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i ~• <br /> <br />walkers of all races canvassed the City, and in the process <br />increased the overall response rate to over 98 percent. By <br />canvassing the city with this field 'methodology, the <br />Redistricting Committee ensured that La Porteans of all means <br />and races were contacted on at least 5 distinct occasions. <br />Additionally, vacant homes and "no such addresses" were again <br />physically verified and accounted for. ~Jith a final response <br />rate exceeding 98 percent in all areas of the city, the <br />Redistricting Committee stands poised to undertake the redrawing. <br />of political jurisdictions in conformance with federal, state <br />and local laws. <br />Data Collection and Manipulation <br />An automated data collection and manipulation process was <br />designed in order to facilitate effective and efficient survey <br />accounting practices and to simplify the redistricting modeling <br />process. The initial database was established primarily to <br />gather demographic data corresponding to a particular water <br />billing account number. Since completion of the census, <br />however, a second database, designed to extract from and <br />streamline the old database, has been completed. The new, more <br />efficient database has been created to greatly enhance modeling <br />capability. A random page of computer printout taken from the <br />same reports but from different databases indicates that all <br />data from the initial database also resides on the new database <br />(see exhibits E and F in appendix). The new database, however, <br />.also contains information integral to Phase Two of the <br />Redistricting Project - Redistricting Modeling Process (RMP).. <br />C~ <br />