Age Search_Statement B_041422

SUPPORTING STATEMENT B

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Census Bureau

U.S. Age Search Service

OMB Control No. 0607-0117

B.         Collections of Information Employing Statistical Methods

1.          Universe and Respondent Selection

Sampling methods are not employed in the Age Search Program. An age search is only conducted for a specific address when a customer requests a search, meets all the criteria for a search, and pays the necessary fees associated with the search.

2.         Procedures for Collecting Information

The information used in the Age Search process is found in data collected in the decennial censuses. The Fiscal Services Office in Jeffersonville, Indiana maintains the 1910-2010 censuses for searching purposes.

3. Methods to Maximize Response

Not applicable

4. Tests of Procedures or Methods

The forms, procedures and methods used in the Age Search Program are essentially the same forms that have been used for many years. On the Census Bureau website, there is a tutorial titled Age Search Service Script that will walk an applicant through the process.

5. Contacts for Statistical Aspects and Data Collection

For information regarding the statistical aspects and/or data collection for the Age Search Program, contact Deborah Johnson, Fiscal Services Office, National Processing Center, U.S. Census Bureau. She can be reached at (812) 218-3053 or by email at Deborah.Johnson@census.gov.