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 Characteristics of American Indians and Alaska Natives by Tribe and Language Part 2
listed in Question 11b (specific language spoken) were optically scanned or keyed onto computer files, then coded into more than 380 detailed language categories using an automated coding system. The automated procedure compared write-in responses reported b...
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listed in Question 11b (specific language spoken) were optically scanned or keyed onto computer files, then coded into more than 380 detailed language categories using an automated coding system. The automated procedure compared write-in responses reported by respondents with entries in a master code list, which initially contained approximately 2,000 language names, and added variants and misspellings found in the 1990 census. Each write-in response was given a numeric code that was associated with one of the
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http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/phc-5-pt2.pdf#page=649
www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/phc-5-pt2.pdf#page=649
categories <span class="highlight">in</span> <span class="highlight">the</span> classification <span class="highlight">system</span>. <span class="highlight">The</span> <span class="highlight">automated</span> <span class="highlight">system</span> assigned codes to 59 percent of <span class="highlight">the</span> industry entries and 56 percent of <span class="highlight">the</span> occupation entries. Those cases not coded by <span class="highlight">the</span> computer were referred to clerical staff <span class="highlight">in</span> <span class="highlight">the</span> Census Bureau’s National Processing Center <span class="highlight">in</span> Jeffersonville, Indiana, <span class="highlight">for</span> coding. <span class="highlight">The</span> clerical staff converted <span class="highlight">the</span> written questionnaire responses to codes by comparing these responses to entries <span class="highlight">in</span> <span class="highlight">the</span> Alphabetical Index of Industries and Occupations. <span class="highlight">For</span> <span class="highlight">the</span> industry code, these
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http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/phc-5-pt2.pdf#page=656
www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/phc-5-pt2.pdf#page=656
listed <span class="highlight">in</span> Question 11b (specific language spoken) were optically scanned or keyed onto computer files, then coded into more than 380 detailed language categories using an <span class="highlight">automated</span> coding <span class="highlight">system</span>. <span class="highlight">The</span> <span class="highlight">automated</span> procedure compared write-<span class="highlight">in</span> responses reported by respondents with entries <span class="highlight">in</span> a master code list, which initially contained approximately 2,000 language names, and added variants and misspellings found <span class="highlight">in</span> <span class="highlight">the</span> 1990 census. Each write-<span class="highlight">in</span> response was given a numeric code that was associated with one of <span class="highlight">the</span>
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http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/phc-5-pt2.pdf#page=719
www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/phc-5-pt2.pdf#page=719
format. <span class="highlight">The</span> DCCs also perform other computer processing activities, including <span class="highlight">automated</span> questionnaire edits, work flow management, and data storage. There is one permanent DCC, <span class="highlight">the</span> National Processing Center <span class="highlight">in</span> Jeffersonville, Indiana. <span class="highlight">For</span> Census 2000, <span class="highlight">the</span> Census Bureau set up three temporary DCCs. <span class="highlight">The</span> temporary facilities were provided and operated by a private contractor through <span class="highlight">the</span> Data Capture Services contract. Data Capture <span class="highlight">System</span> 2000 (DCS 2000) <span class="highlight">The</span> DCS 2000 is a data capture <span class="highlight">system</span> that is used to capture
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