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Decennial Census Lifecycle. Leonard Gaines, NY SDC. Very Early Planning. Early to Mid 1990s Evaluations of the 1990 Census Testing of ACS concept 1998 – Funding provided for 2010 Census Planning Office 1998 – 1999 – Determine ideas to test during Census 2000 experiments.
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Decennial Census Lifecycle Leonard Gaines, NY SDC
Very Early Planning • Early to Mid 1990s • Evaluations of the 1990 Census • Testing of ACS concept • 1998 – Funding provided for 2010 Census Planning Office • 1998 – 1999 – Determine ideas to test during Census 2000 experiments
2000 to 2004 – Designing the Train • Experiment with limited concepts as part of Census 2000 • Evaluation of Census 2000 Experiments • Develop 2010 Tests • Methods • Technology • Questionnaire Design • Question wording
2003 to 2006 – Building the Train • 2010 Census Field tests • Evaluations • Planning for dress rehearsal
2007 to 2008 – The train leaves the station • April 1, 2007 – Report 2010 Census subjects to Congress • April 1, 2008 – Report 2010 Census Questions to Congress • Dress Rehearsal • LUCA • Start developing advertising campaign
2009 – Picking up speed • Open Early Local Census Offices • Address Canvassing • Start partnership programs • Print questionnaires • Open Local Census Offices (LCOs) • Verify Group Quarters • Identify “homeless” locations • LUCA feedback & appeals
Early 2010 – Full Speed Ahead • Identify QAC & Be Counted sites • Count Review Part 1 • Recruit enumerators • Publicity Blitz • Address Questionnaires • Deliver questionnaires (mid- to late March) • April 1, 2010 – Census Day • Monitor Returns • Hire enumerators where needed • Non-response Follow-up (NRFU)
Late 2010 – Continuing the Journey • Count Review Part 2 • Coverage Evaluation Survey • Shut down LCOs and ELCOs • Thank you campaign • Data tabulation • December 31, 2010 – Report State Total Populations and Congressional Apportionment
2011 to 2012 – Stops along the way • April 1, 2011 – Redistricting data provided to states • Count Resolution Program • Additional data products released • States define PUMAs • Various evaluation products produced
2013 – The End of the Line • Final data products released • Evaluation Products finished