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3 Sampling Frames
3 Sampling Frames
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. The CPS is a well-established, rotating panel, continuous survey of the noninstitutionalized population in the United States ages 15 and older.
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Finally, it is possible that ATUS response rates are adversely affected by previous participation in several prior CPS interviews, but it is difficult to determine conclusively the potential magnitude of this effect. Overall, the telephone response rates are in the mid-50 percent range.
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He pointed it out that there are several challenges related to these designs as well. Nonresponse rates can be affected not only by the fact that respondents' willingness to participate sometimes declines by the time of the second-phase survey, but also because of increased difficulties related to locating sample persons by the time of the follow-up.
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THE POTENTIAL ROLE OF THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY IN SAMPLING RARE POPULATIONS Keith Rust (Westat) began by saying that he added the word "potential" to the title of his presentation to illustrate that some of the ideas presented are in development or are under consideration, rather than already in progress.
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Household surveys tend to undercover young adult black men, so it seems likely that the ACS would, too. The ACS weighting adjustments can help address undercoverage for estimates, but it is unknown how useful this will be for the subsampled rare population group.
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The ACS sample is a rolling sample, with a new sample produced every month. Could this be utilized to design rolling samples for rare populations?
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Moreover, the NIS would need to be in the field within 19 months of the ACS response to cover 19-month-olds. The Census Bureau and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention jointly conducted a one-state trial with children ages 19-35 months using ACS data for the period 2006-2008.
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Rust ended by saying that, although the ACS appears to offer opportunities for use as a sampling frame for other surveys, it is not a panacea, and there are real risks of abuse. SAMPLING FRAMES FOR FEDERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS: A VISION FOR THE FUTURE Frederick Scheuren (National Opinion Research Center)
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Scheuren argued that cooperation related to work on sampling frames is important, and that in his view all federal survey contracts should require data sharing for frame construction. He acknowledged that there are many barriers to implementing this type of mandatory data sharing, including legislative and regulatory restrictions, the lack of political and bureaucratic will, the fact that it violates precedents, and the need for a long-term commitment.
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On recycling sample, Kominski said that currently an ACS case can be used in only one secondary survey based on the primary survey, but this is not necessarily the case in the commercial sector, and other scenarios could be considered. A participant from the National Agricultural Statistics Service added that they have this problem with the Agricultural Resource Management Survey: first, there is a screening survey, and then another survey uses up the data, so they cannot be used for the next survey.
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Sondik asked Scheuren about his vision for the federal statistical system and the idea of increasingly fuzzier data and methods: How will it be decided what constitutes a benchmark? Scheuren responded that it is critical to take advantage of opportunities that are already available: administrative records, business frames, modern methods, sharing mechanisms, and the knowledge of those who move around and have worked in other countries -- especially smaller ones forced to use more economical means to obtain data.
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