Survey Reporting Errors and Class Income Interval Definitions.

Schroeder, Larry D.; Sjoquist, David L.

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ERIC Number: EJ138603

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Publication Date: 1976

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Survey Reporting Errors and Class Income Interval Definitions

Schroeder, Larry D.; Sjoquist, David L.

Social Science Quarterly, 56, 4, 715-720, Mar 76

This article looks at the problem of obtaining accurate income data from cross-sectional surveys and explores the implications of rounding of income to the class boundaries when using grouped data. (Author/RM)

Descriptors: Data Collection, Error Patterns, Income, Problems, Social Class, Wages

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