Cross-Sectional Imputation and Longitudinal Editing Procedures in the Survey of Income and Program Participation
Cross-Sectional Imputation and Longitudinal Editing Procedures in the Survey of Income and Program Participation
Working Paper Number: SIPP-WP-186
Nonresponse is an important source of bias for longitudinal surveys. Longitudinal surveys like the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) require a number of interviews over a period of years. The rate of household nonresponse increases with each successive interview. The characteristics of nonrespondents are likely to differ from respondents. Consequently, the sample becomes less representative of the population over time.
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