Thanks, Great to know it. I will go there to find the detail.

On Wed, 8 Jun 2005 12:07:38 -0400, Dianne Rhodes <RHODESD1@WESTAT.COM> wrote:

>> >> >> Yes they do a survey. >> > >It is part of CPS, the monthly Current Population Survey. This is the >same instrument that is used to calculate the number of people without >health insurance. (I wrote the original programs for that estimate in >Easytriev and SAS). > > >> Go down a lttle further on that web site. There are some >> links to documents that present their methods. Try >> contacting them if you want to discuss their data in greater detail. >> >> http://www.bls.gov/ces/home.htm > >You could start with the FAQ: >http://www.bls.gov/cps/cps_faq.htm#Ques1 > >And you can find lots of detailed descriptions of the CPS and its >methodology if you look around. > >> Also, the DCSUG holds its meetings there. > >Yes, we were just there yesterday. But BLS is in several buildings, not >just Postal Square. >They regard themselves as a separate entity from the DOL. The >statistics they produce on their website are rigorously scrutinized, as >they are important in a lot of US economic decision making. > >Dianne Louise Rhodes >Sr. Systems Analyst >Westat