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Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling Volume II, Technical Papers (1991) / Chapter Skim
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Pages 56-57

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... With regard to timing, the Census Bureau has not yet established a track record for timely processing of the complex SIPP data, and, at best, the SIPP will inevitably lag the March CPS by 6 months or more for a particular calendar year. Moreover, the complexity of the SIPP means that the modelers are likely to require more time to process the data files from the SIPP than they are from the March CPS, even when they develop smooth-running processing systems for the SIPP files.
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From page 57...
... Additional redundancies could be built into the two surveys: for example, adding a few questions on last month's income might well improve the quality of the procedures that are used in the models to allocate annual CPS income to monthly amounts, particularly if SIPP data were used to inform the allocation. If it is not clear whether to stay with CPS or change over to SIPP for modeling income support programs, it is quite clear Hat there are strong arguments for the Census Bureau to contribute more added value to He data files released from the SIPP and CPS that are used for important federal policy analysis purposes.
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