Proceedings of the Survey Research Methods Section, American Statistical Association (1990)

Invited Papers by Topic

I. DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS AND QUALITY PROCEDURES IN FEDERAL SURVEYS
Organizer: DAVID L. BAYLESS, Westat, Incorporated
Chair: J. MICHAEL BRICK, Westat, Incorporated

On the Path to Quality Improvement in Social Measurement: Developing Indicators of Survey Errors and Survey Costs - ROBERT M. GROVES, University of Michigan and U.S. Bureau of the Census ............... 1

Quality in Federal Surveys: Do Standards Really Matter? - STANLEY R. FREEDMAN, Energy Information Administration ............... 11

Discussion - PAUL P. BEIMER, New Mexico State University ............... 18

 

II. SURVEY COST AND ITS IMPACT ON SURVEY DESIGN
Chair/Organizer: WILLIAM D. KALSBEEK, University of North Carolina

A Model for Simulating Interviewer Travel Costs for Different Cluster Sizes - JULIA L. BIENIAS, ELIZABETH M. SWEET, CHARLES H. ALEXANDER, U.S. Bureau of the Census ............... 20

A Systems Approach to Determining the Cost and Comparing Alternative Survey/Census Designs - WILLIAM F. McCARTHY, U.S. Department of Transportation ............... 28

Cost Functions for NHIS and Implications for Survey Design - DAVID JUDKINS, JOSEPH WAKSBERG, Westat, Incorporated; DORIS NORTHRUP, CODA ............... 34

Discussion - ROBERT M. GROVES, University of Michigan and U.S. Bureau of the Census ............... 44

 

III. 1990 CENSUS QUALITY AND PRODUCTIVITY
Organizer: JOHN H. THOMPSON, U.S. Bureau of the Census
Chair: SUSAN M. MISKURA, U.S. Bureau of the Census

A Review of Promotion and Outreach in the 1990 Census: Preliminary Results from the Vitt Media Research on PSA Airings, News Coverage, and Awareness in Six Media Markets - THOMAS A. JONES, J. FREDERICK SHENK, U.S. Bureau of the Census ............... 47

Improving Operational Quality and Productivity for the 1990 Census - ROBERT T. SMITH, JR., JOHN LINEBARGER, GLENN WHITE, JR., U.S. Bureau of the Census ............... 56

 

IV. CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY IMPROVEMENT PLANS
Chair/Organizer: ALAN TUPEK, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Testing Alternative Questionnaires for the Current Population Survey - KENNON R. COPELAND, IMS America; JENNIFER M. ROTHGEB, U.S. Bureau of the Census ............... 63

Sample Expansion Plans for the Current Population Survey - ALAN R. TUPEK U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; PRESTON J. WAITE, LAWRENCE S. CAHOON, U.S. Bureau of the Census ............... 72

Discussion - JOSEPH WAKSBERG, Westat, Incorporated ............... 78

 

V. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE APPLICATION OF COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY TO SURVEY DESIGN
Chair/Organizer: JOHNNY BLAIR, University of Maryland

The Effect of Level of Participation in Proxy Reporting - SEYMOUR SUDMAN, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; GEETA MENON, New York University; JOHNNY BLAIR, University of Maryland; BARBARA BICKART, University of Florida ............... 81

Cognitive Psychological Approaches in the Evaluation of Information Exchange Processes - MARIE VAN MELIS-WRIGHT, MARY BATCHER, DEBORAH STONE, FRITZ SCHEUREN, Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Bureau of the Census ............... 89

 

VI. EDIT AND IMPUTATION OF NUMERIC DATA
Chair/Organizer: DAVID A. BINDER, Statistics Canada

SPEER (Structured Program for Economic Editing and Referrals) - BRIAN GREENBERG, THOMAS PETKUNAS, U.S. Bureau of the Census............... 95

