****Final Decision on Content for ACS ****	****	****and 2010 Census **

## 2006 Census Test Sites

**  **
- Site #1:
- Selected census tracts in
- Travis County, Texas
- Site #2:
- Cheyenne River Reservation and
- Off-Reservation Trust Land,
- South Dakota

## 2006 Census Test Objectives

** **Develop and Test AIAN Enumeration Methods
-  	Improve within household coverage
-  	Tribal Liaison Program
-  	Tribal consultation process
-  Coverage Improvement – Develop and Test
-   Improvements to presentation of the residence rules
-   Operations to improve coverage
-   Automated systems for address canvassing
-   Imputation (count and characteristics) methodologies

## 2006 Census Test Objectives

** ****Census Coverage Measurement**
-  	Design and test data collection methods
-  	Design and test matching methods
-  	Examine contamination bias
-  **Field Activities**
-   Assess feasibility and effectiveness of hand held computers   (HHCs) with new/improved functionality for   NRFU/Vacant/Delete check
-   Determine operational feasibility and effectiveness of   fingerprinting of field staff

## 2006 Census Test Objectives

** ****Language Program** – Develop and Test
-  	Impact of delivering a bilingual (English/Spanish)   questionnaire
-  	Impact of delivering a multi-lingual questionnaire   assistance guide
-  	Full and complete Spanish language instrument on the   HHC for NRFU/Vacant/Delete
-  **Self Response Options**
-   Implement optimal mailing strategy and timing
-   Develop and test impact on response of use of deadline   messaging on mailing pieces

## 2006 Census Test Objectives

** ****Special Place/Group Quarters** – Develop and Test
-  	Use of administrative records for frame development
-  	An integrated approach for updating living quarters during address canvass and group quarters validation
-  	Full and complete Spanish language instrument on the   HHC for NRFU/Vacant/Delete
-  **Conducting two visits to enumerate at shelters **** and soup kitchens**

## 2010 Census - Key Operational Milestones

**Oct  2005**
**Apr  2006**
**Oct  2006**
**Oct  2006**
**Apr  2007**
**Jun  2007**
**Aug  2007**
**Apr  2008**
**Jun  2008**
**Oct  2008**

- Award Decennial Response Integration System (DRIS) contract

- Award Field Data Collection Automation (FDCA) contract

- Award Integrated Dissemination System (IDS) contract

- Complete 2010 Census Program Requirements

- Open Regional Census Centers (RCCs)

- Open Local Census Offices (LCOs)

- Finalize questionnaire content

- Award advertising contract

- Begin Partnership Program

- Local update of census addresses

## 2010 Census - Key Operational Milestones (contd.)

**Apr-May 2009**
**Jun-Dec 2009**
**Jul   2009**
**Feb-Apr  2010**
**Mar  2010**
**April 1,  2010**
**Dec  2010**
**Mar 2011**
**Jun  2012**
**Sep  2013**

- Open Data Capture Centers

- Deliver questionnaires

- Begin field enumeration activities

- Deliver 2010 Census Apportionment counts

- Complete release of 2010 Census data products

- Print questionnaires

- Complete 2010 Census research, evaluation, and experiments

**Census Day**

- Complete delivery of Redistricting data

- Conduct Address Canvassing

## Questions/Comments?