The Current Population Survey (CPS), a monthly survey of approximately 60,000 households, is the primary source of information on labor force characteristics of the U.S. population. The survey, conducted for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) by the Bureau of the Census, uses a scientifically selected sample of households, representative of the civilian noninstitutional population of the U.S.

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WORKING PAPER | MAY 2001

A Tool for Evaluating the Design of Visually Administered Instruments

A data collection instrument that a respondent self completes through the visual channel, such as on paper or over the Web, is visually administered.

WORKING PAPER | FEBRUARY 08, 1999

Context Effects for Census Measures of Race and Hispanic Origin

This paper reports on the results of a split-ballot experiment conducted in 1987 to test alternative versions of the decennial census long form.

WORKING PAPER | AUGUST 01, 1991

Questionnaire Research in the Census of Construction Industries

Research on Census of Construction Industries questionnaire represents the Bureau’s first attempt to conduct research on the design of economic census forms.

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