Applications of the Generalized Edit and Imputation System at Statistics Canada - P. WHITRIDGE, J. KOVAR, Statistics Canada ............... 105

A Review of Three Editing and Imputation Systems - MARK M. PIERZCHALA, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) ............... 111

 

VII. THEORY AND ISSUES IN WEIGHTING SURVEY DATA
Organizer: SUSAN AHMED, National Center for Education Statistics
Chair: BRENDA G. COX, Research Triangle Institute

Weighting: Why, When, and How? - LESLIE KISH, University of Michigan ............... 121

Sample Weights for Coverage: A Stochastic Interpretation - CHARLES D. COWAN, Opinion Research Corporation; SUSAN AHMED, National Center for Education Statistics ............... 131

Estimation Concerns for Family Level Analysis in National Longitudinal Health Care Surveys - STEVEN B. COHEN, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research ............... 141

Discussion - GRAHAM KALTON, University of Michigan ............... 147

 

VIII. THE NATIONAL HOUSEHOLD SEROPREVALENCE SURVEY
Organizer: BERNARD HARRIS, University of Wisconsin
Chair: MANNING FEINLEIB, National Center for Health Statistics

A Report of the Findings of the National Household Seroprevalence Survey Feasibility Study - D.G. HORVITZ, M.F. WEEKS, W. VISSCHER, R.E. FOLSOM, Research Triangle Institute; P.L. HURLEY, R.A. WRIGHT, J.T. MASSEY, T.M. EZZATI, National Center for Health Statistics ............... 150

Statistical Issues in Measuring the Prevalence of HIV Infection in a Household Survey - JAMES T. MASSEY, TRENA M. EZZATI, National Center for Health Statistics; RALPH FOLSOM, Research Triangle Institute ............... 160

Discussion - CHARLES F. TURNER, National Academy of Sciences ............... 170

Discussion - STEPHEN E. FIENBERG, Carnegie Mellon University ............... 174

 

IX. FACT OR ARTIFACT? IMPLICATIONS OF MEASUREMENT VARIATION OVER TIME
Organizer. PATRICIA M. GUENTHER, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Chair: DANIEL KASPRZYK, U.S. Bureau of the Census

Effects of Procedural Differences in the Nationwide Food Consumption Survey - PATRICIA M. GUENTHER, U.S. Department of Agriculture ............... 177

Timely Artifacts: A Review of Measurement Variation in the 1972-1989 GSS - TOM W. SMITH, NORC, University of Chicago ............... 186

Discussion - RON FECSO, U.S. Department of Agriculture ............... 196

 

Contributed Papers by Topic

I. ISSUES IN ESTIMATION
Chair: ROBERT E. FAY, III, U.S. Bureau of the Census

Parametric and Non-Parametric Predictive Mean Regression Estimates Using Function of the Probability of Selection - LOUIS RIZZO, University of Iowa ............... 197

Two-Stage Sampling from a Prediction Point of View - JAN F. BJORNSTAD, The University of Tromso, Norway ............... 203

A Monte Carlo Comparison of Regression Estimators in Stratified Random Sampling - CHIEN-PAI HAN, University of Texas at Arlington ............... 209

An Empirical, General Population Assessment of the Variance and Variance Estimators of the Horvitz- Thompson Estimator Under Variable Probability Sampling - STEPHEN V. STEHMAN, SUNY, W. SCOTT OVERTON, Oregon State University ............... 213

Estimating the Finite Population Mean Using Empirical Bayes Methods - BALGOBIN NANDRAM, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; J. SEDRANSK, National Center for Health Statistics ............... 219

 

II. SAMPLE WEIGHTING AND DESIGN ISSUES
Chair: R. PAUL MOORE, Research Triangle Institute

A Study of Procedures to Identify and Trim Extreme Sampling Weights - FRANK J. POTTER, Research Triangle Institute ............... 225

Equal Characteristic Clustering - PATRICK J. CANTWELL, U.S. Bureau of the Census ............... 231

