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Danny Davis: “Voluntary versus mandatory ACS studies in 2003 and 2004, the findings demonstrated an over 20 percent decrease in…”

On the recordMarch 5, 2012
Voluntary versus mandatory ACS studies in 2003 and 2004, the findings demonstrated an over 20 percent decrease in participation when the answers were voluntary.
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Danny Davis
Democratic · Illinois

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Davis discusses the impact of voluntary surveys on data quality.

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