title: How increased automation will improve the 1990 census of population and housing of the United States.
abstract: "The U.S. Bureau of the Census will increase significantly the automation of operations for the 1990 Census of Population and Housing, thus eliminating or reducing many of the labor-intensive clerical operations of past censuses and contributing to the speedier release of data products.  An automated address control file will permit the computer to monitor the enumeration status of an address.  The automated address file will also make it possible to begin electronic data processing concurrently with data collection, and, thus, 5-7 months earlier than for the 1980 Census.  An automated geographic support system will assure consistency between various census geographic products, and computer-generated maps will be possible. Other areas where automation will be introduced or increased are questionnaire editing, coding of written entries on questionnaires, and reporting of progress and cost by field offices."
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D019352:Censuses; D003625:Data Collection; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D009656:North America; D011154:Population Characteristics; D012106:Research; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012984:Software; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Census; Census Methods; Coding; Computer Programs And Programming; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Information; Information Processing; North America; Northern America; Population Statistics; Questionnaire Design; Questionnaires; Research Methodology; Sampling Studies; Studies; Survey Methodology; Surveys; United States