Proceedings of the Survey Research Methods Section, American Statistical Association (1986)

Invited Papers by Topic

I. PANEL DISCUSSION: ETHICAL ISSUES IN ACCESS TO AND LINKAGE OF PUBLICALLY COLLECTED DATA
Organizer: WENDY ALVEY, Internal Revenue Service
Chair: MARGARET E. MARTIN, National Academy of Sciences

Panelists - THOMAS B. JABINE,National Academy of Sciences ............... 1
Panelists - JOSEPH L. GASTWIRTH, George Washington University ............... 6
Panelists - EVA E. JACOBS, Bureau of Labor Statistics ............... 14
Panelists - WILLIAM P. BUTZ, GERALD W. GATES, Bureau of the Census ............... 16
Panelists - ROBERT W. PEARSON, Social Science Research Council and Columbia University ............... 19

 

II. ANALYSIS OF DATA FROM COMPLEX SURVEY
Organizer/Chair: CHIEN FU JEFF WU, University of Wisconsin

Logistic Regression with Survey Data - ALASTAIR J. SCOTT, University of Auckland and University of Wisconsin ............... 25

Generalized Response Models for Survey Data - GEORGIA ROBERTS, Statistics Canada ............... 31

Estimation of the Distribution Function with a Complex Survey - CAROL A. FRANCISCO, WAYNE A. FULLER, Iowa State University ............... 37

Discussion - J.N.K. RAO, Carleton University ............... 46

 

III. USING ANCILLARY INFORMATION IN ESTIMATION FOR COMPLEX SURVEYS
Organizer/Chair: CURTIS A. JACOBS, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Comparative Study of Weighting Methods for Family Data - GEORGES LEMAITRE, J. DUFOUR, Statistics Canada ............... 48

Comparison of Alternative Methods for Household Estimation - CHARLES H. ALEXANDER, JR., MICHAEL J. ROEBUCK, Bureau of the Census ............... 54

A Generalized Least Squares Weighting System for the Consumer Expenditure Survey - KIMBERLY D. ZIESCHANG, Bureau of Labor Statistics ............... 64

Discussion - BRENDA G. COX, Research Triangle Institute ............... 72

 

IV. VARIANCE ESTIMATION FOR COMPLEX SURVEYS
Organizer: CATHRYN S. DIPPO, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chair: KIRK M. WOLTER, Bureau of the Census

Probability Sample U-Statistics: Theory and Applications for Complex Sample Designs - RALPH E. FOLSOM, JR., Research Triangle Institute ............... 75

Efficient Replicated Variance Estimation - KEITH F. RUST, University of Michigan and Australian Bureau of Statistics ............... 81

Some Prediction Properties of Balanced Half-Sample Variance Estimators in Single-Stage Sampling - RICHARD VALLIANT, Bureau of Labor Statistics ............... 88

Discussion - CHIEN FU JEFF WU, University of Wisconsin-Madison ............... 97

 

V. EMPIRICAL BAYES METHODS IN SMALL AREA ESTIMATION
Chair: MALAY GHOSH, University of Florida

Multivariate Components of Variance Models as Empirical Bayes Procedures for Small Domain Estimation - ROBERT E. FAY, III, Bureau of the Census ............... 99

On the Estimation of Mean Square Error of Small Area Predictors - N.G.N. PRASAD, University of Alberta; J.N.K. RAO, Carleton University ............... 108

Discussion - WESLEY L. SCHAIBLE, Bureau of Labor Statistics ............... 117

 

VI. TAKING AND EVALUATING CENSUSES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Organizer:CHARLES D. COWAN, Bureau of the Census
Chair: WILLIAM SELTZER, United Nations

Design of the Somal I Post Enumeration Survey (1986-87) - CHARLES D. COWAN, ANTHONY G. TURNER, KAREN STANECKI, Bureau of the Census ............... 120

Population Census Evaluation in the 1980 Round: National Practices and Issues - K.S. GNANASEKARAN, ALICE CLAGUE, United Nations ............... 128

Evaluation of Population and Agriculture Censuses in Bangladesh - DONALD G. LARSON, Bureau of the Census ............... 138

Discussion - GRAHAM KALTON, University of Michigan ............... 145

 

