U.S. Census of Agriculture Victoria Calderon David Luckenbach National Agricultural Statistics Service United States Department of Agriculture Regional workshop on sampling for agricultural censuses and surveys Montevideo, Uruguay 12-16 December 2016
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U.S. Census of Agriculture
Victoria CalderonDavid Luckenbach
National Agricultural Statistics ServiceUnited States Department of Agriculture
Regional workshop on sampling for agricultural censuses and surveys
Montevideo, Uruguay12-16 December 2016
U.S. Census of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service:
Mission
to providetimely, accurate and useful statistics
in service to U.S. agriculture
U.S. Census of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service:
on-going sample survey program
weekly, monthly, quarterly & annual reports
basic statistics oncrops, livestock, chemical use,
farm demographics, income & expensesover 400 reports each year
120 crop items45 livestock items
U.S. Census of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service:
Agricultural Census
U.S. Census of Agriculture
Purpose:
to provideuniform, comprehensive statistics
on farms & farm productivityfor every county in the U.S.
every 5 years
U.S. Census of Agriculture
Legal Authority:
conducted under legal authoritygranted by United States Code
Title 7, Chapter 55, Section 2204g
type, frequency & geographic scopeconfidentiality of datamandatory reporting
U.S. Census of Agriculture
History:
1840 - 1950 conducted with decennial population census
1925 started mid-decade census
1954 - 1974 conducted in years ending in “4” & “9”
1978 adjusted to new schedule for economic censusesfirst used area frame to measure incompleteness
1982 - present conducted in years ending in “2” & “7”
1997 responsibility transferred fromU.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census to U.S. Department of Agriculture,National Agricultural Statistics Service
U.S. Census of Agriculture
Farm definition:
any place that produced and sold,or normally would have produced and sold,
$1,000 or more of agricultural productsduring the census year
~ currently about 2.2 million farms ~
U.S. Census of Agriculture
Uses:
analyze structure, productivity & trendsof U.S. agriculture
farmersfarm organizations
agribusinesses & other private sector businessesagriculture-oriented news media
administrative & legislative bodiesFederal, state & local government agencies
develop list sampling framefor agricultural surveys
U.S. Census of Agriculture
5-Year Census of Agriculture Cycle
U.S. Census of AgricultureYear 1 - Direction
Monitor products from previous Census of Agriculture (CoA)
Continue follow-ons from previous Census List building - National Agricultural Classification
Survey (240,000 forms mailed) Begin working on processing and analysis systems Determine Content
U.S. Census of Agriculture
Content Determination
• Consider new content from:– Data Users– Public Comment– USDA– Advisory Committees– NASS Staff
• Consider removing content
U.S. Census of Agriculture
Content Determination – Guiding Principles
• Include items that:– Are mandated/supported by Congress– Are requested by Federal agencies where
legislation called for data to be provided to Congress
– Assist in the evaluation of existing Federal programs
– If omitted, would result in additional respondent burden and cost for a new survey for other agencies or users
U.S. Census of Agriculture
Content Determination – Guiding Principles, cont.
• Include items that:– Are required for classification of farms by
historical groupings– Are needed for improving coverage in the
Census– Provide data on current issues– Improve data quality and accuracy
U.S. Census of Agriculture
Year 2 - Planning
Census of Agriculture Content Test Test new content and systems Focus on improving online respondent experience
List building - National Agricultural Classification Survey (340,000 forms mailed)
Begin working on publication specifications
U.S. Census of Agriculture
Year 3 - Reference
List building - National Agricultural Classification Survey (1 million forms mailed)
Supplemental samples from June Agricultural Survey Used to improve census coverage & determine
misclassification Print all correspondence materials
U.S. Census of Agriculture
Year 4 - Production
Data Collection and Processing Editing and Imputation Data Analysis Summarization, Weighting, and Disclosure Products and Release Planning Prepare for CoA Follow-ons
U.S. Census of Agriculture
Year 5 - Release
Release CoA results
Conduct first of the CoA Follow-ons
Evaluate the 2017 CoA and solicit input for the
2022 CoA from the public
U.S. Census of Agriculture
2017 CoA - Products
• February 2019– U.S. and State, Volume 1
• PDF, Online Database, Web Query Tool– State and County Profiles– Rankings– Web Maps– Outlying Areas– Highlights, Infographics, and Fact Sheets
• March – May 2019– Congressional District Profiles and Rankings– Zip Code Tabulations
Dates and products subject to change
U.S. Census of Agriculture
2017 CoA – Products, cont.
• June – August 2019– Watersheds– American Indian Reservations
• September – October 2019– Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Profiles– Typology– Years on Present Farm of Principal Operator
• November – December 2019– Specialty Crops– History