Abstract
William Johnson, Yeon Rhee, and Owen Shoemaker (2002) "Redesigning
the Consumer Price Index Area Sample."
This paper describes the PSU selection process for the next CPI
Revision. The U. S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) employs a multistage
sample design that has been revised every ten years. The first stage
consists of selecting primary sampling units (PSUs), which are formed
from Metropolitan or Micropolitan Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs)
based on preliminary definitions by the Office of Management and Budget.
The selected PSUs are also used in the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE)
and the Telephone Point of Purchase Survey (TPOPS). The process to
select PSUs includes using variance models to compare various PSU sample
designs, stratifying the PSUs, Keyfitzing, and controlled selection.
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