Abstract
Michael A. Searson (2003) "Web Collection
in the Covered Employment and Wages Program." Proceedings of the Section on
Survey Research Methods, 2003,
American Statistical Association.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics Covered Employment and Wages Program is
developing a web-based collection program to address the data collection
needs of its Annual Refiling Survey (ARS) and Multiple Worksite Report (MWR).
The purpose of the ARS is to review and update the classification codes
assigned to the 8 million worksites on this database. Approximately 1/3 of
these worksites are reviewed each year.The purpose of the MWR is to dis-aggregate
the employment and wages collected from tax reports (statewide) to the
worksite level to meet the industrial and geographical needs of the program.
Approximately 120,000 legal entities provide these data for 1.2 million
worksites each quarter. This paper focuses on the different approaches that
will be used to design and implement these web-based collection systems.
Differences in the collection periodicity, employer contacts, survey
content, employer size (number of worksites), solicitation procedures,
testing environment, and other relevant issues will be used to determine the
best approach for both surveys. This cost/benefit analysis will help
determine which employers within each survey are best suited for web-based
collection.
Last Modified Date: July 15, 2004
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