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The American Community Survey Development, Implementation, and Issues for Congress
ProQuest Congressional Research Digital Collection: Part C (2011 forward) Available online
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- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Library of Congress. Government Division
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Government productivity.
- Population.
- Public opinion.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Contained In:
- ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection
- Place of Publication:
- [United States] [publisher not identified] 2011
- Summary:
- Describes American Community Survey (ACS), which replaced the decennial census long form by providing for an ongoing sample of the population based on annual survey questionnaires. Explains Bureau of Census reasons for adopting ACS in 2005, and reviews ACS development and implementation. Discusses ACS releases online, determination of questionnaire contents, issues regarding ACS sample size and public perception, and pro/con arguments for testing a mandatory versus voluntary ACS. Highlights proposals in the 111th and 112th Congresses for a voluntary ACS, and discusses options for Congress
- Notes:
- CRS Report
- Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Jan. 2013). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC
- Vendor supplied data
- Other Format:
- Microfiche version Library of Congress. Government Division. American Community Survey
- Publisher Number:
- CRS-2011-GVF-0349
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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