Suzette Thieman
Transportation Planner
North Front Range MPO
210 E Olive
Ft Collins, CO 80524
Phone: 970-416-2257
Fax: 970-221-6239
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Do you want to help code mysterious and confusing workplace locations from the
census long form?
One of the key elements of the CTPP is the inclusion of small area workplace
data, particularly for flow between home and work. Reliable workplace coding is
a difficult process, relying on the quality of the employer name and location
responses provided on the census form, and the quality of the reference
materials available. The reference materials include the TIGER file with street
name and address ranges, and the employer name and address files that were
reviewed and improved in the Work-Up process completed in 2000.
To geocode workplace locations, the Census Bureau first runs an automated match
routine. Next, 500-600 clerks, using all the reference materials available, try
to geocode the remaining records. During the final stage, the clerks use other
resources such as paper maps and the internet to try and resolve the difficult
cases that cannot be matched to the main reference files.
For the 1990 Census, MPOs were asked if they would be interested in assisting
the Census Bureau with these problem cases, but the process of contacting MPOs
for assistance was not implemented. The Census Bureau staff is now getting
legal approval to request assistance from the MPOs so that this program can be
employed for Census 2000.
If we are allowed to pursue this program, we want to know if you would be
willing to help, and how much effort you would be able to devote to the task.
We would need a quick turn around time of five working days or less on any
responses you were provided. This work would occur between February and July of
2001.
Please respond by December 19, 2000 to the following questions.
1. Are you interested in participating? Yes
a. Yes
b. No, skip questions 2-4
2. What kinds of cases would you be interested in? All Cases
a. All cases
b. Only acronyms and abbreviations
c. Only frequently occurring names
3. What is the best way to communicate with you on these problems? e-Mail or phone
a. Email
b. FAX
c. Phone
4. How often would you want to communicate with our coding clerks? As often as necessary
a. Once or twice a week
b. Once every two weeks
c. One time only
5. Comments? Thank You.
We have interns that work in our office that would be able to do this type of work. However it does need to fit in with their call schedules. But we all want the best data we can get.
Please contact Clara Reschovsky at clara.a.reschovsky(a)census.gov or phone at
301-457-2454. Or send a fax to 301-457-2481.
Do you want to help code mysterious and confusing workplace locations from the
census long form?
One of the key elements of the CTPP is the inclusion of small area workplace
data, particularly for flow between home and work. Reliable workplace coding is
a difficult process, relying on the quality of the employer name and location
responses provided on the census form, and the quality of the reference
materials available. The reference materials include the TIGER file with street
name and address ranges, and the employer name and address files that were
reviewed and improved in the Work-Up process completed in 2000.
To geocode workplace locations, the Census Bureau first runs an automated match
routine. Next, 500-600 clerks, using all the reference materials available, try
to geocode the remaining records. During the final stage, the clerks use other
resources such as paper maps and the internet to try and resolve the difficult
cases that cannot be matched to the main reference files.
For the 1990 Census, MPOs were asked if they would be interested in assisting
the Census Bureau with these problem cases, but the process of contacting MPOs
for assistance was not implemented. The Census Bureau staff is now getting
legal approval to request assistance from the MPOs so that this program can be
employed for Census 2000.
If we are allowed to pursue this program, we want to know if you would be
willing to help, and how much effort you would be able to devote to the task.
We would need a quick turn around time of five working days or less on any
responses you were provided. This work would occur between February and July of
2001.
Please respond by December 19, 2000 to the following questions.
1. Are you interested in participating?
a. Yes
b. No, skip questions 2-4
2. What kinds of cases would you be interested in?
a. All cases
b. Only acronyms and abbreviations
c. Only frequently occurring names
3. What is the best way to communicate with you on these problems?
a. Email
b. FAX
c. Phone
4. How often would you want to communicate with our coding clerks?
a. Once or twice a week
b. Once every two weeks
c. One time only
5. Comments? Thank You.
Please contact Clara Reschovsky at clara.a.reschovsky(a)census.gov or phone at
301-457-2454. Or send a fax to 301-457-2481.
