| Documentation: | ACS 2006 (1-Year Estimates) |
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Publisher: U.S. Census Bureau
Survey: ACS 2006 (1-Year Estimates)
| Document: | ACS 2006-1yr Summary File: Technical Documentation |
| citation: | Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2006 Summary File: Technical Documentation. |
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ACS 2006-1yr Summary File: Technical Documentation
The American Community Survey is conducted using three methods of data collection to contact households:
- Mail: Self-enumeration through mail-out/mail-back
- Telephone: Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI)
- Personal Visits: Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI)
- Mail: Self-enumeration through mail-out/mail-back
- Telephone: Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI)
- Personal Visits: Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI)
The self-enumeration procedure uses several mailing pieces:
- a prenotice letter
- the American Community Survey questionnaire
- a reminder card
- and a replacement questionnaire if the original questionnaire is not returned in a timely manner
- Sample Addresses that do not respond by mail may be contacted using the followup procedures CATI, CAPI, or both
- a prenotice letter
- the American Community Survey questionnaire
- a reminder card
- and a replacement questionnaire if the original questionnaire is not returned in a timely manner
- Sample Addresses that do not respond by mail may be contacted using the followup procedures CATI, CAPI, or both
The CATI operation is conducted approximately six weeks after the American Community Survey questionnaire is mailed. We will attempt to obtain telephone numbers and conduct telephone interviews for all households that have not responded by mail during the six-week period. Census Bureau telephone interviewing staff will conduct these interviews.
Following the CATI operation, a sample will be taken from the addresses that remain uninterviewed. These addresses are visited by Census Bureau field representatives, who will conduct personal interviews. A detailed description of the data collection and processing procedures can be found in the Design and Methodology: ACS Report.
