Objective 4.3: Reporting Burden

Ease the reporting burden on respondents

Other Information:

The success of data collection depends on the cooperation and participation of those who provide the data -- individuals, families, businesses, and governments. Minimizing the reporting burden on respondents increases cooperation and holds down costs. Strategies and means: * Facilitate and simplify reporting by expanding electronic reporting capabilities and options, such as responding to recurring surveys via electronic means. * Use respondent-centered approaches to data collection to facilitate participation and ease response. Examples are: providing respondents materials that show how information produced from their survey is used, rewording questions to ease comprehension, and implementing a customer relations management program. * Align data collection procedures with the record keeping practices of households and businesses to encourage participation. * Take full advantage of existing federal, state, and private sector information to eliminate redundant data requests. Measuring performance: * Percent of businesses and governmental units responding electronically. * Percent of households interviewed using electronic methods. * Implementation of new collection methods to enhance respondent satisfaction.

Stakeholder(s):

• Census Responents: ... individuals, families, businesses, and governments ...


• Individuals


• Families


• Businesses


• Governments

Indicator(s):

Indicator:1

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