Journal of Economic and Social Measurement - Volume 18, issue 1-4

Authors: Connelly, Rachel

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: This paper focusses on two of SIPP's topical modules – child care and child support. Besides for the word child in their titles and the fact that they are often asked in the same wave of the survey, the two modules are Quite different …and are discussed separately. In each case the paper traces the changes in the questions from 1984 to 1990, suggests research uses for the information gathered in the modules, and makes suggestions for future questionnaires. The work schedule module is also discussed briefly and it is suggested that it continue to be asked in conjunction with the child care module. Show more

DOI: 10.3233/JEM-1992-181-411

Citation: Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, vol. 18, no. 1-4, pp. 213-230, 1992

Authors: McGroder, Sharon M.

Article Type: Research Article

DOI: 10.3233/JEM-1992-181-412

Citation: Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, vol. 18, no. 1-4, pp. 231-252, 1992

Authors: Mellgren, Linda M.

Article Type: Research Article

DOI: 10.3233/JEM-1992-181-413

Citation: Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, vol. 18, no. 1-4, pp. 253-270, 1992

Authors: Moffitt, Robert

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: The SIPP has proven extremely useful for the study of program participation and has permitted the analysis of participation issues that cannot be addressed with the CPS or with the available U.S. panels. The usefulness of SIPP lies more in …its cross-sectional dimension, where that dimension is defined to include the extended length that permits measurement of participation activity over multiple months of calendar time, than in its panel dimension. The potential of SIPP for the analysis of program participation has scarcely been tapped thus far. The most severe constraint on this potential is the small size of the SIPP sample, a constraint whose relaxation deserves the highest priority. Show more

DOI: 10.3233/JEM-1992-181-414

Citation: Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, vol. 18, no. 1-4, pp. 271-284, 1992

Authors: Williams, Roberton

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: The dynamics of participation in government programs can be studied using longitudinal data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP). This paper examines some of the issues involved in such analysis, focusing first on the kinds of analysis …that SIPP data allow. The second section discusses the major problems with the SIPP that complicate longitudinal analyses. A concluding section suggests changes that could simplify and improve the data. Show more

DOI: 10.3233/JEM-1992-181-415

Citation: Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, vol. 18, no. 1-4, pp. 285-301, 1992

Authors: Doyle, Pat

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: The government sponsors over 20 voluntary cash and in-kind programs to assist needy persons. To measure program effectiveness, characteristics of the target population, and the impact of program reforms, the government requires a survey that supports estimation of the size …and composition of the eligible population. This paper critiques the utility of the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) for measuring eligibility under 5 of these need-tested programs. SIPP offers unique advantages over other surveys: monthly accounting period, periodic measures of assets and expenses, and repeated measures of household composition, program unit composition, and income from over 50 different sources. SIPP has disadvantages as well: small sample, omission of some determinants of program eligibility, lack of repetition of key data elements, and data that have been subject to errors and delays. The small sample size is the most crucial barrier to wide-spread use of SIPP for program analysis. Show more

DOI: 10.3233/JEM-1992-181-416

Citation: Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, vol. 18, no. 1-4, pp. 303-334, 1992

Authors: Smeeding, Timothy M.

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: This paper presents alternative foci and suggestions for improved data on income and well-being from the SIPP. It includes recommendations for several minor changes and also for a larger scale reorganization which would make SIPP ideally suited to serve as …a basis for measuring poverty and welfare dependency in America. Show more

DOI: 10.3233/JEM-1992-181-417

Citation: Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, vol. 18, no. 1-4, pp. 335-373, 1992

Article Type: Other

DOI: 10.3233/JEM-1992-181-418

Citation: Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, vol. 18, no. 1-4, pp. 375-375, 1992

Article Type: Other

DOI: 10.3233/JEM-1992-181-419

Citation: Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, vol. 18, no. 1-4, pp. 376-376, 1992