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1.	Bradburn, Norman M. Frankel, Martin R. Hunt, Edwin Ingels, Julia
1.	A Comparison of Computer-Assisted Personal Interviews (CAPI) With Personal Interviews in the National Longitudinal Study of Labor Behavior-Youth Cohort In: Proceedings, 1991 Annual Research Conference. Washington, DC: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1991: pp. 389-397. Also: http://stats.bls.gov/ore/abstract/nl/nl910010.htm Cohort(s): NLS General, NLSY79 Publisher: U.S. Department of Commerce Keyword(s): Behavior; Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI); Data Quality/Consistency; Interviewing Method; NLS Description The purpose of this experiment was to assess the effect of conducting interviews in Round 12 of the NLSY by the Computer-Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) method as compared with the traditional paper-and-pencil personal interview method. The experiment was conducted on one-half of the total sample and excluded respondents who had to be interviewed outside the United States and/or in Spanish. Interviewers were assigned cases in the same geographical region and, where possible, were matched with respondents for ethnicity. Assignment to the proper experimental or control group was done through random assignment of interviewers. Thus the experiment reflects actual field practices. The paper will report on the operational problems in conducting the experiment.
	Bibliography Citation Bradburn, Norman M., Martin R. Frankel, Edwin Hunt and Julia Ingels. "A Comparison of Computer-Assisted Personal Interviews (CAPI) With Personal Interviews in the National Longitudinal Study of Labor Behavior-Youth Cohort" In: Proceedings, 1991 Annual Research Conference. Washington, DC: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1991: pp. 389-397.

2.	Mazumder, Bhashkar
2.	Black-White Differences in Inter-Generational Economic Mobility in the U.S. Working Paper Series No. CES-WP-11-40, U.S. Census Bureau Center for Economic Studies, December 2011. Also: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1967466## Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: U.S. Department of Commerce Keyword(s): Armed Forces Qualifications Test (AFQT); Disadvantaged, Economically; Income Distribution; Intergenerational Patterns/Transmission; Mobility; Mobility, Economic; Racial Differences; Wage Gap; Wealth Traditional measures of intergenerational mobility such as the intergenerational elasticity are not useful for inferences concerning group differences in mobility with respect to the pooled income distribution. This paper uses transition probabilities and measures of “directional rank mobility” that can identify inter-racial differences in intergenerational mobility. The study uses two data sources including one that contains social security earnings for a large intergenerational sample. I find that recent cohorts of blacks are not only significantly less upwardly mobile but also significantly more downwardly mobile than whites. This implies a steady-state distribution in which there is no racial convergence in income. A descriptive analysis using covariates reveals that test scores in adolescence can explain much of the racial difference in both upward and downward mobility. Family structure can account for some of the racial gap in upward mobility but not downward mobility. Completed schooling and parental wealth also appear to account for some of the racial gaps in intergenerational mobility.
	Bibliography Citation Mazumder, Bhashkar. "Black-White Differences in Inter-Generational Economic Mobility in the U.S." Working Paper Series No. CES-WP-11-40, U.S. Census Bureau Center for Economic Studies, December 2011.

3.	Smith, Kristin E. Bachu, Amara
3.	Women's Labor Force Attachment Patterns and Maternity Leave: A Review of the Literature Working Paper No. 32, US Bureau of the Census, Population Division,Washington DC, January 1999. Also: http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0032/twps0032.html Cohort(s): NLSY79, Young Men, Young Women Publisher: U.S. Department of Commerce Keyword(s): Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA); Labor Force Participation; Maternal Employment This paper presents a review of recent literature on women's labor force attachment and maternity leave. First, we review the historical trends in women's labor force participation from 1940 through 1997. Second, we consider the policy issues and relevant maternity leave legislation, noteably the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and how they have affected the direction of research. Next, we provide a brief description of the studies that we reviewed and discuss the results from these studies. Finally, we conclude with a discussion of the changes in social, workplace, and policy issues that occurred and the directions for future research.
	Bibliography Citation Smith, Kristin E. and Amara Bachu. "Women's Labor Force Attachment Patterns and Maternity Leave: A Review of the Literature." Working Paper No. 32, US Bureau of the Census, Population Division,Washington DC, January 1999.

4.	Speizer, Howard Dougherty, Doug
4.	Automating Data Transmission and Case Management Functions for a Nationwide CAPI Study In: Proceedings, 1991 Annual Research Conference. Washington DC: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1991: pp. 375-388 Cohort(s): NLS General, NLSY79 Publisher: U.S. Department of Commerce Keyword(s): Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI); Data Quality/Consistency; Interviewing Method; NLS Description The application of telecommunication technology to support data transmission and case management in nationwide computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) could have a broad impact in the survey research industry. Significant potential exists for timely data capture, tight centralized controls, operation efficiencies and cost savings afforded by such an application. However, all national CAPI field efforts to date have used the U.S. Postal Service for data transmission and case management. This is due in part to researcher concerns about such issues as telecommunication reliability, data quality, data security, cost, and system support capability. The National Opinion Research Center (NORC) implemented an automated data transmission and case management system for the 1990 round of the NLSY. The system was used to support automated telecommunications from a nationally distributed field staff responsible for interviewing approximately 2,700 respondents using CAPI over a five-month field period. This paper presents the NORC automated CAPI support system capabilities, design, and implementation techniques. Strategies for addressing specific problems such as case management, case assignment changes, questionnaire modifications, system security and support are also described. The discussion culminates in a critical evaluation of NORC's project experience with emphasis on the feasibility of future CAPI telecommunication applications and suggestions for system improvements and enhancements.
	Bibliography Citation Speizer, Howard and Doug Dougherty. "Automating Data Transmission and Case Management Functions for a Nationwide CAPI Study" In: Proceedings, 1991 Annual Research Conference. Washington DC: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1991: pp. 375-388

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