U.S. Census Bureau

Photo of a computer and CDs  with the caption, "Census 2000, providing you with data important to you and your community" Evaluations

The Census 2000 Testing, Experimentation, and Evaluation Program is coordinated by the Planning, Research, and Evaluation Division of the U.S. Census Bureau. The program provides comprehensive information on Census 2000 evaluations, experiments and topic reports. It is designed to inform interested parties of Census 2000 results and inform 2010 Census planning.

Census 2000 Testing, Experimentation, and Evaluation Program Summary
This summary document provides a comprehensive description of each program component, evaluation categories, and detailed descriptions of experiments and evaluations.
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Program Modifications Since September 2003
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UPCOMING REPORTS- The following reports will be available beginning Spring 2003.  

* Reports available beginning Spring 2003 PDFPDF   


Census 2000 Topic Reports and Evaluation Reports

Topic reports integrate relevant and related findings from evaluations, tests, and experiments and other research. These reports cover the 15 subjects listed below. Individual Census 2000 Evaluation reports will be released when corresponding topic reports are final.  Evaluations not linked to topic reports will be released when they are completed. The Census 2000 Evaluation reports assess the effectiveness of key operations, systems, and activities in order to evaluate the current census and to facilitate planning for the 2010 Census, the American Community Survey, and the Master Address File/TIGER modernization.

*Address List Development *Ethnographic Studies
*Automation of Census Processes *Partnership and Marketing Program
*Content and Data Quality *Privacy
*Coverage Improvement *Puerto Rico
*Coverage Measurement *Race and Ethnicity
*Data Capture *Response Rates and Behavior Analysis
*Data Collection *Special Place/Group Quarters Enumeration
*Data Processing  
  Evaluations not linked to a topic
Census 2000 Testing and Experimentation Reports and Corresponding Synthesis Reports

Census 2000 Testing and Experimentation Program consists of four experiments and several studies. For each experiment, there is a synthesis report that integrates individual or component analysis. The tests and experiments were conducted concurrently with Census 2000 because the decennial census environment provided the best conditions to learn about the value of new or different methodologies.

* Synthesis of Results from the Administrative
  Records Experiment in 2000

* Synthesis of Results from the Alternative
   Questionnaire Experiment in 2000
* Synthesis of Results from the Response Mode
  and Incentive Experiment for Census 2000
* Synthesis of Results from the Social Security Numbers,
  Privacy Attitudes, and Notification (SPAN)

 * Other Studies                                  


PDF Publications listed are in the Portable Document Format (PDF). In order to view these files, you will need the
Adobe(R) Acrobat(R) Reader
  which is available for free from the Adobe web site.

Users that have visual impairments and have difficulty accessing PDF documents can contact, Deborah Bolton,
Assistant Division Chief for Project Management and Statistical Computing, Tammie Shanks, Research Assistant C
on 301-763-2061, or the Project Management and Communications Staff on (301) 763-2550.