Working Papers in Survey Methodology (SM) cover questionnaire design research and methodological studies to identify causes of nonsampling errors and evaluate alternative design solutions.

1997

Working Paper

Income Measurement Error in Surveys: A Review

1997

Because income data are germane to a wide array of important policy issues, income questions are almost ubiquitous in government-sponsored surveys.

Research

Using Administrative Record Persons in the 1996 Community Census

1997

Names and characteristics from administrative records are a possible source of people missed in the Census.

Working Paper

How Do People Answer Income Questions?

1997

People do not always answer questions regarding their household's income the way the question designer expected them to.

Working Paper

Plant-Capture Method for Estimating the Size of the Street Population

1997

In 1990, the Census Bureau conducted two operations designed to include homeless persons in the census.

Working Paper

Improving the Navigational Qualities of the Decennial Short Form

1997

This research is part of the Census' continuing effort to design decennial short forms that are respondent friendly, machine imagable, and cost efficient.

Working Paper

Third-Person Reporting of Hispanic Origin and Race

May 17, 1997

Hispanic origin and race are problematic data elements in censuses and surveys.

Working Paper

Better Formatting for Lower Response Burden

1997

This paper will present a modest qualitative effort to look at the implications of varying the instruction design.

Working Paper

Cognitive Evaluation of Proposed Disability Question

September 22, 1997

Data needs in the area of disability are changing with the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act and with welfare reform.

Working Paper

Report to OMB on Third-Person Reporting of Hispanic Origin and Race

1997

This report documents the successive results of multi-stage research to develop, test, and field experimental Hispanic origin and race questions.

Working Paper

Survey of Program Dynamics (SPD): Pretest Evaluation Report

December 19, 1997

Welfare reform legislation was passed and the Census Bureau was mandated to conduct a survey to evaluate welfare reform and its impact on the nation.

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