George Bishop

Associate Professor of Political
Science and Senior Research
Associate

Behavioral Sciences Laboratory

Institute for Policy Research

University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio

William Scot Burton
Assistant Professor
Department of Marketing
College of Business
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Charles Cannell

Retired Program Director
Survey Research Center
Institute for Social Research
University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Alice M. Isen

Professor of Psychology
University of Maryland-Baltimore
Catonsville, Maryland

Judith Lessler

Senior Research Statistician
Research Triangle Institute
Research Triangle, North Carolina

ADVISORS

Nancy A. Mathiowetz
Westat, Inc.
Rockville, Maryland

David Mingay

Service Fellow

National Center for Health Statistics
Hyattsville, Maryland

Colm O'Muirchaertaigh
Department of Statistics
London School of Economics
London, England

Stanley Presser

Program Officer

Division of Social and Economic Sciences
National Science Foundation

Washington, D.C.

Nora C. Schaeffer
Department of Sociology
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin

Judith Tanur
Department of Sociology
SUNY Stony Brook

Stony Brook, New York


Diary "Apparel" Test 1992-1994
1. Purpose
a) One Month Length
b) Coverage would be Non-Food and Items not on Quarterly

c) Items where shorter recall period is beneficial

2. Design
To be determined.


List of Materials Sent to Advisors

Consumer Expenditure Survey

1.

2.

Chapter 6 of BLS Handbook of Methods

Diary and interview questionnaires

1982-83 Interview and Diary Bulletins

(contains discussion of PCE comparisons--external evidence of possible

reporting error)

Gieseman, Raymond W. “The Consumer Expenditure Survey: Results
Compared With Data From Other Sources.”

Brief description of "Methodological Research and the Consumer
Expenditure Diary Survey”

Brief description of “Reporting Quality in the Diary Survey”

Brief description of “Conditioning and Recall Effects in the Interview
Survey”

Diary attitude questionnaire

Set of suggested questions to be addressed

Current Population Survey

1.

Ww

Bregger, John FE. 1984. “The Current Population Survey: a historical
perspective and BLS role,” Monthly Labor Review, Vol. 107 No. 6, pp-
8-14.

Report of the BLS-Census CPS Questionnaire Design Research Planning

Committee (contains the current questionnaire as an appendix)

Roman, Anthony. 1981. “Results from the Methods Development Survey
(Phase 1)," ASA Proceedings of the Survey Research Methods Section,
pp. 232-237.

Stein, Robert L. 1967. “New Definitions for Fmployment and
Unemployment,” Employment and Earnings and Monthly Report on the Labor
Force. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Feb. 1967.

Stein, Robert L. and Levine, Daniel B. “Research in Labor Force
Concepts.”

Brief description of plan for laboratory research to improve within
household coverage in CPS


Thursday, January 15

Consumer Expenditure Survey

Barbara Bailar (Census)
Tony Burkume

Larry Cahoon (Census)
Mike Carlson

Ken Dalton

Cathy Dippo

Thesia Garner

Sue Groves

Gail Hoff (Census)
Paul Hsen

Eva Jacobs

Marilyn Manser
Charles Mason

Janet Norwood

Wes Schaible

Norbert Schwarz
Stephanie Shipp
Adriana Silberstein
Clyde Tucker

PARTICIPANTS

Friday, January 16

Current Population Survey

Barbara Bailar (Census)
Jack Bregger

Dave Christopher (Census)
Ken Copeland

Kathy Creighton (Census)
Cathy Dippo

Paul Flain

Harvey Hamel

Easley Hoy

Debbie Klein

Marilyn Manser

Betsy Martin (Census)
Janet Norwood

Flora Peitzmeier

Phil Rones

Wes Schaible

Norbert Schwarz

George Stelluto

George Werking


U.S. Department of Labor

December 9, 1986

MEMORANDUM FOR: BLS QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGN ADVISORY

CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS

52D

FROM : CATARYN Ss. DIppPO @ >
Senior Mathematical Statistician
Office of Research and Evaluation

SUBJECT : Conference Preparation

The attached materials for the BLS Questionnaire Design Advisory Conference
are as follows:

Agenda
List of Materials Sent to Advisors
List of Advisors and Participants

Please review the list of materials sent to the advisors. If you would like
a copy of any items, please contact Eva Jacobs (272-5156) for items related
to CE and Jack Bregger (523-1944) for those related to CPS.

Although meeting participation is separate for the two days, everyone is
invited to the reception Thursday evening.

Attachments


Potential Research Topics for CE

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Ti.

Iv.

Introduction - Our View
A. Purposes of Survey - CPI Cost Weights and Expenditure/Income
B. Basic Goal of Research

1. Address the issue of the differential underreporting of it«

2. Increase levels of Expenditure Reporting in General.

Questions Addressed by Research So Far.
A. Diary Operations Test
1. Level of Specitivity Interviewers
2. Diary Specific Interviewers
B. Interview Data Analysis
1. Time in Sample Effects
2. Recall Effects
§ Cetlenee = PEL
Constraints
A. Aiming for Redesign in 1996; Need final decision in 1994
B. Smal! Number of Variables in any Test
C. Budget

Current Proposed Plan
Purpose - Address Issues of future Structural Redesign
A. Interview Test 1988 - 1992
1. Purpose
a) Reduced recall length - one month
b) Split Questionnaire - Reduce Respondent Burden
2. Design Description
a) Control Panel- All sections-quarterly interview
b) Test Panel I- One half of Sections -quarterly
c) Test Panel II- One half of Sections- monthly
d) Test Panel III- Second half of Sections- quarterly
e) Test Panel IV- Second half of Sections- Monthly


QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGN ADVISORY CONFERENCE
AGENDA
JANUARY 15-16, 1987
Hyatt Regency Washington (on Capitol Hill)
400 New Jersey Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20001
202-737-1234

Thursday, January 15

8:30 a.m. Continental breakfast
9:00 a.m. Introductory remarks J. Norwood
9:15 a.m. Consumer Expenditure Survey K. Dalton
Moderator
Introduction E. Jacobs
(description, users, materials)
Diary attitude questionnaire and C. Tucker
alternative diary design test
Internal evidence of reporting weakness A. Silberstein
Concerns about particular kinds of questions S. Groves
(Interview survey)
Questions
(Break around 10:30 a.m.)
12:30 p.m. Lunch
1:45 p.m. Potential research topics C. Jacobs
Discussion
(Break around 3:00 p.m.)
4:15 p.m. Discussion of research plans and concerns K. Dalton

for other surveys

&

745 pom. Closing remarks

5:00 p.m. Reception


Questionnaire Design Advisory Conference Agenda--2
January 15-16, 1987

Friday, January 16
8:30 a.m. Continental breakfast

9:00 a.m. Current Population Survey

Introduction
(description, history of questionnaire)

Potential research topics
Discussion
(Break around 10:30 a.m.)

12:30 p.m. Lunch

1:45 p.m Discussion of research plans and concerns
for other surveys

2:30 p.m. Closing remarks

J. Bregger
Moderator
H. Hamel
C. Dippo
G. Werking