2020 CENSUS PROGRAM MEMORANDUM SERIES: 2022.09 MEMORANDUM FOR

2020 CENSUS PROGRAM MEMORANDUM SERIES: 2022.09

Date:

August 18, 2022

MEMORANDUM FOR: The Record

From:

Albert E. Fontenot, Jr. (Signed August 18, 2022) Associate Director, Decennial Census Programs

Subject:

2020 Census In-Field Address Canvassing Operational Assessment Report

Contact:

Liz Lane Decennial Census Management Division 301-763-2561 elizabeth.lane@

Shawn Hanks Decennial Census Management Division 301-763-1052 shawn.c.hanks@

Aneesah Williams Decennial Statistical Studies Division 301-763-5995 aneesah.n.williams@

Kristine Roinestad Decennial Statistical Studies Division 301-763-3692 kristine.roinestad@

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2020 Census In-Field Address Canvassing Operational Assessment Report, version 1.1

Table of Contents

List of Tables...........................................................................................................................................................................iv

List of Figures..........................................................................................................................................................................vi

Executive Summary...........................................................................................................................................vii Recommendations............................................................................................................................................... x

1. Introduction.............................................................................................................................................. 1

2. Background............................................................................................................................................... 2 2.1 Brief Overview of 2020 Census Terms .............................................................................................................2 2.2 MAF/TIGER System..........................................................................................................................................4 2.3 Address Listing Collection Geography and Types of Enumeration Area..........................................................5 2.3.1 Blocks ..........................................................................................................................................................5 2.3.2 Basic Collection Units ..................................................................................................................................5 2.3.3 2020 Types of Enumeration Area................................................................................................................5 2.4 Census 2000.....................................................................................................................................................6 2.4.1 Address Listing ............................................................................................................................................6 2.4.2 Block Canvassing .........................................................................................................................................6 2.5 2010 Census.....................................................................................................................................................8 2.5.1 Address Canvassing for the 2010 Census....................................................................................................8 2.5.2 2010 Census Group Quarters Validation (GQV) ........................................................................................12 2.6 2020 Census Address List Development ........................................................................................................12 2.6.1 United States Postal Service File Updates.................................................................................................12 2.6.2 GSS Partnership Program ..........................................................................................................................13 2.7 Research and Intercensal Tests Leading into the 2020 Address Canvassing Operation................................15 2.7.1 Address Canvassing Recommendation .....................................................................................................16 2.7.2 Address Canvassing Test ...........................................................................................................................16 2.7.3 The 2018 End-to-End Census Test Address Canvassing Operation...........................................................16 2.8 2020 Census Address Canvassing Operation.................................................................................................17 2.8.1 MAF Coverage Study .................................................................................................................................17 2.8.2 In-Office Address Canvassing ....................................................................................................................17 2.8.3 In-Field Address Canvassing for the 2020 Census.....................................................................................21

3. Methodology ...........................................................................................................................................45 3.1 Research Questions .......................................................................................................................................46 1. What percentage of the nation within TEA-1 was identified for IFAC?....................................................46 2. What is the summary of the IFAC operational metrics?...........................................................................46 3. What is the summary of the Quality Control components for IFAC? .......................................................48 4. What are the final IFAC outcomes for address records?..........................................................................51

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