On the Measure of Homogeneity in Subclasses - G. CICCHITELLI, G.E. MONTANARI, University of Perugia, Italy ............... 237

Superimposition of a Geographical Stratification on a Complex Design - PAULA WEIR, Energy Information Administration; PEDRO SAAVEDRA, Macro Systems Incorporated ............... 243

 

III. NONRESPONSE AND IMPUTATION
Chair: JOHN L. CZAJKA, Mathematica Policy Research

Assessing the Effects of Imputed Data on Selected Results from the 1987 Economic Censuses - LEROY BAILEY, ANN JANSTO, CHARLENE SMITH, U.S. Bureau of the Census ............... 249

Alternative Imputation Methods for Wage Data - SANDRA A. WEST, SHAlL BUTANI, MICHAEL WITT, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ............... 254

Robustness of Multiple-Imputation Techniques to Model Misspecification - LAURA C. LAZZERONI, NATHANIEL SCHENKER, JEREMY M.G. TAYLOR, University of California, Los Angeles ............... 260

 

IV. ISSUES IN VARIANCE ESITMATION
Chair: SUSAN AHMED, National Center for Education Statistics

VPLX: Variance Estimates for Complex Samples - ROBERT E. FAY, U.S. Bureau of the Census ............... 266

Generalized Standard Error Models for Proportions in Complex Design Surveys - GAYLE S. BIELER, RICK L. WILLIAMS, Research Triangle Institute ............... 272

Signal Extraction Excluding Certainty Cases for Estimation of Monthly Retail Trade Time Series - JOHN R. GOLMANT, WILLIAM R. BELL, U.S. Bureau of the Census ............... 278

An Application of Time Series Methods to Labor Force Estimation Using CPS Data - RICHARD TILLER, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ............... 284

Estimating Variances for the U.S. Consumer Price Index for 1978-1986 - SYLVIA G. LEAVER, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ............... 290

 

V. SAMPLING DESIGN ISSUES
Chair: JUDITH T. LESSLER, Research Triangle Institute

Multiplicity Sampling in an RDD Telephone Survey - J. MICHAEL BRICK, Westat Incorporated ............... 296

Issues in Sampling Blacks and Hispanics in School-Based Surveys - MICHAEL T. ERRECART, Macro Systems, Incorporated; JOE FRED GONZALES, JR., National Center for Health Statistics; JOHN E. ANDERSON, Centers for Disease Control ............... 302

Evaluation of the Classification Tree Methodology Used for the Development of the 1987 Census of Agriculture Mail List - RICHARD J. SCHMEHL, MAGDALENA RAMOS, U.S. Bureau of the Census ............... 308

Empirical Bayes Estimation for Quarterly Hog Series - LYNN KUO, University of Connecticut; PAUL COOK, U.S. Department of Agriculture ............... 314

Variance Estimation for Price Indexes From a Two-Stage Sample With Rotating Panels - RICHARD VALLIANT, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ............... 320

 

VI. COMBIMNG SAMPLE AND MODEL BASED APPROACHES
Chair: CHARLES D. COWAN, Opinion Research Corporation

Network Sampling as an Approach to Sampling Pregnant Women - LINDA L. SANDERS, WILLIAM D. KALSBEEK, University of North Carolina ............... 326

Sampling from a Fluid Population - BENJAMIN F. KING, Florida Atlantic University ............... 332

What Does Performing a Linear Regression on Survey Data Mean? - PHILLIP S. KOTT, U.S. Department of Agriculture ............... 337

Fitting Cox's Proportional Hazards Models from Survey Data - DAVID A. BINDER, Statistics Canada ............... 342

Making Tables Additive in Three Dimensions Under X-Measures - JAMES T. FAGAN, BRIAN V. GREENBERG, U.S. Bureau of the Census ............... 348

 

