Reengineering the Census Bureau's Annual Economic Surveys

Katharine G. Abraham; Constance F. Citro; Glenn D. White; Nancy K. Kirkendall; Robert M. Groves; Francine Blau; Mary Ellen Bock; Anne C. Case; Michael E. Chernew; Janet Currie; Donald A. Dillman; Constantine Gatsonis; James S. House; Sarah M. Nusser; Colm O’muircheartaigh; Jerome P. Reiter; Roberto Rigobon; Judith A. Selzter; Eward H. Shortliffe; Thomas L. Mesenbourg; Brian Harris-Kojetin

doi:10.17226/25098

Reengineering the Census Bureau's Annual Economic Surveys

Katharine G. Abraham
, Constance F. Citro
, Glenn D. White
, Nancy K. Kirkendall
, Robert M. Groves
, Francine Blau
, Mary Ellen Bock
, Anne C. Case
, Michael E. Chernew
, Janet Currie
, Donald A. Dillman
, Constantine Gatsonis
, James S. House
, Sarah M. Nusser
, Colm O’muircheartaigh
, Jerome P. Reiter
, Roberto Rigobon
, Judith A. Selzter
, Eward H. Shortliffe
, Thomas L. Mesenbourg

Brian Harris-Kojetin

Research output: Book/Report › Book

11 Scopus citations

Abstract

The U.S. Census Bureau maintains an important portfolio of economic statistics programs, including quinquennial economic censuses, annual economic surveys, and quarterly and monthly indicator surveys. Government, corporate, and academic users rely on the data to understand the complexity and dynamism of the U.S. economy. Historically, the Bureau's economic statistics programs developed sector by sector(e.g., separate surveys of manufacturing, retail trade, and wholesale trade), and they continue to operate largely independently. Consequently, inconsistencies in questionnaire content, sample and survey design, and survey operations make the data not only more difficult to use, but also more costly to collect and process and more burdensome to the business community than they could be. This report reviews the Census Bureau's annual economic surveys. Specifically, it examines the design, operations, and products of 11 surveys and makes recommendations to enable them to better answer questions about the evolving economy.

Original language	English (US)
Publisher	National Academy of Sciences
Number of pages	217
ISBN (Electronic)	9780309475372
ISBN (Print)	9780309475365
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.17226/25098
State	Published - Jan 1 2018

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

General Social Sciences

Access to Document

10.17226/25098

Cite this

Abraham, K. G., Citro, C. F., White, G. D., Kirkendall, N. K., Groves, R. M., Blau, F., Ellen Bock, M., Case, A. C., Chernew, M. E., Currie, J., Dillman, D. A., Gatsonis, C., House, J. S., Nusser, S. M., O’muircheartaigh, C., Reiter, J. P., Rigobon, R., Selzter, J. A., Shortliffe, E. H., ... Harris-Kojetin, B. (2018). Reengineering the Census Bureau's Annual Economic Surveys. National Academy of Sciences. https://doi.org/10.17226/25098

@book{48c9c8866ee3482599ebb47aadee4b7f,

title = "Reengineering the Census Bureau's Annual Economic Surveys",

abstract = "The U.S. Census Bureau maintains an important portfolio of economic statistics programs, including quinquennial economic censuses, annual economic surveys, and quarterly and monthly indicator surveys. Government, corporate, and academic users rely on the data to understand the complexity and dynamism of the U.S. economy. Historically, the Bureau's economic statistics programs developed sector by sector(e.g., separate surveys of manufacturing, retail trade, and wholesale trade), and they continue to operate largely independently. Consequently, inconsistencies in questionnaire content, sample and survey design, and survey operations make the data not only more difficult to use, but also more costly to collect and process and more burdensome to the business community than they could be. This report reviews the Census Bureau's annual economic surveys. Specifically, it examines the design, operations, and products of 11 surveys and makes recommendations to enable them to better answer questions about the evolving economy.",

