474 pp. ABT Associates, Inc., In a paper presented at a conference 1853 Banerjee, Kali S. Cost of Living Index Numbers: Practice, • University of Delaware, Cost-of-living index numbers are examined in terms of underlying philosophy and assumptions and details of construction and maintenance. Topics discussed include: formal tests in the theory of index numbers, the chain index, components of error associated with index numbers, the concept of true index, and sampling methodology. jnl-mod. 1854 Barron, Erma W.; Finch, Robert H., Jr. Design Effects in a Complex Multistage In: American Statistical Association, Social Security Administration. Results of a study of design effects of attributes and proportions from SSA's Survey of Low-Income Aged and Disabled (SLIAD) are presented in a paper read at the American Statistical Association Section on Survey Research Methods, San Diego, California, August 14-17, 1978. Aspects of the sample design, variance estimation procedures, and the collapsed stratum method used in SLIAD are explained. Design factors for attributes varied considerably, while those for proportions were much more stable. The implications of the results are discussed in terms of sample design. pro-gen. 1855 Cobleigh, Cynthia; Alvey, Wendy. Validating Reported Social Security Numbers. In: American Statistical Association, • Social Security Administration. In a paper read at the annual meeting of the American Statistical Association, Social Statistics Section, St. Louis, Missouri, August 26-29, 1974, validation of reported social security numbers (SSN's) in the SSA Current Population Survey (CPS) Exact Match Study is discussed. An overview of the validation process and errors is followed by a demographic characterization of respondents and an examination of the extent of CPS agreement. pro-gen. of proposed income-maintenance programs are described. Tasks include: (1) listing program provisions that may have effects either directly or by changing the behavioral patterns of participating families; (2) constructing a set of socioeconomic indicators for gauging these effects; (3) developing a theoretical framework for analyzing these effects; and (4) obtaining information necessary to predict changes in socioeconomic indicators that would result from adoption of a given income-maintenance alternative. pro-gen. 1860 Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis. Regional Work Force Characteristics and Migration Data: A Handbook on the Social Security Continuous Work History Sample and Its Application. Washington, DC, Department of Commerce, 1976. 128 pp. A handbook for the expanding group of users of the SSA Continuous Work History Sample (CWHS) data system service is provided. The Bureau of Economic Analysis-SSA cooperative program which receives interagency support provides summary data on the work force structure and migration in a format useful for regional economic and demographic analysis. This handbook documents the CWHS data files and their limitations, provides information on applications and comparability, and offers extensive statistical-technical information for CWHS users. jnl-mod. independence. Mathematical techniques are described for relating benefits to costs and other policy problems. jnl-mod. 1862 Fillenbaum, Gerda G. The Longitudinal Retirement History Study: Methodological and Substantive Issues. Gerontologist, 19(2):203-209, 1979. Funded by DHEW, Administration on Center for the Study of Aging and The SSA Longitudinal Retirement History Study (RHS) is discussed with respect to the sample and sampling techniques used, information being sought, reliability and validity of the data, usability of the data, and duration of the study. It is noted that the study is gathering data relating to a broad range of subjects using a more adequate sample than similar studies. Data are also seen to have good comparative value, and it is suggested that continuation of the RHS beyond its scheduled cessation in 1979 be considered. jnl-mod. 1861 Fanshel, Sol. The Welfare of the Elderly: A Systems Analysis Viewpoint. Policy Sciences, 6(3):343-357, 1975. • Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ. A methodology is presented for the analysis of social services to the elderly. A scale is devised to represent the states of dependency of elderly people, ranging from mobility to coma, and weights representing value judgments of administrators are assigned to these several states. The benefit to the elderly is measured in terms of the degree of change that the intervention of social services causes in this scale; it is assumed that the goal of social services is to increase the elderly person's 1863 Finch, Robert H., Jr. Sampling Variability in the 1-Percent Continuous Work History Sample. Washington, DC, SSA/ORS, DHEW Pub. No. 77-11904, 1977. 20 pp. • Social Security Administration, Office of Research and Statistics. Data on sampling variability in the selection of social security numbers for the 1-Percent Continous Work History Sample are presented. Standard errors are given for numbers and percentages of persons and estimated aggregate earnings; estimated mean tables show design effects for numbers of persons with earnings in 1967 by major industry group, State, and sex. pro-gen. 1864 General Accounting Office. (GAO, PAD-78-14) Washington, DC, The Transfer Income Model for welfare policy analysis is described and its use within the Federal Government is evaluated in terms of its major assumptions, the effect of these assumptions on the results, the adequacy of the model's documentation, and its practicality. Recommendations are made regarding the limitations of the model and the effective use of it and other analytical tools. pro-gen. 1865 Gillaspy, R. Thomas; De Jong, A Methodology for Projecting the Older Funded by Administration on Aging, • Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California, A modified cohort-component method short-run estimates for local areas; (3) gives results for detailed age and sex categories; and (4) is usable by State and focal planners. The methodology is explained and applied, with illustrated examples, to projections of the elderly population of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. jnl-mod. I demonstrated. A practical application of EASYMAP is provided, along with information on installation. jnl-mod. 1869 Kershaw, David N. Issues in Income Maintenance Experimentation. In: Rossi, P., et al., eds., Evaluating Social Programs: Theory, Practice, and Politics, pp. 221-245. New York, NY, Seminar, 1972. 326 pp. Mathematica, Inc., Princeton, NJ. Some of the major operational problems encountered during the New Jersey Negative Income Tax Experiment are discussed to shed light on techniques of largescale social experimentation in a highly complex urban setting. Major issues relate to the local political setting; the organization of research, analysis, supervision, and funding activities; enrollment techniques; counterattrition methods; confidentiality; and the effect of the experiment on responses. The manner in which these problems were dealt with is described, and the implications for further social experimentation are discussed. pro-gen. 1870 Kilss, Beth; Oh, H. Lock; Scheuren, Frederick. 1964 Current Population Survey-Administrative Record Pilot Link File Codebook. (SSA/ORS, Studies from Interagency Data Linkage, Report No. 7) Washington, DC, SSA/ORS, DHEW Pub. No. SSA-77-11750. 1977. Social Security Administration, This codebook presents documentation on the general use computer file from the 1963 Pilot Link Study carried out by the Census Bureau, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the Social Security Administration (SSA). The file consists of selected items from the March 1964 Current Population Survey which are matched to SSA earnings and IRS income tax data. Details of the logical and physical organization of the data tapes are given. Basic information includes brief descriptions and counts for each item. The file is intended to enable researchers to introduce an historical dimension to their analyses of the 1973 Exact Match data files. jnl-mod. 1872 Kilss, Beth; Tyler, Barbara. In: American Statistical Association, Social Security Administration. In a paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Statistical Association, Social Statistics Section, St. Louis, Missouri, August 26-29, 1974, searching procedures for missing social security numbers (SSN's) in the Current Population Survey are described. The information needed for searching, and the files employed in the process are given. Data on nonrespondents are given with respect to age, race, sex, completeness of name, and commonness of surname. The procedure employed has cut in half the original number of SSN's not obtained from survey data. pro-gen. 1873 Kraft, Michael E.; Schneider, Population Policy Analysis: Issues in Issues in American Politics, • University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. A compendium of studies on population policy analysis, many based on studies |