Exploring the Relation of Economic and Political Conditions with Refusal Rates to a Government Survey

The relations among some important economic and political indicators and refusal rates for the Current Population Survey (CPS) were examined across a twenty-nine year period using time series regression techniques. The CPS (conducted through personal visit and over the telephone by the U.S. Bureau o...

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Published in:Journal of official statistics 1999-06, Vol.15 (2), p.167
Main Authors: Harris-Kojetin, Brian, Tucker, Clyde
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
Cooperation
Environmental conditions
Labor force
Participation
Politics
Response rates
Rural areas
Time series
Trends
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Summary:The relations among some important economic and political indicators and refusal rates for the Current Population Survey (CPS) were examined across a twenty-nine year period using time series regression techniques. The CPS (conducted through personal visit and over the telephone by the U.S. Bureau of the Census) is the primary household labor force survey in the United States. Evidence was found that changes in presidential approval, consumer ,,sentiments regarding the economy, and the unemployment rate were reliably related to changes in refusal rates in the CPS. Different statistical models for these data are presented and compared, and their limitations and implications are discussed.
ISSN:0282-423X
2001-7367