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Figure 7–8. Interviews: Main Items (Housing Unit and Demographic) Asked in MIS 5 Cases Note: This list of items is not inclusive. The list covers only the main data items and does not include related items used to arrive at the final response (e.g., probes and verification screens). See CPS Interviewing Manual for illustrations of the actual instrument screens for all CPS items. Housing Unit Items Item name Item asks 1 HHNUM-vr If household is a replacement household. 2 VERADD What is the street address (as verification). 3 CHNGPH If current phone number needs updating. 4 MAILAD What is the mailing address (as verification). 5 TENUR-scrn If unit is owned, rented, or occupied without paid rent. 6 TELHH-scrn If there is a telephone in the unit. 7 TELIN-scrn If a telephone interview is acceptable. 8 TELPHN What is the phone number and whether it is a home or office phone. 9 BSTTM-scrn When is the best time to contact the respondent. 10 NOSUN-scrn If a Sunday interview is acceptable. 11 THANKYOU If there is any reason why the interviewer will not be able to interview the household next month. 12 INOTES-1 If the interviewer wants to make any notes about the case that might help with the next interview; also asks for a list of names/ages of ALL additional persons if there are more than 16 household members. Demographic Items Item name Item asks 13 RESP1 If respondent is different from the previous interview. 14 STLLIV If all persons listed are still living in the unit. 15 NEWLIV If anyone else is staying in the unit now. 16 MCHILD If the household roster (displayed on the screen) is missing any babies or small children. 17 MAWAY If the household roster (displayed on the screen) is missing usual residents temporarily away from the unit (e.g., traveling, at school, in hospital). 18 MLODGE If the household roster (displayed on the screen) is missing any lodgers, boarders, or live-in employees. 19 MELSE If the household roster (displayed on the screen) is missing anyone else staying in the unit. 20 EDUCA-scrn What is the highest level of school completed or highest degree received; asked for the first time in MIS 1, and then verified in MIS 5 and in specific months (i.e., February, July, and October). 21 CHANGE If, since last month, there has been any change in the household roster (displayed with full demographics), particularly in the marital status. Figures 7–9 and 7–10 show the results of a typical month’s (September 2004) CPS interviewing. Figure 7–9 lists the outcomes of all the households in the CPS sample. The expectations for normal monthly interviewing are a Type A rate around 7.5 percent with an overall noninterview rate in the 21−23 percent range. In September 2004, the Type A rate was 7.56 percent. For the April 2003−March 2003 period, the CPS Type A rate was 7.25 percent. The overall noninterview rate for September 2004 was 22.98 percent, compared to the 12-month average of 23.19 percent. Current Population Survey TP66 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and U.S. Census Bureau Conducting the Interviews 7–9
Figure 7–9. Interviewing Results (September 2004) Description Result Total HHLD 71,575 Eligible HHLD 59,641 Interviewed HHLD 55,130 Response rate 92.44% Noninterviews 16,445 Rate 22.98% Type A 4,511 Rate 7.56% No one home 1,322 Temporarily absent 432 Refused 2,409 Other—specify 348 Callback needed—no progress 0 Type B 11,522 Rate 16.19% Entire HH Armed Forces 130 Entire HH under 15 3 Temp. occupied with persons with URE 1,423 Vacant regular (REG) 7,660 Vacant HHLD furniture storage 514 Unfit, to be demolished 428 Under construction, not ready 429 Converted to temp. business or storage 167 Unoccupied tent or trailer site 354 Permit granted, construction not started 50 Other Type B 364 Type C 412 Rate 0.58% Demolished 82 House or trailer moved 45 Outside segment 7 Converted to permanent business or storage 48 Merged 26 Condemned 9 Built after April 1, 2000 14 Unused serial no./listing Sheet Llne 54 Removed during subsampling 0 Unit already had a chance of selection 4 Other Type C 123 Figure 7–10. Telephone Interview Rates (September 2004) Note: Figure 7−10 shows the rates of personal and telephone interviewing in September 2004. It is highly consistent with the usual monthly results for personal and telephone interviews. Characteristic Total Telephone Personal Number Percent Number Percent Total....... 55,130 35,566 64.5 19,564 35.5 MIS 1&5 ........ 13,515 2,784 20.6 10,731 79.4 MIS 2−4, 6−8 . . . 41,615 32,782 78.8 8,833 21.2 7–10 Conducting the Interviews Current Population Survey TP66 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and U.S. Census Bureau
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Design and Methodology Current Popu
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U.S. Department of Labor Elaine L.
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Foreword The Current Population Sur
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CONTENTS Chapter 9. Data Preparatio
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CONTENTS Figures 3-1 CPS Rotation C
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Chapter 1. Background The Current P
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Page 17 and 18: was added as a control to the Hispa
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Page 25 and 26: Calculation of overall state sampli
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Page 29 and 30: Summary of Sampling Frames Table 3-
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Page 39 and 40: Permit listing. Listing in the perm
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Wolter, K. (1984), ‘‘An Investi
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• Master Address File (MAF): The
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no RO review of group quarters list
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5. The questionnaire does not elici
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chance to answer; probing technique
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Chapter 16. Quality Indicators of N
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Figure 16−2. Average Yearly Type
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Table 16-3. Labor Force Status by I
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supposed to be done in person, the
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Figure 16−4. Basic CPS Household
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Appendix A Sample Preparation Mater
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Illustration 1. Segment Folder, BC-
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Illustration 3. Unit/Permit Listing
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Illustration 5. Unit/Permit Listing
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Illustration 7. Permit Sketch Map,
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group numbers are chosen for deleti
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demographic components often cited
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2. The CPS control universe exclude
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A concern exists relative to the co
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The resulting race categories (Whit
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treat race and Hispanic origin as a
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REFERENCES Ahmed, B. and J. G. Robi
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Figure D-1. Map D-2 Organization an
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This report provides the supervisor
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Appendix E. Reinterview: Design and
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Acronyms ADS Annual Demographic Sup
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Births—Con. total population C-4
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Estimates, population—Con. popula
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Listing checks 15-4 Listing Sheets
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Ratio adjustments—Con. second-sta
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Vacancy rates 11-2, 11-4 Variance e
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