Skip to main content

Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling Volume II, Technical Papers (1991) / Chapter Skim
Currently Skimming:


Pages 126-128

The Chapter Skim interface presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter.
Select key terms on the right to highlight them within pages of the chapter.


From page 126...
... The transition probabilities were estimated from two linked March CPS data files for a set of individuals (which provide employment information for 3 years, as employment status is recorded both at the time of the interview and for the previous year)
Read the entire page →
From page 127...
... The PRISM simulation does not distinguish between unemployment and out of the labor force. Control totals for employment are projections of the proportion of persons who were ever employed during the year.
Read the entire page →
From page 128...
... status, presence of young children, weeks worked, wages Race, sex, age, years at current school level, parents' eduation Number of years married, size of family, age and sex of head, education of head, race, region, size of metropolitan statistical area (MSA) Age, race, sex, marital status Age, race, sex, marital status, · .
Read the entire page →

Key Terms

  • march cps
  • labor force
  • force events
  • marital status
  • employment status

  • longitudinal histories
  • control totals
  • cps data
  • job change
  • transition probabilities


    • This material may be derived from roughly machine-read images, and so is provided only to facilitate research.
    More information on Chapter Skim is available.