VII. ISSUES IN MATCHING AND ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS
Chair: BRIAN GREENBERG, U.S. Bureau of the Census

String Comparator Metrics and Enhanced Decision Rules in the Fellegi-Sunter Model of Record Linkage - WILLIAM E. WINKLER, U.S. Bureau of the Census ............... 354

The Longitudinal Study of Aging Medicare Record Match - MICHELE M. CHYBA, National Center for Health Statistics. ............... 360

Matching Household and Medical Provider Data in the National Medical Expenditure Survey - AYAH E. JOHNSON, BARBARA LEPIDUS CARLSON, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. ............... 366

Employer Reporting Unit Match Study (ERUMS) —A Final Report! - WARREN L. BUCKLER, Social Security Administration; THOMAS B. JABINE, Committee on National Statistics ............... 372

 

VIII. PERSONAL AND TELEPHONE INTERVIEWING ISSUES
Chair: SARA L. THRAN, American Medical Association

Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing: Lessons from Experience - MARY GRACE KOVAR, National Center for Health Statistics ............... 378

Comparison of In-Person and Telephone Responses in a Survey of the Last Days of Life - DANIEL J. FOLEY, DWIGHT B. BROCK, National Institute on Aging ............... 382

Speech Data Entry: Results of the First Test of Voice Recognition for Data Collection - DEBBIE L.S. WINTER, RICHARD L. CLAYTON, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ............... 387

Household Telephone Surveys in Hong Kong - J. BACON-SHONE, W.K. FUNG, Y.C. KUK, K. LAM, W.K. LI, K.W. NG, S.M. SHEN, University of Hong Kong ............... 393

Some Effects of Undercoverage in a Telephone Survey of Teenagers - STEVEN L. BOTMAN, KAREN ALLEN, National Center for Health Statistics ............... 396

Analysis of Survey Data on Drug Experience by Mode of Data Collection - ARTHUR L. HUGHES, JOSEPH C. GFROERER, National Institute on Drug Abuse ............... 401

 

IX. LONGITUDINAL PANEL DATA AND ESTIMATION ISSUES
Chair: NEIL BARCLAY, Revenue Canada Taxation

Intertemporal Stability in Total Income and Overlap in Annual Samples of Tax Returns - ALLEN L. SCHIRM, JOHN L. CZAJKA, Mathematica Policy Research, Incorporated ............... 407

Overlapping Membership in Annual Samples of Individual Tax Returns - JOHN L. CZAJKA, ALLEN L. SCHIRM, Mathematica Policy Research, Incorporated ............... 413

Choosing the Appropriate Income Classifier for Economic Tax Modeling - SUSAN HOSTETTER, Internal Revenue Service; JOHN L. CZAJKA, ALLEN L. SCHIRM, Mathematica Policy Research, Incorporated; KAREN V. O'CONOR, Internal Revenue Service ............... 419

Model Based Estimation of Covariance Matrices With Applications to the EM—Algorithm - STEPHEN M. WOODRUFF, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ............... 425

An Application of Regression Superpopulation Models in the Current Employment Statistics Survey - CHRISTOPHER H. JOHNSON, STEPHEN M. WOODRUFF, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ............... 429

 

X. DISCLOSURE ANALYSIS FOR MICRODATA
Organizer: JAY JONG-IK KIM, U.S. Bureau of the Census
Chair: CYNTHIA CLARK, U.S. Bureau of the Census

Construction of Masking Error for Categorical Variables - GARY SULLIVAN, Lilly Research Laboratories; WAYNE A. FULLER, Iowa State University ............... 435

Inferential Disclosure-Limited Microdata Dissemination - GEORGE T. DUNCAN, Carnegie Mellon University ............... 440

Implementing NCES' New Confidentiality Protections - DOUGLAS WRIGHT, SUSAN AHMED, National Center for Education Statistics ............... 446

