Form Survey of U.S. Cen Survey of U.S. Cen Survey of U.S. Census Bureau's AFF Enhancements

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Survey of the U.S. Census Bureau's American FactFinder
Enhancements

Please complete the following feedback form about your experience with the new version
of the American FactFinder shown on the Beta Website. The new version of American
FactFinder is scheduled for public release in January 2013. Your feedback is important to
us and will provide us with valuable insight as we work to improve the American
FactFinder.
Your responses will be kept confidential. All answers will be pooled into aggregate
measures for all reporting purposes, and no individual person or organization will be
identified. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to
average 10 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions,
searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and
completing and reviewing the collection of information. Respondents are not required to
respond to any information collection unless it displays a valid approval number from the
Office of Management and Budget.
Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of
information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to: Paperwork Project 06070760, U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Room 3K138, Washington, DC 20233.
You may e-mail comments to: Paperwork@census.gov
, use “Paperwork Project 0607-0760” as the subject.

Please note: Fields with an * (asterisk) next to them are required fields.

*Have you taken this survey for the American FactFinder before?
Yes
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Enhancements
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OMB Number: 0607-0760
Expiration Date: February 28, 2014

*Please tell us which group(s) you are a member of (Check all that apply)
Regional Office Staff
Census Call Center Staff
State Data Center Program
Census Information Center Program
Federal State Cooperative Program for Population Estimates
Other, please specify:

*How often do you use American FactFinder?
Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Less than Monthly
Never

*What are the primary functions you perform in the American FactFinder? (Check all that
apply)
To find profiles or summarized information on a community
View and/or manipulate tables online
Download multiple tables or large amounts of data
Create or work with maps
Other, please specify:

*Which web browser(s) do you use? (Indicate all that apply)
Please specify version number

Internet Explorer
Firefox
Chrome
Safari
Opera
Other, please specify

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1. Please rate your level of agreement/disagreement on the following statements about
Community Facts.
Strongly
Mildly
Disagree Disagree Disagree Neutral

Mildly
Agree

Agree

Strongly
Agree

Did not
use

Community Facts was easy to
use.
The measures and links in
Community Facts were useful
to me.
Please provide any comments you have on Community Facts. (Optional)

2. Please rate your level of agreement/disagreement on the following statements about
the Navigation Wizard/Guided Search.
Strongly
Mildly
Disagree Disagree Disagree Neutral

Mildly
Agree

Agree

Strongly
Agree

Did not
use

The Navigation
Wizard/Guided Search
was easy to use.
The Navigation
Wizard/Guided Search
helped me find the
information that I was
looking for.
Please provide any comments you have on Navigation Wizard/Guided Search. (Optional)

3. Please rate your level of agreement/disagreement on the following statements about
Data Finder/Advanced Search.
Strongly
Mildly
Disagree Disagree Disagree Neutral

Mildly
Agree

Agree

Strongly
Agree

Did not
use

Data Finder/Advanced
Search was easy to
use.
The 'refine my search'
text box was easy to
use.
The Data
Finder/Advanced
Search Filter options on
the left were easy to
use.
Data Finder/Advanced
Search helped me find
the information I was
looking for.
Please provide any comments you have on Data Finder/Advanced Search. (Optional)

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Enhancements
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4. Please rate your level of agreement/disagreement to the following statement about
selecting Geographies in Data Finder/Advanced Search.
Strongly
Mildly
Disagree Disagree Disagree Neutral

Mildly
Agree

Agree

Strongly
Agree

Did not
use

It was easy to find the
geographies I was
looking for.
4a. I prefer to select Geographies by using the:
List tab
Name tab
Address tab
Map tab
'Refine your search' text box
Data Finder/Advanced Search geography text box on the Main Page

Please provide any comments you have on selecting Geographies in Data
Finder/Advanced Search. (Optional)

5. Please rate your level of agreement/disagreement to the following statements about
News and Notes.
Strongly
Mildly
Disagree Disagree Disagree Neutral

Mildly
Agree

Agree

It was easy to find
information on new
data releases and
changes to American
FactFinder.
The information
provided by News and
Notes was useful to
me.
Please provide any comments you have on News and Notes. (Optional)

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Strongly
Agree

Did not
use

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6. Please rate your level of agreement/disagreement on the following statements about
the Download process.
Strongly
Mildly
Disagree Disagree Disagree Neutral

Mildly
Agree

Agree

Strongly
Agree

Did not
use

It was easy for me to
download information.
The format of the data
in the download was
useful to me.
Please provide any comments you have on the Download process. (Optional)

*7. Please rate your level of agreement/disagreement to the following statement about
the Main Page.
Strongly
Mildly
Disagree Disagree Disagree Neutral

Mildly
Agree

Agree

The Main Page helped
me get started to find
information.
Please provide any comments you have on the Main Page. (Optional)

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Strongly
Agree

Did not
use

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Enhancements

*8. Please rate your level of agreement/disagreement to the following statements on
your overall impression of the newly enhanced American FactFinder compared to the
current version of American FactFinder.
Strongly
Mildly
Disagree Disagree Disagree Neutral

Mildly
Agree

Agree

Strongly
Agree

Did not
use

It is easier to find what
I am looking for.
It is easier to
understand.
It is easier to navigate.
It is easier to search.
It is an improvement
overall.
It will help my
customers overall.
Please provide any additional information about your experience with the newly
enhanced American FactFinder Website. (Optional)

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Enhancements

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