Self-Reported Work-Limitation Data: What They Can and Cannot Tell Us

Despite their widespread use in the literature, the Current Population Survey (CPS) and similar surveys have come under attack of late. We put the criticisms in perspective by systematically examining what the CPS data can and cannot be used for in disability research compared to the National Health...

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Published in:Demography 2002-08, Vol.39 (3), p.541-555
Main Authors: Burkhauser, Richard V., Daly, Mary C., Houtenville, Andrew J., Nargis, Nigar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Americans with Disabilities Act 1990-US
Cross-Sectional Studies
Deafness
Demographics
Demography
Disabilities
Disability
Disability Recipients
Disabled people
Disabled Persons - statistics & numerical data
Economic trends
Employment
Employment - statistics & numerical data
Employment - trends
Employment rates
Female
Handicapped
Health Surveys
Humans
Interviews as Topic
Labour force
Life expectancy
Male
Men
Methodological Problems
Methodology (Data Analysis)
Middle Aged
National health insurance
National surveys
Pathology
People with disabilities
Polls & surveys
Population
Population control
Population trends
Self Disclosure
Studies
Surveys
Trends
United States
USA
Work Capacity Evaluation
Work environment
Working women
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Summary:Despite their widespread use in the literature, the Current Population Survey (CPS) and similar surveys have come under attack of late. We put the criticisms in perspective by systematically examining what the CPS data can and cannot be used for in disability research compared to the National Health Interview Survey. On the basis of our findings, we argue (1) that the CPS can be used to monitor trends in outcomes of those with disabilities and (2) that the dramatic decline in the employment of people with disabilities we describe in the CPS during the 1990s is not an artifact of the data.
ISSN:0070-3370
1533-7790
DOI:10.1353/dem.2002.0025