author = "Abraham, \{Katharine G.\} and Citro, \{Constance F.\} and White, \{Glenn D.\} and Kirkendall, \{Nancy K.\} and Groves, \{Robert M.\} and Francine Blau and \{Ellen Bock\}, Mary and Case, \{Anne C.\} and Chernew, \{Michael E.\} and Janet Currie and Dillman, \{Donald A.\} and Constantine Gatsonis and House, \{James S.\} and Nusser, \{Sarah M.\} and Colm O{\textquoteright}muircheartaigh and Reiter, \{Jerome P.\} and Roberto Rigobon and Selzter, \{Judith A.\} and Shortliffe, \{Eward H.\} and Mesenbourg, \{Thomas L.\} and Brian Harris-Kojetin",

year = "2018",

month = jan,

day = "1",

doi = "10.17226/25098",

language = "English (US)",

isbn = "9780309475365",

publisher = "National Academy of Sciences",

address = "United States",

}

Abraham, KG, Citro, CF, White, GD, Kirkendall, NK, Groves, RM, Blau, F, Ellen Bock, M, Case, AC, Chernew, ME, Currie, J, Dillman, DA, Gatsonis, C, House, JS, Nusser, SM, O’muircheartaigh, C, Reiter, JP, Rigobon, R, Selzter, JA, Shortliffe, EH, Mesenbourg, TL & Harris-Kojetin, B 2018, Reengineering the Census Bureau's Annual Economic Surveys. National Academy of Sciences. https://doi.org/10.17226/25098

TY - BOOK

T1 - Reengineering the Census Bureau's Annual Economic Surveys

AU - Abraham, Katharine G.

AU - Citro, Constance F.

AU - White, Glenn D.

AU - Kirkendall, Nancy K.

AU - Groves, Robert M.

AU - Blau, Francine

AU - Ellen Bock, Mary

AU - Case, Anne C.

AU - Chernew, Michael E.

AU - Currie, Janet

AU - Dillman, Donald A.

AU - Gatsonis, Constantine

AU - House, James S.

AU - Nusser, Sarah M.

AU - O’muircheartaigh, Colm

AU - Reiter, Jerome P.

AU - Rigobon, Roberto

AU - Selzter, Judith A.

AU - Shortliffe, Eward H.

AU - Mesenbourg, Thomas L.

AU - Harris-Kojetin, Brian

PY - 2018/1/1

Y1 - 2018/1/1

N2 - The U.S. Census Bureau maintains an important portfolio of economic statistics programs, including quinquennial economic censuses, annual economic surveys, and quarterly and monthly indicator surveys. Government, corporate, and academic users rely on the data to understand the complexity and dynamism of the U.S. economy. Historically, the Bureau's economic statistics programs developed sector by sector(e.g., separate surveys of manufacturing, retail trade, and wholesale trade), and they continue to operate largely independently. Consequently, inconsistencies in questionnaire content, sample and survey design, and survey operations make the data not only more difficult to use, but also more costly to collect and process and more burdensome to the business community than they could be. This report reviews the Census Bureau's annual economic surveys. Specifically, it examines the design, operations, and products of 11 surveys and makes recommendations to enable them to better answer questions about the evolving economy.

AB - The U.S. Census Bureau maintains an important portfolio of economic statistics programs, including quinquennial economic censuses, annual economic surveys, and quarterly and monthly indicator surveys. Government, corporate, and academic users rely on the data to understand the complexity and dynamism of the U.S. economy. Historically, the Bureau's economic statistics programs developed sector by sector(e.g., separate surveys of manufacturing, retail trade, and wholesale trade), and they continue to operate largely independently. Consequently, inconsistencies in questionnaire content, sample and survey design, and survey operations make the data not only more difficult to use, but also more costly to collect and process and more burdensome to the business community than they could be. This report reviews the Census Bureau's annual economic surveys. Specifically, it examines the design, operations, and products of 11 surveys and makes recommendations to enable them to better answer questions about the evolving economy.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105028049318

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105028049318#tab=citedBy

U2 - 10.17226/25098

DO - 10.17226/25098

M3 - Book

AN - SCOPUS:105028049318

SN - 9780309475365

BT - Reengineering the Census Bureau's Annual Economic Surveys

PB - National Academy of Sciences

ER -

Reengineering the Census Bureau's Annual Economic Surveys

Abstract

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this