VII. MODELING AND RANDOMIZATION IN SURVEY SAMPLING ESTIMATION
Organizer/Chair: V.P. GODAMBE, University of Waterloo

Conditional Inference for Small Area Estimation - MICHAEL A. HIDIROGLOU, Statistics Canada; CARL E. SARNDAL, University of Montreal ............... 147

Discussion - DANNY PFEFFERMANN, Hebrew University-Jerusalem ............... 157

 

Contributed Papers by Topic

I. ESTIMATING THE SIZE OF ELUSIVE POPULATIONS
Organizer/Chair: MONROE G. SIRKEN, National Center for Health Statistics

The Use of Network Samples in Estimating Incidence of Missing Children - SEYMOUR SUDMAN, University of Illinois at Urbana ............... 159

Nomad Sampling: An Analytic Study of Alternative Design Strategies - WILLIAM D. KALSBEEK, University of North Carolina ............... 164

The Methodology of Counting the Homeless - CHARLES D. COWAN, Center for Education Statistics; WILLIAM R. BREAKEY, PAMELA J. FISCHER, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions ............... 170

A Probability Sample of the Homeless Population of Chicago - MARTIN R. FRANKEL, Baruch College-City University of New York ............... 176

A Survey of the Employers of Illegal Aliens: Analysis of the Survey Methodology - BARRY R. CHISWICK, University of Illinois-Chicago ............... 178

Discussion - NORMAN M. BRADBURN, University of Chicago ............... 184

 

II. SURVEY OF INCOME AND PROGRAM PARTICIPATION, I
Organizer: DANIEL KASPRZYK, Bureau of the Census
Chair: RALPH E. FOLSOM, JR., Research Triangle Institute

A Review of the Research and Design Issues in the Survey of Income and Program Participation - DANIEL KASPRZYK, Bureau of the Census ............... 187

Discussion - ROBERT T. MICHAEL, National Opinion Research Center and University of Chicago ............... 193

Effects of Adjustments for Wave Nonresponse on Panel Survey Estimates - GRAHAM KALTON, MICHAEL E. MILLER, University of Michigan ............... 194

Life Events and Sample Attrition in the Survey of Income and Program Participation - KATHLEEN S. SHORT, EDITH K. McARTHUR, Bureau of the Census ............... 200

Longitudinal Imputation for the SIPP - STEVEN G. HEERINGA, JAMES M. LEPKOWSKI, University of Michigan ............... 206

Discussion - JOHN L. CZAJKA, Mathematica Policy Research, Incorporated ............... 211

 

III. SURVEY OF INCOME AND PROGRAM PARTICIPATION, II
Organizer: DANIEL KASPRZYK, Bureau of the Census
Chair: ROBERT E. FAY, III, Bureau of the Census

SIPP: Longitudinal Estimation for Persons' Characteristics - EDWARD L. KOBILARCIK, RAJENDRA P. SINGH, Bureau of the Census ............... 214

Labor Force Transitions: A Comparison of Unemployment Estiiuates From Two Longitudinal Surveys - MARTHA S. HILL, DANIEL H. HILL, University of Michigan ............... 220

An Additive Model of Recall Error: Analysis of SIPP Data - DANIEL H. HILL, University of Michigan ............... 226

Investigation of Gross Changes in Income Recipiency from the Survey of Income and Program Participation - LYNN WEIDMAN, Bureau of the Census ............... 231

Measuring the Bias in Gross Flows in the Presence of Auto-Correlated Response Errors - DAVID L. HUBBLE, DAVID R. JUDKINS, Bureau of the Census ............... 237

Discussion - MARTIN H. DAVID, University of Wisconsin-Madison ............... 243

 

IV. ANALYSIS OF COMPLEX DESIGNS
Organizer/Chair: MARY MULRY-LIGGAN, Bureau of the Census

A Simulated Comparison of Chi-Squared Tests for Comparing Vectors of Proportions for Several Cluster Samples - JEFFREY R. WILSON, Arizona State University ............... 246

Categorical Data Analysis for Complex Surveys - AVINASH C. SINGH, Memorial University of Newfoundland; SATINDAR KUMAR, Statistics Canada ............... 252

