301 - The Path to the 2020 Census Design Decision

Abstract

The Census Bureau is planning to announce the preliminary 2020 Census design decision in September 2015. This presentation covers the four key design areas — reengineering address canvassing, optimizing self response, utilizing administrative records, and reengineering field operations. The presentation outlines the related design options and/or components and the questions that need to be answered in order to make the design decision.