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1. American Demographics
Better Late Than Never
Numbers News, 11,10, October, 1991: 7
Cohort(s): Older Men
Publisher: P.K. Francese 1980-1996
Keyword(s): Longitudinal Data Sets; Widows

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Perhaps the ultimate way to collect information from people is from beyond the grave. This is essentially what the National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS) of Labor Market Experience did by interviewing the widows of deceased respondents in its 1990 resurvey of the Older Men's cohort. The sample was originally comprised of 5,020 men aged 45 to 59 in 1966. Thanks in part to the cooperation of those left behind, "either directly or indirectly, information is available on 4,295 members of the original 1966 sample," according to the Center for Human Resource Research at Ohio State University, which disseminates the NLS. The data are scheduled for release in mid-1992 and will allow the study of a wide range of topics, including adjusting to retirement, work in old age, and the economic impact of widowhood.
Bibliography Citation
American Demographics. "Better Late Than Never." Numbers News, 11,10, October, 1991: 7.
2. American Demographics
New Tax Rules for Day-Care Providers
Numbers News, 12,3, March 1992: 8
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: P.K. Francese 1980-1996
Keyword(s): Child Care; Taxes

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One way to keep up with social trends is to follow changes in IRS regulations. As cultural and family situations change, so do the tax rules. According to a 1988 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 28 percent of working mothers with preschoolers used nonrelatives for child care, many in the caretaker's private home. As a latest sign of the times, the IRS has simplified things for people who provide day care in their homes. Those who use their homes for a state-licensed day-care business used to have to keep logs of what rooms were used for how many hours each day. No longer. Any room that is available or used regularly as part of a day-care business is fully counted as a business room. The day-care provider then simply calculates the percent of yearly hours the home is used as a business and the share of total square footage that is used regularly as part of the day-care service to determine the allowable home-cost deductions. This new regulation only makes sense, since kids take up a lot of space. Unlike a computer sitting on a desk in a home office, children tend to spread out and may require the use of a playroom, bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen in the course of their activities. If most or all of your home is fair game for the children you are paid to watch, it's only fair that you are able to deduct the cost of maintaining all those rooms they could potentially mess up.
Bibliography Citation
American Demographics. "New Tax Rules for Day-Care Providers." Numbers News, 12,3, March 1992: 8.
3. American Demographics
Tracking Lost Respondents
Numbers News, 12,6, June, 1992: 8
Cohort(s): NLS General
Publisher: P.K. Francese 1980-1996
Keyword(s): Attrition; Longitudinal Surveys; Sample Selection; Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)

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Longitudinal research is complex, time-consuming, and costly, but it provides the most meaningful information about how people change over time. Attrition is a problem unique to longitudinal surveys, which follow the same panel of respondents over a period of time. Between survey waves, respondents are lost for a variety of reasons. Not only does this reduce sample size, it affects the survey results to an unknown degree. In some cases, the reason for the respondent's disappearance may have a direct bearing on the behavior beingstudied. In order to focus attention on this problematic issue, the National Science Foundation, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Census Bureau, and National Center for Education Statistics are jointly funding a meeting to be held in 1993. Papers have already been solicited, giving authors a full year to conduct and analyze their research. Datasets include the National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Market Experience (Center for Human Resource Research, Ohio State University), Panel Study of Income Dynamics (Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan), the Survey of Income and Program Participation (Census Bureau), and several surveys from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Bibliography Citation
American Demographics. "Tracking Lost Respondents." Numbers News, 12,6, June, 1992: 8.