Current Population Survey Design and Methodology - Census Bureau
Current Population Survey Design and Methodology - Census Bureau
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CONTENTS<br />
<strong>Current</strong> <strong>Population</strong> <strong>Survey</strong> TP66<br />
U.S. <strong>Bureau</strong> of Labor Statistics <strong>and</strong> U.S. <strong>Census</strong> <strong>Bureau</strong><br />
Chapter 15.—Con.<br />
Controlling Miscellaneous Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15–8<br />
References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15–9<br />
Chapter 16. Quality Indicators of Nonsampling Errors<br />
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16–1<br />
Coverage Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16–1<br />
Nonresponse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16–2<br />
Response Variance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16–5<br />
Mode of Interview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16–6<br />
Time in Sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16–7<br />
Proxy Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16–9<br />
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16–9<br />
References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16–10<br />
Appendix A. Sample Preparation Materials<br />
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–1<br />
Unit Frame Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–1<br />
Area Frame Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–1<br />
Group Quarters Frame Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–1<br />
Permit Frame Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–1<br />
Appendix B. Maintaining the Desired Sample Size<br />
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–1<br />
Maintenance Reductions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–1<br />
Appendix C. Derivation of Independent <strong>Population</strong> Controls<br />
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–1<br />
<strong>Population</strong> Universe for CPS Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–3<br />
Calculation of <strong>Population</strong> Projections for the CPS Universe . . . . . . . . . . C–4<br />
Procedural Revisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–11<br />
Summary List of Sources for CPS <strong>Population</strong> Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–11<br />
References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–12<br />
Appendix D. Organization <strong>and</strong> Training of the Data Collection Staff<br />
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D–1<br />
Organization of Regional Offices/CATI Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D–1<br />
Training Field Representatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D–1<br />
Field Representative Training Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D–1<br />
Field Representative Performance Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D–3<br />
Evaluating Field Representative Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D–4<br />
Appendix E. Reinterview: <strong>Design</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Methodology</strong><br />
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E−1<br />
Response Error Sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E−1<br />
Quality Control Sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E−1<br />
Reinterview Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E–2<br />
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E–2<br />
References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E–2<br />
Acronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Acronyms−1<br />
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Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index–1 .<br />
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