Abstract #301826

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JSM 2003 Abstract #301826
Activity Number: 42
Type: Topic Contributed
Date/Time: Sunday, August 3, 2003 : 4:00 PM to 5:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Survey Research Methods
Abstract - #301826
Title: A Qualitative Approach to the Study of BLS Establishment Survey Nonresponse
Author(s): Jean Fox*+ and Sylvia Kay Fisher and Christine Rho and Roberta L. Sangster and Clyde Tucker
Companies: Bureau of Labor Statisics and Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Labor Statistics
Address: Rm #1950, Washington, DC, 20212-0001,
Keywords: establishment surveys ; survey nonresponse ; qualitative methods
Abstract:

In response to a perception that nonresponse in establishment surveys is increasing, a team at the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) examined the scope and causes of nonresponse in four BLS surveys: the Current Employment Statistics Program, the National Compensation Survey, the International Price Program, and the Producer Price Index. This paper describes the qualitative methodology used to collect data, namely, by means of personal interviews and focus groups with national and regional BLS program managers and staff members. Interview and focus group protocols administered to the different staff groups were designed to generate comparable information across surveys. In addition, the team conducted telephone interviews with a small number of survey respondents, nonrespondents, drop-outs, and intermittent responders to help understand the causes of nonresponse more thoroughly. The paper also describes the implications and limitations associated with qualitative methods for this research.

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