Relating Risk of Disclosure for Microdata and Geographic Area Size - BRIAN GREENBERG, LAURA VOSHELL, U.S. Bureau of the Census ............... 450

Subpopulation Estimation for the Masked Data - JAY KIM, U.S. Bureau of the Census ............... 456

 

XI. LONGITUDINAL METHODS
Chair/Organizer PAUL AHMED, National Center for Health Statistics

Characteristics of Second Wave Nonrespondents in a Panel Survey - GRAHAM KALTON, JAMES LEPKOWSKI, University of Michigan; G.E. MONTANARI, University of Perugia; DALISAY MALIGALIG, University of Michigan ............... 462

Longitudinal Weighting and Analysis Issues for Nationally Representative Data Sets - LARRY S. CORDER, LISA LAVANGE, MAX A. WOODBURY, KENNETH G. MANTON, Duke University ............... 468

 

XII. NONRESPONSE BIAS AND COGNITIVE ASPECTS OF DESIGN
Chair: RICK L. WILLIAMS, Research Triangle Institute

Improving the Comprehension of Reference Periods - MICHAEL L. HUBBARD, JUDITH T. LESSLER, KENNETH A. GRAETZ, BARBARA H. FORSYTH, Research Triangle Institute ............... 474

On Providing Population Data to Improve Respondents' Estimates of Autobiographical Frequencies - EDWARD BLAIR, KATHLEEN WILLIAMSON, University of Houston ............... 480

Noncontacts: Effect on Survey Estimates - SARA L. THRAN, RICHARD J. WILLKE, American Medical Association ............... 484

Nonresponse Bias in Data Reported by Nursing Home Resident's Next of Kin - ESTHER HING, MARY ANN BUSH, National Center for Health Statistics ............... 492

Discussion - SEYMOUR SUDMAN, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ............... 498

 

XIII. RESPONSE IMPROVEMENT TECHNIQUES
Chair: YAHIA Z. AHMED, Internal Revenue Service

Identifying Geographic Location from Respondent Interviews Using RDD Surveys - DAVID A. MARKER, JOSEPH WAKSBERG, LESLIE ATHEY, Westat, Incorporated ............... 500

Problems of Screening for Poverty Status - JOHN F. MOELLER, AHCPR; NANCY MATHIOWETZ, U.S. Bureau of the Census ............... 505

Error Analysis of Estimates for Less-Than-Two-Year Postsecondary Education Institutions - MICHAEL P. COHEN, National Center for Education Statistics ............... 511

Discussion - DANIEL KASPRZYK, U.S. Bureau of the Census ............... 515

 

XIV. THE CENSUS BUREAU'S COVERAGE STUDIES FOR THE 1990 CENSUS
Chair: ALAN M. ZASLAVSKY, Harvard University

The 1990 Post-Enumeration Survey: An Overview - HOWARD HOGAN, U.S. Bureau of the Census ............... 518

Coverage Measurement's Impact on the Census - GLENN WOLFGANG, U.S. Bureau of the Census ............... 524

Results of Ethnographic Studies of 1988 Dress Rehearsal Census Coverage - ELIZABETH MARTIN, LESLIE A. BROWNRIGG, ROBERT E. FAY, U.S. Bureau of the Census ............... 530

Matching Movers in a Post-Enumeration Survey: Results from 1988 and Plans for 1990 - IRWIN ANOLIK, U.S. Bureau of the Census ............... 536

Improving the Coverage of Addresses in the 1990 Census—Preliminary Results - DEBORAH H. GRIFFIN, JOAN M. PAUSCHE, EMILDA B. RIVERS, AMY L. TILLMAN, JAMES B. TREAT, U.S. Bureau of the Census ............... 541

Results of the 1988 Dress Rehearsal Post Enumeration Survey - DANNY R. CHILDERS, HOWARD HOGAN, U.S. Bureau of the Census ............... 547

 

