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18 <br /> APPENDIX B: <br /> UNDERSTANDING THE <br /> LANGUAGE OF THE 2020 CENSUS <br /> GLOSSARY decennial census of the U.S. population and housing, <br /> The 2020 Census From A to Z the quinquennial economic census, and the census of <br /> governments. <br /> A <br /> Address Canvassing Census Day <br /> The reference date for collection of information for <br /> The Address Canvassing program implements meth- <br /> a census. For the decennial census,this has been <br /> ods to improve and refine the U.S. Census Bureau's April 1 of the decade year(year ending with zero) <br /> address list in advance of the 2020 Census enumera- since the 1930 Census. April 1, 2020, is the refer- <br /> tion. The Census Bureau needs the address and <br /> ence date,Census Day,for the 2020 Census. <br /> physical location of each living quarter in the United <br /> States and Puerto Rico to conduct and tabulate the Census Information Center(CIC) <br /> census. An accurate list ensures that residents will be <br /> invited to participate in the census and that the cen- The CIC program was established in 1988, when <br /> sus counts residents in the correct location. the Census Bureau and the National Urban League <br /> entered into a joint agreement to create a pilot proj- <br /> American Community Survey(ACS) ect to make census data and information available <br /> A monthly sample household survey conducted to minority communities. Over the next 2 years, the <br /> by the Census Bureau to obtain information similar Census Bureau added four additional organizations <br /> to the pilot program; the National Council of La <br /> to the long-form census questionnaire. The ACS is Raza, the Asian and Pacific Islander American Health <br /> sent to a small percentage of the U.S. population on <br /> Forum, Americans for Indian Opportunity, and the <br /> a rotating basis. First tested in 1995, it replaced the Southwest Voter Research Institute (now the William <br /> long form for the 2010 Census. Since 2004, ACS has C. Velasquez Institute). <br /> provided annual data for social and economic char- <br /> acteristics for many geographic areas and population In 2000, the CIC network became an official <br /> groups. Census Bureau program. That year, the Census <br /> Bureau expanded the network to a total of 59 <br /> Area Census Office (ACO) organizations. <br /> A temporary office established to oversee cen- Census Solutions Workshop <br /> sus operations in a specific area. These operations <br /> include address listing field work, local recruiting, A Census Solutions Workshop is a creative, Gol- <br /> and visiting households to conduct the 2020 Census. laborative, problem-solving event that brings <br /> together diverse thinkers. The Census Solutions <br /> C Workshop is specifically geared to generate new <br /> Census Bureau ways of communicating the importance of census <br /> An agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce data, reaching hard-to-count populations, and <br /> encouraging participation in Census Bureau sur- <br /> and the country's preeminent statistical collection veys and programs. <br /> and dissemination agency. It publishes a wide variety <br /> of statistical data about people, housing, and the <br /> economy of the nation. The Census Bureau conducts <br /> approximately 200 annual surveys, conducts the <br /> 15 2020 Census Complete Count Committee Guide U.S.Census Bureau <br />