New Construction Program

NC-G-100

2020 Census New Construction Program

Respondent Guide: Digital

Instructions for participating in the 2020 Census New Construction Program

Revised as of

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction to the 2020 Census New Construction Program

1. The 2020 Census New Construction Program (New Construction Program)

2. Defining the Qualifications of the New Construction Program

3. Background on the Census Bureau’s Address List

   1. The Census Bureau’s Master Address File (MAF)

   2. The Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (TIGER) Database

4. New Construction Program Responsibilities

   1. The Census Bureau’s New Construction Program Responsibilities

   2. The Participant’s New Construction Program Responsibilities

5. Training and Technical Support

6. Schedule

7. Respondent Burden

Chapter 2: Before You Begin Your Review

1. Acceptable Address Types for the New Construction Program

1. What is a Housing Unit?

2. What are Group Quarters?

3. What are Transitory Locations?

2. Unacceptable Address Types for the New Construction Program

3. Census Bureau Addresses

   1. Residential vs. Nonresidential Addresses

   2. Address Formats

      1. City-Style Address Format

      2. Non City-Style Address Format

4. Census Bureau Geographies

   1. Census Tract

   2. Census Block

5. What is Geocoding?

6. Strategies for Conducting the New Construction Program Review

7. Local Address Sources

Chapter 3: Census Supplied Materials

1. Materials to download from the 2020 Census New Construction Program Web site

   1. Census Bureau Provided Reference Shapefiles

   2. 2020 Census New Construction Program Address List Template (Excel spreadsheet)

   3. 2020 Census New Construction Program Digital Quick Start Guide

   4. 2020 Census New Construction Program Digital Respondent Guide

2. Contents of the New Construction Program Materials Mail Out Package: What’s on my CD/DVD?

   1. 2020 Census New Construction Program Materials Enclosure Letter

   2. 2020 Census New Construction Program ReadMe.txt File

   3. 2020 Census New Construction Program Reference Shapefiles

   4. 2020 Census New Construction Program PDF Maps

   5. 2020 Census New Construction Program Digital Quick Start Guide

   6. 2020 Census New Construction Program Digital Respondent Guide

3. Census Bureau Provided Partnership Shapefiles

   1. Census Bureau’s Coordinate and Projection System

   2. General File Setup Guidelines

   3. Edges Layer Data Dictionary

4. Census Bureau PDF Maps

   1. Software Requirements for PDF Map Viewing

   2. Opening a Census Bureau PDF Map

   3. Reading a Census Bureau PDF Map

   4. Tips for Using Census Bureau PDF Maps for the 2020 New Construction Program

Chapter 5: Completing the New Construction Program Using GIS

1. Using the Census Bureau Reference Shapefiles with GIS Software

2. The New Construction Program Address List Template

3. Adding Addresses to the New Construction Program Address List Template

Chapter 6: Returning Your New Construction Program Submission

1. Exporting your New Construction Program Submission

   1. File Naming Conventions

2. The Secure Web Incoming Module (SWIM)

   1. Registration Tokens and Creating a SWIM Account

3. Using SWIM to Upload your New Construction Program Submission

4. Shipping Your New Construction Materials

Appendices

Appendix A: The Map Legend

Appendix B: Physical Location Description and Street Type Abbreviations

Appendix C: Unit Designation Abbreviations

Appendix D: Census Bureau Geographic Hierarchy

Appendix E: Selection Sets

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