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Executive Summary |
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Introduction |
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Uses of Work-at-Home Data |
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Criteria for Survey Selection |
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Organization of Report |
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Table |
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1. Summary of Surveys in Study |
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Part I. Surveying Home-Based Work |
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Defining ‘‘Work at Home’’ |
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Classifying the Worker |
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Recommendation |
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Classifying the Type and Hours of Work |
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Phrasing of Work-at-Home Question |
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Sequencing of Work-at-Home Questions |
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Information Provided by Surveys |
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Comparison of Work-at-Home Counts |
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New Work-at-Home Questions Added to Surveys |
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Summary of Information Available From Tagged Surveys |
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Recommendations for Work-at-Home Questions to be Added to Surveys |
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Counting the Work-at-Home Populations |
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Examples of Uses of Federal Survey Data |
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Transportation Planning and Entrepreneurial Growth |
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Technology Impacts |
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Tables |
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2. Time Reference of Survey Questions |
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3. Work-at-Home Data |
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4. Transportation-Related Work-at-Home Questions Added to Federal Surveys |
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5. Characteristics of Mobile Workers Collected by Surveys |
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6. Recommended Work-at-Home Questions |
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7. Counting the Work-at-Home Populations |
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Part II. Analysis of Federal Survey Methods |
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American Housing Survey |
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Characteristics of Business Owners (CBO) Survey |
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Current Population Survey (CPS) |
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CPS Multiple Jobholding Supplement |
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CPS Computer Ownership and Use Supplement |
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November 1994 Computer Supplement for Commerce Department |
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Decennial Census of Population |
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Health and Retirement Survey (HRS) |
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National Education Longitudinal Study (NELS) |
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National Household Education Surveys (NHES) |
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National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Market Experience |
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National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH) |
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Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey (NPTS) |
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Panel Survey of Income Dynamics (PSID) |
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Statistics of Income (SOI) |
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Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) |
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Quick Survey Turnaround and Tabulation System |
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Regional Travel Surveys |
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1996 Dallas-Fort Worth Household Activity Survey 24-Hour Diary |
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1994 Activity and Travel Survey Oregon and SW Washington |
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Part III. Anticipating the Mobile Global Workforce |
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Recommendations for Counting the Mobile Workforce |
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Employees Who Work at Home |
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Contributions of Existing Surveys |
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Recommended Priority Questions |
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Summary |
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Table |
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8. NLS Survey Schedule |
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