U.S. Census Bureau Releases Report Outlining Research Plans for Survey Enhancements

Building on new information gathered from the 2014 Content Review, the Census Bureau just released, on June 30th, Agility in Action: A Snapshot of Enhancements to the American Community Survey. This report outlines plans for research on survey improvements, including the following highlights:

-Reducing Survey Burden
-Reducing Follow-Up Contact Attempts
-Adding User-Friendly Messages and Explanations of Why Questions are Included on the Survey
-Reducing Redundancy By Re-Using Information Respondents Have Already Provided the Government

You can read this new report and follow developments in these efforts via our newly launched 2015-16 Research on Survey Enhancements webpage at www.census.gov/.../2015-16-survey-enhancements.html