Estimation and Analysis of Survey Data Using SAS Procedures WESVAR, NASSREG, and NASSLOG - LEYLA MOHADJER, DAVID MORGANSTEIN, ADAM CHU, MIKE RHOADS, Westat, Incorporated ............... 258

The Analysis of Survey Data Using Stochastic Regression Coefficients with Application to NHANES Data - DANNY PFEFFERMANN, Hebrew University; LISA M. LaVANGE, Research Triangle Institute ............... 264

An Application of Logistic Regression Methods to Survey Data: Predicting High Cost Users of Medical Care - LISA M. LaVANGE, VINCENT G. IANNACCHIONE, STEVEN A. GARFINKEL, Research Triangle Institute ............... 270

Discussion - ROBERT E. FAY, III, Bureau of the Census ............... 276

 

V. INTERVIEWS AND REINTERVIEWS

Estimating Interviewer Variance for Dichotomous Items Using a Latent Variable Model - S. LYNNE STOKES, University of Texas at Austin ............... 278

Using a Most Knowledgeable Respondent Rule in a Household Telephone Survey - LINDA TOMPKINS, JAMES T. MASSEY, National Center for Health Statistics ............... 281

Mode of Initial Contact for Personal Interviews: Findings From Two Experiments - NANCY A. MATHIOWETZ, E. PAT WARD, Westat, Incorporated; ANDREW A. WHITE, National Center for Health Statistics; DORIS NORTHRUP, Westat, Incorporated ............... 287

Evaluating Census Data Quality Using Intensive Reinterviews: A Comparison of U.S. Census Methods and Rasch Methods - ROBERT A. JOHNSON, HENRY F. WOLTMAN, Bureau of the Census ............... 293

Interviewer Characteristics and Nonresponse - FLOYD J. FOWLER, JR., THOMAS W. MANGIONE, University of Massachusetts ............... 299

 

VI. WEIGHTING AND IMPUTATION
Organizer/Chair: FRITZ J. SCHEUREN, Internal Revenue Service

Imputation of Selected Items in Corporate Tax Data: Improving Upon the Earlier Hot Deck - JOHN L. CZAJKA, Mathematica Policy Research, Incorporated ............... 304

Comparison of the Different Imputation Procedures in the Monthly Retail Survey - ELIZABETH T. HUANG, Bureau of the Census ............... 310

Weighting VS Imputation: A Simulation Study - SYLVIE MICHAUD, Statistics Canada ............... 316

Some Effects of Statistical Synthetic Estimation on Census Undercount of Small Areas - LINDA K. SCHULTZ, ELIZABETH T. HUANG, GREGG J. DIFFENDAL, CARY T. ISAKI, Bureau of the Census ............... 321

Nonresponse and Noncoverage Analysis in the Southwest Component of the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey - JOE FRED GONZALEZ, JR., MARILYN M. McMILLEN, National Center for Health Statistics ............... 326

An Alternative Method of Controlling Current Population Survey Estimates to Population Counts - KENNON R. COPELAND, FLORA KWOK PEITZMEIER, C. EASLEY HOY, Bureau of Labor Statistics ............... 332

Discussion - WILLIAM E. WINKLER, Energy Information Administration ............... 338

 

VII. NEW APPROACHES IN TELEPHONE SAMPLE DESIGN
Organizer: ROBERT M. GROVES, University of Michigan
Chair: SEYMOUR SUDMAN, University of Illinois

An Experimental Implementation of a Dual Frame Telephone Sample Design - ROBERT M. GROVES, JAMES M. LEPKOWSKI, University of Michigan ............... 340

Telephone Survey Development on the Canadian Labour Force Survey - J. DOUGLAS DREW, RICHARD G. JAWORSKI, Statistics Canada ............... 346

Some Results of an Experiment with Telephone Sampling for the U.S. National Crime Survey - CHARLES H. ALEXANDER, JR., JANICE SEBOLD, PAMELA PFAFF, Bureau of the Census ............... 351

A Two Phase Probability Proportional to Size Design for Telephone Sampling - JAMES M. LEPKOWSKI, ROBERT M. GROVES, University of Michigan ............... 357

