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Activity Number: 500
Type: Topic Contributed
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 1, 2012 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor: Section on Survey Research Methods
Abstract - #304612
Title: Overview of Current Population Survey Methodology
Author(s): Yang Cheng*+ and Patrick Flanagan and Eric Slud
Companies: U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Census Bureau
Address: 10604 Mahogany Court, Laurel, MD, 20723,
Keywords: Current Population Survey ; Rotation Panel Design ; AK Composite Estimate ; Replication Variance Estimate
Abstract:

The Current Population Survey (CPS) is one of the oldest, largest, and most well recognized surveys in the United States. It produces monthly household information about employment, unemployment, and other characteristics of the civilian non-institutionalized population. In this paper, we will evaluate the CPS sample design and estimation procedure, with specific attention to research problems in the areas of rotating panel design, sample size, systematic-sampling interval, AK composite estimate, and replication variance estimates. We will provide some comments and suggestions for future research, and suggest some ways to improve current CPS methods.


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