Income questions originated with the 1940 census, as a way to understand the financial situation of americans in the wake of the great depression To address this, the census bureau conducts the small area income and poverty estimates (saipe) program. After undergoing years of testing, they were transferred to the acs in 2005 when it replaced the decennial census long form.
For the ce survey, the income question covers four broad types of income Why am i being interviewed? The components which are missing can vary across nonrespondents.
The census bureau's authority is codified in title 13 of the u.s Code, which includes authorization of and requirements for surveys, privacy protections of respondents' data, and penalties for not responding to certain census bureau surveys. We show that people who did not provide their earnings in the first round (wave) of a survey, are more likely to cease their participation by the next wave Therefore, incentives may indirectly lower attrition by lowering earnings nonresponse.
I'm not available right now Can someone else in my household respond instead Are my responses and personal information kept confidential If i think a question is too personal, do i have to answer it
I'm not unemployed, i'm retired
