2009 DAAL Plans

The Census Bureau plans to conduct fiscal year 2009 Demographic Area Address Listing (DAAL) under the generic clearance for the Master Address File (MAF) and Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (TIGER) update activities (OMB number 0607 - 0809, expiration date 04/30/2010).

The DAAL program encompasses the geographic area updates for the Community Address Updating System (CAUS) and the area and group quarters frame listings for many ongoing demographic surveys (the Current Population Survey, the Consumer Expenditures Survey, etc.). The CAUS program was designed to address quality concerns relating to areas with high concentrations of noncity-style addresses, and to provide a rural counterpart to the update of city-style addresses the MAF will receive from the U.S. Postal Services’s Delivery Sequence File. The ongoing demographic surveys, as part of the 2000 Sample Redesign Program, plan to use the MAF as one of several sources of addresses from which to select their samples. In addition although not planned at this time, the demographic surveys may also list blocks via the DAAL program in fiscal year 2009 for their Frame Assessment for Current Household Surveys (FACHS). The DAAL program is a cooperative effort across many divisions at the Census Bureau; it includes automated listing software, systems, and procedures that will allow us to conduct listing operations in a dependent manner based on information contained in the MAF.

The DAAL operations will be conducted on an ongoing basis in potentially any county across the country. Field Representatives (FRs) will canvass selected Census tabulation blocks in an effort to improve the address list in areas where substantial address changes may have occurred that have not been added to the MAF through regular update operations, and/or in blocks in the area or group quarters frame sample for the demographic surveys. FRs will update existing address information, and when necessary contact individuals, to collect accurate location and mailing address information. In general, contact will occur only when the FR is adding a unit to the address list, and the individual's address is not posted or visible to the FR. There is no pre-determined or scripted list of questions asked as part of this listing operation. If an address is not posted or visible to the FR, the FR will ask about the address of the structure, the mailing address, and, in some instances, the year the structure was built. If the occupants of these households are not at home, the FR may attempt to contact a neighbor to determine the best time to find the occupants at home and/or to obtain the correct address information.

In fiscal year 2009, we expect to list in approximately 8,645 Census tabulation blocks and make contact with approximately 17,244 households and 1220 group quarters. The estimated time for a household contact is 3 minutes and the estimated time for a group quarters contact is 10 minutes for a total of approximately 1065 hours of respondent burden. These estimates include only the ongoing demographic surveys’ listing. At this time, no listing is planned for CAUS or FACHS due to budget limitations. If the fiscal year 2009 budget changes, we will revise these estimates.

All information that identifies individuals will be held in strict confidence according to the provisions of Title 13, United States Code, Section 9. When contact is made, the FR will provide a document that provides information on the confidential nature of Census Bureau data. This notice explains that any information given to the Census Bureau will be held in strict confidence. None of the questions asked during the listing are of a sensitive nature and there is no cost to respondents other than that of their time to respond.

The contact person for questions regarding this operation is:

James Hartman

Chief, Community Address Updating System Branch

Decennial Statistical Studies Division

Washington, DC 20233

(301) 763-1976