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2000 Census: Progress Report on the Mail Response Rate and Key Operations

T-GGD/AIMD-00-136 Published: Apr 05, 2000. Publicly Released: Apr 05, 2000.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the status of key 2000 census-taking operations, focusing on: (1) the mail response rate and the implications it has for timely and accurate completion of the Bureau of the Census' nonresponse follow-up workload; (2) update/leave procedure, which is used to count people in certain small towns and rural areas; (3) Service-Based Enumeration, used to count persons with no usual residence; and (4) Questionnaire Assistance Centers, which are designed to help people, especially those with limited English skills, complete their census forms.

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