The American Time Use Survey: cognitive pretesting (ABSTRACT), Monthly Labor Review Online, February 2002

The American Time Use Survey: cognitive pretesting

Lisa K. Schwartz
Research Psychologist and Associate Program Manager of the American Time Use Survey, Division of Labor Force Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Cognitive pretesting of the American Time Use Survey has resulted in several redesigns that disambiguated the wording of a number of questions in the instrument; further testing will ensure that the survey delivers high-quality data on an ongoing basis.

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