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Data Collection Timeline

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Graphic Version

Pre-notification

Mail out

Telephone follow-up I

Email follow-up

Telephone Follow-up II

Telephone Follow-up III

End data Collection

Milestone Date
E-mailed pre-notification letter

March 30, 2016
Mailed out census April 4 – April 5
Conducted first round of non-response telephone follow-up May 10-May 26
E-mailed non-respondent operators June 6
Conducted second round of non-response telephone follow-up June 6 – June 24
Conducting third round of telephone follow-up July 18 – July 29