Some Alternatives for the Treatment of First Phase Telephone Numbers in a Waksberg-Mitofsky RDD Sample - CHARLES D. PALIT, University of Wisconsin-Madison; JOHNNY BLAIR, University of Illinois-Urbana ............... 363

Discussion - JOSEPH WAKSBERG, Westat, Incorporated ............... 367

 

VIII. STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES IN DISCLOSURE AVOIDANCE
Organizer: WENDY ALVEY, Internal Revenue Service
Chair: NANCY J. KIRKENDALL, Energy Information Administration

A Method for Limiting Disclosure in Microdata Based on Random Noise and Transformation - JAY KIM, Bureau of the Census ............... 370

Protection of Taxpayer Confidentiality with Respect to the Tax Model - MICHAEL STRUDLER, H. LOCK OH, FRITZ SCHEUREN, Internal Revenue Service ............... 375

Regression Methodology Based Disclosure of a Statistical Database - MICHAEL A. PALLEY, Baruch College-City University of New York; JEFFREY S. SIMONOFF, New York University ............... 382

Research at the Census Bureau into Disclosure Avoidance Techniques for Tabular Data - LARRY COX, JIM FAGAN, BRIAN GREENBERG, ROBERT HEMMIG, Bureau of the Census ............... 388

Discussion - DIANE M. LAMBERT, Carnegie-Mellon University ............... 394

 

IX. VARIANCE ESTIMATION IN SURVEY SAMPLING
Organizer/Chair: MICHAEL L. COHEN, University of Maryland

Design Effects from the Mexican American Portion of the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: A Strategy for Analysts - MARY GRACE KOVAR, CLIFFORD JOHNSON, National Center for Health Statistics ............... 396

Two New Variance Estimation Techniques - LAWRENCE R. ERNST, VICKI J. HUGGINS, DIANE E. GRILL, Bureau of the Census ............... 400

Variance Estimation and the Redesigned National Health Interview Survey - VAN L. PARSONS, National Center for Health Statistics; ROBERT J. CASADY, Bureau of Labor Statistics ............... 406

Simplified Variance Estimation for the National Health Interview Survey - ROBERT J. CASADY, Bureau of Labor Statistics; VAN L. PARSONS, CECELIA B. SNOWDEN, National Center for Health Statistics ............... 412

Generalized Variance Functions for a Complex Sample Survey - EUGENE G. JOHNSON, BENJAMIN F. KING, JR., Educational Testing Service ............... 418

 

X. RANDOMIZED RESPONSE; MODELS FOR NONRESPONSE
Organizer/Chair: BARRY L. FORD, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Some Markov-Chain Models for Nonresponse in Categorical Data from Panel Surveys - ELIZABETH A. STASNY, Ohio State University ............... 424

Identification of Nonrandom Item Response in an Epidemiologic Survey of the Elderly - DWIGHT B. BROCK, National Institute on Aging; JON H. LEMKE, ROBERT F. WOOLSON, University of Iowa ............... 430

Probability of Response: A Multivariate Probit Analysis - SARA L. THRAN, WILLIAM D. MARDER, RICHARD J. WILLKE, American Medical Association ............... 435

The Omitted Digit Randomized Response Model for Telephone Applications - STANLEY L. WARNER, York University ............... 441

An Alternative EM Formulation for Randomized Response Data - PATRICK D. BOURKE, MICHAEL A. MORAN, University College of Cork, Ireland ............... 444

 

XI. COMPOSITE ESTIMATION
Organizer/Chair: MICHAEL P. COHEN, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Composite Estimation in the International Price Program - LOUIS P. RIZZO, Bureau of Labor Statistics ............... 448

A Prediction Theoretic View of Composite Estimation - STEPHEN M. WOODRUFF, Bureau of Labor Statistics ............... 454

Combining Preliminary Estimators of Totals for Livestock Surveys by Convex Programming - LYNN KUO, University of Connecticut ............... 460

Variance Estimation for Seasonally Adjusted Survey Data - JOHN B. ARMSTRONG, GERALD B. GRAY, Statistics Canada ............... 466

 

XII. COGNITIVE ASPECTS OF SURVEY METHODOLOGY
Organizer/Chair: NAOMI ROTHWELL, Consultant, Washington, D.C.

Three Survey Field Tests Linked to the National Health Interview Survey - E. PATRICK WARD, Westat, Incorporated; ANDREW A. WHITE, National Center for Health Statistics ............... 472