XV. THE SURVEY OF INCOME AND PROGRAM PARTICIPATION
Chair: EDWARD BLAIR, University of Houston

The SIPP Event History Calendar: Aiding Respondents in the Dating of Longitudinal Events - ROBERT KOMINSKI, U.S. Bureau of the Census ............... 553

How Does Smoothing Estimated Monthly Control Totals Affect SIPP Estimates? - LYNN WEIDMAN, LARRY BOBBITT, U.S. Bureau of the Census ............... 559

Implications of SIPP Record Check Results for Measurement Principles and Practice - KENT H. MARQUIS, JEFFREY C. MOORE, VICKI J. HUGGINS, U.S. Bureau of the Census ............... 564

Effect of Telephone Interviewing on SIPP Topical Module and Longitudinal Estimates - PHILIP M. GBUR, PATRICK J. CANTWELL, RITA J. PETRONI, U.S. Bureau of the Census ............... 570

Investigations of the SIPP's Cross-Sectional Noninterview Adjustment Method and Variables - K. KING, S. CHOU, M. McCORMICK, R. PETRONI, U.S. Bureau of the Census ............... 576

Discussion - J. MICHAEL BRICK, Westat, Incorporated ............... 582

 

XVI. SOME ANALYTICAL RESEARCH USNG SURVEY AND ADMINISTRATIVE DATA
Organizer: WENDY ALVEY, Internal Revenue Service
Chair: J. DOUGLAS DREW, Statistics Canada

Who Fills out the Census Form? - THERESA J. DeMAIO, NANCY A. BATES, U.S. Bureau of the Census ............... 584

The Alternative Minimum Tax: An Analysis of its Effect on Corporations in 1987 - PATRICE TREUBERT, AMY PAVELKO, Internal Revenue Service ............... 590

Partnerships and Tax Shelters: An Analysis of the Impact of the 1986 Tax Reform - TOM PETSKA, SUSAN NELSON, U.S. Department of the Treasury ............... 596

Private Foundations as Investors and Distributors of Tax-Exempt Charitable Dollars, 1974-87 - ALICIA MECKSTROTH, Internal Revenue Service ............... 602

 

XVII. SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH IN BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT SURVEYS
Chair/Organizer: RUTH B. McKAY, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Applying Cognitive Theory to an Establishment Mail Survey - POLLY A. PHIPPS, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ............... 608

Persuasive Communications Strategies in a Survey of Business Establishments - RUTH B. McKAY, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ............... 613

Obtaining Hospital Participation in an Ongoing National Survey - MARY MOIEN, National Center for Health Statistics ............... 619

 

XVIII. ASSESSMENT OF THE ACCURACY OF SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
Organizer: DANNY PFEFFERMANN, Hebrew University and Statistics Canada
Chair: STEVEN C. HILLMER, University of Kansas

Making Difficult Model Comparisons Graphically - DAVID F. FINDLEY, U.S. Bureau of the Census ............... 622

Calculation of Prediction Intervals for Seasonally Adjusted Labour Force Series - ESTELA BEE DAGUM, BENOIT QUENNEVILLE, Statistics Canada ............... 628

A General Method for Estimating the Variances of X-11 Estimators - D. PFEFFERMANN, Hebrew University of Jerusalem ............... 634

Seasonal Adjustment of Preliminary Data - JERRY A. HAUSMAN, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; MARK W. WATSON, Northwestern University ............... 640

Discussion - STUART SCOTT, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ............... 649

 

XIV. ESTIMATION ISSUES IN COVERAGE STUDIES FOR THE 1990 CENSUS
Chair: J. GREGORY ROBINSON, U.S. Bureau of the Census

Evaluation Follow-up for the 1988 Post-Enumeration Survey - MARY H. MULRY, KIRSTEN K. WEST, U.S. Bureau of the Census ............... 652

Planning for the Evaluation of Census Coverage Estimates for the 1990 Census - MARY H. MULRY, DAVID BATEMAN, U.S. Bureau of the Census ............... 658

