Abstract
Susan R. Black, Lawrence R. Ernst, and Jason Tehonica (1997)
"Statistical Problems In BLS Compensation Surveys When Collected Establishment Data
Differs From The Assigned Data," Proceedings of the Section on Survey Research
Methods, American Statistical Association, 463-469.
The National Compensation Survey (NCS) is the new BLS survey for measuring employee
wages by skill level. The sample design for the NCS includes the selection of a sample of
establishments and then the selection of a sample of occupations within each selected
establishment. Special sampling and weighting procedures are required for these stages of
selection when the data collected are not what was originally intended. The issues
discussed include: collection from a unit that is other than the assigned unit, as for
example when establishments merge; situations where, because of respondent or interviewer
burden, subsampling of physical locations that comprise an assigned establishment or
employees within an occupation are required; and a single central selection of occupations
that is done for certain large companies instead of a separate selection for each sample
establishment within the company.
Last Modified Date: July 19, 2008
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