Extending current population survey linkages: Obstacles and solutions for linking monthly data from 1976 to 1988

Sarah M Flood; Renae Rodgers; Jose D Pacas Viscarra; Devon Kristiansen; Ben Klaas

doi:10.3233/JEM-210480

Extending current population survey linkages: Obstacles and solutions for linking monthly data from 1976 to 1988

Sarah M Flood, Renae Rodgers, Jose D Pacas Viscarra, Devon Kristiansen, Ben Klaas

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The Current Population Survey (CPS) has been the nation's primary source of information about employment and unemployment for decades. The data are widely used by social scientists and policy makers to study labor force participation, poverty, and other high-priority topics. An underutilized feature of the CPS is its short-run panel component. This paper discusses the unique challenges encountered when linking basic monthly data as well as when linking the March basic monthly data to the Annual Social and Economic (ASEC) Supplement in the 1976-1988 period. We describe strategies to address linking obstacles and document linkage rates.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1-28
Number of pages	28
Journal	Journal of Economic and Social Measurement
Volume	46
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/JEM-210480
State	Published - 2022

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current population survey
linking
panel data

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Extending current population survey linkages: Obstacles and solutions for linking monthly data from 1976 to 1988

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