Year: 2017
Type: report
Abstract: The Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) is a household panel survey that began in 1968.This user manual serves as the primary source of documentation for the 2015 wave of the main interview.In addition, it provides critical information to users of the PSID such as the sample design, survey content, how to obtain the data, data quality, and much more.The manual includes important historical information about the survey, as well as information about the most recent data.For new users, this is the first document they should read before beginning to use the data.Through the years, thousands of pages of PSID documentation, guides to using the data, and other such resources have been distributed to users.The current document does not replace these prior documents.Instead, this document serves as a starting place for understanding the PSID, with a focus on describing changes in the key features over the years.Within this document we point users to documentation from prior years where historical information is described in greater detail.We expect the content of this manual to evolve and improve over time to meet the needs of the user community.Please contact us at psidhelp@umich.
Authors: April Beaule, Flannery Campbell, Mary Dascola, Noura Insolera, David Johnson, Paul Juska, Katherine McGonagle, Jerry Warra
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W4409079057