U.S. Census Bureau: Valuable Learning Opportunities Were Missed in the 2006 Test of Address Canvassing. Final Report No. OIG-17524

摘要

At an estimated cost of $11.5 billion, the 2010 census will be the most expensive decennial census ever. The Census Bureaus reengineered plan for 2010 depends heavily on automating critical field operations, such as address canvassing. We evaluated the bureaus (1) efforts to automate address canvassing using handheld computers; (2) methods for correcting the address lists and maps; (3) quality control processes; (4) outreach activities; and (5) staff training, and other components of the management, administrative, and logistical support for the 2006 test.