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September 1993, Vol. 116,
No. 9
Overhaul of the Current Population Survey
Evaluating changes in the
estimates
Chester E. Bowie
Assistant Chief, Demographic Survey
Division, Bureau of the Census
Lawrence S. Cahoon
Assistant Chief, Demographic
Statistical Methods Division, Bureau of the Census
Elizabeth A. Martin
Chief, Center for Survey Methods
Research, Bureau of the Census
A 1½ year overlap sample is being used to gauge differences in measures from the old and revised surveys. The effects of questionnaire changes, advanced computerization, and centralization of the interview process will be subject to special scrutiny. This article summarizes the differences in CPS estimates using the old and new survey methods.
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