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Public Release Data
All Public Release data files have been processed and edited, and should meet the research needs of all users. Data are subject to revision based on the most recent information received from individuals and families, and contain many computed variables. Data Quality Bibliography The quality of the PSID data have been examined in numerous studies. Here we present a list of these studies addressing each topical area. |
Income Comparisons: PSID and CPS
Evaluation of the income percentiles from the Current Population Survey with those from the PSID (1968-2005) ...Read more Health Comparisons: PSID and NHIS In recent years the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) has expanded the set of health related questions...Read more Assessing the PSID t-2 Income Data In 1997, partly because of budget constraints and partly because of an interest in extending the PSID into new content areas, a plan, including switching to biennial data collection, was implemented. There was a great interest in preserving a few core economic measures for the calendar year (CY) two years prior to the survey year (SY) in addition to the traditional “prior CY” income data. The CY data two years prior have come to be referred to as ‘t-2’ measures and the measures from one year prior have come to be referred to as ‘t-1’ measures. Since 1999, five waves of ‘t-2’ income data have been collected. What is the value of income data in the “off” year or ‘t-2’ year? The objective of this memo is to document the quality of these t-2 data in order to evaluate the utility of these questions to date and as an input into the assessment of future directions of the PSID instrument, for 2009 and beyond. ...Read more |
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