The U.S. Census Bureau’s International Programs Center is pleased to announce the release of the Tool for Assessing Pilot Electronic Censuses (TAPEC). The Census Bureau's TAPEC is a comprehensive assessment tool designed for national statistical offices (NSOs) to evaluate and document a pilot electronic census of population and housing.

The primary objective of the TAPEC is to systematically assess and assist NSOs in identifying critical issues to address before the execution of the full census. The TAPEC consists of three assessment activities that begin during pilot fieldwork and continue through the post-pilot assessment period.

The TAPEC:

• Standardizes important census operations in a structured and user-friendly format (e.g. sampling, questionnaire content, Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing application, training).
• Incorporates feedback from all operational personnel involved in a pilot electronic census, in addition to field observers.
• Evaluates feedback across 11 operational modules.
• Compiles issues in a single report.

TAPEC is sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development and developed by the Census Bureau.

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About the International Programs Center of the U.S. Census Bureau

The U.S. Census Bureau conducts demographic, economic, and geographic studies of other countries and strengthens statistical development around the world through technical assistance, training, and software products. For over 70 years, the Census Bureau has performed international analytical work and assisted in the collection, processing, analysis, dissemination, and use of statistics with counterpart governments in over 100 countries.

For more information, please visit our website: International Programs Center (census.gov).