Missing Data in the 1988 Dress Rehearsal Post-Enumeration Survey - GREGG J. DIFFENDAL, U.S. Bureau of the Census ............... 663

Triple System Modeling of Census, Post-Enumeration Survey, and Administrative List Data - ALAN M. ZASLAVSKY, Harvard University; GLENN S. WOLFGANG, U.S. Bureau of the Census ............... 668

 

XX. ISSUES IN SURVEY RESEARCH
Chair: DAVID W. CHAPMAN, U.S. Bureau of the Census

Sample Inferences on the Quality of a Large Batch of Radioactive Training Capsules - DAVID W. CHAPMAN, U.S. Bureau of the Census ............... 674

The Golden Numerical Comparative Scale: Economies With Preservation of Data Quality - LINDA L. GOLDEN, University of Texas at Austin ............... 677

Controlled Sampling for Comparing Two Populations—An Example - KAROL P. KROTKI, LORRAINE PORCELLINI, I.S.R. Temple University ............... 683

Simultaneous Selection of Primary Sampling Units for Two Designs - LAWRENCE R. ERNST, U.S. Bureau of the Census ............... 688

Fuzzy-Set Sampling Under Semi-Definite Chaos - JIMMY THOMAS EFIRD, Applied Statistics Corporation ............... 694

 

XXI. SAMPLE DESIGNS FOR FEDERAL SURVEYS
Chair: CLYDE TUCKER, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Augmenting a Sample to Satisfy Subpopulation Reliability Requirements - PROMOD CHANDHOK, RACHEL WEINSTEIN, CAROL GUNLICKS, U.S. Bureau of the Census ............... 696

The New Statistical Design of the National Hospital Discharge Survey - IRIS M. SHIMIZU, National Center for Health Statistics ............... 702

Sample Design for the 1988 National Maternal and Infant Health Survey - JOE FRED GONZALES, JR., KENNETH G. KEPPEL, STEVEN L. BOTMAN, National Center for Health Statistics ............... 708

Revising the Statistics of Income Partnership Sampling Plan - PAUL McMAHON, KAREN O'CONOR, RICHARD COLLINS, Internal Revenue Service ............... 713

The IRS Test Call Program: Design and Estimation Issues - MARY BATCHER, FRITZ SCHEUREN, Internal Revenue Service ............... 719

 

CONTRIBUTED PAPERS—POSTER SESSIONS

An Evaluation of the Use of Personal Computers for Variance Estimation With Complex Survey Data - BARBARA LEPIDUS CARLSON, AYAH E. JOHNSON, STEVEN B. COHEN, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research ............... 724

Constructing Year-Long Profiles of Residence Histories for a National Sample of Nursing Home Users - D.E.B. POTTER, PETER J. CUNNTNGHAM, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research ............... 730

Analytic Limitations to Current National Health Surveys - VAN L. PARSONS, JESSICA CHAN, LESTER R. CURTIN, National Center for Health Statistics ............... 736

A Priority System to Improve Callback Success in Telephone Surveys - S. LYNNE STOKES, BETSY S. GREENBERG, The University of Texas at Austin ............... 742

Some Theoretical and Applied Investigations of Model and Unequal Probability Sampling for Electric Power Generation and Cost - JAMES R. KNAUB, JR., U.S. Department of Energy ............... 748

An Investigation of Stratification Errors - JERI MULROW, LOUISE WOODBURN, Internal Revenue Service ............... 754

Design and Use of an Imbedded Panel in the SOI Corporate Sample - SUSAN HINKINS, JERI MULROW, RICHARD COLLINS, Internal Revenue Service ............... 760

The Use of a Prepaid Incentive to Convert Nonresponders on a Survey of Physicians - MARC L. BERK, Project HOPE; W. SHERMAN EDWARDS, NANCY GAY, Westat, Incorporated ............... 766