NASS Mail Lists.ppt

NASS Mail Lists Roger Beinhart International Programs Office August 24, 2006 Definitions sampling frame: a means by which a target populationmay be sampled a list of all sampling units a set of rules for identifyingpopulation units Definitions target population all the items (people, farms, animals, businesses, etc.)about which information is needed sampling units well-defined units that allow access to the target population population units individual elements of the target population NASS Sampling Frames List frame: farmers agri-businesses fields/orchards Area frame: segments of land NASS List Frame What is it? data to identify, locate contactfarmers agri-businesses name address telephone number state, district county Social Security Number Employer Identification Number data about the farm/business total area individual crop area grain storage capacity peak livestock inventories peak number of hired workers . . . List development: Sources previous census list NASS list frame lists from other Federal state agencies lists from trade associations similar organizations Record linkage identify remove duplication NASS List Frame How is it constructed? sources for new names data growers organizations farm program lists state local tax records state local license records lists from other federal, state local agencies newspaper magazine articles sources for updating names data on-going NASS surveys Census of Agriculture NASS List Frame How is it used? NASS List Frame NASS List Frame NASS List Frame NASS List Frame NASS List Frame Coverage evaluation: Why evaluate coverage? difficult to build a complete list reporting errors NASS List Frame Strengths: can use inexpensive data collection methods (mail, telephone) can target specific or rare commodities can reduce variability due to sampling cost efficient NASS List Frame Weaknesses: does not cover entire population goes out-of-date quickly increased non-sampling errors due todata collection methods requi