Census 2000 a Great Success
But There is Still Room for Improvement
Goals for the 2010 Decennial Census Program:
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Improve the relevance and timeliness of census long-form data.
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Reduce operational risk.
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Improve the accuracy of census coverage.
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Contain costs.
Major Components of the Reengineering Effort:
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MAF/TIGER Enhancements Program
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American Community Survey
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2010 Census
MAF/TIGER Enhancements Program
MAF/TIGER Enhancements Program
The Census Bureau will conduct a multiyear effort to enhance and improve the Census Bureau’s Master Address File (MAF) and geographic database (TIGER)
What is the MAF?
An accurate and up to date inventory of all known living quarters in the United States, Puerto Rico, and associated Island Areas.
What is TIGER?
A street center-line “digital map” (geographic data base) of the entire United States, Puerto Rico, and the associated Island Areas
MAF/TIGER Enhancements Program Objectives
American Community Survey (ACS)
Need for American Community Survey
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Rapid demographic changes in recent years
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Expectation that such changes will continue
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Need more frequent data to meet needs
Overview of American Community Survey
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Collect decennial census long-form data every month instead of only once each decade
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Release tabulations of these data on a yearly basis rather than only once each decade
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Allows Census Bureau to remove the long form from the 2010 Census--this provides opportunity to restructure and simplify census effort
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Field representatives collecting ACS data help keep Master Address File (MAF) up to date
For more information about the American Community Survey, please visit their website at
http://www.census.gov/acs/www/
2010 Census
Development and testing for 2010 Census will:
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Take advantage of ACS and MAF/TIGER improvements
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Contain costs, improve accuracy, reduce risk
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Use GPS-equipped Hand Held Computers for data collection
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Use a replacement questionnaire mailing strategy
Other key efforts for 2010 Census development and
testing include:
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Increasing data quality
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Improving Group Quarters enumeration
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Improving understanding of residence rules
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Expanding self response options
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Improving ways to remove duplication
2010 Census tests:
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2003 National Census Test
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2004 Census Test
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2005 National Census Test
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2006 Census Test
