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Census Field Logic & Enumeration App glossary

Terms used in Census Field Logic & Enumeration App and its documentation.

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Terms used in Census Field Logic & Enumeration App and its documentation.

TermMeaning
EnumeratorA field worker who visits assigned addresses and records responses.
Crew leaderA supervisor who approves assignments and reviews quality flags for a team of enumerators.
Assignment areaA geographic area, from your agency's boundaries, used to group addresses for field work.
InstrumentThe questionnaire, with skip logic, edits and languages, that your agency approves.
Skip logicRules in the instrument that decide which question comes next based on earlier answers.
ParadataData about the interview process, such as length, timing and number of attempts.
ReinterviewA quality control contact with a household to check an original case.
Unworkable caseAn address that cannot be completed in the field, such as a nonexistent or inaccessible address.
TransmissionSending completed cases from the device to the service when a connection is available.
Quality flagAn indication that a case is worth checking, reviewed by a person; it is not a finding of misconduct.

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