DIAGNOSTICS FOR REDESIGNING SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRES: MEASURING WORK IN THE CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY |
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| Authors: | MARTIN, ELIZABETH POLIVKA, ANNE E. |
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| Affiliation: | ELIZABETH MARTIN is chief of the Center for Survey Methods Research in the Statistical Research Division of the Bureau of the Census. ANNE E. POLIVKA is a research economist at the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the Office of Research and Longitudinal Program Development. This article reports the results of research undertaken by Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics staff. The views expressed are attributable to the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Census Bureau or the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The authors thank Paul Siegel, this journal's referees, and the editor for very helpful comments. |
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| Abstract: | Between 1986 and 1993, a program of questionnaire design andcognitive research was conducted by the Census Bureau and Bureauof Labor Statistics, to improve labor force measurements inthe Current Population Survey (CPS). As part of the researchprogram, diagnostic measures for systematically testing andevaluating alternative questionnaire versions were developedand applied. This article reports results of applying two methods,special follow-up probes and hypothetical vignettes, to themeasurement of "work" in the CPS. These measures provided bothdirect and indirect information about problems of respondentcomprehension and reporting errors. In this article, we analyzeresults using these diagnostic measures to evaluate the effectof questionnaire revisions on reporting of work activities,and we assess the consistency and usefulness of the informationprovided by alternative diagnostic measures for pretesting andselecting questions. |
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