Cognitive Laboratory Studies of the 1986 Supplement to the National Health Interview Survey Final Results - JUDITH T. LESSLER, Research Triangle Institute; ROGER E. TOURANGEAU, National Opinion Research Center; WILLIAM SALTER, Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Incorporated ............... 478

Processes Used in the Formulation of Behavioral Frequency Reports in Surveys - EDWARD BLAIR, University of Houston; SCOT BURTON, Louisiana State University ............... 481

Selecting the Number of Response Categories for a Likert-Type Scale - NICHOLAS J. BIRKETT, McMaster University ............... 488

Response Error Effects of Survey Questionnaire Design - GAD NATHAN, Hebrew University; MONROE G. SIRKEN, National Center for Health Statistics ............... 493

 

XIII. SURVEY DESIGN
Organizer/Chair: CURTIS A. JACOBS, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Determining an Optimal Item-Outlet Sample Design for the 1987 U.S. Consumer Price Index Revision - SYLVIA G. LEAVER, WILLIAM L. WEBER, MICHAEL P. COHEN, KENNETH P. ARCHER, Bureau of Labor Statistics ............... 499

Measuring Employment of New Businesses in the Current Employment Statistics Survey - THOMAS J. GRZESIAK, ALAN R. TUPEK, Bureau of Labor Statistics ............... 505

Coverage Study for Housing Starts in Nonpermit Areas - JACK PULLEN, Bureau of the Census ............... 511

The 1985 National Nursing Home Survey Design - IRIS M. SHIMIZU, National Center for Health Statistics ............... 516

Evolution of the Personal Income Tax Sample of the Quebec Ministry of Revenue - CLAUDE BOIVIN, ROBERT PARE, Quebec Ministry of Revenue ............... 521

Dispersion in the Indebtedness of Large Nonfinancial Corporations: An Inter-Industry Analysis of Financial Leverage - MAX JOHNS, Internal Revenue Service ............... 527

 

XIV. ESTIMATION: A NUMBER OF APPROACHES
Chair: STEPHEN B. COHEN, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimation of the Proportion of an Area Occupied by an Animal Species - PAUL H. GEISSLER, MARK R. FULLER, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center ............... 533

Counting Coupons - CHARLES H. PROCTOR, North Carolina State University ............... 539

Estimating from a Facility Survey the Annual Number of Individuals Who Were Admitted to and Discharged from a Nursing Home - STEVEN L. BOTMAN, National Center for Health Statistics ............... 542

 

XV. DATA QUALITY
Chair: GEORGE S. WERKING, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Quality of Proxy vs. Self-Reports: Evidence from a Health Survey with Repeated Measures - RICHARD E. MILLER, Wisconsin Division of Health; MICHAEL P. MASSAGLI, Pennsylvania State University; BRIAN R. CLARRIDGE, Wisconsin Division of Health ............... 546

Use of Administrative Records in Evaluating Data Quality - JANET A. TIPPETT, Bureau of the Census ............... 552

Quality Assurance of the Consumer Price Index Housing Survey - CAROL LYNN KOSARY, WILLIAM D. McCARTHY, JOHN PAUL SOMMERS, JAMES M. BRANSCOME, Bureau of Labor Statistics ............... 556

A Continuous Sampling Plan for Monitoring Survey Form Quality - PAUL J. NOVOTNY, Bureau of Labor Statistics ............... 562

Research Plan on Census Adjustment Standards - MARY MULRY-LIGGAN, HOWARD HOGAN, Bureau of the Census ............... 566

Discussion - GARY M. SHAPIRO, Bureau of the Census ............... 571

 

XVI. ISSUES IN AGRICULTURAL SURVEY RESEARCH
Organizer/Chair: FREDERIC A. VOGEL, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Studies of Response Errors in NASS Surveys: The Effect of Using Previous Survey Data - BRADLEY V. PAFFORD, U.S. Department of Agriculture ............... 574

An Investigation of Nonsampling Errors in U.S. Department of Agriculture Surveys - WILLIAM D. WARDE, Oklahoma State University ............... 580

