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This paper evaluates alternatives for weighting persons who join households after a respondent panel has been selected.

This paper describes the experiences of other surveys in dealing with respondents. It also documents several viewpoints and survey findings on incentives and their effect on response rates as well as ways of maintaining interviewer morale.

The paper presents an approach proposed for ensuring that the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) data are confidential.

This report looks at employment equity data available from the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) for members of two employment equity designated groups: visible minorities and Aboriginal peoples. It also compares SLID data with 1991 Census data to evaluate the extent to which SLID data may be used for employment equity purposes.

This paper examines the development of survey data files, or data modelling, for longitudinal surveys.

Statistical agencies are conducting increasing numbers of longitudinal surveys. Although the main output of these surveys consists of longitudinal data, most of them are also expected to produce reliable cross-sectional estimates. In surveys of individuals and households, population dynamics significantly changes household composition over time. For this reason, methods of cross-sectional estimation must be adapted to the longitudinal aspect of the sample. This paper discusses in a general context the Weight Share method, of which one application is to assign a basic weight to each individual in a household. The variance estimator associated with the Weight Share method is also presented. The weighting of a longitudinal sample is then discussed when a supplementary sample is selected to improve the cross-sectional representativeness of the sample. The paper presents as an application the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) introduced by Statistics Canada in 1994. This longitudinal survey covers individuals’ work experience, changes in income and changes in family composition.

Using the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics, this article takes a first national look at the work experience of people of different ages, fields of work and levels of education.

The automotive industry comprises not only the manufacture or assembly of automotive parts and vehicles, but also the distribution, servicing and maintenance of the finished products. This article looks at the workforce involved in this important industry.

This paper evaluates alternatives for weighting persons who join households after a respondent panel has been selected.

This paper describes the experiences of other surveys in dealing with respondents. It also documents several viewpoints and survey findings on incentives and their effect on response rates as well as ways of maintaining interviewer morale.

The paper presents an approach proposed for ensuring that the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) data are confidential.

This report looks at employment equity data available from the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) for members of two employment equity designated groups: visible minorities and Aboriginal peoples. It also compares SLID data with 1991 Census data to evaluate the extent to which SLID data may be used for employment equity purposes.

This paper examines the development of survey data files, or data modelling, for longitudinal surveys.

Statistical agencies are conducting increasing numbers of longitudinal surveys. Although the main output of these surveys consists of longitudinal data, most of them are also expected to produce reliable cross-sectional estimates. In surveys of individuals and households, population dynamics significantly changes household composition over time. For this reason, methods of cross-sectional estimation must be adapted to the longitudinal aspect of the sample. This paper discusses in a general context the Weight Share method, of which one application is to assign a basic weight to each individual in a household. The variance estimator associated with the Weight Share method is also presented. The weighting of a longitudinal sample is then discussed when a supplementary sample is selected to improve the cross-sectional representativeness of the sample. The paper presents as an application the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) introduced by Statistics Canada in 1994. This longitudinal survey covers individuals’ work experience, changes in income and changes in family composition.

Using the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics, this article takes a first national look at the work experience of people of different ages, fields of work and levels of education.

The automotive industry comprises not only the manufacture or assembly of automotive parts and vehicles, but also the distribution, servicing and maintenance of the finished products. This article looks at the workforce involved in this important industry.