Abstract #300155

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JSM 2003 Abstract #300155
Activity Number: 364
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 6, 2003 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor: Section on Survey Research Methods
Abstract - #300155
Title: Regulatory Exemptions and Item Nonresponse
Author(s): Paul B. McMahon*+
Companies: Internal Revenue Service
Address: PO Box 2608, Washington, DC, 20013-2608,
Keywords: administrative records ; item Nonresponse
Abstract:

Administrative records, such as tax returns, are often used in developing sampling frames and adjusting estimates. The Internal Revenue Service takes this a step further for the Statistics of Income programs, using the tax records as survey questionnaires. Any use of such administrative records, however, brings with it the conditions under which the records are created, including exemptions from reporting data items. In this particular case, the tax regulations allow certain partnerships to withhold the details of their asset holdings. We will review the impact of this exemption on the sample design and estimate the understatement present in the published data.

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