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Journal of Economic Perspectives

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Data Watch: The Redesigned Current Population Survey

  • Anne E. Polivka
Journal of Economic Perspectives
vol. 10, no. 3, Summer 1996
(pp. 169–180)
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Abstract

The Current Population Survey (CPS), a national survey of 50,000 households, is a major source of information about the American labor market. In January 1994, the CPS underwent a major redesign both in the wording of the questionnaire and the methodology used to collect the data. This article reviews the motivation for the redesign, compares several key CPS estimates before and after the implementation of the new survey, and explains some of the new data collected in the redesigned CPS.

Citation

Polivka, Anne E. 1996. "Data Watch: The Redesigned Current Population Survey." Journal of Economic Perspectives, 10 (3): 169–180. DOI: 10.1257/jep.10.3.169

JEL Classification

  • C81 Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Microeconomic Data
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