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Title: Measuring the Employment Status of Youth: A Comparison of the Current Population Survey and the National Longitudinal Survey
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Santos, Richard |
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Measuring the Employment Status of Youth: A Comparison of the Current Population Survey and the National Longitudinal Survey Presented: Denver CO, Industrial Relations Research Association Thirty-Third Annual Meeting, December 1980 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Industrial Relations Research Association ==> LERA Keyword(s): Current Population Survey (CPS) / CPS-Fertility Supplement; Research Methodology; Unemployment, Youth Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. (Editor's note: Published in the IRRA Proceedings (1981): 62-68). The most plausible explanation of the differences in unemployment estimates between the surveys appear to be that the NLSY directly interviews the youth, while the CPS relies on the head of the household or some other responsible adult. The largest differentials occurred among the younger youths and those in school. It is this younger group whose parents may know the least about their job-search activities and their desire to participate in the labor force. For example, a youth may have sought baby-sitting jobs, lawn mowing, or part-time work at a fast food restaurant without the knowledge of the parents. It is this group which is least likely to report for themselves in the CPS and also most likely to be living in their parents' household. |
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Santos, Richard. "Measuring the Employment Status of Youth: A Comparison of the Current Population Survey and the National Longitudinal Survey." Presented: Denver CO, Industrial Relations Research Association Thirty-Third Annual Meeting, December 1980. |