August 03, 2022

Shalise S. Ayromloo and Kelly R. Wilkin

Survey earnings data are the foremost source of available information on personal and household income in the United States. They provide a timely and complete picture of household earnings profiles to the public, policymakers and researchers that alternative sources of earnings measures (like the Social Security Administration’s Master Earnings File) cannot. Thus, the gradual increase in the share of survey respondents who do not provide their earnings in household surveys – the so-called earnings nonresponse rate – is concerning.

This entry was posted on August 03, 2022 and filed under Income and Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP).

2020

2010 Census, 2020 Census, American Community Survey (ACS), COVID-19, Center for Economic Studies (CES), Employment, Labor Force Statistics and Payroll | June 30, 2020

The Impact of 2010 Census Hiring on the Unemployment Rate

The U.S. Census Bureau hires hundreds of thousands of temporary workers to conduct the decennial census.

Unanticipated Benefits of Compensating Survey Respondents

Entries filed under 'Payroll'

2020