Sample Survey Quality: Issues and Examples from an Agricultural Survey - RON FECSO, U.S. Department of Agriculture ............... 586

Deviating from the Optional Allocation to Reduce Burden on Large-Sized Units - DAVID M. DILLARD, BARRY L. FORD, U.S. Department of Agriculture ............... 592

Crop Acreage Estimation Using Satellite Data as Auxiliary Information: Multivariate Case - JAMES J. McKEON, RAJ S. CHHIKARA, University of Houston-Clear Lake ............... 597

 

XVII. MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN SURVEY RESEARCH
Chair: CHARLES D. COWAN, Bureau of the Census

Some Mathematical and Statistical Aspects of the Transformed Taxpayer Identification Number: A Sample Selection Tool Used at Internal Revenue Service - JAMES M. HARTE, Internal Revenue Service ............... 603

New Algorithms for Multidimensional Sample Allocation - SHULAMITH T. GROSS, MARTIN R. FRANKEL, Baruch College-City University of New York ............... 609

Multi-Purpose Survey Sampling - WILLIAM E. WINKLER, Energy Information Administration ............... 614

Robustness of the Census Bureau's Record Linkage System - R. PATRICK KELLEY, Bureau of the Census ............... 620

On the Sample Size Determination for Multiple Variable Sample Surveys - DHIRENDRA N. GHOSH, Science Applications International Corporation ............... 625

A Regression Model for the Data from Two Stage Cluster Samples - JAI WON CHOI, National Center for Health Statistics ............... 626

 

XVIII. MEASUREMENT ERROR
Chair: ROBERT P. CLICKNER, Westat, Incorporated

A Simulation Study of Computerized Adaptive Testing with a Misspecified Measurement Model - GEORGE ENGELHARD, JR., Emory University ............... 631

How to Tell the Truth with Statistics-A Sample Survey Example - JOHN L. STEDL, Chicago State University ............... 637

A CATI Feasibility Study for a Monthly Establishment Survey - GEORGE S. WERKING, ALAN R. TUPEK, CHESTER H. PONIKOWSKI, RICHARD J. ROSEN, Bureau of Labor Statistics ............... 639

Covariances of Errors in Survey Responses - WILLARD L. RODGERS, A. REGULA HERZOG, University of Michigan ............... 645

Two-Stage Sampling Under Measurement Error - PROMOD K. CHANDHOK, Ohio University ............... 650

Comparison of Hot-Deck Variations in Inputing Missing Values - JAVAID KAISER, El Paso Community College ............... 653

 

XIX. ESTIMATION THEORY
Chair: LYNNE STOKES, University of Texas

Categorical Data Analysis for Simple Random Samples - AVINASH C. SINGH, Memorial University of Newfoundland ............... 659

Estimation of the Mean from Censored Income Data - SANDRA A. WEST, Bureau of Labor Statistics ............... 665

Random Moment Sampling to Estimate Allocation of Work Effort - RICHARD BOLSTEIN, George Mason University ............... 671

The Weighted Median Test for Finite Population Samples - RICK L. WILLIAMS, REBECCA L. PERRITT, Research Triangle Institute ............... 676

 

CONTRIBUTED PAPERS—POSTER SESSION

An Evaluation of Available Statistical Software for the Analysis of Complex Survey Data - STEVEN B. COHEN, JUDY A. XANTHOPOULOS, National Center for Health Services Research; GRETCHEN K. JONES, National Center for Health Statistics ............... 679

The National Health Interview Survey as a Source of Data on American Indians and Alaska Natives - THOMAS F. DRURY, PATRICIA A. KNAPP, DAWN M. RUBIN, National Center for Health Statistics ............... 685

Analyses of Nonresponse to the Medical Provider Visit Items of the National Medical Care Expenditure Survey - DAVID J. FITCH, VICKI L. BURT, National Center for Health Services Research ............... 691

Analysis of Cross-Classified Scenarios for Categorical Choices of Actions - ELIANA HEISER, SUZANNE LANDIS, GARY G. KOCH, University of North Carolina ............... 697

Questionnaire Design Research Laboratory - PATRICIA N. ROYSTON, DEBORAH H. BERCINI, MONROE G. SIRKEN, DAVID MINGAY, National Center for Health Statistics ............... 703