title: On the quality of reinterview data with application to the Current Population Survey.
abstract: "The [U.S.] Current Population Survey (CPS) reinterview sample consists of two subsamples:  (a) a sample of CPS households is reinterviewed and the discrepancies between the reinterview responses and the original interview responses are reconciled for the purpose of obtaining more accurate responses..., and (b) a sample of CPS households, nonoverlapping with sample (a), is reinterviewed 'independently' of the original interview for the purpose of estimating simple response variance (SRV).  In this article a model and estimation procedure are proposed for obtaining estimates of SRV from subsample (a) as well as the customary estimates of SRV from subsample (b).... Data from the CPS reinterview program for both subsamples (a) and (b) are analyzed both (1) to illustrate the methodology and (2) to check the validity of the CPS reinterview data.  Our results indicate that data from subsample (a) are not consistent with the data from subsample (b) and provide convincing evidence that errors in subsample (a) are the source of the inconsistency."
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Biemer
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Forsman
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D019352:Censuses; D003625:Data Collection; D019049:Developed Countries; D005191:Family Characteristics; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008722:Methods; D009656:North America; D011154:Population Characteristics; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design; D012494:Sampling Studies; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Census; Census Methods; Data Collection; Developed Countries; Error Sources; Estimation Technics; Family And Household; Households; Interviews; Measurement; Methodological Studies; North America; Northern America; Population Statistics; Research Methodology; Sampling Studies; Studies; Survey Methodology; Surveys; United States