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IMTEC-83-4 1 (1983-09-02)

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 How The Content Of The Agricultural And

 Economic Censuses Is Determined And Used



These two censuses satisfy the Govern-
ment's needs to determine the status and
trend of the Nation's agricultural and eco-
nomic activities. The Department of Agricul-
ture, however, the primary Federal user of
the agricultural censu's data, has reduced its
reliance on the census for current statistical
reports on crops and livestock because its
own statistical collection activities have
improved. The censuses also provide more
detailed data than are available from current
sample surveys and are useful to the private
sector for market research.

The Bureau of the Census examined the
results of prior censuses and solicited and
reviewed data requests from major Federal
and non-Federal users. Through this proc-
ess, the Bureau

   --identified questions that needed to be
   repeated and

   --eliminated unneeded questions aswell
   as those that provided unsatisfactory
   . responses.

Overall, the Bureau made few major changes
to its prior questionnaires as a result of its
process.


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GAO/IMTEC-83-4
SEPTEMBER 2, 1983


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