= Planning Database = The '''Planning Database''' is a collection of [[UnitedStates/CensusBureau#Geographies|geographic]] characteristics. <> ---- == Description == The database aggregates characteristics from various Census Bureau products. These are recorded as statistics at the level of [[UnitedStates/CensusBureau#Geographies|block groups and tracts]]. A key component of the database is the '''Low Response Score''' ('''LRS'''), which was designed to capture the responsivity effects of all other characteristics. It is used to identify hard-to-survey populations for [[UnitedStates/CensusBureau|Census]] administration. The '''Response Outreach Area Mapper''' ('''ROAM''') is an interactive dashboard for accessing the database. ---- CategoryRicottone