Journal of Labor Economics Vol. 16 No. 3 1998
Measurement Error in the Current Population Survey: A Nonparametric Look
Abstract
"This article utilizes an exact match file between the 1978 March [U.S.] Current Population Survey and administrative records from the Social Security Administration to analyze errors in the reporting of annual income using nonparametric methodology.... Three new findings are of interest: there is higher measurement error in cross-sectional samples than in panels. The negative relationship between measurement error and earnings is driven largely by overreporting among low earners. Median response errors are not related to earnings."
- DOI
- 10.1086/209899
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 576-594
- Language
- en
- Sources
- openalex crossref