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Non-response Bias in the 2013 CPS ASEC Content Test

November 06, 2013

In March 2013, the Census Bureau fielded a content test to evaluate new income.

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Working Paper

A Personal and Professional History of the Survey of Program Dynamics

August 2007

This paper describes the evolution of the Survey of Program Dynamics (SPD), discusses its implementation, and draws lessons for future evaluation.

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Working Paper

The Use of Monetary Incentives in Census Bureau Longitudinal Surveys

January 29, 2007

The U.S. Census Bureau began using monetary incentives on an experimental basis in two of its demographic longitudinal surveys.

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Working Paper

Investigating the Receipt of Rental Subsidies Using SPD

2007

This paper reports the results of research and analysis undertaken by Census Bureau staff

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Working Paper

What type of jobs do welfare leavers get?

August 2003

Census Bureau research made available to others to encourage discussion on a range of topics. They have not undergone official review or the editorial process.

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Working Paper

Adolescent Behavior and Family Relationships

May 2003

Census Bureau research made available to others to encourage discussion on a range of topics. They have not undergone official review or the editorial process.

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Working Paper

A First Look at the Survey of Program Dynamics (SPD) Longitudinal Data

August 2002

Census Bureau research made available to others to encourage discussion on a range of topics. They have not undergone official review or the editorial process.

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Working Paper

Complex Data: Welfare Reform and the Survey of Program Dynamics

August 2002

Census Bureau research made available to others to encourage discussion on a range of topics. They have not undergone official review or the editorial process.

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Working Paper

Use of the SPD for Studying the Implications of Welfare Reform

April 16, 2002

Census Bureau research made available to others to encourage discussion on a range of topics. They have not undergone official review or the editorial process.

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Working Paper

Documentation of Child and Family Well-Being Measures

February 22, 2002

This document assesses the reliability and validity of several of the child and family well-being measures in the 1998 Wave of the Survey of Program Dynamics.

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Working Paper

The Iowa Survey of Program Dynamics Feasibility Study

March 15, 2000

Census Bureau research made available to others to encourage discussion on a range of topics. They have not undergone official review or the editorial process.

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Working Paper

Measuring Welfare Reform: Questions from Four Census Bureau Surveys

February 22, 2000

Census Bureau research made available to others to encourage discussion on a range of topics. They have not undergone official review or the editorial process.

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Working Paper

Measuring Welfare Reform, Preliminary Results from the SPD

February 02, 2000

We are planning a Survey of Program Dynamics to simultaneously measure important features of the full range of welfare and other social and economic programs.

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Working Paper

Preliminary Results From the Survey of Program Dynamics

February 02, 2000

This paper reports the results of research and analysis undertaken by Census Bureau staff.

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Working Paper

The Survey Of Program Dynamics - A Mid-Term Status Report

February 02, 2000

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the quality of the SPD data.

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Working Paper

The Survey of Program Dynamics - A Mid-Term Status Report

February 02, 2000

We are planning a Survey of Program Dynamics to simultaneously measure important features of the full range of welfare and other social and economic programs.

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Working Paper

SPD 1997 Bridge and Current Population Surveys '97 March Supplement

August 12, 1999

We are planning a Survey of Program Dynamics to simultaneously measure important features of the full range of welfare and other social and economic programs.

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Working Paper

Results of Testing on the Residential History Module for the SPD 2000

April 09, 1999

We are planning a Survey of Program Dynamics to simultaneously measure important features of the full range of welfare and other social and economic programs.

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Working Paper

Comparing Reponse Rates for SPD, PSID and NLSY

January 28, 1999

We are planning a Survey of Program Dynamics to simultaneously measure important features of the full range of welfare and other social and economic programs.

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Working Paper

Comparing Response Rates for SPD, PSID, and NLSY

January 28, 1999

The usefulness of data from any longitudinal or panel study that follows and interviews the same respondents over a period of years depends on the assumption that the data represent the relevant populations.

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Working Paper

Proposal for Incentives in the 1999 SPD

January 21, 1999

In an attempt to slow the rate of attrition for the Survey of Program Dynamics (SPD), we are requesting permission to offer a prepaid incentive of $40 to all eligible sample cases in the upcoming 1999 data collection.

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Families and Living Arrangements

Proposal for Incentives in the 1999 SPD

January 21, 1999

We are planning a Survey of Program Dynamics to simultaneously measure important features of the full range of welfare and other social and economic programs.

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Working Paper

Evaluation of the SPD Exploratory Attrition Study

1999

We are planning a Survey of Program Dynamics to simultaneously measure important features of the full range of welfare and other social and economic programs.

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Working Paper

Proposal to Provide Incentives in the 1999 Survey of Program Dynamics

1999

In this document, we suggest an alternative proposal concerning incentive use in the upcoming data collection of the 1999 Survey of Program Dynamics (SPD).

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Working Paper

Proposal to Provide Incentives in the Upcoming 1999 SPD

1999

We are planning a Survey of Program Dynamics to simultaneously measure important features of the full range of welfare and other social and economic programs.

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Working Paper

Measuring the Impact of Welfare Reform with the SPD

October 07, 1998

This paper describes the origin, purpose, status, and plans of the Survey of Program Dynamics (SPD).

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Working Paper

Summary Report: 1998 SPD Taped Interviews

September 25, 1998

We are planning a Survey of Program Dynamics to simultaneously measure important features of the full range of welfare and other social and economic programs.

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Working Paper

Developing Children's Data for the Survey of Program Dynamics (SPD)

August 1998

We are planning a Survey of Program Dynamics to simultaneously measure important features of the full range of welfare and other social and economic programs.

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Working Paper

Report on Cognitive Interview Results for the 1999 SPD

June 17, 1998

We are planning a Survey of Program Dynamics to simultaneously measure important features of the full range of welfare and other social and economic programs.

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Working Paper

Teens talk: Are Adolescents Willing & Able to Answer Survey Questions?

1998

In this paper, we will discuss results from two tests and associated modifications made to the survey instrument.

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Working Paper

Developing the Survey of Program Dynamics Survey Instruments

1998

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, the Census Bureau was charged to evaluate the impact of the law.

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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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Working Paper

Measuring the Impact of Welfare Reform: Issues in Designing the SPD

1997

In this paper, we describe challenges we faced in developing, designing and testing two new survey instruments.

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Working Paper

Tracking Devolution: The Survey of Program Dynamics

March 29, 1997

In this paper, we discuss some of the background leading up to the development of the survey, the basic design as currently formulated, and more.

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Working Paper

What Are the Issues in Implementing the Survey of Program Dynamics?

March 24, 1997

We are planning a Survey of Program Dynamics to simultaneously measure important features of the full range of welfare and other social and economic programs.

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