Planning the 2010 census : second interim report / Panel on Research on Future Census Methods, Daniel L. Cork, Michael L. Cohen, and Benjamin F. King, editors, Committee on National Statistics, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Research on Future Census Methods.

Contributor:

Cohen, Michael L.

King, Benjamin F.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Census--Planning.

Census.

United States--Census, 23rd, 2010--Planning.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 133 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Panel on Research on Future Census Methods has a broad charge to review the early planning process for the 2010 census. Its work includes observing the operation of the 2000 census, deriving lessons for 2010, and advising on effective evaluations and tests. This is the panel's third report; they have previously issued an interim report offering suggestions on the Census Bureau's evaluation plan for 2000 and a letter report commenting on the bureau's proposed general structure for the 2010 census.

Contents:

Intro

Acknowledgments

Contents

Acronyms

Executive Summary

-1 - Introduction

-2 - Real Reengineering: Technical Infrastructure and Business Process

-3 - Modernizing Geographic Resources

-4 - American Community Survey

-5 - The 2003 and 2004 Census Tests

-6 - Conclusions and Future Work

Bibliography

Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff.

Notes:

"The project that is the subject of this report was supported by contract no. 50-YABC-8-66016 between the National Academy of Sciences and the U.S. Census Bureau"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-126).

ISBN:

0-309-16713-2

0-309-52578-0

OCLC:

55663899